Gilbert, Iowa

Local Time: 1:37 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.1° N 93.6° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Carlos (East Pacific) Invest 95 (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Five (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames, Ames, Iowa (PWS)

Updated: 1:35 AM CDT on July 11, 2009

75.4 °F

Overcast

Humidity:	87%
Dew Point:	71 °F
Wind:	2.5 mph from the NE
Wind Gust:	10.1 mph
Pressure:	30.03 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	75 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 2000 ft Scattered Clouds 2700 ft Overcast 3300 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1000 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KAMW)
Wind Speed:	6.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	45° (NE)
Ceiling:	3300 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Ames	75 °F	Overcast	1:06 AM CDT
	Boone	75 °F	Overcast	1:15 AM CDT
	Webster City	72 °F	Overcast	1:15 AM CDT
	Ankeny	81 °F	Overcast	1:15 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KAMW)

82 °F

61 °F

Record (KAMW)

89 °F (2008)

54 °F (1999)

Yesterday

88.7 °F

63.3 °F

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Today's State Extremes

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

State Lows:
Mason City	64°F
Estherville	64°F
Spencer	66°F
Charles City	68°F
Sheldon	68°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:48 AM CDT

8:50 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:15 AM CDT

9:24 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:32 AM CDT

10:07 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:41 AM CDT

10:57 PM CDT

Moon

10:56 PM CDT

9:56 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 09m

Length of Day

15h 01m

Tomorrow will be 1m 17s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 87% of the Moon is Illuminated


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

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Gilbert, IA

75.4 °F

Overcast

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
83° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 63° F	83° F \| 65° F	86° F \| 67° F	85° F \| 61° F
Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% 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 Story

Updated: 12:09 am CDT on July 11, 2009

Active Notice: Local Storm Report (US Severe Weather)

Rest of Tonight

Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms after midnight...then partly cloudy early in the morning. Patchy fog early in the morning. Low in the mid 60s. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.

Saturday

Partly sunny. Patchy fog through mid morning. High in the mid 80s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

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Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. North wind near 5 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

Sunday

Partly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the lower 80s. Southeast wind near 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.

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Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms through midnight...then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Low in the lower 60s. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.

Monday and Monday Night

Partly cloudy. High in the mid 80s. Low in the mid 60s.

Tuesday and Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the upper 80s. Low in the upper 60s.

Wednesday through Friday

Partly cloudy. High in the mid 80s. Low in the lower 60s.

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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:
White Sox vs. Twins	7:10 PM CDT on July 10, 2009	Rain Showers, 81 °F
Braves vs. Rockies	7:10 PM MDT on July 10, 2009	Thunderstorm, 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	Partly Cloudy, 77 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

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Heat Index

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Updated

Type

Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames, Ames, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75.4 °F

71 °F

87%

NE at 2.5 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

1000 ft

1:35 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

North-Central Ames, Ames, IA

Ames Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75.4 °F

71 °F

87%

SE at 0.0 mph

30.07 in

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

967 ft

1:27 AM CDT

Normal

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HADS SQUAW CREEK AT AMES IA, Ames, IA

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

903 ft

1:00 AM CDT

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IADOT Ames (I-35), Ames, Dry

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75 °F

71 °F

86%

North at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

1027 ft

1:23 AM CDT

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HADS SOUTH SKUNK RIVER BLO SQUAW CK N IA, Ames, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

870 ft

1:00 AM CDT

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Christytown, Story City, IA

Christytown, Iowa weather provided by Carousel Computer, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

74.7 °F

72 °F

92%

NE at 0.0 mph

29.95 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

1030 ft

12:11 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Rural Stanhope, Stanhope, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

71.4 °F

63 °F

74%

NNE at 0.0 mph

30.04 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

1080 ft

1:35 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

Boone, East Side, Boone, IA

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74.2 °F

70 °F

87%

North at 10.4 mph

29.94 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

1160 ft

1:37 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

MesoWest Colo , Colo, IA

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77 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

1041 ft

12:55 AM CDT

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SE side of Madrid, IA, Madrid, IA

Madrid, IA weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75.6 °F

73 °F

93%

NNW at 0.0 mph

29.92 in

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

1001 ft

1:37 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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APRSWXNET Ogden I, Ogden, IA

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

75 °F

71 °F

88%

NE at 5 mph

30.05 in

0.00 in / hr

74 °F

1148 ft

1:19 AM CDT

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HADS DES MOINES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD IA, Dayton, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

894 ft

1:00 AM CDT

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HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA, Polk City, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

939 ft

12:00 AM CDT

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HADS BOONE RIVER NEAR WEBSTER CITY 2S IA, Webster City, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

990 ft

1:00 AM CDT

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IADOT Ankeny (I-35), Elkhart, Dry

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74 °F

73 °F

95%

NE at 4 mph

0.00 in / hr

71 °F

865 ft

1:24 AM CDT

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	Local Storm Report
07/10/2009 0925 am Nevada, Story County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr. Three modular homes and three Mobile homes on a sale lot were destroyed. They were all unoccupied and not tied down. 07/10/2009 0915 am 3 miles NE of Ames Airport, Story County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter. Four inch diameter tree branch fell on house causing roof damage. 07/10/2009 0915 am 2 miles NNE of Ames Airport, Story County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter. 2 ft diameter tree down on fence. 07/10/2009 0920 am Cambridge, Story County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr. Story County emergency management reports a one foot diameter tree down in Cambridge with winds estimated at 50 mph. Time estimated. 07/10/2009 0903 am Story City, Story County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr. One foot diameter tree limb down... took out power line. Small portion of NW Story City without power. 07/10/2009 0915 am Ames, Story County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by law enforcement. 8 inch diameter tree down. Tree fell on vehicle causing damage. 07/10/2009 0912 am 1 miles S of Gilbert, Story County. Thunderstorm wind gust e60 mph, reported by amateur radio. One half inch hail. 07/10/2009 0911 am Ames Airport, Story County. Thunderstorm wind gust m63 mph, reported by ASOS. Ames Airport ASOS. 07/10/2009 0915 am 2 miles S of McCallsburg, Story County. Thunderstorm wind gust e60 mph, reported by trained spotter. 07/10/2009 0911 am Ames, Story County. Thunderstorm wind gust m64 mph, reported by mesonet. 07/10/2009 0906 am 4 miles NW of Ames, Story County. Thunderstorm wind gust e60 mph, reported by trained spotter. Very heavy rain along with the wind.