Storm Station
Readlyn, Iowa
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of rain showers before 7am, then drizzle likely between 7am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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-Air quality
81%Humidity
87%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Readlyn, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

OelweinOLZ

At an airfield/12.8 mi away/1,076 ft/38 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank258of 652

Waterloo (US 20)RWLI4

Beside a road/17.6 mi away/883 ft/155 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Readlyn 3.3 SEIA-BM-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/984 ft/54 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Waterloo AirportALXI4

At an airfield/14.1 mi away/863 ft/175 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Oelwein, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Readlyn. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,500 ft; the ceiling is 2,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Oelwein, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, the ceiling at 2,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLZFIG. A THE SKY OVER OELWEINSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOelwein, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OLZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Oelwein: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLZFIG. B THE AIR AT OELWEINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 55.4 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 POINTTITLEOelwein, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Oelwein, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLZFIG. C THE WIND AT OELWEINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOelwein, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Readlyn

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