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Little Rock, Iowa

City in Lyon County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Little Rock

Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Sioux Falls (SD), 42 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone25Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Little Rock

0.37 in in the last 24 hours, 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.37in
Last 3 days
0.69in

Visibility

How far you can see at Little Rock, the next 40 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Little Rock, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SibleyRSYI4

Beside a road/8.4 mi away/1,574 ft/70 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank851of 1,060

SheldonSHL

At an airfield/16.4 mi away/1,418 ft/86 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank216of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

SibleySIBI4

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/1,529 ft/25 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank842of 1,060

Rock Rapids 6.3 ENEIA-LY-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/1,411 ft/93 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Sheldon, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.4 mi from Little Rock, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,400 ft, scattered at 3,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sheldon, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHLFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHELDONSECTION, 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 SHEETSCT 3,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESheldon, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SHLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Sheldon: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHLFIG. B THE AIR AT SHELDONTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 42.8 F, 42.8 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 POINTTITLESheldon, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sheldon, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 37; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHLFIG. C THE WIND AT SHELDONPLAN, 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, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESheldon, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

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