Dakota City, Iowa

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Local Time: 10:39 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.7° N 94.2° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Depression Two (Western Pacific)

Active Advisory: Flood Warning (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Dakota City, Iowa (PWS)

Updated: 10:29 AM CDT on March 22, 2010

42.7 °F

Clear

Windchill:	39 °F
Humidity:	55%
Dew Point:	28 °F
Wind:	6.0 mph from the SSE
Wind Gust:	6.0 mph
Pressure:	29.92 in (Steady)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0.0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1130 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KFOD)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	149° (SSE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Fort Dodge	43 °F	Clear	10:35 AM CDT
	Clarion	43 °F	Clear	10:15 AM CDT
	Algona	This station is not reporting.
	Webster City	41 °F	Clear	10:15 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KFOD)

47 °F

26 °F

Record (KFOD)

79 °F (1988)

3 °F (1974)

Yesterday

49.7 °F

20.9 °F

Detailed History and Climate (KFOD)

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Oelwein	46°F
Grinnell	46°F
Charles City	44°F
Fort Madison	44°F
Iowa City	44°F

State Lows:
Harlan	17°F
Mason City	19°F
Audubon	19°F
Fort Dodge	21°F
Waterloo	21°F

Astronomy

March 22, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:16 AM CDT

7:31 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

6:48 AM CDT

7:59 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

6:15 AM CDT

8:32 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:41 AM CDT

9:06 PM CDT

Moon

10:57 AM CDT

2:03 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

13h 11m

Length of Day

12h 14m

Tomorrow will be 2m 55s longer.

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Waxing Crescent, 41% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Dakota City, IA

42.7 °F

Clear

at 10:29 AM CDT

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49° F \| 32° F	49° F \| 31° F	47° F \| 31° F	50° F \| 29° F	52° F \| 36° F
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Forecast for Humboldt

Updated: 3:30 am CDT on March 22, 2010
	Today Sunny. High around 50. South wind near 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 30s. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
	Tuesday Partly sunny. High in the lower 50s. West wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy through midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Low in the lower 30s. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
	Wednesday Partly sunny. High in the upper 40s. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night through Friday Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 30s. High in the lower 50s.
	Friday Night Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 30s.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. High in the lower 50s.
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and snow. Low around 30.
	Sunday Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. High in the mid 40s.
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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:
1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf	8:15 PM CET on March 22, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 62° F/ 17° C
Millwall vs. Leeds United	7:45 PM GMT on March 22, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 50° F/ 10° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 28, 2010	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
Subway Fresh Fit 600	4:44 PM MST on April 10, 2010	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

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Dakota City, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

42.7 °F

28 °F

55%

SSE at 6.0 mph

29.92 in

0.00 in / hr

39 °F

1130 ft

10:29 AM CDT

Normal

HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT DAKOTA CITY IA, Dakota City, IA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1040 ft

7:00 AM CDT

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HADS W FORK DES MOINES RVR AT HUMBOLT IA, Humboldt, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1075 ft

9:15 AM CDT

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HADS BOONE RIVER NEAR GOLDFIELD 2SW IA, Goldfield, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1075 ft

9:15 AM CDT

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Farm Acreage, Bode, IA

Iowa Bushel Pushers, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

40.5 °F

32 °F

72%

SSE at 0.0 mph

29.91 in

0.00 in / hr

40 °F

1130 ft

10:36 AM CDT

Normal

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IADOT Fort Dodge (US 20), Otho, Dry

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

41 °F

26 °F

55%

South at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

37 °F

938 ft

10:14 AM CDT

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HADS PILOT CREEK NEAR ROLFE 1NW IA, Rolfe, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1145 ft

9:15 AM CDT

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North, Rolfe, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

41.9 °F

32 °F

69%

South at 9.0 mph

29.89 in

0.00 in / hr

36 °F

1175 ft

10:30 AM CDT

Normal

HADS EAST FORK DES MOINES RVR NR ALGO IA, Algona, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1115 ft

9:15 AM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Flood Warning
Statement as of 10:13 AM CDT on March 22, 2010 ... Flood Warning remains in effect until Saturday afternoon... The Flood Warning continues for the East Fork Des Moines River near Algona... or from Buffalo Creek near Burt... to Lotts Creek near Livermore. * Until Saturday afternoon. * At 9:15 am Monday the stage was 16.7 feet... and falling slowly. * Flood stage is 14 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. * Forecast... fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon. 1013 am CDT Mon Mar 22 2010 ... Flood Warning remains in effect until further notice... The Flood Warning continues for the West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt... or from Joe reasoner dam... to the East Fork Des Moines River. * Until further notice. * At 9:15 am Monday the stage was 11.0 feet... and rising slowly. * Flood stage is 8 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. * Forecast... rise to 11.2 feet after midnight tonight... then begin falling.