Polk City, Iowa

Local Time: 11:49 PM CST on November 15, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 41.8° N 93.7° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Anja (South Indian Ocean)

	Current Conditions

Wildflower, Ankeny, Iowa (PWS)

Updated: 11:47 PM CST on November 15, 2009

41.0 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	36 °F
Humidity:	60%
Dew Point:	28 °F
Wind:	8.0 mph from the NE
Wind Gust:	14.0 mph
Pressure:	30.15 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 7000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	950 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KIKV)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	49° (NE)
Ceiling:	7000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Ankeny	43 °F	Overcast	11:35 PM CST
	Ames	41 °F	Overcast	10:53 PM CST
	Des Moines	43 °F	Overcast	10:54 PM CST
	Boone	41 °F	Mostly Cloudy	11:35 PM CST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KAMW)

45 °F

28 °F

Yesterday

53 °F

37 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 20

Detailed History and Climate (KIKV)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Le Mars	50°F
Keokuk	50°F
Sheldon	48°F
Burlington	48°F
Sioux City	48°F

State Lows:
Spencer	21°F
Sheldon	21°F
Estherville	21°F
Fort Dodge	24°F
Sioux City	24°F

Astronomy

November 15, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:04 AM CST

4:54 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:34 AM CST

5:23 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

6:00 AM CST

5:57 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:27 AM CST

6:30 PM CST

Moon

6:00 AM CST (11/15)

3:52 PM CST (11/15)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 49m

Length of Day

9h 49m

Tomorrow will be 2m 3s shorter.

Extended View

Waning Crescent, 0% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	Nov 16 New	Nov 24 First Quarter	Dec 2 Full	Dec 8 Last Quarter

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Des Moines News

ISU ag pavilion project receives $1.5 million pledge

Microsoft founder backs biotech to fight hunger

Fall soil testing can help 2010 crops and beyond

Eliminating PRRS poses special challenges

Mold likely as result of delayed corn harvest

Rain and more rain keeps beans in field

Guest speaker dispels Islam generalizations

ISU men's basketball: Dendy to miss at least four games with injury

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Polk City, IA

41.0 °F

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 50226

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
45° F \| 32° F	40° F \| 34° F	43° F \| 34° F	47° F \| 34° F	50° F \| 36° F
Rain 60% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Mostly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Forecast for Polk

Updated: 9:56 PM CST on November 15, 2009

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Rest of Tonight

Cloudy. A slight chance of light rain and light sleet before midnight and early morning...then a slight chance of light rain early in the morning. Low in the mid 30s. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Monday

Cloudy. A chance of light rain in the morning...then light rain likely in the afternoon. High in the mid 40s. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

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Monday Night

Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light rain. Breezy. Low in the lower 30s. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.

Tuesday

Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light rain. Breezy. High in the lower 40s. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light rain. Breezy. Low in the mid 30s. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.

Wednesday

Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light rain. High in the mid 40s.

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Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Low in the mid 30s.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. High in the upper 40s.

Thursday Night through Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 30s. High in the lower 50s.

Saturday

Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain. High in the lower 50s.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Low in the mid 30s.

Sunday

Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain. High in the upper 40s.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Air quality Forecast for Des Moines

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		PM2.5
Sunday	Good		NO2
Monday	Good		NO2
Tuesday	Good		NO2
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Patriots vs. Colts	8:20 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Chance of Rain, 52 °F
Ravens vs. Browns	8:30 PM EST on November 16, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 45 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Pirates vs. Golden Hurricane	7:15 PM CST on November 15, 2009	Rain Showers, 49 °F
Bulls vs. RedHawks	6:00 PM EST on November 18, 2009	Chance of Rain, 49 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Albinoleffe vs. Grosseto	8:45 PM CET on November 16, 2009	Clear, High 69° F/ 21° C
Tranmere Rovers vs. Leyton Orient	7:45 PM GMT on November 17, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 57° F/ 14° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 2009	Chance of Rain, 74 °F
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