Storm Station
Rockdale, Wisconsin
49°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 49°·Light air 1 mph E
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
100%Humidity
42%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rockdale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-39 / 90 at Church RdWI087

Beside a road/6.7 mi away/912 ft/70 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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JanesvilleJANW3

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.8 mi away/876 ft/34 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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MadisonMSN

At an airfield/19.7 mi away/856 ft/14 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 354

measured daily2 instruments

Cambridge 0.9 SWWI-DA-173

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/879 ft/37 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Lake MillsLKMW3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.8 mi away/866 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Madison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.7 mi from Rockdale. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Madison, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, the ceiling at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSNFIG. A THE SKY OVER MADISONSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 25,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 25,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEMadison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MSNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MSN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 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 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Madison: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 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 25,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MSNFIG. B THE AIR AT MADISONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 49.0 F, 48.0 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 POINTTITLEMadison, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MSN-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 Madison, 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 MSNFIG. C THE WIND AT MADISONPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEMadison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MSNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MSN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lake Mills (LKMW3), 8.8 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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

Near Rockdale

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