Storm Station
Ricketts, Iowa
66°
Light rain· Feels like 66°·Light breeze 4 mph SSE
A slight chance of drizzle. Cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
97%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ricketts, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

DenisonDNS

At an airfield/14.0 mi away/1,250 ft/85 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank242of 652

Ida Grove (US 59)RIGI4

Beside a road/16.2 mi away/1,234 ft/101 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank617of 652

Shagbark HillsS2068

At a soil climate station/23.2 mi away/1,119 ft/216 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Shagbark Hills ScanSHAI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.3 mi away/1,400 ft/65 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank199of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Charter Oak 3.3 NNEIA-CF-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/1,362 ft/27 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mapleton No. 2MPTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/1,161 ft/174 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Denison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.0 mi from Ricketts. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 900 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Denison, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 900 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNSFIG. A THE SKY OVER DENISONSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDenison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DNSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DNS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Denison: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNSFIG. B THE AIR AT DENISONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.2 F, 66.2 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 POINTTITLEDenison, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DNSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DNS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Denison, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, 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 DNSFIG. C THE WIND AT DENISONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDenison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DNSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DNS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mapleton No. 2 (MPTI4), 11.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Ricketts

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.