Chatsworth, Iowa

Local Time: 6:00 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.0° N 96.4° W (Google Map)

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

Active Advisory: Flash Flood Warning, Flash Flood Watch (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Local Storm Report

	Current Conditions

Sioux Center IA, Sioux Center, Iowa (PWS)

Updated: 6:00 AM CDT on July 10, 2009

67.8 °F

Rain

Humidity:	100%
Dew Point:	68 °F
Wind:	2.0 mph from the NE
Wind Gust:	2.0 mph
Pressure:	29.89 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 200 ft Mostly Cloudy 2400 ft Overcast 3800 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1358 ft

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Flight Rule:	MVFR (KORC)
Wind Speed:	4.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	55° (NE)
Ceiling:	2400 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Orange City	68 °F	Rain	5:35 AM CDT
	Le Mars	75 °F	Overcast	5:35 AM CDT
	Sheldon	68 °F	Overcast	5:35 AM CDT
	Sioux Falls	68 °F	Scattered Clouds	5:56 AM CDT

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Min Temperature:

Normal (KORC)

81 °F

63 °F

Record (KORC)

93 °F (1952)

53 °F (1996)

Yesterday

77.2 °F

61.6 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Shenandoah	77°F
Le Mars	77°F
Red Oak	75°F
Ankeny	75°F
Clarinda	75°F

State Lows:
Charles City	62°F
Vinton	62°F
Waterloo	64°F
Cedar Rapids	64°F
Mason City	64°F

Astronomy

July 10, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:56 AM CDT

9:05 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:21 AM CDT

9:40 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:37 AM CDT

10:24 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:43 AM CDT

11:17 PM CDT

Moon

10:48 PM CDT

9:04 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 18m

Length of Day

15h 09m

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Chatsworth, IA

67.8 °F

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
76° F \| 58° F	76° F \| 59° F	83° F \| 63° F	83° F \| 65° F	85° F \| 61° F
Chance of T-storms 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Cooler than yesterday.

Forecast for Sioux

Updated: 3:58 am CDT on July 10, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect until 11 am CDT this morning...
	Today Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the morning... then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A few severe storms are possible...along with heavy rain. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the early evening...then mostly cloudy. Areas of fog late. Lows in the upper 50s. 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 upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Sunday Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	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, 79 °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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HADS BIG SIOUX RIVER AT AKRON IA, Akron, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1119 ft

5:00 AM CDT

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Sioux Center IA, Sioux Center, IA

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67.8 °F

68 °F

100%

NE at 2.0 mph

29.89 in

0.00 in / hr

1358 ft

6:00 AM CDT

Normal

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Sioux Center, IA

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69.6 °F

61 °F

73%

East at 3.1 mph

28.56 in

0.00 in / hr

1445 ft

5:59 AM CDT

Normal

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

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1246 ft

5:00 AM CDT

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IADOT Alton (IA10), Orange City, Wet

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67 °F

66 °F

95%

ENE at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

1411 ft

5:35 AM CDT

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APRSWXNET Le Mars IA , Le Mars, IA

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74 °F

70 °F

88%

West at 1 mph

29.94 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

1020 ft

5:30 AM CDT

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HADS FLOYD RIVER AT ALTON IA, Alton, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.03 in / hr

1354 ft

5:00 AM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Flash Flood Warning
Statement as of 5:37 AM CDT on July 10, 2009 The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... northern Plymouth County in northwest Iowa southern Sioux County in northwest Iowa * until 830 am CDT * at 536 am CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall along the Plymouth and Sioux County line. More thunderstorms are expected through 7 am CDT. Radar estimates 1 to 1.5 inches of rain has fallen since 430 am CDT with an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain likely. * Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Maurice Orange City... Craig... and Struble. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Flooding is occurring or is imminent. Most flood related deaths occur in automobiles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges... dips... or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream... even a small one... on foot or in a vehicle. Lat... Lon 4280 9660 4285 9655 4298 9650 4303 9587 4279 9587 Schumacher

	Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 3:46 AM CDT on July 10, 2009 ... Flash Flood Watch now in effect until 11 am CDT this morning... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * portions of northwest Iowa... northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota... including the following areas... in northwest Iowa... Buena Vista... Cherokee... Clay... Ida... Obrien... Plymouth... Sioux and Woodbury. In northeast Nebraska... Dakota and Dixon. In southeast South Dakota... Clay... Union and Yankton. * Until 11 am CDT this morning * additional locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is possible tonight. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 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 few 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.

	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.