Storm Station
Watkins, Iowa
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 4 mph ESE
A chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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81%Humidity
86%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Watkins, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Van Horne - US30/IA218RVHI4

Beside a road/5.4 mi away/922 ft/85 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank570of 652

Cedar RapidsCID

At an airfield/13.4 mi away/869 ft/32 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Amana 4.7 WIA-IA-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/766 ft/71 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Belle PlaineBLLI4

At a cooperative observer's station/14.5 mi away/856 ft/19 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Cedar Rapids, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.4 mi from Watkins. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 10,000 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cedar Rapids, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, broken 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 CIDFIG. A THE SKY OVER CEDAR RAPIDSSECTION, 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 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 10,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECedar Rapids, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CIDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CID-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Cedar Rapids: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CIDFIG. B THE AIR AT CEDAR RAPIDSTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLECedar Rapids, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CIDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CID-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Cedar Rapids, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CIDFIG. C THE WIND AT CEDAR RAPIDSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECedar Rapids, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CIDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CID-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Belle Plaine (BLLI4), 14.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Watkins

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