Storm Station
Rathbun, Iowa
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 7 mph ESE
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
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-Air quality
93%Humidity
98%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rathbun, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Centerville (IA 2)RCNI4

Beside a road/7.3 mi away/968 ft/38 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank571of 652

CentervilleTVK

At an airfield/8.2 mi away/1,027 ft/97 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank209of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Rathbun DamRADI4

At a dam/1.4 mi away/886 ft/44 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Centerville 0.7 NWIA-AP-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/978 ft/48 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Centerville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.2 mi from Rathbun. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 300 ft, scattered at 2,700 ft, broken at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 2.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Centerville, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 300 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 2.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TVKFIG. A THE SKY OVER CENTERVILLESECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2.5 MI0510TITLECenterville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TVKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TVK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Centerville: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TVKFIG. B THE AIR AT CENTERVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 59.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLECenterville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TVKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TVK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Centerville, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TVKFIG. C THE WIND AT CENTERVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECenterville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TVKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TVK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Centerville, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

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Near Rathbun

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