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Galt, Iowa

City in Wright County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Galt

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Waterloo (IA), 62 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Galt

0.96 in in the last 24 hours, 1.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.96in
Last 3 days
1.25in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 4 miles Fri 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Galt, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ClarionCAV

At an airfield/8.6 mi away/1,149 ft/50 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank155of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Rowan 1.8 SSWIA-WG-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/1,155 ft/44 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Webster CityWEBI4

At a cooperative observer's station/18.6 mi away/1,070 ft/129 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank672of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Clarion, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Galt, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,000 ft, overcast at 2,600 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Clarion, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAVFIG. A THE SKY OVER CLARIONSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEClarion, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CAVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CAV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Clarion: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAVFIG. B THE AIR AT CLARIONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.4 F, 46.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEClarion, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CAV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Clarion, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 32; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAVFIG. C THE WIND AT CLARIONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEClarion, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CAV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Webster City (WEBI4), 18.6 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Galt

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

Near Galt

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