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Conrad, Iowa

City in Grundy County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Conrad

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Waterloo (IA), 30 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Conrad

0.82 in in the last 24 hours, 0.83 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.82in
Last 3 days
0.83in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Conrad, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Conrad 5.2 NWIA-GY-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.1 mi away/1,051 ft/42 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Grundy CenterGNDI4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.3 mi away/1,024 ft/15 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Marshalltown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.2 mi from Conrad, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,700 ft, broken at 3,300 ft, overcast at 4,500 ft; the ceiling is 2,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Marshalltown, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, the ceiling at 2,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIWFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARSHALLTOWNSECTION, 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 4,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMarshalltown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MIWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Marshalltown: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIWFIG. B THE AIR AT MARSHALLTOWNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEMarshalltown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MIWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Marshalltown, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIWFIG. C THE WIND AT MARSHALLTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMarshalltown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MIWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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