Benton, Iowa

Local Time: 6:55 PM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 40.7° N 94.4° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Soudelor (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

IADOT West of Bedford (HW 2), Bedford, Dry (PWS)

Updated: 6:41 PM CDT on July 12, 2009

81 °F

Clear

Humidity:	64%
Dew Point:	68 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	1.0 mph
Pressure:	in (Steady)
Heat Index:	84 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	2 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1100 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KCSQ)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	190° (South)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Creston	77 °F	Clear	6:35 PM CDT
	Lamoni	75 °F	Clear	5:53 PM CDT
	Clarinda	79 °F	Clear	6:35 PM CDT
	Red Oak	79 °F	Clear	6:35 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KLWD)

88 °F

67 °F

Record (KLWD)

99 °F (1966)

52 °F (1975)

Yesterday

83 °F

66 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 10

Detailed History and Climate (KCSQ)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Le Mars	80°F
Ankeny	80°F
Council Bluffs	80°F
Muscatine	80°F
Shenandoah	80°F

State Lows:
Clinton	57°F
Independence	57°F
Dubuque	57°F
Decorah	57°F
Waterloo	57°F

Astronomy

July 12, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:57 AM CDT

8:49 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:24 AM CDT

9:21 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:43 AM CDT

10:02 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:55 AM CDT

10:49 PM CDT

Moon

11:20 PM CDT

11:01 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 57m

Length of Day

14h 51m

Tomorrow will be 1m 17s shorter.

Extended View

Waning Gibbous, 74% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Benton, IA

81 °F

Clear

at 6:41 PM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 50835

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
79° F \| 65° F	88° F \| 68° F	90° F \| 70° F	88° F \| 63° F	81° F \| 63° F
T-storms 80% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Warmer than today.

Forecast for Ringgold

Updated: 6:47 PM CDT on July 12, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Rest of Tonight

Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 60s. Southeast wind near 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.

Monday

Partly sunny. High in the upper 80s. East wind near 10 mph.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Low in the upper 60s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Breezy. High in the upper 80s. Southeast wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy through midnight then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the lower 70s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. High in the upper 80s. Low in the lower 60s.

Thursday

Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the lower 80s.

Thursday Night through Sunday

Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. High in the mid 80s.

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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:
Reds vs. Mets	1:10 PM EDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Royals vs. Red Sox	1:35 PM EDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Los Angeles vs. New York	8:00 PM EDT on July 16, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °F
CD Chivas USA vs. New England	5:00 PM BST on July 18, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	2:18 PM EDT on August 02, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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