Storm Station
Waverly, Iowa
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light air 3 mph SE
A chance of drizzle. Cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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78%Humidity
81%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Waverly, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

PlainfieldRPFI4

Beside a road/7.8 mi away/965 ft/39 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank564of 652

WaterlooALO

At an airfield/12.6 mi away/879 ft/47 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Waverly 0.4 WSWIA-BM-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/916 ft/10 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Waterloo SnowWLOI4

At a cooperative observer's station/14.2 mi away/935 ft/9 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Waterloo, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.6 mi from Waverly. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:20 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,300 ft, overcast at 1,700 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Waterloo, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALOFIG. A THE SKY OVER WATERLOOSECTION, 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 1,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEWaterloo, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Waterloo: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALOFIG. B THE AIR AT WATERLOOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.0 F, 55.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEWaterloo, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Waterloo, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south 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 ALOFIG. C THE WIND AT WATERLOOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaterloo, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Waverly

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