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Anamosa, Iowa

City in Jones County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Anamosa

Index 11, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Iowa City (IA), 34 miles off.

11Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good22.9 mi
  • Ozone-29 ppb17.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb22.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Anamosa

None in the last 24 hours; 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

How far you can see at Anamosa, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 7 AM, lowest 10 miles Mon 6 AM.

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On the radar over Anamosa, IowaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Anamosa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Anamosa 0.2 ESEIA-JN-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/807 ft/20 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Anamosa 3SSWAMOI4

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/872 ft/45 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank31of 1,055

Station report

The weather at Monticello Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.9 mi from Anamosa, Iowa. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Monticello Muni, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXOFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONTICELLO MUNISECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMonticello Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MXOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MXO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 33 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Monticello Muni: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 33 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXOFIG. B THE AIR AT MONTICELLO MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.5 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 28.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 33 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 POINTTITLEMonticello Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MXOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MXO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Monticello Muni, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MXOFIG. C THE WIND AT MONTICELLO MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMonticello Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MXOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MXO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Anamosa 3SSW (AMOI4), 2.5 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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Near Anamosa

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