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Marcus, Iowa

City in Cherokee County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Marcus

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Sioux City (IA), 35 miles off.

18Good
  • Ozone18Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Marcus

None in the last 24 hours; 0.71 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.71in

Visibility

How far you can see at Marcus, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 7 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Marcus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

CleghornRCGI4

Beside a road/4.2 mi away/1,429 ft/35 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank405of 1,055

CherokeeCKP

At an airfield/14.2 mi away/1,226 ft/238 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank856of 1,055

measured daily2 instruments

Remsen 0.3 SSEIA-PL-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.5 mi away/1,397 ft/67 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Remsen No. 2RMSI4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.7 mi away/1,332 ft/132 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank88of 1,055

Station report

The weather at Cherokee, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.2 mi from Marcus, Iowa. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cherokee, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKPFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHEROKEESECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECherokee, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CKPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CKP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

28.4 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Cherokee: temperature 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKPFIG. B THE AIR AT CHEROKEETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 28.4 F, 28.4 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 POINTTITLECherokee, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CKP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cherokee, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKPFIG. C THE WIND AT CHEROKEEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECherokee, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CKP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Remsen No. 2 (RMSI4), 8.7 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Marcus

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

Near Marcus

River and lake gauges