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Lime Springs, Iowa

City in Howard County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Lime Springs

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Rochester Area (MN), 39 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone11Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lime Springs

0.81 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.81in
Last 3 days
0.81in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lime Springs, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 3 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lime Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SaratogaSRGI4

Beside a road/10.9 mi away/1,357 ft/115 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank895of 1,060

DecorahDEH

At an airfield/29.6 mi away/1,157 ft/85 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank197of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Lime Springs 1.5 NIA-HW-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/1,221 ft/21 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ElmaELMI4

At a cooperative observer's station/16.5 mi away/1,175 ft/67 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Decorah, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.6 mi from Lime Springs, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 700 ft, broken at 1,200 ft, overcast at 1,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Decorah, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DEHFIG. A THE SKY OVER DECORAHSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDecorah, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DEHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DEH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Decorah: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DEHFIG. B THE AIR AT DECORAHTHE 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 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 44.6 F, 44.6 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 POINTTITLEDecorah, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DEHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DEH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Decorah, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DEHFIG. C THE WIND AT DECORAHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDecorah, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DEHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DEH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Elma (ELMI4), 16.5 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Lime Springs

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

Near Lime Springs

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