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Sheldahl, Iowa

City in Iowa

Air quality

The air at Sheldahl

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Des Moines (IA), 23 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone14Good17 ppb0.7 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 20, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sheldahl

0.65 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.65in
Last 3 days
0.65in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sheldahl, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Sheldahl, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/9.5 mi away/1,073 ft/40 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank748of 1,060

AmesAMW

At an airfield/9.6 mi away/919 ft/114 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank159of 1,060

GrangerRGAI4

Beside a road/9.6 mi away/863 ft/170 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank893of 1,060

Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.7 mi away/1,073 ft/40 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank720of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Slater 0.3 NEIA-SR-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/1,048 ft/15 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

NWS Des MoinesDMX

At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/932 ft/101 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank16of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Ames, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Sheldahl, Iowa. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ames, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 5,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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

49.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Ames: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 (310 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ames, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at NWS Des Moines (DMX), 9.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Sheldahl

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Sheldahl

River and lake gauges