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Bayard, Iowa

City in Guthrie County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Bayard

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Des Moines (IA), 51 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-
  • Ozone17Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 20, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bayard

0.87 in in the last 24 hours, 0.89 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.87in
Last 3 days
0.89in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bayard, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bayard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CarrollCIN

At an airfield/17.8 mi away/1,198 ft/63 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank261of 1,060

Irwin 3 ESEIRWI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/31.0 mi away/1,322 ft/187 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Bayard 2.9 EIA-GT-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/1,151 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Guthrie CenterGTHI4

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/1,211 ft/76 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank88of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Carroll, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.8 mi from Bayard, Iowa. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 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 Carroll, 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 CINFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARROLLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECarroll, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CINTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CIN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Carroll: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CINFIG. B THE AIR AT CARROLLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.8 FTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLECarroll, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CINTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CIN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carroll, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CINFIG. C THE WIND AT CARROLLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarroll, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CINTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CIN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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