Storm Station
Stanwood, Iowa
58°
Overcast· Feels like 58°·Light air 3 mph ESE
Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. East wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
90%Humidity
84%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Stanwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Mount Vernon - US30/IA1RVNI4

Beside a road/14.0 mi away/820 ft/25 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank585of 652

Monticello MuniMXO

At an airfield/22.7 mi away/835 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank241of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Clarence 3.9 SIA-CD-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/943 ft/98 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LowdenLWDI4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.3 mi away/738 ft/107 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Monticello Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.7 mi from Stanwood. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Monticello Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXOFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONTICELLO MUNISECTION, 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 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMonticello Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MXOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MXO-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 55.4 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Monticello Muni: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXOFIG. B THE AIR AT MONTICELLO MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 55.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEMonticello Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MXOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MXO-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 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Monticello Muni, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, 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 MXOFIG. C THE WIND AT MONTICELLO MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMonticello Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MXOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MXO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lowden (LWDI4), 11.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Stanwood

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