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Malvern, Iowa

City in Mills County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Malvern

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Omaha (NE), 27 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good-
  • Ozone23Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Malvern

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.69in

Visibility

How far you can see at Malvern, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Malvern, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Red OakRDK

At an airfield/16.7 mi away/1,040 ft/37 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank835of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Hastings 4 NEHSII4

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/1,050 ft/27 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank985of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Red Oak, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.7 mi from Malvern, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM 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 Red Oak, 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 RDKFIG. A THE SKY OVER RED OAKSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERed Oak, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RDKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDK-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 35.6 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Red Oak: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDKFIG. B THE AIR AT RED OAKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLERed Oak, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RDKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 35 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Red Oak, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 35; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDKFIG. C THE WIND AT RED OAKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 35 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERed Oak, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RDKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Hastings 4 NE (HSII4), 7.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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Near Malvern

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Near Malvern

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