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Pella, Iowa

City in Marion County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Pella

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Des Moines (IA), 39 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone14Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 20, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Pella

0.47 in in the last 24 hours, 0.49 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.47in
Last 3 days
0.49in

Visibility

How far you can see at Pella, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Pella, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

PellaPEA

At an airfield/1.6 mi away/869 ft/13 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank849of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Pella 0.5 SSEIA-MA-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/869 ft/13 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Pella 1 SPEAI4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.0 mi away/761 ft/121 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank93of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Pella, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.6 mi from Pella, Iowa. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,000 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Pella, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PEAFIG. A THE SKY OVER PELLASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPella, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PEATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PEA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

52.7 F with a dew point of 48.4 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Pella: temperature 52.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.4, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PEAFIG. B THE AIR AT PELLATHE 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 1,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 52.7 FDEW POINT 48.4 FSPREAD 4.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLEPella, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PEATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PEA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pella, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PEAFIG. C THE WIND AT PELLAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPella, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PEATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PEA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Pella 1 S (PEAI4), 4.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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