Altoona (I-80/US 65)RTOI4
Beside a road/1.2 mi away/860 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Theme parks/Iowa/Adventureland
Now. Adventureland is 73° and clear at 9 PM. The dew point is 59°, so the air feels a little humid. Gentle breeze from the south at 10 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 63° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 61): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 88°, and the coolest Friday, near 58°. Rain is likely Thursday (62%). Rain is possible Wednesday (49%) and Friday (33%).
The sky now. The Moon is new now (the exact moment is 10:50 AM), and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 22 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 9:00 PM in Adventureland, Iowa.
Air quality
Index 61, moderate, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Des Moines (IA), 11 miles off.
Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 64, moderate.
Little smoke near the ground through Mon 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 24 hours; 0.70 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 1 PM, lowest 8 miles Mon 8 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
The 8 instruments nearest Adventureland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.
measured now6 instruments
Altoona (I-80/US 65)RTOI4
Beside a road/1.2 mi away/860 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
AnkenyIKV
At an airfield/4.3 mi away/888 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Citizen station DW3886DW3886
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/957 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Des Moines River 4 WNW Saylorville ReservoirSAYI4
At a reservoir/10.4 mi away/896 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Des Moines 17 E54902
At a climate reference station/12.9 mi away/903 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
AmesS2031
At a soil climate station/26.6 mi away/1,073 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Altoona 1.5 SSEIA-PK-83
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/967 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Des Moines WavelandWGCI4
At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/860 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
Measured at Des Moines Waveland (WGCI4), 9.8 miles from here, read 10 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.