Storm Station
Stratford, Iowa
61°
Light rain· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
Patchy fog and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of drizzle between 7am and 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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-Air quality
97%Humidity
93%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Stratford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Webster CityEBS

At an airfield/11.7 mi away/1,109 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank210of 652

Fort Dodge (US 20)RFDI4

Beside a road/17.9 mi away/938 ft/173 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank566of 652

Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.2 mi away/1,073 ft/38 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank199of 652

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/21.5 mi away/1,073 ft/38 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Pilot Mound 0.4 NEIA-BN-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.8 mi away/1,102 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Webster CityWEBI4

At a cooperative observer's station/14.9 mi away/1,070 ft/41 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Webster City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Stratford. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 3/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Webster City, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 3/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EBSFIG. A THE SKY OVER WEBSTER CITYSECTION, 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 200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3/4 MI0510TITLEWebster City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EBSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EBS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, 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 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Webster City: 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 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EBSFIG. B THE AIR AT WEBSTER CITYTHE 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 200 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 POINTTITLEWebster City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EBSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EBS-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 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Webster City, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EBSFIG. C THE WIND AT WEBSTER CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWebster City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EBSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EBS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

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