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Gilmore City, Iowa

City in Humboldt County, Iowa

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gilmore City

0.89 in in the last 24 hours, 0.90 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.89in
Last 3 days
0.90in

Visibility

How far you can see at Gilmore City, the next 41 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Gilmore City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HumboldtRHUI4

Beside a road/12.3 mi away/1,118 ft/117 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank196of 1,060

Fort DodgeFOD

At an airfield/17.4 mi away/1,165 ft/70 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank158of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Rolfe 0.2 WIA-PC-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.4 mi away/1,189 ft/46 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PocahontasPOCI4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/1,201 ft/34 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank772of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Fort Dodge, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.4 mi from Gilmore City, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,000 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Dodge, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FODFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT DODGESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Dodge, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FODTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FOD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Dodge: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FODFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT DODGETHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 7.0 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 POINTTITLEFort Dodge, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FODTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FOD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Dodge, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FODFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT DODGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Dodge, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FODTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FOD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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