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Plainview, Iowa

Community in Scott County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Plainview

Index 29, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Davenport (IA), 15 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good14.2 mi
  • Ozone13Good11 ppb14 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)29Good15 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb14.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm14.2 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Plainview

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.17 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

How far you can see at Plainview, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Plainview, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Davenport (I-80/I-280)RDVI4

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/676 ft/14 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Quad CitiesDVN

At an airfield/10.5 mi away/751 ft/61 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Dixon 5.5 SSEIA-ST-54

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/734 ft/44 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Davenport 6NDVNI4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.2 mi away/748 ft/58 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank222of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Quad Cities, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.5 mi from Plainview, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,500 ft, a few clouds at 2,200 ft, broken at 4,300 ft; the ceiling is 4,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Quad Cities, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, the ceiling at 4,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. A THE SKY OVER QUAD CITIESSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEQuad Cities, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Quad Cities: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. B THE AIR AT QUAD CITIESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEQuad Cities, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Quad Cities, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. C THE WIND AT QUAD CITIESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEQuad Cities, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Davenport 6N (DVNI4), 11.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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Near Plainview

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