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New Hartford, Iowa

City in Butler County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at New Hartford

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Waterloo (IA), 12 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good16.2 mi
  • Ozone-20 ppb13.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at New Hartford

0.59 in in the last 24 hours, 1.35 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.59in
Last 3 days
1.35in

Visibility

How far you can see at New Hartford, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest New Hartford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WaterlooALO

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/879 ft/16 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Cedar Falls 1.5 NWIA-BH-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.9 mi away/968 ft/73 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Waterloo SnowWLOI4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.9 mi away/935 ft/40 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank605of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Waterloo, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from New Hartford, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:11 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,700 ft, overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Waterloo, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, 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 ALOFIG. A THE SKY OVER WATERLOOSECTION, 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 SKYSCT 2,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWaterloo, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ALO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Waterloo: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALOFIG. B THE AIR AT WATERLOOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEWaterloo, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ALO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 40 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Waterloo, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 40; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALOFIG. C THE WIND AT WATERLOOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 40 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaterloo, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ALO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Waterloo Snow (WLOI4), 8.9 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 13:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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

Near New Hartford

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

Near New Hartford

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