Spencer, Iowa

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Lat/Lon: 43.1° N 95.1° W (Google Map)

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	Current Conditions

Spencer, Iowa (Airport)

Updated: 4:12 PM CDT on March 16, 2010

39 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	32 °F
Humidity:	87%
Dew Point:	36 °F
Wind:	13 mph from the NNW
Pressure:	30.28 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 1100 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1339 ft

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Flight Rule:	MVFR (KSPW)
Wind Speed:	11.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	340° (NNW)
Ceiling:	1100 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Spencer	39 °F	Overcast	4:12 PM CDT
	Estherville	39 °F	Overcast	4:33 PM CDT
	Sheldon	41 °F	Overcast	4:35 PM CDT
	Cherokee	This station is not reporting.

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KEST)

41 °F

22 °F

Yesterday

40 °F

34 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 28

Detailed History and Climate

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Decorah	55°F
Oelwein	51°F
Cedar Rapids	51°F
Monticello	51°F
Independence	51°F

State Lows:
Dubuque	30°F
Creston	32°F
Council Bluffs	32°F
Clinton	33°F
Mason City	33°F

Astronomy

March 16, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:30 AM CDT

7:28 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

7:02 AM CDT

7:56 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

6:29 AM CDT

8:29 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:55 AM CDT

9:03 PM CDT

Moon

7:26 AM CDT

8:42 PM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 53m

Length of Day

11h 57m

Tomorrow will be 2m 58s longer.

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Spencer, IA

39 °F

Overcast

at 4:12 PM CDT

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Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
40° F \| 31° F	47° F \| 32° F	52° F \| 34° F	38° F \| 23° F	34° F \| 20° F
Overcast	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Snow 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Forecast for Clay

Updated: 3:14 PM CDT on March 16, 2010
	Tonight Cloudy. Patchy drizzle through the night. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
	Wednesday Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Thursday Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Friday Rain or snow likely in the morning...then snow and chance of rain in the afternoon. Moderate snow accumulations. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Windy. Snow likely. Light snow accumulations. Lows in the lower 20s. Chance of snow 60 percent.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the lower 30s.
	Saturday Night through Monday Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s.
	Monday Night and Tuesday Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 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:
Airdrie United vs. Greenock Morton	7:30 PM GMT on March 16, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 57° F/ 14° C
Peterhead vs. Stirling Albion	7:30 PM GMT on March 16, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 53° F/ 12° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Food City 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 21, 2010	Chance of Rain, 54 °F
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 28, 2010	Average High 63° F/ 17° C
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IADOT Spencer (US 18), Spencer, Other

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40 °F

34 °F

80%

NNW at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

35 °F

1484 ft

4:26 PM CDT

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HADS OCHEYEDAN RIVER NEAR SPENCER 3SW IA, Spencer, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1325 ft

3:45 PM CDT

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Lost Island Lake, Ruthven, IA

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39.1 °F

37 °F

92%

NNW at 8.0 mph

30.25 in

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

1380 ft

4:52 PM CDT

Normal

Webb, Iowa, Webb, IA

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38.8 °F

36 °F

89%

NW at 4.0 mph

30.22 in

- / hr

36 °F

1356 ft

4:33 PM CDT

Normal

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HADS LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT LINN GROVE IA, Linn Grove, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1224 ft

4:00 PM CDT

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Spirit Lake, IA 6W, Spirit Lake, IA

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36.5 °F

34 °F

90%

NNW at 14.4 mph

30.34 in

0.00 in / hr

28 °F

1528 ft

4:53 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Dickinson Co. Courthouse, Spirit Lake, IA

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38.6 °F

35 °F

88%

North at 13.0 mph

30.24 in

0.00 in / hr

31 °F

1470 ft

4:53 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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HADS WEST FORK DES MOINES RVR NEAR EM IA, Emmetsburg, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1200 ft

4:15 PM CDT

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HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE IA, Estherville, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1259 ft

3:00 PM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Flood Warning
Statement as of 11:45 AM CDT on March 16, 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Little Sioux river at Spencer. * At 09am Tuesday the stage was 15.2 feet. * Flood stage is 10.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will crest near 15.3 feet by Tuesday March 16 then begin falling. * At stages near 14.5 feet... County Road b40 southeast of Spencer begins flooding. 1145 am CDT Tue Mar 16 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the Ocheyedan river near Spencer. * At 11am Tuesday the stage was 11.5 feet. * Flood stage is 8.0 feet. * At stages near 10.5 feet... major agricultural flooding begins and some County roads are also flooded.

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:58 am CST on March 16, 2010 ... Sioux Falls climate data up to 11 am CST... high temperature so far today... . 36 low temperature so far today... . 32 precipitation since midnight... .. Trace snowfall since midnight... ... ... . 0 current snowdepth... ... ... ... ... . trace ... Huron climate data up to 11 am CST... high temperature so far today... . 37 low temperature so far today... . 32 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.04 inches snowfall since midnight... ... ... . trace current snowdepth... ... ... ... ... . trace ... Sioux City climate data up to 11 am CST... high temperature so far today... . 37 low temperature so far today... . 34 precipitation since midnight... .. 0 snowfall since midnight... ... ... . 0 current snowdepth... ... ... ... ... . 0 Missouri River stage... ... ... ... . 19.28 feet $$