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Burchinal, Iowa

Community in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Burchinal

Index 45, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Waterloo (IA), 59 miles off.

45Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)45Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Burchinal

None in the last 24 hours; 0.94 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.94in

Visibility

How far you can see at Burchinal, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Burchinal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Mason CityMCW

At an airfield/6.7 mi away/1,214 ft/17 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank15of 1,055

measured daily2 instruments

Mason City 1.4 SSWIA-CG-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/1,175 ft/56 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Mason CityMCWI4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/1,096 ft/135 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank270of 1,055

Station report

The weather at Mason City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.7 mi from Burchinal, Iowa. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:53 AM 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 Mason City, 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 MCWFIG. A THE SKY OVER MASON CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMason City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MCWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MCW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

30.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mason City: temperature 30.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCWFIG. B THE AIR AT MASON CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 30.0 F, 29.0 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 POINTTITLEMason City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MCWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MCW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mason City, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCWFIG. C THE WIND AT MASON CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMason City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MCWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MCW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mason City (MCWI4), 8.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Burchinal

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

Near Burchinal

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