Wildflower, Ankeny, Iowa (PWS)
Updated: 6:16 PM CDT on March 18, 2010
60.0 °F
Clear
Humidity:
47%
Dew Point:
40 °F
Wind:
9.0 mph
from the
SW
Wind Gust:
13.0 mph
Pressure:
29.82 in
(Steady)
Visibility:
10.0 miles
UV:
1 out of 16
Clouds:
Clear
-
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation:
950 ft
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Ankeny, IA (KIKV)
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Wildflower
Saylorville
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA US
IADOT Altoona (I-80/US 65)
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA US
APRSWXNET Des Moines IA US
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT 2ND AVE DES IA US
Adventureland Estates
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA US
HADS FOUR MILE CREEK AT DES MOINES IA US
Witmer Park
IADOT Des Moines (I-235)
Windsor Heights / Glendale
Drake Neighborhood
Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad
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
HADS RACOON RIVER AT 63RD STREET IN D IA US
West Des Moines, IA
Ashua Estates
SE side of Madrid, IA
IADOT Des Moines (I-35)
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT WEST DES MOINES IA US
HADS INDIAN CREEK NEAR MINGO 3NNW IA US
IADOT Colfax (I-80)
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR WOODWARD 3SW IA US
HADS NORTH RIVER NEAR NORWALK 2SE IA US
Norwalk, IA (2mi SW)
HADS SOUTH SKUNK RIVER BLO SQUAW CK N IA US
CRN SITE AT NATIONAL WILDLIFE RE IA US
HADS MIDDLE RIVER NEAR INDIANOLA 5NNW IA US
HADS SQUAW CREEK AT AMES IA US
N.E. Madison Co. Cumming, IA
RAWS NEAL SMITH IA US
IADOT Ames (I-35)
North-Central Ames
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT VAN METER IA US
Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames
Stine Seed Co.
IADOT De Soto (I-80/US 169)
Nearby Airports
City:
Temp.:
Conditions:
Updated:
Ankeny
61 °F
Clear
5:35 PM CDT
Des Moines
61 °F
Overcast
5:54 PM CDT
Ames
59 °F
Clear
5:53 PM CDT
Boone
61 °F
Clear
5:55 PM CDT
History & Almanac
Max Temperature:
Min Temperature:
Normal (KDSM)
49 °F
30 °F
Record (KDSM)
80 °F
-3 °F
Yesterday
59 °F
39 °F
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 16
Detailed History and Climate (KIKV)
Today's State Extremes
Astronomy
March 18, 2010
Rise:
Set:
Actual Time
7:21 AM CDT
7:24 PM CDT
Civil Twilight
6:53 AM CDT
7:52 PM CDT
Nautical Twilight
6:21 AM CDT
8:24 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight
5:48 AM CDT
8:57 PM CDT
Moon
8:10 AM CDT
10:43 PM CDT
Length Of Visible Light:
12h 58m
Length of Day
12h 03m
Tomorrow will be 2m 50s longer .
Extended View
Waxing Crescent, 9% of the Moon is Illuminated
Today
Mar 23
First Quarter
Mar 29
Full
Apr 6
Last Quarter
Apr 14
New
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
61° F
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38° F
45° F
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27° F
34° F
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23° F
43° F
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25° F
49° F
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31° F
Partly Cloudy
Rain
90% chance of precipitation
Mostly Cloudy
Clear
Partly Cloudy
Forecast for Polk
Updated: 4:02 PM CDT on March 18, 2010
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 30s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
Friday
A chance of rain in the morning...then rain and snow in the afternoon. Breezy. Much colder. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. High around 40. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. North wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Friday Night
Snow...breezy...colder. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Total snow accumulation 2 to 5 inches. Low in the upper 20s. North wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Saturday
Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of light snow in the morning. High in the lower 30s. North wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 20s. North wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Sunday and Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. High in the lower 40s. Low in the mid 20s.
Monday through Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. High in the lower 50s. Low in the mid 30s.
Wednesday and Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain. High in the mid 50s. Low in the mid 30s.
Thursday
Partly sunny. High in the lower 50s.
