Storm Station
Winthrop, Iowa
59° 62°/57°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 4 mph ESE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
0UV Low
-Air quality
87%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
59feels59
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6257
20%
rain heavy
Mon
Sep 28
7058
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7053
67%
13mph
rain
Wed
Sep 30
6362
68%
13mph
showers light
Thu
Oct 1
6451
49%
16mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6042
25%
mostly clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6340
18%
14mph
overcast
59°
62°57°
70°58°
70°53°
63°62°
64°51°
60°42°
63°40°

As of 3:30 AM in Winthrop, Iowa.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Winthrop, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

IndependenceIIB

At an airfield/11.1 mi away/965 ft/85 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank245of 652

Manchester (US 20)RMNI4

Beside a road/14.7 mi away/1,014 ft/36 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank564of 652

measured daily2 instruments

Independence 5.4 ESEIA-BC-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/915 ft/135 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Stanley 4 WSNYI4

At a cooperative observer's station/12.4 mi away/1,129 ft/79 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Independence, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.1 mi from Winthrop. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,100 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Independence, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IIBFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDEPENDENCESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndependence, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IIBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IIB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

56.5 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Independence: temperature 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IIBFIG. B THE AIR AT INDEPENDENCETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,100 FTTEMPERATURE 56.5 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 6.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLEIndependence, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IIBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IIB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Independence, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 9 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 IIBFIG. C THE WIND AT INDEPENDENCEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndependence, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IIBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IIB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Stanley 4 W (SNYI4), 12.4 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Winthrop

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