Fairbank, Iowa

Local Time: 7:05 PM CDT on July 11, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.6° N 92.0° W (Google Map)

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

	Current Conditions

Oelwein, Iowa (Airport)

Updated: 6:55 PM CDT on July 11, 2009

77 °F

Clear

Humidity:	50%
Dew Point:	57 °F
Wind:	9 mph from the NW
Pressure:	30.14 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1076 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KOLZ)
Wind Speed:	8.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	310° (NW)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Oelwein	77 °F	Clear	6:55 PM CDT
	Independence	79 °F	Clear	5:15 PM CDT
	Waterloo	78 °F	Clear	6:54 PM CDT
	Vinton	77 °F	Clear	6:55 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

83 °F

62 °F

Record

96 °F (1954)

49 °F (1965)

Yesterday

81 °F

64 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Fairfield	86°F
Keokuk	86°F
Burlington	86°F
Ankeny	86°F
Muscatine	86°F

State Lows:
Estherville	59°F
Mason City	59°F
Sheldon	60°F
Charles City	60°F
Spencer	61°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:40 AM CDT

8:46 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:06 AM CDT

9:20 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:22 AM CDT

10:03 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:30 AM CDT

10:55 PM CDT

Moon

10:50 PM CDT (7/11)

9:49 AM CDT (7/11)

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 13m

Length of Day

15h 05m

Tomorrow will be 1m 20s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 82% of the Moon is Illuminated


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

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Fairbank, IA

77 °F

Clear

at 6:55 PM CDT

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
81° F \| 58° F	81° F \| 61° F	81° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 67° F	81° F \| 61° F
Partly Cloudy	T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Forecast for Buchanan

Updated: 3:15 PM CDT on July 11, 2009

Active Notice: Local Storm Report (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 50s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. Isolated showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the lower 80s. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

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Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. West wind around 5 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Monday

Partly sunny. High in the lower 80s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. East wind around 5 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low in the upper 60s.

Wednesday

Partly sunny. High in the mid 80s.

Wednesday Night through Saturday

Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. High in the lower 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:
Cardinals vs. Cubs	3:10 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Clear, 74 °F
Yankees vs. Angels	1:10 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 85 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 66° F/ 19° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 77 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

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Type

Downtown Independence, Independence, IA

Buchanan County Amateur Radio Club, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

78.1 °F

61 °F

56%

West at 5.0 mph

29.54 in

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

950 ft

7:05 PM CDT

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HADS WAPSIPINICON RIVER AT INDEPENDEN IA, Independence, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

882 ft

6:30 PM CDT

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HADS WAPSIPINICON RIVER NEAR TRIPOLI IA, Tripoli, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1000 ft

3:30 PM CDT

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IADOT Waterloo (US 20), Waterloo, Dry

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80 °F

62 °F

55%

West at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

882 ft

6:42 PM CDT

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Lanehaven Farms, Inc., Waterloo, IA

Lanehaven Farms, Inc., Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

76.0 °F

66 °F

72%

NW at 6.0 mph

29.10 in

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

950 ft

6:58 PM CDT

Normal

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Waterloo, South Side by Soccer Complex, Waterloo, IA

Iowa Ponds, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

79.5 °F

53 °F

40%

NNW at 3.1 mph

30.09 in

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

886 ft

7:05 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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APRSWXNET Cedar Falls IA , Cedar Falls, IA

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

78 °F

63 °F

60%

NNW at 2 mph

30.07 in

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

1089 ft

6:44 PM CDT

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The Country Lane, Hawkeye, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75.9 °F

60 °F

57%

North at 0.0 mph

29.21 in

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

8:05 PM EDT

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DDMET Cedar Falls, IA, Cedar Falls, IA

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80 °F

69 °F

68%

North at mph

30.15 in

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

939 ft

6:30 PM CDT

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IADOT Urbana (I-380), Brandon, Dry

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79 °F

61 °F

54%

NW at 3 mph

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

991 ft

6:46 PM CDT

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La Porte City, IA

LPC WX, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

77.5 °F

64 °F

64%

NNW at 1.0 mph

30.07 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

0 ft

7:05 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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	Local Storm Report
07/10/2009 1200 PM Quasqueton, Buchanan County. Heavy rain m4.05 inch, reported by trained spotter. Delayed report. Storm total between 440 am and noon. 2.71 inches fell between 535 am and noon. 07/10/2009 0415 am 4 miles S of cutshaw bridge, Buchanan County. Thunderstorm wind gust m50.00 mph, reported by trained spotter. 07/10/2009 0415 am 4 miles S of cutshaw bridgeaw bridge, Buchanan County. Hail e0.75 inch, reported by trained spotter. Dime to penny size hail and very heavy rainfall. 07/10/2009 0838 am Independence airporam, Buchanan County. Thunderstorm wind gust m58.00 mph, reported by AWOS. 07/10/2009 0430 am 4 miles N of Independence, Buchanan County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by co-op observer. Two 2 foot diameter trees down near Route 150. Time estimated. 07/10/2009 0432 am Independence, Buchanan County. Hail e0.75 inch, reported by law enforcement. Torrential rain with 40 to 50 mph winds. Deputy unable to continue to drive. 07/10/2009 0535 am Quasqueton, Buchanan County. Heavy rain m1.34 inch, reported by trained spotter. Fell between 440-510am. Cocorahs observer. 07/10/2009 0838 am Independence airpo, Buchanan County. Thunderstorm wind gust m58 mph, reported by AWOS. 07/10/2009 0535 am Quasqueton, Buchanan County. Heavy rain m1.34 inch, reported by trained spotter. Fell between 440-510am. Cocorahs observer. 07/10/2009 0430 am 4 miles N of Independence, Buchanan County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by co-op observer. Two 2 foot diameter trees down near Route 150. Time estimated. 07/10/2009 0415 am 4 miles S of cutshaw bridge, Buchanan County. Thunderstorm wind gust m50 mph, reported by trained spotter. 07/10/2009 0415 am 4 miles S of cutshaw bridgeaw bridge, Buchanan County. Hail e0.75 inch, reported by trained spotter. Dime to penny size hail and very heavy rainfall. 07/10/2009 0432 am Independence, Buchanan County. Hail e0.75 inch, reported by law enforcement. Torrential rain with 40 to 50 mph winds. Deputy unable to continue to drive.