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Ames, Iowa (Airport)
Updated: 12:53 PM CDT on July 10, 2009
78 °F
Partly Cloudy
Humidity:
71%
Dew Point:
68 °F
Wind:
7 mph
from the
SE
Pressure:
30.01 in
(Rising)
Visibility:
10.0 miles
UV:
11 out of 16
Clouds:
Few
9000 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation:
955 ft
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Ames, IA (KAMW)
Ankeny, IA (KIKV)
Boone, IA (KBNW)
Des Moines, IA (KDSM)
HADS SOUTH SKUNK RIVER BLO SQUAW CK N IA US USGS
HADS SQUAW CREEK AT AMES IA US USGS
IADOT Ankeny (I-35)
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA US USARMY-COE
IADOT Ames (I-35)
North-Central Ames
SE side of Madrid, IA
Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames
Saylorville
Twin Gates
Wildflower
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA US USARMY-COE
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA US USARMY-COE
HADS INDIAN CREEK NEAR MINGO 3NNW IA US USGS
MesoWest Colo IA US UPR
APRSWXNET Johnston IA US
Boone, East Side
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR WOODWARD 3SW IA US USARMY-COE
APRSWXNET Des Moines IA US
Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad
HADS FOUR MILE CREEK AT DES MOINES IA US USARMY-COE
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT 2ND AVE DES IA US USARMY-COE
Witmer Park
Windsor Heights / Glendale
IADOT Des Moines (I-235)
Drake Neighborhood
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT FLEUR DRIVE AT IA US USARMY-COE
HADS WALNUT CREEK AT DES MOINES IA US USGS
HADS SE 6TH STREET DES MOINES RIVER A IA US USARMY-COE
Christytown
IADOT Colfax (I-80)
West Des Moines, IA
Nearby Airports
City:
Temp.:
Conditions:
Updated:
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Ames
78 °F
Partly Cloudy
12:53 PM CDT
Ankeny
82 °F
Clear
12:35 PM CDT
Boone
77 °F
Scattered Clouds
12:35 PM CDT
Des Moines
81 °F
Scattered Clouds
12:54 PM CDT
History & Almanac
Max Temperature:
Min Temperature:
Normal
81 °F
61 °F
Record
91 °F
(2001)
57 °F
(1997)
Yesterday
77 °F
60 °F
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 4
Detailed History and Climate
Today's State Extremes
Astronomy
July 10, 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
10:06 PM CDT
Astronomical Twilight
3:41 AM CDT
10:57 PM CDT
Moon
10:35 PM CDT
8:54 AM CDT
Length Of Visible Light:
16h 08m
Length of Day
15h 01m
Tomorrow will be 1m 13s shorter .
Extended View
Waning Gibbous, 90% of the Moon is Illuminated
Today
7 / 15
Last Quarter
7 / 21
New
7 / 28
First Quarter
8 / 5
Full
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Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
81° F
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61° F
81° F
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61° F
83° F
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63° F
83° F
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67° F
86° F
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65° F
T-storms
60% chance of precipitation
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Chance of T-storms
30% chance of precipitation
Forecast for Story
Updated: 9:35 am CDT on July 10, 2009
Rest of Today
Widespread thunderstorms before noon...then a chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Thunderstorms likely late in the afternoon. High in the lower 80s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 80 percent.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms through midnight...then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Low in the lower 60s. Southeast wind near 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
Saturday
Partly sunny. High in the lower 80s. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. East wind near 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s.
Monday
Partly sunny. High in the mid 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the upper 60s.
Tuesday and Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the upper 80s. Low in the mid 60s.
Wednesday through Thursday
Partly cloudy. High in the mid 80s. Low in the lower 60s.
Alternate Computer Forecast: AVN MOS Weather Graph
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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Weather Stations
Station Location
Temp.
