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Moscow, Iowa

Community in Muscatine County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Moscow

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Muscatine (IA), 10 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good11.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-21.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb11.2 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Moscow

0.15 in in the last 24 hours, 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.15in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Moscow, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MuscatineMUT

At an airfield/14.7 mi away/543 ft/108 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank181of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Muscatine 2 NMSTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/7.5 mi away/699 ft/48 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank31of 1,060

Tipton 6.9 SSWIA-CD-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.8 mi away/660 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Muscatine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.7 mi from Moscow, Iowa. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Muscatine, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MUTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MUSCATINESECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMuscatine, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MUTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MUT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Muscatine: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MUTFIG. B THE AIR AT MUSCATINETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.1 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEMuscatine, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MUTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MUT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Muscatine, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MUTFIG. C THE WIND AT MUSCATINEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMuscatine, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MUTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MUT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Muscatine 2 N (MSTI4), 7.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near Moscow

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

Near Moscow

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