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Ute, Iowa

City in Monona County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Ute

Index 4, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Pisgah (IA), 19 miles off.

4Good
  • Ozone4Good2 ppb19.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ute

None in the last 24 hours; 0.87 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.87in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Mon 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ute, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

DenisonDNS

At an airfield/17.3 mi away/1,250 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank340of 1,055

DenisonRDNI4

Beside a road/20.7 mi away/1,398 ft/147 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,025of 1,055

measured daily2 instruments

Charter Oak 3.3 NNEIA-CF-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.1 mi away/1,362 ft/111 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mapleton No. 2MPTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/1,161 ft/90 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank85of 1,055

Station report

The weather at Denison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.3 mi from Ute, Iowa. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Denison, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNSFIG. A THE SKY OVER DENISONSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDenison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DNSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DNS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Denison: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNSFIG. B THE AIR AT DENISONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.2 FTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEDenison, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DNSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DNS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Denison, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNSFIG. C THE WIND AT DENISONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDenison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DNSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DNS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mapleton No. 2 (MPTI4), 9.0 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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