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Otho, Iowa

City in Webster County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Otho

Index 41, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Des Moines (IA), 66 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)41Good-
  • Ozone7Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Otho

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 1.35 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
1.35in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 6 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Otho, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Fort DodgeFOD

At an airfield/9.1 mi away/1,165 ft/46 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank192of 1,055

Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/35.3 mi away/1,073 ft/46 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank733of 1,055

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/36.6 mi away/1,073 ft/46 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank750of 1,055

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Dodge 1.2 SIA-WB-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/1,108 ft/11 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Dodge, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.1 mi from Otho, Iowa. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:56 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 Fort Dodge, 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 FODFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT DODGESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort Dodge, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FODTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FOD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

30.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Dodge: temperature 30.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FODFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT DODGETHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 30.0 F, 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEFort Dodge, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FODTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FOD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Dodge, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, 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 FODFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT DODGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Dodge, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FODTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FOD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Fort Dodge 5 NNW (WMTI4), 6.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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Near Otho

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

Near Otho

River and lake gauges