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Luther, Iowa

City in Boone County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Luther

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Des Moines (IA), 31 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good-
  • Ozone18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 17, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Luther

1.00 in in the last 24 hours, 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.00in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Luther, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Luther, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/5.6 mi away/1,073 ft/22 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank748of 1,060

Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.6 mi away/1,073 ft/22 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank720of 1,060

Boone MuniBNW

At an airfield/5.8 mi away/1,146 ft/51 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank217of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Luther 0.1 SEIA-BN-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,101 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ames 8 WSWAMSI4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/1,096 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank23of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Boone Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.8 mi from Luther, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Boone Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BNWFIG. A THE SKY OVER BOONE MUNISECTION, 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 3,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBoone Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BNWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BNW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 41.0 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 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Boone Muni: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 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 3,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BNWFIG. B THE AIR AT BOONE MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 7.2 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 POINTTITLEBoone Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BNWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BNW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Boone Muni, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BNWFIG. C THE WIND AT BOONE MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBoone Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BNWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BNW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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