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Graettinger, Iowa

City in Palo Alto County, Iowa

Precipitation

What has fallen at Graettinger

0.72 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.72in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Graettinger, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Ringsted 7.7 WIA-EM-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/1,281 ft/34 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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EmmetsburgEMMI4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/1,230 ft/17 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Estherville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Graettinger, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:49 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Estherville, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, the ceiling at 2,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ESTFIG. A THE SKY OVER ESTHERVILLESECTION, 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 SKYSCT 2,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEstherville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ESTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EST-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Estherville: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ESTFIG. B THE AIR AT ESTHERVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLEEstherville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ESTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EST-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 41 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Estherville, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 41; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ESTFIG. C THE WIND AT ESTHERVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 41 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEstherville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ESTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EST-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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