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Saylorville, Polk City, Iowa (PWS)
Updated: 4:10 PM CDT on March 21, 2010
47.3 °F
Clear
Windchill:
44 °F
Humidity:
43%
Dew Point:
26 °F
Wind:
7.0 mph
from the
NNE
Wind Gust:
13.0 mph
Pressure:
30.09 in
(Falling)
Visibility:
10.0 miles
UV:
4 out of 16
Clouds:
Clear
-
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation:
990 ft
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Ankeny, IA (KIKV)
Ames, IA (KAMW)
Des Moines, IA (KDSM)
Boone, IA (KBNW)
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA US
Saylorville
Wildflower
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA US
SE side of Madrid, IA
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA US
IADOT Altoona (I-80/US 65)
HADS SOUTH SKUNK RIVER BLO SQUAW CK N IA US
Adventureland Estates
APRSWXNET Des Moines IA US
HADS SQUAW CREEK AT AMES IA US
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT 2ND AVE DES IA US
HADS FOUR MILE CREEK AT DES MOINES IA US
Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad
Witmer Park
IADOT Ames (I-35)
North-Central Ames
Windsor Heights / Glendale
IADOT Des Moines (I-235)
HADS INDIAN CREEK NEAR MINGO 3NNW IA US
Drake Neighborhood
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT FLEUR DRIVE AT IA US
HADS SE 6TH STREET DES MOINES RIVER A IA US
HADS WALNUT CREEK AT DES MOINES IA US
Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR WOODWARD 3SW IA US
West Des Moines, IA
HADS RACOON RIVER AT 63RD STREET IN D IA US
Ashua Estates
IADOT Colfax (I-80)
MesoWest Colo IA US UPR
Hwy 44 and R-16 N
Boone, East Side
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT WEST DES MOINES IA US
IADOT Des Moines (I-35)
S.E. Dallas County
Stine Seed Co.
MesoWest BOONWS IA US UPR
CRN SITE AT NATIONAL WILDLIFE RE IA US
Nearby Airports
City:
Temp.:
Conditions:
Updated:
Ankeny
48 °F
Clear
3:55 PM CDT
Ames
48 °F
Clear
3:53 PM CDT
Des Moines
49 °F
Partly Cloudy
3:54 PM CDT
Boone
48 °F
Clear
3:55 PM CDT
History & Almanac
Max Temperature:
Min Temperature:
Normal (KAMW)
49 °F
29 °F
Yesterday
40 °F
27 °F
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 31
Detailed History and Climate (KIKV)
Today's State Extremes
Astronomy
March 21, 2010
Rise:
Set:
Actual Time
7:16 AM CDT
7:27 PM CDT
Civil Twilight
6:48 AM CDT
7:55 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight
6:15 AM CDT
8:28 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight
5:42 AM CDT
9:01 PM CDT
Moon
10:03 AM CDT
12:55 AM CDT
Length Of Visible Light:
13h 07m
Length of Day
12h 11m
Tomorrow will be 2m 49s longer .
Extended View
Waxing Crescent, 33% of the Moon is Illuminated
Today
Mar 23
First Quarter
Mar 29
Full
Apr 6
Last Quarter
Apr 14
New
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
45° F
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27° F
56° F
|
34° F
58° F
|
36° F
50° F
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32° F
52° F
|
29° F
Clear
Clear
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Forecast for Polk
Updated: 3:38 PM CDT on March 21, 2010
Tonight
Clear. Low in the lower 20s. Northwest wind near 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny. High in the mid 50s. Northwest wind near 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Not as cold. Low in the mid 30s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. High in the upper 50s. West wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 30s. North wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday through Saturday
Partly cloudy. High in the lower 50s. Low in the lower 30s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Low in the mid 30s.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Breezy... colder. High in the mid 40s.
Alternate Computer Forecast: AVN MOS Weather Graph
Air quality Forecast for Des Moines
Sports Weather
College Football:
Date:
Forecast:
Redhawks vs. Cardinals
12:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2010
Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Rams vs. Bulls
12:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2010
Average High 75° F/ 23° C
MLB:
Date:
Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox
8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010
Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Phillies vs. Nationals
1:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2010
Average High 61° F/ 16° C
Football (Soccer):
Date:
Forecast:
Rayo Vallecano vs. Cadiz
5:00 PM CET on March 21, 2010
Clear, High 69° F/ 21° C
Numancia vs. Girona
5:00 PM CET on March 21, 2010
Chance of Rain, High 62° F/ 17° C
NASCAR:
Date:
Forecast:
Food City 500
1:13 PM EDT on March 21, 2010
Chance of Rain,
61 °F
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500
1:13 PM EDT on March 28, 2010
Average High 63° F/ 17° C
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Weather Stations
Station Location
Temp.
