Des Moines, Iowa

Local Time: 11:51 PM CST on November 08, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 41.6° N 93.6° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Hurricane Ida (North Atlantic) Tropical Depression Twentyfive (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Perry, Iowa (Airport)

Updated: 11:35 PM CST on November 08, 2009

54 °F

Clear

Humidity:	67%
Dew Point:	43 °F
Wind:	4 mph from the West
Pressure:	30.08 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1014 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KPRO)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	280° (West)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Des Moines	63 °F	Overcast	11:03 PM CST
	Ankeny	59 °F	Mostly Cloudy	11:35 PM CST
	Ames	58 °F	Overcast	10:53 PM CST
»	Perry	54 °F	Clear	11:35 PM CST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KDSM)

51 °F

32 °F

Record (KDSM)

80 °F (1999)

-4 °F (1991)

Yesterday

73 °F

50 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 3

Detailed History and Climate

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Fairfield	77°F
Muscatine	77°F
Washington	77°F
Boone	77°F
Red Oak	77°F

State Lows:
Carroll	33°F
Vinton	35°F
Monticello	35°F
Mason City	36°F
Spencer	37°F

Astronomy

November 8, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:55 AM CST

5:00 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:25 AM CST

5:30 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

5:52 AM CST

6:03 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:20 AM CST

6:35 PM CST

Moon

10:53 PM CST (11/8)

12:36 PM CST (11/8)

Length Of Visible Light:

11h 04m

Length of Day

10h 05m

Tomorrow will be 2m 15s shorter.

Extended View

Waning Gibbous, 55% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Des Moines News

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First draft of domesticated-pig genome done

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Des Moines, IA

54 °F

Clear

at 11:35 PM CST

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 50301

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
61° F \| 38° F	58° F \| 34° F	58° F \| 38° F	58° F \| 43° F	59° F \| 40° F
Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Forecast for Polk

Updated: 9:04 PM CST on November 8, 2009

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Rest of Tonight

Mostly cloudy before midnight and early morning then becoming partly cloudy. Low around 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.

Monday

Partly sunny. Cooler. High in the lower 60s. North wind around 10 mph.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. A chance of light showers through midnight...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Colder. Low in the upper 30s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 30 percent.

Tuesday

Sunny. High in the upper 50s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly clear. Low in the mid 30s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Veterans Day through Friday

Partly cloudy. High in the upper 50s. Low in the lower 40s.

Friday Night and Saturday

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain. Low around 40. High in the mid 50s.

Saturday Night and Sunday

Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 30s. High around 50.

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Air quality Forecast for Des Moines

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		PM2.5
Sunday	Good		NO2
Monday	Good		NO2
Tuesday	Good		NO2
Wednesday	Good		NO2
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Cowboys vs. Eagles	8:20 PM EST on November 08, 2009	Clear, 58 °F
Steelers vs. Broncos	6:30 PM MST on November 09, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 47 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Wolf Pack vs. Spartans	5:30 PM PST on November 08, 2009	Clear, 67 °F
Bobcats vs. Bulls	7:00 PM EST on November 10, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 43 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Chivas USA vs. Los Angeles	4:30 PM PST on November 08, 2009	Clear, 65 °F
FC Hansa Rostock vs. Alemannia Aachen	8:15 PM CET on November 09, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 44° F/ 7° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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