Storm Station
Washta, Iowa
66°
Light rain· Feels like 66°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
94%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Washta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Shagbark Hills ScanSHAI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.1 mi away/1,400 ft/252 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank199of 652

Shagbark HillsS2068

At a soil climate station/10.4 mi away/1,119 ft/29 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

CherokeeCKP

At an airfield/13.6 mi away/1,226 ft/78 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank209of 652

CleghornRCGI4

Beside a road/16.1 mi away/1,429 ft/281 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank257of 652

measured daily2 instruments

WashtaWHTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/1,217 ft/69 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Cherokee 5.1 SIA-CK-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.3 mi away/1,342 ft/194 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Cherokee, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.6 mi from Washta. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Cherokee, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKPFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHEROKEESECTION, 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 1,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLECherokee, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CKPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CKP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 64.4 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 Cherokee: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 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 CKPFIG. B THE AIR AT CHEROKEETHE 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 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.4 F, 64.4 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 POINTTITLECherokee, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CKP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cherokee, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, 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 CKPFIG. C THE WIND AT CHEROKEEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECherokee, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CKP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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