Storm Station
Shellsburg, Iowa
60°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 4 mph SE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
-UV
-Air quality
70%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Shellsburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

VintonVTI

At an airfield/11.7 mi away/837 ft/62 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank209of 652

Van Horne - US30/IA218RVHI4

Beside a road/12.0 mi away/922 ft/147 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank569of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Shellsburg 0.1 NIA-BT-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/799 ft/24 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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VintonVNTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/768 ft/7 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Vinton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Shellsburg. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,500 ft, scattered at 9,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Vinton, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTIFIG. A THE SKY OVER VINTONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 12,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 9,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEVinton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VTITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VTI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Vinton: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTIFIG. B THE AIR AT VINTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 55.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEVinton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VTITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VTI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Vinton, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTIFIG. C THE WIND AT VINTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVinton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VTITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VTI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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