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Cumberland, Iowa

City in Cass County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Cumberland

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Viking Lake State Park (IA), 23 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good22.6 mi
  • Ozone18Good21 ppb22.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cumberland

0.66 in in the last 24 hours, 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Cumberland, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cumberland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AtlanticAIO

At an airfield/12.9 mi away/1,154 ft/150 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank281of 1,060

Irwin 3 ESEIRWI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/37.2 mi away/1,322 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Massena 1.8 WSWIA-CS-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/1,226 ft/78 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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MassenaMSNI4

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/1,211 ft/93 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Atlantic, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.9 mi from Cumberland, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Atlantic, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AIOFIG. A THE SKY OVER ATLANTICSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAtlantic, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AIOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AIO-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 39.2 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Atlantic: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AIOFIG. B THE AIR AT ATLANTICTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEAtlantic, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AIO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Atlantic, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AIOFIG. C THE WIND AT ATLANTICPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAtlantic, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AIO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Cumberland

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

Near Cumberland

River and lake gauges