Rock Valley, Iowa

Local Time: 3:53 PM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.2° N 96.3° W (Google Map)

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

	Current Conditions

Sioux Center IA, Sioux Center, Iowa (PWS)

Updated: 3:50 PM CDT on July 12, 2009

74.6 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	78%
Dew Point:	67 °F
Wind:	5.0 mph from the SSW
Wind Gust:	8.0 mph
Pressure:	29.98 in (Steady)
Heat Index:	75 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	7 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 1800 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1358 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KORC)
Wind Speed:	6.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	208° (SSW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Orange City	75 °F	Scattered Clouds	3:35 PM CDT
	Sheldon	77 °F	Scattered Clouds	3:35 PM CDT
	Luverne	73 °F	Overcast	3:36 PM CDT
	Le Mars	77 °F	Mostly Cloudy	3:35 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KORC)

81 °F

64 °F

Record (KORC)

92 °F (1952)

53 °F (1951)

Yesterday

80.3 °F

62.1 °F

Detailed History and Climate (KORC)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Ankeny	80°F
Newton	78°F
Webster City	78°F
Algona	78°F
Fort Dodge	78°F

State Lows:
Decorah	57°F
Clinton	57°F
Waterloo	57°F
Independence	57°F
Harlan	59°F

Astronomy

July 12, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:56 AM CDT

9:04 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:22 AM CDT

9:39 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:37 AM CDT

10:23 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:44 AM CDT

11:16 PM CDT

Moon

11:27 PM CDT

11:08 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 16m

Length of Day

15h 07m

Tomorrow will be 1m 25s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 75% of the Moon is Illuminated


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

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Rock Valley, IA

74.6 °F

Scattered Clouds

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 51247

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
79° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 67° F	83° F \| 61° F	79° F \| 58° F	81° F \| 61° F
T-storms 90% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	T-storms 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Warmer than yesterday.

Forecast for Sioux

Updated: 12:09 PM CDT on July 12, 2009

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Rest of Today

Partly sunny with scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy with chance of thunderstorms in the early evening...then mostly cloudy with slight chance of thunderstorms in the late evening. Partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Monday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the morning...then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Lows in the upper 50s.

Thursday

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

Thursday Night and Friday

Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday

Partly sunny. Highs 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:
Indians vs. Tigers	1:05 PM EDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Cardinals vs. Cubs	12:05 PM CDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Los Angeles vs. New York	8:00 PM EDT on July 16, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 81 °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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Humidity

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Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

HADS ROCK RIVER AT ROCK VALLEY IA, Rock Valley, IA

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1246 ft

3:00 PM CDT

MADIS

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Sioux Center IA, Sioux Center, IA

KDCR 88.5 FM, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

74.6 °F

67 °F

78%

SSW at 5.0 mph

29.98 in

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

1358 ft

3:50 PM CDT

Normal

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Sioux Center, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

77.7 °F

34 °F

20%

SSW at 5.8 mph

28.61 in

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

1445 ft

3:52 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

IADOT Alton (IA10), Orange City, Dry

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

75 °F

67 °F

75%

SSE at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

1411 ft

3:27 PM CDT

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Rock Rapids, IA

Rock Rapids Iowa Municipal Airport Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75.4 °F

70 °F

83%

North at 0.0 mph

30.08 in

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

1363 ft

3:50 PM CDT

Normal

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MesoWest Hospers North , Hospers, IA

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

86 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

1378 ft

1:15 PM CDT

MADIS

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HADS FLOYD RIVER AT ALTON IA, Alton, IA

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1354 ft

3:00 PM CDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:04 am CDT on July 12, 2009 ... Sioux Falls climate data up to 11 am CDT... high temperature so far today... . 72 low temperature so far today... . 65 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.40 ... Huron climate data up to 11 am CDT... high temperature so far today... . 74 low temperature so far today... . 65 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.41 ... Sioux City climate data up to 11 am CDT... high temperature so far today... . 68 low temperature so far today... . 64 precipitation since midnight... .. 1.02 Missouri River stage... ... ... ... . 17.83 $$