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Roland, Iowa

City in Story County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Roland

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Des Moines (IA), 45 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone14Good15 ppb24.4 mi

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 Roland

1.35 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.35in
Last 3 days
1.35in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Roland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

AmesAMW

At an airfield/13.5 mi away/919 ft/105 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank159of 1,060

Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.7 mi away/1,073 ft/49 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank720of 1,060

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/16.0 mi away/1,073 ft/49 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank748of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Ames 10.0 NEIA-SR-50

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/1,049 ft/25 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Story CitySTYI4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/991 ft/33 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ames, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.5 mi from Roland, Iowa. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,800 ft; the ceiling is 4,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ames, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, the ceiling at 4,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMWFIG. A THE SKY OVER AMESSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAmes, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AMWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AMW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 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 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Ames: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 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 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMWFIG. B THE AIR AT AMESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 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 POINTTITLEAmes, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AMW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 39 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ames, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 39; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMWFIG. C THE WIND AT AMESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 39 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAmes, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AMW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Roland

River and lake gauges