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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:
Juventus vs. Fulham 6:00 PM GMT on March 18, 2010
Chance of Rain, High 57° F/ 14° C
Benfica vs. Marseille 7:00 PM CET on March 18, 2010
Chance of Rain, High 68° F/ 20° C
NASCAR:
Date:
Forecast:
Food City 500 1:13 PM EDT on March 21, 2010
Rain Showers,
56 °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
Wildflower, Ankeny, IA
60.0 °F
40 °F 47%
29.82 in
0.00 in
-
950 ft
6:16 PM CDT Rapid Fire
Saylorville, Polk City, IA
59.2 °F
39 °F 47%
29.87 in
0.00 in
-
990 ft
6:00 PM CDT Normal
Website
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA, Johnston, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-9 °F
910 ft
5:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
IADOT Altoona (I-80/US 65), Berwick, Wet
60 °F
35 °F 40%
-
0.00 in
-
858 ft
5:51 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA, Johnston, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
807 ft
5:15 PM CDT MADIS
Website
APRSWXNET Des Moines IA , Des Moines, IA
60 °F
32 °F 34%
28.87 in
0.00 in
-
921 ft
6:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT 2ND AVE DES IA, Des Moines, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
773 ft
5:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
Adventureland Estates, Altoona, IA
60.3 °F
30 °F 32%
28.88 in
0.00 in
-
950 ft
6:16 PM CDT Rapid Fire
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA, Polk City, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
939 ft
5:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS FOUR MILE CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
795 ft
4:30 PM CDT MADIS
Website
Witmer Park, Des Moines, IA
60.9 °F
40 °F 46%
29.74 in
0.00 in
-
892 ft
6:16 PM CDT Rapid Fire
IADOT Des Moines (I-235), Des Moines, Dry
61 °F
38 °F 42%
-
0.57 in
-
822 ft
5:52 PM CDT MADIS
Website
Windsor Heights / Glendale, Des Moines, IA
59.8 °F
40 °F 48%
29.86 in
0.00 in
-
974 ft
6:16 PM CDT Rapid Fire Website
Drake Neighborhood, Des Moines, IA
59.9 °F
41 °F 50%
29.85 in
0.00 in
-
971 ft
5:58 PM CDT Normal
Website
Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad, Urbandale, IA
61.5 °F
33 °F 34%
29.90 in
0.00 in
-
957 ft
6:16 PM CDT Rapid Fire
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT FLEUR DRIVE AT IA, Des Moines, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
782 ft
4:30 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS SE 6TH STREET DES MOINES RIVER A IA, Des Moines, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
814 ft
5:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS WALNUT CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
830 ft
4:45 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS RACOON RIVER AT 63RD STREET IN D IA, Des Moines, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
819 ft
5:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
West Des Moines, IA
60.5 °F
35 °F 39%
28.86 in
0.00 in
-
-
6:15 PM CDT Normal
Ashua Estates, West Des Moines, IA
60.8 °F
24 °F 24%
18.90 in
0.00 in
-
955 ft
5:06 PM CDT Normal
Website
SE side of Madrid, IA, Madrid, IA
58.7 °F
41 °F 52%
29.81 in
0.00 in
-
1001 ft
6:16 PM CDT Rapid Fire Website
IADOT Des Moines (I-35), Cumming, Dry
61 °F
29 °F 30%
-
0.00 in
-
735 ft
5:52 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT WEST DES MOINES IA, Cumming, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
783 ft
3:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS INDIAN CREEK NEAR MINGO 3NNW IA, Mingo, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
838 ft
5:15 PM CDT MADIS
Website
IADOT Colfax (I-80), Colfax, Other
60 °F
41 °F 49%
-
0.00 in
-
810 ft
5:51 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR WOODWARD 3SW IA, Woodward, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
899 ft
5:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS NORTH RIVER NEAR NORWALK 2SE IA, Norwalk, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
790 ft
5:15 PM CDT MADIS
Website
Norwalk, IA (2mi SW), Norwalk, IA
59.7 °F
27 °F 28%
28.79 in
0.00 in
-
919 ft
6:16 PM CDT Rapid Fire
HADS SOUTH SKUNK RIVER BLO SQUAW CK N IA, Ames, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
870 ft
5:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
CRN SITE AT NATIONAL WILDLIFE RE IA US, Prairie City, IA
60 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
920 ft
5:10 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS MIDDLE RIVER NEAR INDIANOLA 5NNW IA, Norwalk, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
775 ft
5:15 PM CDT MADIS
Website
HADS SQUAW CREEK AT AMES IA, Ames, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
903 ft
5:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
N.E. Madison Co. Cumming, IA, Cumming, IA
59.5 °F
40 °F 49%
29.87 in
0.00 in
-
980 ft
6:10 PM CDT Normal
RAWS NEAL SMITH IA, Prairie City, IA
59 °F
45 °F 59%
-
0.00 in
-
897 ft
5:48 PM CDT MADIS
Website
IADOT Ames (I-35), Ames, Dry
61 °F
30 °F 30%
-
0.00 in
-
1027 ft
5:52 PM CDT MADIS
Website
North-Central Ames, Ames, IA
61.3 °F
40 °F 46%
29.89 in
0.00 in
-
967 ft
6:00 PM CDT Normal
Website
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT VAN METER IA, Van Meter, IA
-
-
-
0.00 in
-
840 ft
5:00 PM CDT MADIS
Website
Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames, Ames, IA
60.4 °F
38 °F 44%
29.85 in
0.00 in
-
1000 ft
6:15 PM CDT Rapid Fire
Stine Seed Co., Adel, IA
57.2 °F
44 °F 62%
29.86 in
0.00 in
-
1100 ft
6:16 PM CDT Rapid Fire Website
IADOT De Soto (I-80/US 169), De Soto, Dry
60 °F
34 °F 36%
-
0.00 in
-
956 ft
5:52 PM CDT MADIS
Website
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Warnings and Notices
Flood Warning
Statement as of 11:39 AM CDT on March 18, 2010
... Flood Warning remains in effect until further notice...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Raccoon river at Des Moines fleur drive... or from Walnut
Creek... to the Des Moines River.
* Until further notice.
* At 10:30 am Thursday the stage was 17.7 feet... and steady.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Forecast... remain nearly steady around 17.8 feet through this
weekend... then begin falling next week.
Zogg
1139 am CDT Thu Mar 18 2010
... Flood Warning remains in effect until further notice...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Raccoon river at Des Moines Highway 28... or from below Van
Meter... to Walnut Creek.
* Until further notice.
* At 11:00 am Thursday the stage was 36.7 feet... and steady.
* Flood stage is 32 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Forecast... remain nearly steady around 36.7 feet through this
weekend... then begin falling next week.
1139 am CDT Thu Mar 18 2010
... Flood Warning now in effect until Monday evening...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Raccoon river at Van Meter... or from the north and south
Raccoon rivers... to Walnut Woods State Park.
* Until Monday evening.
* At 11:00 am Thursday the stage was 17.6 feet... and steady.
* Flood stage is 16 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Forecast... rise to 18.0 feet Saturday morning. Fall below flood
stage Monday evening.
1139 am CDT Thu Mar 18 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 11:00 am Thursday the stage was 28.6 feet... and steady.
* Flood stage is 24 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue.
* Forecast... rise to 28.7 feet after midnight tonight... then begin
falling slowly.
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