Alta, Iowa

Local Time: 11:02 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.7° N 95.3° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Depression Four-E (East Pacific) Invest 95 (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Five (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Storm Lake, Iowa (Airport)

Updated: 10:55 AM CDT on July 10, 2009

73 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	73%
Dew Point:	64 °F
Wind:	Calm
Pressure:	30.01 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	7 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 1700 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1486 ft

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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Storm Lake	73 °F	Scattered Clouds	10:55 AM CDT
	Cherokee	73 °F	Overcast	10:55 AM CDT
	Spencer	75 °F	Partly Cloudy	10:53 AM CDT
	Orange City	75 °F	Scattered Clouds	10:55 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

80 °F

63 °F

Record

89 °F (1998)

53 °F (1996)

Yesterday

81 °F

63 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Shenandoah	80°F
Red Oak	78°F
Council Bluffs	78°F
Clarinda	78°F
Le Mars	78°F

State Lows:
Charles City	62°F
Boone	62°F
Ames	62°F
Vinton	62°F
Cedar Rapids	64°F

Astronomy

July 10, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:52 AM CDT

8:59 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:18 AM CDT

9:34 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:34 AM CDT

10:17 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:42 AM CDT

11:10 PM CDT

Moon

10:43 PM CDT

9:00 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 15m

Length of Day

15h 06m

Tomorrow will be 1m 15s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 91% of the Moon is Illuminated


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

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Alta, IA

73 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 10:55 AM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 51002

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
77° F \| 61° F	81° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 63° F	85° F \| 67° F	85° F \| 63° F
T-storms 80% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Buena Vista

Updated: 8:43 am CDT on July 10, 2009

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Rest of Today

Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Areas of fog late. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the early morning. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

Monday

Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.

Tuesday

Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

Wednesday through Thursday

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

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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	1:20 PM CDT on July 10, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 77 °F
Blue Jays vs. Orioles	7:05 PM EDT on July 10, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °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, 77 °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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IADOT Storm Lake (US 71/IA 3), Truesdale, Dry

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72 °F

69 °F

89%

NW at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

1329 ft

10:35 AM CDT

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APRSWXNET Cherokee IA , Cherokee, IA

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71 °F

67 °F

87%

NW at 0 mph

30.00 in

0.00 in / hr

1312 ft

10:07 AM CDT

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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

10:00 AM CDT

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IADOT Ida Grove (HW 59), Ida Grove, Dry

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77 °F

64 °F

63%

SSE at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

1233 ft

10:38 AM CDT

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Webb, Iowa, Webb, IA

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71.6 °F

67 °F

85%

NNW at 1.0 mph

29.89 in

- / hr

70 °F

1356 ft

10:51 AM CDT

Normal

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:00 am CDT on July 10, 2009 ... Sioux Falls climate data up to 11 am CDT... high temperature so far today... . 76 low temperature so far today... . 68 precipitation since midnight... .. 0 ... Huron climate data up to 11 am CDT... high temperature so far today... . 78 low temperature so far today... . 60 precipitation since midnight... .. 0 ... Sioux City climate data up to 11 am CDT... high temperature so far today... . 77 low temperature so far today... . 69 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.59 inches Missouri River stage... ... ... ... . 18.94 ft $$