Storm Station
Wellsburg, Iowa
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light air 3 mph SE
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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87%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Wellsburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Steamboat Rock (US20)RSBI4

Beside a road/6.8 mi away/1,142 ft/59 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank617of 652

Iowa FallsIFA

At an airfield/17.4 mi away/1,137 ft/54 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank255of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Aplington 4.9 SSEIA-GY-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/948 ft/135 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Grundy CenterGNDI4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/1,024 ft/59 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Iowa Falls, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.4 mi from Wellsburg. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 800 ft, scattered at 1,800 ft, overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Iowa Falls, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IFAFIG. A THE SKY OVER IOWA FALLSSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIowa Falls, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IFATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IFA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.3 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 92 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Iowa Falls: temperature 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 92 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IFAFIG. B THE AIR AT IOWA FALLSTHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.3 F, 56.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 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 POINTTITLEIowa Falls, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IFATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IFA-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 Iowa Falls, 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 IFAFIG. C THE WIND AT IOWA FALLSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEIowa Falls, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IFATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IFA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Iowa Falls, 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 Wellsburg

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