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Sexton, Iowa

Community in Kossuth County, Iowa

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sexton

None in the last 24 hours; 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Mon 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sexton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AlgonaAXA

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/1,210 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank766of 1,055

measured daily2 instruments

Bode 7.6 NNEIA-KS-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.2 mi away/1,146 ft/69 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Algona 3 WALGI4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/1,220 ft/5 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Algona (US 18), drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 15.6 mi from Sexton, Iowa. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:05 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

30.4 F with a dew point of 29.1 F, 95 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Algona (US 18): temperature 30.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.1, 95 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RALI4FIG. B THE AIR AT ALGONA (US 18)THE 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 FSATURATES 300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 30.4 F, 29.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 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 POINTTITLEAlgona (US 18), the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS RALI4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RALI4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (0 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 6 mph.

Plan of the wind at Algona (US 18), north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 5; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RALI4FIG. C THE WIND AT ALGONA (US 18)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlgona (US 18), the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS RALI4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RALI4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,106 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.74 inHg and the temperature at 55.1 F; it reports 30.4 F, 24.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Algona (US 18) stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,106 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.74 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RALI4FIG. D WHERE ALGONA (US 18) 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 ATMOSPHEREALGONA (US 18)4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,106 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 HERE28.74 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED30.4 FTITLEAlgona (US 18), the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS RALI4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RALI4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Algona (US 18), in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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