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Van Horne, Iowa

City in Benton County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Van Horne

Index 12, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Iowa City (IA), 36 miles off.

12Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good20.8 mi
  • Ozone-12 ppb20.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb20.8 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Van Horne

0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.57 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.26in
Last 3 days
0.57in

Visibility

How far you can see at Van Horne, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 7 miles Fri 12 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Van Horne, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

VintonVTI

At an airfield/14.8 mi away/837 ft/112 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank816of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

VintonVNTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.8 mi away/768 ft/181 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank24of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Vinton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.8 mi from Van Horne, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,000 ft, broken at 2,800 ft, broken at 3,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Vinton, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTIFIG. A THE SKY OVER VINTONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 3,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEVinton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VTITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VTI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Vinton: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VTIFIG. B THE AIR AT VINTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.2 F, 48.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEVinton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VTITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VTI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Vinton, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north 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 VTIFIG. C THE WIND AT VINTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVinton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VTITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VTI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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