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Douds, Iowa

Community in Van Buren County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Douds

Index 13, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Lake Sugema (IA), 11 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good10.8 mi
  • Ozone13Good10 ppb10.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1 ppb10.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb10.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Douds

None in the last 24 hours; 0.08 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.08in

Visibility

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

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

SatSunMon

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Douds, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CantrilRCLI4

Beside a road/12.9 mi away/693 ft/57 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank863of 1,055

FairfieldFFL

At an airfield/15.4 mi away/795 ft/159 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 1,055

measured daily2 instruments

Libertyville 0.4 SEIA-JF-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.0 mi away/753 ft/117 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

KeosauquaKEQI4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/541 ft/95 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank970of 1,055

Station report

The weather at Fairfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.4 mi from Douds, Iowa. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Fairfield, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FFLFIG. A THE SKY OVER FAIRFIELDSECTION, 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: 7 MI0510TITLEFairfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FFLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FFL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 37.4 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.

Chart of the air at Fairfield: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FFLFIG. B THE AIR AT FAIRFIELDTHE 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 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.4 FTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 37.4 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 POINTTITLEFairfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FFLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FFL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fairfield, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, 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 FFLFIG. C THE WIND AT FAIRFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFairfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FFLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FFL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Keosauqua (KEQI4), 10.4 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 Douds

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

Near Douds

River and lake gauges