Storm Station
Potosi, Wisconsin
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Light air 3 mph E
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
73%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Potosi, 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 now4 instruments

LancasterLKRW3

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.7 mi away/1,094 ft/168 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank37of 347

PlattevillePVB

At an airfield/13.0 mi away/1,024 ft/98 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank217of 347

PlattevilleS2196

At a soil climate station/16.2 mi away/1,014 ft/88 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Potosi 0.1 EWI-GT-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/825 ft/101 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lancaster 4WSWLANW3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/1,020 ft/94 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Platteville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Potosi. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 7,500 ft, broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Platteville, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVBFIG. A THE SKY OVER PLATTEVILLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPlatteville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PVBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PVB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 50.5 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Platteville: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.5, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVBFIG. B THE AIR AT PLATTEVILLETHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 50.5 FSPREAD 4.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEPlatteville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PVB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Platteville, 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 PVBFIG. C THE WIND AT PLATTEVILLEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEPlatteville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PVB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lancaster 4WSW (LANW3), 10.4 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Potosi

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