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Bettendorf, Iowa

City in Scott County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Bettendorf

Index 23, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Davenport (IA), 5 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good3.5 mi
  • Ozone12Good12 ppb3.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)23Good-
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.6 ppb5.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb5.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm5.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bettendorf

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

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

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

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bettendorf, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station GW8016GW8016

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/668 ft/32 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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Quad CitiesDVN

At an airfield/6.6 mi away/751 ft/115 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Bettendorf 1.2 WIA-ST-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/666 ft/30 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LeClaire L&D 14LECI4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.3 mi away/696 ft/60 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Quad Cities, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.6 mi from Bettendorf, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,600 ft, overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Quad Cities, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. A THE SKY OVER QUAD CITIESSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEQuad Cities, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Quad Cities: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 83 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. B THE AIR AT QUAD CITIESTHE 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 43.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,600 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEQuad Cities, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Quad Cities, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the 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 DVNFIG. C THE WIND AT QUAD CITIESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEQuad Cities, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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