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Delmar, Iowa

City in Clinton County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Delmar

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Clinton (IA), 24 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good23.8 mi
  • Ozone10Good15 ppb21.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb23.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Delmar

0.37 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.37in
Last 3 days
0.37in

Visibility

How far you can see at Delmar, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Delmar, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ClintonCWI

At an airfield/18.5 mi away/709 ft/122 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank357of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Maquoketa 3.6 ESEIA-JC-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/774 ft/57 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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De WittDWTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/12.8 mi away/676 ft/155 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Clinton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.5 mi from Delmar, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:56 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 Clinton, 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 CWIFIG. A THE SKY OVER CLINTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEClinton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CWITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CWI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Clinton: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CWIFIG. B THE AIR AT CLINTONTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.1 FTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEClinton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CWITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CWI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Clinton, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west 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 CWIFIG. C THE WIND AT CLINTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEClinton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CWITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CWI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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