Spirit Lake, Iowa

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Local Time: 2:09 PM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.4° N 95.1° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 95 (East Pacific)

Active Advisory: Flash Flood Watch (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Public Information Statement

	Current Conditions

Dickinson County EM, Spirit Lake, Iowa (PWS)

Updated: 2:08 PM CDT on July 09, 2009

73.0 °F

Clear

Humidity:	74%
Dew Point:	64 °F
Wind:	2.0 mph from the SW
Wind Gust:	6.0 mph
Pressure:	29.82 in (Steady)
Heat Index:	74 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	11 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1470 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KMJQ)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	226° (SW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Jackson	72 °F	Clear	1:54 PM CDT
	Spencer	75 °F	Clear	1:53 PM CDT
	Estherville	69 °F	Partly Cloudy	1:52 PM CDT
	Worthington	72 °F	Partly Cloudy	1:55 PM CDT

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Min Temperature:

Normal (KMJQ)

79 °F

59 °F

Record (KMJQ)

91 °F (2001)

50 °F (1997)

Yesterday

81.8 °F

70.4 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Le Mars	84°F
Orange City	80°F
Shenandoah	80°F
Sheldon	78°F
Keokuk	77°F

State Lows:
Dubuque	52°F
Oelwein	55°F
Charles City	55°F
Independence	57°F
Decorah	57°F

Astronomy

July 9, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:48 AM CDT

9:02 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:13 AM CDT

9:37 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:28 AM CDT

10:22 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:33 AM CDT

11:17 PM CDT

Moon

10:21 PM CDT

7:55 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 23m

Length of Day

15h 13m

Tomorrow will be 1m 16s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 95% of the Moon is Illuminated


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

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Spirit Lake, IA

73.0 °F

Clear

at 2:08 PM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 51360

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Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
79° F \| 65° F	81° F \| 58° F	76° F \| 56° F	81° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 61° F
Chance of T-storms 100% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Warmer than yesterday.

Forecast for Dickinson

Updated: 1:12 PM CDT on July 9, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect from 7 PM CDT this evening through Friday morning...
	Rest of Today Partly sunny with chance of thunderstorms... especially late. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Friday Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Saturday Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
	Sunday Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Monday Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Tuesday Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Wednesday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
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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:
Blue Jays vs. Rays	12:08 PM EDT on July 09, 2009	Thunderstorm, 83 °F
Yankees vs. Twins	12:10 PM CDT on July 09, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 72 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 68° F/ 20° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Dickinson County EM, Spirit Lake, IA

Dickinson Co. Emergency Management, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73.0 °F

64 °F

74%

SW at 2.0 mph

29.82 in

0.00 in / hr

74 °F

1470 ft

2:08 PM CDT

Normal

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WB0WOE/R, 5 SE Lake Park, IA

Iowa Great Lakes Amateur Radio Club, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

71.4 °F

64 °F

79%

SW at 2.5 mph

29.91 in

0.00 in / hr

72 °F

1528 ft

2:09 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE IA, Estherville, IA

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

°F

North at mph

0.01 in / hr

1259 ft

1:00 PM CDT

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MNDOT I-90 Mile Post 67, Lakefield, MN

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

67 °F

63 °F

87%

South at 17 mph

0.00 in / hr

1508 ft

11:01 AM CDT

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IADOT Spencer (US 18), Spencer, Dry

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71 °F

63 °F

74%

SE at 4 mph

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

1484 ft

1:35 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

12:45 PM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 12:07 PM CDT on July 09, 2009 ... Flash Flood Watch in effect from 7 PM CDT this evening through Friday morning... The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of northwest Iowa... northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota... including the following areas... in northwest Iowa... Buena Vista... Cherokee... Clay... Dickinson... Ida... Lyon... Obrien... Osceola... Plymouth... Sioux and Woodbury. In northeast Nebraska... Dakota and Dixon. In southeast South Dakota... Clay... Lincoln... Union and Yankton. * From 7 PM CDT this evening through Friday morning * locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is possible this evening and overnight. Rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour are also possible... dropping an inch of rain or more in 15 to 30 minutes. * Areas that have received heavy rains in the past 3 to 10 days could see flash flooding on creeks and streams with these additional rains... and any urbanized areas that receive the heaviest rainfall rates could see widespread flooding of streets and underpasses.Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:01 am CDT on July 9, 2009 ... Sioux Falls climate data up to 11 am CDT... high temperature so far today... . 72 low temperature so far today... . 64 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.23 inches ... Huron climate data up to 11 am CDT... high temperature so far today... . 73 low temperature so far today... . 68 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.43 inches ... Sioux City climate data up to 11 am CDT... high temperature so far today... . 73 low temperature so far today... . 65 precipitation since midnight... .. 1.14 inches Missouri River stage... ... ... ... . 17.15 ft $$