Storm Lake, Iowa

Local Time: 5:44 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.6° N 95.2° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Depression Four-E (East Pacific) Invest 95 (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Five (Western Pacific)

Active Advisory: Flash Flood Watch (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Storm Lake, Iowa (Airport)

Updated: 5:35 AM CDT on July 10, 2009

70 °F

Overcast

Humidity:	94%
Dew Point:	68 °F
Wind:	12 mph from the ENE
Pressure:	29.96 in (Rising)
Visibility:	1.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 200 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1486 ft

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Flight Rule:	LIFR (KSLB)
Wind Speed:	10.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	60° (ENE)
Ceiling:	200 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Storm Lake	70 °F	Overcast	5:35 AM CDT
	Cherokee	70 °F	Thunderstorm	5:35 AM CDT
	Spencer	68 °F	Overcast	5:12 AM CDT
	Denison	70 °F	Clear	5:35 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

80 °F

63 °F

Record

89 °F (1998)

53 °F (1996)

Yesterday

81 °F

63 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Le Mars	77°F
Shenandoah	77°F
Clarinda	75°F
Ankeny	75°F
Council Bluffs	73°F

State Lows:
Charles City	62°F
Dubuque	64°F
Cedar Rapids	64°F
Clinton	64°F
Waterloo	64°F

Astronomy

July 10, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:52 AM CDT

8:59 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:18 AM CDT

9:33 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:34 AM CDT

10:17 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:42 AM CDT

11:09 PM CDT

Moon

10:42 PM CDT

9:00 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 15m

Length of Day

15h 06m

Tomorrow will be 1m 16s shorter.

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Storm Lake, IA

70 °F

Overcast

at 5:35 AM CDT

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
77° F \| 61° F	81° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 63° F	85° F \| 65° F	85° F \| 61° F
T-storms 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Buena Vista

Updated: 3:58 am CDT on July 10, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect until 11 am CDT this morning...
	Today Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the morning... then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A few severe storms are possible...along with heavy rain. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Areas of fog late. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Saturday Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the early morning. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Sunday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Monday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
	Tuesday Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Wednesday through Thursday Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows around 60.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Cardinals vs. Cubs	1:20 PM CDT on July 10, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 77 °F
Blue Jays vs. Orioles	7:05 PM EDT on July 10, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 68° F/ 20° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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IADOT Storm Lake (US 71/IA 3), Truesdale, Dry

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67 °F

65 °F

93%

NE at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

1329 ft

5:19 AM CDT

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HADS LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT LINN GROVE IA, Linn Grove, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1224 ft

5:00 AM CDT

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APRSWXNET Cherokee IA , Cherokee, IA

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67 °F

65 °F

94%

NE at 0 mph

29.98 in

0.00 in / hr

1312 ft

5:07 AM CDT

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HADS NORTH RACCOON RIVER NEAR SAC CIT IA, Lake View, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1165 ft

5:15 AM CDT

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IADOT Ida Grove (HW 59), Ida Grove, Dry

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68 °F

66 °F

93%

NE at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

1233 ft

5:11 AM CDT

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Webb, Iowa, Webb, IA

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66.3 °F

66 °F

99%

ENE at 2.0 mph

29.86 in

- / hr

1356 ft

5:36 AM CDT

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

	Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 3:46 AM CDT on July 10, 2009 ... Flash Flood Watch now in effect until 11 am CDT this morning... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * portions of northwest Iowa... northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota... including the following areas... in northwest Iowa... Buena Vista... Cherokee... Clay... Ida... Obrien... Plymouth... Sioux and Woodbury. In northeast Nebraska... Dakota and Dixon. In southeast South Dakota... Clay... Union and Yankton. * Until 11 am CDT this morning * additional locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is possible tonight. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour are also possible... dropping an inch of rain or more in 15 to 30 minutes. * Areas that have received heavy rains in the past few days could see flash flooding on creeks and streams with these additional rains... and any urbanized areas that receive the heaviest rainfall rates could see widespread flooding of streets and underpasses. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.