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Walcott, Iowa

City in Scott County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Walcott

Index 9, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Davenport (IA), 12 miles off.

9Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good10.8 mi
  • Ozone7Good9 ppb10.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good9.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.2 ppb10.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb10.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm10.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Walcott

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Walcott, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Davenport (I-80/I-280)RDVI4

Beside a road/5.2 mi away/676 ft/48 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Quad CitiesDVN

At an airfield/9.6 mi away/751 ft/27 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Blue Grass 0.5 SSWIA-ST-50

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.0 mi away/791 ft/67 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Davenport 6NDVNI4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/748 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank222of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Quad Cities, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Walcott, Iowa. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:12 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Quad Cities, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. A THE SKY OVER QUAD CITIESSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEQuad Cities, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Quad Cities: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. B THE AIR AT QUAD CITIESTHE 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 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEQuad Cities, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 33 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Quad Cities, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 33; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DVNFIG. C THE WIND AT QUAD CITIESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 33 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEQuad Cities, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DVNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DVN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Davenport 6N (DVNI4), 10.2 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 Walcott

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Near Walcott

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