Dew Point
Humidity
Wind
Pressure
Precipitation
Heat Index
Elevation
Updated
Type
HADS SOUTH SKUNK RIVER BLO SQUAW CK N IA, Ames, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
870 ft
12:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS SQUAW CREEK AT AMES IA, Ames, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
903 ft
12:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
IADOT Ankeny (I-35), Elkhart, Dry
75 °F
68 °F
79%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
76 °F
865 ft
12:04 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA, Polk City, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
939 ft
12:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
IADOT Ames (I-35), Ames, Dry
78 °F
65 °F
65%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
80 °F
1027 ft
12:44 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
North-Central Ames, Ames, IA
84.7 °F
71 °F
64%
30.05 in
0.00 in
/ hr
90 °F
967 ft
1:00 PM CDT
Normal
Website
SE side of Madrid, IA, Madrid, IA
78.5 °F
69 °F
72%
29.90 in
0.03 in
/ hr
81 °F
1001 ft
1:02 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames, Ames, IA
79.5 °F
69 °F
70%
30.01 in
0.00 in
/ hr
82 °F
1000 ft
12:59 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Saylorville, Polk City, IA
80.1 °F
68 °F
67%
29.98 in
0.00 in
/ hr
83 °F
1000 ft
1:02 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
Twin Gates, Ankeny, IA
82.6 °F
70 °F
65%
29.97 in
0.00 in
/ hr
86 °F
875 ft
1:02 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
Wildflower, Ankeny, IA
78.1 °F
68 °F
72%
29.96 in
0.00 in
/ hr
80 °F
950 ft
1:00 PM CDT
Normal
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA, Johnston, IA
75 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
73 °F
910 ft
12:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA, Johnston, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
807 ft
12:15 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS INDIAN CREEK NEAR MINGO 3NNW IA, Mingo, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
838 ft
11:45 AM CDT
MADIS
Website
MesoWest Colo , Colo, IA
77 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
75 °F
1041 ft
12:10 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
APRSWXNET Johnston IA, Johnston, IA
77 °F
61 °F
58%
29.98 in
0.00 in
/ hr
79 °F
806 ft
12:31 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Boone, East Side, Boone, IA
77.4 °F
67 °F
71%
29.93 in
0.00 in
/ hr
79 °F
1160 ft
1:02 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR WOODWARD 3SW IA, Woodward, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
899 ft
12:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
APRSWXNET Des Moines IA , Des Moines, IA
78 °F
61 °F
55%
29.97 in
0.00 in
/ hr
79 °F
921 ft
12:28 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad, Urbandale, IA
83.0 °F
69 °F
63%
29.97 in
0.00 in
/ hr
87 °F
957 ft
1:02 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
HADS FOUR MILE CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
795 ft
11:30 AM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT 2ND AVE DES IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
773 ft
12:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Witmer Park, Des Moines, IA
80.3 °F
72 °F
75%
29.96 in
0.00 in
/ hr
84 °F
892 ft
1:02 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Windsor Heights / Glendale, Des Moines, IA
79.8 °F
70 °F
71%
29.98 in
0.00 in
/ hr
83 °F
974 ft
1:02 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
IADOT Des Moines (I-235), Des Moines, Dry
76 °F
66 °F
71%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
78 °F
822 ft
12:13 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Drake Neighborhood, Des Moines, IA
81.6 °F
70 °F
68%
29.93 in
0.00 in
/ hr
85 °F
971 ft
12:57 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT FLEUR DRIVE AT IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
782 ft
11:30 AM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS WALNUT CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
830 ft
11:30 AM CDT
MADIS
Website
HADS SE 6TH STREET DES MOINES RIVER A IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
814 ft
12:00 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
Christytown, Story City, IA
77.1 °F
68 °F
73%
29.95 in
0.00 in
/ hr
79 °F
1030 ft
1:01 PM CDT
Rapid Fire
Website
IADOT Colfax (I-80), Colfax, Other
80 °F
72 °F
77%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
84 °F
810 ft
12:43 PM CDT
MADIS
Website
West Des Moines, IA
79.9 °F
65 °F
60%
28.99 in
0.00 in
/ hr
82 °F
-
1:00 PM CDT
Normal
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Warnings and Notices
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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.
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