Rock Valley, Iowa

Local Time: 12:55 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.2° N 96.3° W (Google Map)

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

	Current Conditions

Sioux Center IA, Sioux Center, Iowa (PWS)

Updated: 12:55 AM CDT on July 11, 2009

67.6 °F

Clear

Humidity:	74%
Dew Point:	59 °F
Wind:	2.0 mph from the NE
Wind Gust:	3.0 mph
Pressure:	30.00 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1358 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KORC)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	48° (NE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Orange City	70 °F	Clear	12:35 AM CDT
	Sheldon	68 °F	Mostly Cloudy	12:35 AM CDT
	Luverne	64 °F	Clear	12:36 AM CDT
	Le Mars	77 °F	Overcast	12:35 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KORC)

81 °F

64 °F

Record (KORC)

96 °F (1952)

51 °F (2007)

Yesterday

77.2 °F

61.6 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Ankeny	89°F
Le Mars	87°F
Keokuk	86°F
Shenandoah	86°F
Des Moines	86°F

State Lows:
Charles City	62°F
Boone	62°F
Ames	62°F
Vinton	62°F
Cedar Rapids	64°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:55 AM CDT

9:05 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:21 AM CDT

9:39 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:36 AM CDT

10:24 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:42 AM CDT

11:17 PM CDT

Moon

11:07 PM CDT

10:06 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 18m

Length of Day

15h 09m

Tomorrow will be 1m 20s 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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Rock Valley, IA

67.6 °F

Clear

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
83° F \| 61° F	81° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 65° F	85° F \| 63° F	81° 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: 8:41 PM CDT on July 10, 2009

Active Notice: Local Storm Report (US Severe Weather)

Rest of Tonight

Mostly cloudy...then becoming partly cloudy. Areas of fog late. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Partly cloudy. Areas of fog in the early morning. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

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Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

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Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Tuesday

Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 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 Friday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows 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:
Reds vs. Mets	7:10 PM EDT on July 10, 2009	Clear, 70 °F
Royals vs. Red Sox	7:10 PM EDT on July 10, 2009	Clear, 63 °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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HADS ROCK RIVER AT ROCK VALLEY IA, Rock Valley, IA

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1246 ft

12:00 AM CDT

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Sioux Center IA, Sioux Center, IA

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

67.6 °F

59 °F

74%

NE at 2.0 mph

30.00 in

0.00 in / hr

1358 ft

12:55 AM CDT

Normal

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Sioux Center, IA

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65.7 °F

31 °F

27%

NNE at 5.8 mph

28.64 in

0.00 in / hr

1445 ft

12:55 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

IADOT Alton (IA10), Orange City, Dry

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

68 °F

59 °F

72%

NE at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

1411 ft

12:28 AM CDT

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Rock Rapids, IA

Rock Rapids Iowa Municipal Airport Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

65.2 °F

63 °F

93%

North at 0.0 mph

30.13 in

0.00 in / hr

1363 ft

12:50 AM CDT

Normal

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MesoWest Hospers North , Hospers, IA

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

70 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1378 ft

11:25 PM CDT

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HADS FLOYD RIVER AT ALTON IA, Alton, IA

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1354 ft

12:00 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.