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Walker, Iowa

City in Linn County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Walker

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Waterloo (IA), 35 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good22.2 mi
  • Ozone-15 ppb13 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb22.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Walker

0.34 in in the last 24 hours, 0.78 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.34in
Last 3 days
0.78in

Visibility

How far you can see at Walker, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Walker, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

VintonVTI

At an airfield/13.4 mi away/837 ft/71 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank816of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

VintonVNTI4

At a cooperative observer's station/14.0 mi away/768 ft/140 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank24of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Citizen station N0XUT, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.9 mi from Walker, Iowa. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (331 degrees) at 11 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station N0XUT, north up: blowing from 331 degrees, the north northwest, at 11 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N0XUTFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION N0XUTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 331°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 11 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station N0XUT, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP N0XUTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N0XUT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 883 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.98 inHg and the temperature at 55.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.26 inHg means its barometer reads 29.31 inHg; it reports 50.0 F, 5.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station N0XUT stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 883 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.98 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.26 and the station pressure it means, 29.31.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N0XUTFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION N0XUT STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION N0XUT3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT883 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.98 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.26 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.31 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.0 FTITLECitizen station N0XUT, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP N0XUTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N0XUT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 42.22 N, and the day is 10 h 53 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station N0XUT, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 53 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N0XUTFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION N0XUTELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 53 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.22 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station N0XUT, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP N0XUTTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N0XUT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station N0XUT, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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