Storm Station
Rodman, Iowa
61° 69°/61°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 8 mph SSE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
-Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
61feels61
12%
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6961
16%
rain light
Mon
Sep 28
6963
fog
Tue
Sep 29
6259
80%
showers light
Wed
Sep 30
6763
53%
17mph
showers violent
Thu
Oct 1
6449
44%
18mph
drizzle light
Fri
Oct 2
6144
22%
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6242
11%
17mph
overcast
61°
69°61°
69°63°
62°59°
67°63°
64°49°
61°44°
62°42°

As of 3:30 AM in Rodman, Iowa.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rodman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Algona (US 18)RALI4

Beside a road/7.6 mi away/1,106 ft/92 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank609of 652

AlgonaAXA

At an airfield/13.4 mi away/1,210 ft/12 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank211of 652

measured daily2 instruments

West Bend 5.4 WIA-PA-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/1,173 ft/25 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

EmmetsburgEMMI4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/1,230 ft/32 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Algona, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.4 mi from Rodman. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Algona, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AXAFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALGONASECTION, 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 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLEAlgona, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AXATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AXA-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 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Algona: 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 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AXAFIG. B THE AIR AT ALGONATHE 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, OVC 400 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 POINTTITLEAlgona, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AXATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AXA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Algona, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the 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 AXAFIG. C THE WIND AT ALGONAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlgona, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AXATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AXA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Emmetsburg (EMMI4), 9.3 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 13:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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Near Rodman

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