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Smithland, Iowa

City in Woodbury County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Smithland

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, WTN1 (NE), 25 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Smithland

0.92 in in the last 24 hours, 0.95 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.92in
Last 3 days
0.95in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Smithland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Sloan I-29RSOI4

Beside a road/15.7 mi away/1,053 ft/44 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank851of 1,060

Sioux CitySUX

At an airfield/25.5 mi away/1,102 ft/5 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank350of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Oto 0.1 SEIA-WD-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/1,109 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mapleton No. 2MPTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.8 mi away/1,161 ft/64 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank27of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Sioux City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.5 mi from Smithland, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:14 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,800 ft, overcast at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sioux City, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUXFIG. A THE SKY OVER SIOUX CITYSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESioux City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SUXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SUX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 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 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Sioux City: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 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 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUXFIG. B THE AIR AT SIOUX CITYTHE 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 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 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 POINTTITLESioux City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SUX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 25 mph, gusting 35 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sioux City, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 25 miles an hour, gusting 35; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUXFIG. C THE WIND AT SIOUX CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 35 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESioux City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SUX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mapleton No. 2 (MPTI4), 8.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

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Near Smithland

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Near Smithland

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