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Essex, Iowa

City in Page County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Essex

Index 27, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Viking Lake State Park (IA), 17 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good16.5 mi
  • Ozone18Good21 ppb16.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Essex

0.51 in in the last 24 hours, 0.52 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.51in
Last 3 days
0.52in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Essex, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

ShenandoahSDHI4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/958 ft/45 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank17of 1,060

Shenandoah 3.0 ENEIA-PG-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/1,138 ft/135 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Shenandoah, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.9 mi from Essex, Iowa. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:10 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,800 ft, broken at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Shenandoah, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDAFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHENANDOAHSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEShenandoah, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SDATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SDA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Shenandoah: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDAFIG. B THE AIR AT SHENANDOAHTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 POINTTITLEShenandoah, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SDATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SDA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 23 mph, gusting 33 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Shenandoah, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 23 miles an hour, gusting 33; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SDAFIG. C THE WIND AT SHENANDOAHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 33 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShenandoah, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SDATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SDA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Shenandoah (SDHI4), 4.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Essex

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

Near Essex

River and lake gauges