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Ruthven, Iowa

City in Palo Alto County, Iowa

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ruthven

1.05 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.05in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 4 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ruthven, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SpencerSPW

At an airfield/15.9 mi away/1,322 ft/114 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank193of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Dickens 4.6 SSEIA-CY-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/1,407 ft/29 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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EmmetsburgEMMI4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/1,230 ft/206 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Spencer, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.9 mi from Ruthven, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,500 ft, broken at 3,200 ft, overcast at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 3,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Spencer, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, the ceiling at 3,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SPWFIG. A THE SKY OVER SPENCERSECTION, 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 4,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESpencer, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SPWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SPW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Spencer: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SPWFIG. B THE AIR AT SPENCERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLESpencer, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SPW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Spencer, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 32; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SPWFIG. C THE WIND AT SPENCERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpencer, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SPW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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