Story City, Iowa

Local Time: 8:52 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.2° N 93.6° W (Google Map)

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

Active Advisory: Severe Thunderstorm Warning (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Downtown Story City, Story City, Iowa (PWS)

Updated: 8:50 AM CDT on July 10, 2009

69.6 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	89%
Dew Point:	66 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph
Pressure:	30.02 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	2 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 2200 ft Scattered Clouds 8500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1017 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KAMW)
Wind Speed:	8.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	68° (ENE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Ames	72 °F	Scattered Clouds	8:30 AM CDT
	Boone	70 °F	Overcast	8:35 AM CDT
	Webster City	68 °F	Heavy Rain	8:35 AM CDT
	Iowa Falls	66 °F	Overcast	8:35 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KAMW)

81 °F

61 °F

Record (KAMW)

91 °F (2001)

57 °F (1997)

Yesterday

77 °F

60 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 4

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Today's State Extremes

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

State Lows:
Charles City	62°F
Vinton	62°F
Mason City	64°F
Algona	64°F
Clinton	64°F

Astronomy

July 10, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:47 AM CDT

8:51 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:13 AM CDT

9:25 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:30 AM CDT

10:08 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:39 AM CDT

10:59 PM CDT

Moon

10:35 PM CDT

8:54 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 11m

Length of Day

15h 03m

Tomorrow will be 1m 15s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 91% of the Moon is Illuminated


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

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Story City, IA

69.6 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 8:50 AM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 50248

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
79° F \| 61° F	81° F \| 59° F	83° F \| 63° F	83° F \| 67° F	85° F \| 65° F
T-storms 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Story

Updated: 3:34 am CDT on July 10, 2009
	Today Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the morning...then isolated thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms late in the afternoon. High in the lower 80s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 60 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	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. » ZIP Code Detail
	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. » ZIP Code Detail
	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.
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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, 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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Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

Downtown Story City, Story City, IA

Emernation, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

69.6 °F

66 °F

89%

ENE at 0.0 mph

30.02 in

0.00 in / hr

1017 ft

8:50 AM CDT

Normal

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Christytown, Story City, IA

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

69.3 °F

67 °F

92%

ESE at 0.0 mph

29.97 in

0.00 in / hr

1030 ft

8:52 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames, Ames, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

70.5 °F

66 °F

87%

ESE at 8.5 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

1000 ft

8:50 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

Rural Stanhope, Stanhope, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

67.8 °F

65 °F

91%

NNW at 8.5 mph

30.12 in

0.00 in / hr

1080 ft

8:51 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

North-Central Ames, Ames, IA

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

69.6 °F

66 °F

89%

SE at 0.0 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

967 ft

7:27 AM CDT

Normal

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IADOT Ames (I-35), Ames, Dry

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

71 °F

65 °F

82%

East at 9 mph

0.00 in / hr

71 °F

1027 ft

8:23 AM CDT

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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

8:00 AM CDT

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

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

870 ft

8:00 AM CDT

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Boone, East Side, Boone, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

67.1 °F

63 °F

87%

NNW at 16.1 mph

30.05 in

0.02 in / hr

1160 ft

8:52 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

MesoWest Colo , Colo, IA

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

71 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1041 ft

7:25 AM CDT

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

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

990 ft

8:00 AM CDT

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HADS DES MOINES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD IA, Dayton, IA

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

894 ft

8:00 AM CDT

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APRSWXNET Ogden I, Ogden, IA

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

70 °F

66 °F

88%

East at 9 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

1148 ft

8:19 AM CDT

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HADS LIZARD CREEK NEAR FORT DODGE 4NW IA, Blairsburg, IA

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1071 ft

7:15 AM CDT

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SE side of Madrid, IA, Madrid, IA

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

70.3 °F

68 °F

93%

East at 1.0 mph

29.94 in

0.00 in / hr

1001 ft

8:52 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Warnings and Notices

	Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Statement as of 8:29 AM CDT on July 10, 2009 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Boone County in central Iowa... southwestern Hamilton County in central Iowa... western Story County in central Iowa... northeastern Greene County in west central Iowa... * until 915 am CDT * at 826 am CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located 5 miles north of Boxholm... or 18 miles south of Fort Dodge... and was moving southeast at 45 mph. * The severe thunderstorm will be near... Pilot Mound by 835 am CDT... Fraser by 840 am CDT... Boone Airport and Boone by 850 am CDT... Luther by 855 am CDT... Gilbert by 900 am CDT... Ames... Ames Airport... Kelley and Slater by 905 am CDT... This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 105 and 128. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Prepare for damaging winds... falling trees and flying debris. Move indoors and stay away from windows. If you live in a Mobile home... seek shelter in a sturdy building. Lat... Lon 4186 9361 4186 9385 4219 9428 4221 9423 4221 9394 4224 9394 4233 9388 4217 9336 time... Mot... loc 1329z 304deg 40kt 4223 9405 Small