Storm Station
Shell Rock, Iowa
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light air 3 mph SSE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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81%Humidity
84%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Shell Rock, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

PlainfieldRPFI4

Beside a road/8.8 mi away/965 ft/59 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank571of 652

WaterlooALO

At an airfield/14.2 mi away/879 ft/27 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Waverly 1.0 WSWIA-BM-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/953 ft/47 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AllisonASNI4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.6 mi away/1,047 ft/141 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Waterloo, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.2 mi from Shell Rock. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:06 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,100 ft, broken at 2,700 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Waterloo, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALOFIG. A THE SKY OVER WATERLOOSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEWaterloo, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Waterloo: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALOFIG. B THE AIR AT WATERLOOTHE 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, BKN 1,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.0 F, 56.0 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 POINTTITLEWaterloo, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALO-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 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Waterloo, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 5 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 ALOFIG. C THE WIND AT WATERLOOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaterloo, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Allison (ASNI4), 10.6 miles from here, read 23 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Shell Rock

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