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Fenton, Iowa

City in Kossuth County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Fenton

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, South Central Minnesota (MN), 74 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good14.9 mi
  • Ozone14Good18 ppb14.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fenton

0.88 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.88in
Last 3 days
0.88in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fenton, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fenton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AlgonaAXA

At an airfield/12.2 mi away/1,210 ft/38 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank169of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

RingstedRINI4

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/1,270 ft/22 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Algona, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.2 mi from Fenton, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,600 ft, overcast at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 2,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Algona, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 2,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AXAFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALGONASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlgona, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AXATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AXA-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 41.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Algona: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AXAFIG. B THE AIR AT ALGONATHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEAlgona, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AXATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AXA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Algona, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AXAFIG. C THE WIND AT ALGONAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlgona, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AXATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AXA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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