Alpha, Minnesota

Local Time: 7:21 PM CDT on July 12, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.6° N 94.9° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Soudelor (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Jackson, Minnesota (Airport)

Updated: 7:14 PM CDT on July 12, 2009

75 °F

Clear

Humidity:	65%
Dew Point:	63 °F
Wind:	6 mph from the South
Pressure:	30.08 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1444 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KMJQ)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	180° (South)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Jackson	75 °F	Clear	7:14 PM CDT
	Estherville	75 °F	Overcast	6:52 PM CDT
	Windom	81 °F	Clear	7:13 PM CDT
	Fairmont	75 °F	Clear	7:15 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KEST)

82 °F

62 °F

Record (KEST)

100 °F (1957)

46 °F (1975)

Yesterday

76 °F

58 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 2

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Windom	82°F
Faribault	82°F
Redwood Falls	81°F
Canby	81°F
Minneapolis Flying Cloud	80°F

State Lows:
Crane Lake	35°F
International Falls	35°F
Aitkin	42°F
Ely	42°F
Moose Lake	42°F

Astronomy

July 12, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:49 AM CDT

9:00 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:14 AM CDT

9:35 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:29 AM CDT

10:19 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:35 AM CDT

11:14 PM CDT

Moon

11:21 PM CDT (7/12)

11:03 AM CDT (7/12)

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 20m

Length of Day

15h 10m

Tomorrow will be 1m 26s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 73% of the Moon is Illuminated


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

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Alpha, MN

75 °F

Clear

at 7:14 PM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 56111

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
76° F \| 59° F	81° F \| 65° F	81° F \| 61° F	77° F \| 54° F	74° F \| 56° F
T-storms 90% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	T-storms 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Forecast for Jackson

Updated: 4:22 PM CDT on July 12, 2009

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy...then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the early evening. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast.

Monday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Monday Night

Mostly cloudy and becoming breezy. Scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph becoming 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tuesday

Windy. Thunderstorms likely in the morning...then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds 15 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 60. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.

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Wednesday Night through Friday

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Saturday

Partly sunny. Highs around 80.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.

Sunday

Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

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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	1:10 PM CDT on July 12, 2009	Thunderstorm, 70 °F
Braves vs. Rockies	1:10 PM MDT on July 12, 2009	Thunderstorm, 83 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Los Angeles vs. New York	8:00 PM EDT on July 16, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °F
CD Chivas USA vs. New England	5:00 PM BST on July 18, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	2:18 PM EDT on August 02, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE IA, Estherville, IA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1259 ft

6:00 PM CDT

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WB0WOE/R, 5 SE Lake Park, IA

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73.2 °F

63 °F

71%

SE at 6.6 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

1528 ft

7:21 PM CDT

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Dickens, IA

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73.8 °F

63 °F

71%

SE at 0.0 mph

30.06 in

0.00 in / hr

76 °F

1387 ft

7:21 PM CDT

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HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT WINDOM MN, Windom, MN

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1375 ft

6:00 PM CDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 5:43 PM CDT on July 12, 2009 ... Sioux Falls climate data up to 530 PM CDT... high temperature so far today... . 81 low temperature so far today... . 65 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.40 ... Huron climate data up to 530 PM CDT... high temperature so far today... . 82 low temperature so far today... . 65 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.41 ... Sioux City climate data up to 530 PM CDT... high temperature so far today... . 81 low temperature so far today... . 64 precipitation since midnight... .. 1.02 Missouri River stage... ... ... ... . 17.91 $$