Alton, Iowa

Local Time: 4:33 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.0° N 96.0° W (Google Map)

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

	Current Conditions

Orange City, Iowa (Airport)

Updated: 4:15 AM CDT on July 11, 2009

68 °F

Mostly Cloudy

Humidity:	78%
Dew Point:	61 °F
Wind:	4 mph from the ENE
Pressure:	30.13 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 5000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1414 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KORC)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	60° (ENE)
Ceiling:	5000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Orange City	68 °F	Mostly Cloudy	4:15 AM CDT
	Le Mars	70 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:15 AM CDT
	Sheldon	63 °F	Scattered Clouds	4:15 AM CDT
	Cherokee	64 °F	Mostly Cloudy	4:15 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

81 °F

64 °F

Record

96 °F (1952)

51 °F (2007)

Yesterday

82 °F

68 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Ankeny	80°F
Des Moines	79°F
Muscatine	78°F
Fairfield	78°F
Newton	78°F

State Lows:
Mason City	61°F
Estherville	61°F
Sheldon	62°F
Spencer	64°F
Charles City	64°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:55 AM CDT

9:03 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:21 AM CDT

9:37 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:36 AM CDT

10:21 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:43 AM CDT

11:14 PM CDT

Moon

11:06 PM CDT

10:05 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 16m

Length of Day

15h 07m

Tomorrow will be 1m 20s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 86% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Alton, IA

68 °F

Mostly Cloudy

at 4:15 AM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 51003

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
83° F \| 61° F	81° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 63° F	85° F \| 63° F	83° F \| 61° F
Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Sioux

Updated: 3:28 am CDT on July 11, 2009

Active Notice: Local Storm Report (US Severe Weather)

Today

Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the early morning. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

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Tonight

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

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Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Monday

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

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Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

Wednesday through Thursday Night

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

Friday

Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 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	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Yankees vs. Angels	1:10 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Clear, 83 °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, 77 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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HADS FLOYD RIVER AT ALTON IA, Alton, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1354 ft

4:00 AM CDT

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IADOT Alton (IA10), Orange City, Dry

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

63 °F

61 °F

91%

NNW at 2 mph

0.00 in / hr

1411 ft

4:09 AM CDT

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Sioux Center, IA

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63.1 °F

38 °F

39%

NNW at 0.0 mph

28.67 in

0.00 in / hr

1445 ft

4:31 AM CDT

Normal

Sioux Center IA, Sioux Center, IA

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

64.2 °F

60 °F

87%

NE at 0.0 mph

30.02 in

0.00 in / hr

1358 ft

4:30 AM CDT

Normal

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MesoWest Hospers North , Hospers, IA

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68 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1378 ft

2:05 AM CDT

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

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1246 ft

4:00 AM CDT

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	Local Storm Report
07/10/2009 0525 am Ireton, Sioux County. Hail m1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0710 PM Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0715 PM 4 miles WSW of Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.75 inch, reported by trained spotter. Golfball sized hail was falling along with heavy rain and light winds. 07/09/2009 0723 PM 5 miles WSW of Hull, Sioux County. Hail e1.75 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0710 PM Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0715 PM 4 miles WSW of Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.75 inch, reported by trained spotter. Golfball sized hail was falling along with heavy rain and light winds. 07/09/2009 0723 PM 5 miles WSW of Hull, Sioux County. Hail e1.75 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0742 PM 1 miles E of Boyden, Sioux County. Hail e1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0742 PM 1 miles E of Boyden, Sioux County. Hail e1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0723 PM 5 miles WSW of Hull, Sioux County. Hail e1.75 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0715 PM 4 miles WSW of Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.75 inch, reported by trained spotter. Golfball sized hail was falling along with heavy rain and light winds. 07/09/2009 0710 PM Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0215 PM Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.75 inch, reported by trained spotter. West side of town 07/09/2009 1130 am Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0205 PM Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.50 inch, reported by trained spotter. 07/09/2009 0210 PM Rock Valley, Sioux County. Hail e1.25 inch, reported by trained spotter.