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Baxter, Iowa

City in Jasper County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Baxter

Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Des Moines (IA), 33 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good-
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Baxter

0.66 in in the last 24 hours, 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.66in
Last 3 days
0.69in

Visibility

How far you can see at Baxter, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Baxter, 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 now6 instruments

Newton MuniTNU

At an airfield/12.7 mi away/942 ft/61 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 1,060

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/31.7 mi away/1,073 ft/70 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank748of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Newton 3.7 NNWIA-JS-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.8 mi away/922 ft/81 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MarshalltownMSHI4

At a cooperative observer's station/20.1 mi away/899 ft/104 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Newton Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.7 mi from Baxter, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,500 ft, overcast at 4,300 ft; the ceiling is 4,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Newton Muni, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, the ceiling at 4,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TNUFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEWTON 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENewton Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TNUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TNU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Newton Muni: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TNUFIG. B THE AIR AT NEWTON 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.2 F, 48.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLENewton Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TNUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TNU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Newton Muni, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TNUFIG. C THE WIND AT NEWTON MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewton Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TNUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TNU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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