Storm Station
Sidney, Iowa
64°
Light rain· Feels like 64°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
A slight chance of drizzle. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
97%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sidney, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Sidney (I-29/IA 2)RSDI4

Beside a road/8.2 mi away/942 ft/216 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank566of 652

ShenandoahSDA

At an airfield/12.3 mi away/971 ft/187 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank210of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Thurman 7.1 SSEIA-FM-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/977 ft/181 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RandolphRANI4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/981 ft/177 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Shenandoah, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.3 mi from Sidney. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Shenandoah, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDAFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHENANDOAHSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEShenandoah, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SDATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SDA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Shenandoah: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDAFIG. B THE AIR AT SHENANDOAHTHE 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 GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.6 F, 62.6 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 POINTTITLEShenandoah, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SDATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SDA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 13 mph.

Plan of the wind at Shenandoah, north up: blowing from 90 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 SDAFIG. C THE WIND AT SHENANDOAHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShenandoah, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SDATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SDA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Randolph (RANI4), 9.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Sidney

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