Dew Point
Humidity
Wind
Pressure
Precipitation
Windchill
Elevation
Updated
Type
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA, Polk City, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
939 ft
3:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Saylorville, Polk City, IA
47.3 °F
26 °F
43%
30.09 in
0.00 in
/ hr
44 °F
990 ft
4:10 PM CDT
Normal
Website
Wildflower, Ankeny, IA
46.7 °F
25 °F
43%
30.00 in
0.00 in
/ hr
42 °F
950 ft
4:13 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA, Johnston, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-9 °F
910 ft
3:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
SE side of Madrid, IA, Madrid, IA
48.8 °F
30 °F
47%
30.03 in
0.00 in
/ hr
45 °F
1001 ft
4:15 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA, Johnston, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
807 ft
3:15 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
IADOT Altoona (I-80/US 65), Berwick, Wet
47 °F
23 °F
38%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
42 °F
858 ft
3:51 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS SOUTH SKUNK RIVER BLO SQUAW CK N IA, Ames, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
870 ft
3:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Adventureland Estates, Altoona, IA
50.9 °F
19 °F
28%
29.06 in
0.00 in
/ hr
-
950 ft
4:15 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
APRSWXNET Des Moines IA , Des Moines, IA
48 °F
21 °F
34%
29.05 in
0.00 in
/ hr
40 °F
921 ft
4:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS SQUAW CREEK AT AMES IA, Ames, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
903 ft
3:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT 2ND AVE DES IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
773 ft
3:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS FOUR MILE CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
795 ft
3:30 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad, Urbandale, IA
48.9 °F
18 °F
29%
30.11 in
0.00 in
/ hr
45 °F
957 ft
4:15 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Witmer Park, Des Moines, IA
48.1 °F
26 °F
42%
29.94 in
0.00 in
/ hr
47 °F
892 ft
4:15 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
IADOT Ames (I-35), Ames, Dry
47 °F
20 °F
34%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
42 °F
1027 ft
3:52 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
North-Central Ames, Ames, IA
49.6 °F
30 °F
46%
30.06 in
0.00 in
/ hr
48 °F
967 ft
4:00 PM CDT
Normal
Website
Windsor Heights / Glendale, Des Moines, IA
46.8 °F
26 °F
44%
30.07 in
0.00 in
/ hr
47 °F
944 ft
4:14 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
IADOT Des Moines (I-235), Des Moines, Dry
48 °F
24 °F
38%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
48 °F
822 ft
3:52 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS INDIAN CREEK NEAR MINGO 3NNW IA, Mingo, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
838 ft
3:15 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Drake Neighborhood, Des Moines, IA
48.3 °F
27 °F
43%
30.05 in
0.00 in
/ hr
48 °F
971 ft
4:11 PM CDT
Normal
Website
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT FLEUR DRIVE AT IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
782 ft
2:30 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS SE 6TH STREET DES MOINES RIVER A IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
814 ft
3:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS WALNUT CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.01 in
/ hr
-
830 ft
2:45 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames, Ames, IA
48.4 °F
28 °F
46%
30.05 in
0.00 in
/ hr
45 °F
1000 ft
4:13 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR WOODWARD 3SW IA, Woodward, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
899 ft
3:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
West Des Moines, IA
49.0 °F
23 °F
36%
29.05 in
0.00 in
/ hr
46 °F
-
4:10 PM CDT
Normal
HADS RACOON RIVER AT 63RD STREET IN D IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
819 ft
3:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Ashua Estates, West Des Moines, IA
49.8 °F
12 °F
21%
18.90 in
0.00 in
/ hr
48 °F
955 ft
2:45 PM CDT
Normal
Website
IADOT Colfax (I-80), Colfax, Other
48 °F
26 °F
40%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
44 °F
810 ft
3:51 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
MesoWest Colo , Colo, IA
50 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
1041 ft
2:20 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Hwy 44 and R-16 N, Dallas Center, IA
47.1 °F
16 °F
28%
28.91 in
0.00 in
/ hr
42 °F
1070 ft
4:15 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
Boone, East Side, Boone, IA
47.4 °F
21 °F
35%
30.03 in
0.00 in
/ hr
44 °F
1160 ft
4:15 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT WEST DES MOINES IA, Cumming, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
783 ft
3:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
IADOT Des Moines (I-35), Cumming, Dry
47 °F
19 °F
32%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
43 °F
735 ft
3:52 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
S.E. Dallas County, Cumming, IA
45.5 °F
25 °F
45%
30.10 in
-
/ hr
42 °F
986 ft
4:05 PM CDT
Normal
Stine Seed Co., Adel, IA
47.4 °F
24 °F
40%
30.07 in
0.00 in
/ hr
47 °F
1100 ft
4:15 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
MesoWest BOONWS , Boone, IA
43 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
39 °F
1050 ft
2:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
CRN SITE AT NATIONAL WILDLIFE RE IA US, Prairie City, IA
45 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
45 °F
920 ft
3:10 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
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Warnings and Notices
Flood Warning
Statement as of 3:24 PM CDT on March 21, 2010
... Flood Warning remains in effect until late Friday evening... The Flood Warning continues for the Raccoon river at Des Moines fleur drive... or from Walnut Creek... to the Des Moines River. * Until late Friday evening. * At 2:30 PM Sunday the stage was 16.7 feet... and steady. * Flood stage is 12 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. * Forecast... fall below flood stage late Friday evening. 324 PM CDT sun Mar 21 2010 ... Flood Warning remains in effect until Friday morning... The Flood Warning continues for the Raccoon river at Des Moines Highway 28... or from below Van Meter... to Walnut Creek. * Until Friday morning. * At 2:00 PM Sunday the stage was 35.9 feet... and steady. * Flood stage is 32 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. * Forecast... fall below flood stage Friday morning. 324 PM CDT sun Mar 21 2010 ... Flood Warning remains in effect until further notice... The Flood Warning continues for the Des Moines River at Des Moines se 6th St... or from below the center street dam... to Runnells. * Until further notice. * At 3:00 PM Sunday the stage was 28.2 feet... and steady. * Flood stage is 24 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. * Forecast... fall to 28.0 feet Monday morning.
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