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Rolfe, Iowa

City in Pocahontas County, Iowa

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rolfe

None in the last 24 hours; 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rolfe, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HumboldtRHUI4

Beside a road/15.2 mi away/1,118 ft/65 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank203of 1,055

AlgonaAXA

At an airfield/22.4 mi away/1,210 ft/27 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank766of 1,055

measured daily2 instruments

Rolfe 0.2 WIA-PC-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,189 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PocahontasPOCI4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.9 mi away/1,201 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank786of 1,055

Station report

The weather at Humboldt, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 15.2 mi from Rolfe, Iowa. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:12 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

34.1 F with a dew point of 31.2 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Humboldt: temperature 34.1 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.2, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RHUI4FIG. B THE AIR AT HUMBOLDTTHE 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 F50 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 34.1 F, 31.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEHumboldt, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS RHUI4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RHUI4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 1,118 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.73 inHg and the temperature at 55.0 F; it reports 34.1 F, 20.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Humboldt stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,118 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.73 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RHUI4FIG. D WHERE HUMBOLDT STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREHUMBOLDT4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,118 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.73 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED34.1 FTITLEHumboldt, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS RHUI4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RHUI4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.81 N, and the day is 10 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Humboldt, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RHUI4FIG. E THE SUN AT HUMBOLDTELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 17, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.81 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEHumboldt, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS RHUI4TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RHUI4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Humboldt, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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