Alpha, Minnesota

Local Time: 10:13 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.6° N 94.9° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Blanca (East Pacific) Invest 94 (East Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Jackson, Minnesota (Airport)

Updated: 9:54 AM CDT on July 06, 2009

73 °F

Clear

Humidity:	50%
Dew Point:	54 °F
Wind:	4 mph from the WSW
Pressure:	29.99 in (Steady)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	6 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1444 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KMJQ)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	250° (WSW)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Jackson	73 °F	Clear	9:54 AM CDT
	Estherville	75 °F	Clear	9:52 AM CDT
	Windom	79 °F	Clear	9:53 AM CDT
	Fairmont	75 °F	Clear	9:55 AM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KEST)

83 °F

59 °F

Record (KEST)

101 °F (1948)

46 °F (1950)

Yesterday

81 °F

58 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 5

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Canby	79°F
Windom	77°F
Austin	75°F
Faribault	75°F
Albert Lea	75°F

State Lows:
Cook	39°F
Silver Bay	39°F
Crane Lake	39°F
International Falls	39°F
Bigfork	41°F

Astronomy

July 6, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:45 AM CDT

9:03 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:09 AM CDT

9:38 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:24 AM CDT

10:24 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:27 AM CDT

11:20 PM CDT

Moon

8:54 PM CDT

4:48 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 28m

Length of Day

15h 17m

Tomorrow will be 1m 4s shorter.

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Alpha, MN

73 °F

Clear

at 9:54 AM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 56111

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
83° F \| 59° F	83° F \| 63° F	83° F \| 65° F	85° F \| 65° F	85° F \| 61° F
T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Mostly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for Jackson

Updated: 9:56 am CDT on July 6, 2009

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Rest of Today

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph becoming 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.

Thursday

Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.

Thursday Night through Friday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.

Saturday and Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Lows in the upper 50s.

Sunday

Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

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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:
Blue Jays vs. Yankees	1:05 PM EDT on July 06, 2009	Clear, 81 °F
Braves vs. Cubs	6:05 PM CDT on July 06, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 73° F/ 23° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, 74 °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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Pressure

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Heat Index

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Updated

Type

8 MILES NW OF ESTHERVILLE, Estherville, IA

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

78.8 °F

59 °F

50%

North at 0.0 mph

29.74 in

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

1290 ft

10:13 AM CDT

Normal

HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE IA, Estherville, IA

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1259 ft

9:00 AM CDT

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WB0WOE/R, 5 SE Lake Park, IA

Iowa Great Lakes Amateur Radio Club, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

74.8 °F

56 °F

52%

West at 4.3 mph

29.94 in

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

1528 ft

10:13 AM CDT

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2 Miles SE of, Terril, IA

Iowa Chaser - Storm Chasing, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

78.1 °F

57 °F

48%

SE at 0.0 mph

30.05 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

1408 ft

10:12 AM CDT

Rapid Fire

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HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT WINDOM MN, Windom, MN

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

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1375 ft

9:00 AM CDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 9:52 am CDT on July 6, 2009 24 hour precipitation data in inches... for southeast South Dakota... southwest Minnesota... northwest Iowa... and northeast Nebraska ... Received by 9 am Monday July 6 2009. ... Southeast South Dakota... Yankton Airport 0.46 Vermillion 0.28 Yankton coop 0.22 Vermillion 4.1se 0.09 Sioux Falls 3.6ese 0.03 Gayville 1.8ssw 0.02 Garretson 7.3wsw 0.01 Fulton 9.4n T Burke 4sw T ... Southwest Minnesota... Worthington 1.4 NNE 1.15 Luverne Airport 0.38 Lakefield 0.16 Redwood Falls 0.8 NE 0.00 Westbrook 1.4 NW 0.00 ... Northwest Iowa... Rock valley 0.07 Cleghorn 4.4n 0.04 .End...