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Hardy, Iowa

City in Humboldt County, Iowa

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hardy

0.88 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. 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 Hardy, the next 46 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hardy, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HumboldtRHUI4

Beside a road/9.0 mi away/1,118 ft/19 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank196of 1,060

ClarionCAV

At an airfield/15.5 mi away/1,149 ft/12 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank155of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Goldfield 0.5 ENEIA-HB-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.6 mi away/1,119 ft/18 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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KanawhaKANI4

At a cooperative observer's station/15.5 mi away/1,181 ft/44 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Clarion, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.5 mi from Hardy, Iowa. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Clarion, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 5,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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 5,000 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 5,000 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 GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,000 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 14 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Clarion, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG 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

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Snow on the ground

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