Clive, IA

6:27 PM CST on February 11, 2012 (GMT -0600)
Elev: 951 ft
Lon: 93.7° W
Lat: 41.6° N
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Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Giovanna (South Indian Ocean) Tropical Cyclone Jasmine (Southern Pacific)
Weather Summary
Weather Underground midday recap for Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Cold air poured into the Plains on Saturday, while snow showers developed in parts of the Northeast. A strong low pressure system that brought heavy rain to the Southern Plains and Southeast has advanced eastward and off the East Coast into the Atlantic Ocean. However, counter-clockwise flow around this system continued to push moisture into the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Ohio River Valley. In addition to cool air over the region, this allowed for snow showers to develop across Michigan and the Ohio River Valley. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 1 to 3 inches in most areas, with up to 5 inches at higher elevations of the Central Appalachians. Coastal regions remained slightly warmer, which maintained light rain showers from southern Maine through Virginia.

Behind this system, a dominant ridge of high pressure continued to build over the Plains. This system started to stretch eastward over the Mississippi Valley. Flow around this system pulled cold air in from central Canada and kept seasonable cool temperatures over the Central US. High temperatures only reached into the 30s in parts of northern Texas, while the Central and Northern Plains saw highs in the teens, with overnight lows in the negative teens.

Out West, cool conditions persisted with areas of wet weather as a trough of low pressure moved over the Pacific Northwest and into the Intermountain West and Great Basin. Rainfall totals and high elevation snow accumulation remained light. A few light rain showers extended into California as moist onshore flow persisted.
Weather Underground midday recap for Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Cold air poured into the Plains on Saturday, while snow showers developed in parts of the Northeast. A strong low pressure system that brought heavy rain to the Southern Plains and Southeast has advanced eastward and off the East Coast into the Atlantic Ocean. However, counter-clockwise flow around this system continued to push moisture into the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Ohio River Valley. In addition to cool air over the region, this allowed for snow showers to develop across Michigan and the Ohio River Valley. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 1 to 3 inches in most areas, with up to 5 inches at higher elevations of the Central Appalachians. Coastal regions remained slightly warmer, which maintained light rain showers from southern Maine through Virginia.

Behind this system, a dominant ridge of high pressure continued to build over the Plains. This system started to stretch eastward over the Mississippi Valley. Flow around this system pulled cold air in from central Canada and kept seasonable cool temperatures over the Central US. High temperatures only reached into the 30s in parts of northern Texas, while the Central and Northern Plains saw highs in the teens, with overnight lows in the negative teens.

Out West, cool conditions persisted with areas of wet weather as a trough of low pressure moved over the Pacific Northwest and into the Intermountain West and Great Basin. Rainfall totals and high elevation snow accumulation remained light. A few light rain showers extended into California as moist onshore flow persisted.
Clive Weather at a Glance
Updated 6:26 PM CST
Elevation
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Now
Clear
Clear
Temperature
15.6 °F
Feels Like 16 °F
Wind(mph)
0.7
Sunrise / Set
7:15 AM
5:42 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous
Tonight
Clear 2 °F
Clear
Tomorrow
Clear 22 °F
Clear
Tomorrow Night
Chance of Snow 18 °F
Chance of Snow
50% chance of precipitation
Monday
Snow 31 | 25 °F
Snow
90% chance of precipitation
Tuesday
Partly Cloudy 34 | 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy 36 | 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.
Conditions
Pressure
30.65 in
Visibility
10.0 miles
Clouds
Clear -
Moisture
Humidity
67%
Rainfall
0.00 in
Snow Depth
Not available.
METAR
METAR KDSM 112354Z 28010KT 10SM CLR M09/M16 A3060 RMK AO2 SLP382 4/002 T10891161 11061 21094 58007
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Weather Radio
Temperature
Windchill
16 °F
Dew Point
7 °F
Wind
Speed / Dir
Calm
Wind Gust
2.3 mph
Health
UV
0.0 out of 16
Pollen
.10 out of 12
Pollen Forecast
PM2.5
Good
Flu Activity
Regional
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Regional Forecast for Polk
Tonight
nt_sunny Clear. Low zero to 5 above. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
sunny Sunny. High in the mid 20s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
nt_chancesnow Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow after midnight. Not as cold. Low 15 to 20. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
chancesnow Snow. Light snow accumulations possible. High in the lower 30s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Monday Night
nt_chancesnow Cloudy. A chance of light snow through midnight... then a slight chance of light snow after midnight. Low in the mid 20s. South wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Tuesday
cloudy Cloudy. High in the mid 30s.
Tuesday Night
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Low in the lower 20s.
Wednesday
snow Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow. High in the mid 30s.
Wednesday Night
nt_chancesnow Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Low in the upper 20s.
Thursday
snow Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow. High in the upper 30s.
Thursday Night
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Low in the lower 20s.
Friday through Saturday
partlycloudy Partly cloudy. High in the upper 30s. Low in the lower 20s.
Source: NWS at 3:22 PM CST on February 11, 2012
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Saturday, 11
Clear
23 | 2 °F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Sunday, 12
Clear
22 | 18 °F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Monday, 13
Snow
31 | 25 °F
Snow
Chance of
Precipitation
90%
Tuesday, 14
Partly Cloudy
34 | 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Wednesday, 15
Partly Cloudy
36 | 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
10%
Thursday, 16
Chance of Snow
36 | 22 °F
Chance of Snow
Chance of
Precipitation
20%
Friday, 17
Partly Cloudy
38 | 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Saturday, 18
Partly Cloudy
34 | NA
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Source: NWS at 3:22 PM CST on February 11, 2012
Regional Forecast for Polk
Tonight
nt_sunny Clear. Low zero to 5 above. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 4 | -5 9 | 0 16 | 0 9 | 0
Wind 11 mph NNW 13 mph NW 7 mph WNW 7 mph WNW
Humidity 61% 57% 50% 59%
Chance of Precip. 0% 0% 0% 0%
Cloud Cover 0% 0% 0% 0%
Conditions Clear Clear Clear Clear
Sunrise & Sunset
7:15 AM
5:42 PM
Source: NWS at 3:22 PM CST on February 11, 2012
Regional Forecast for Polk
Sunday
sunny Sunny. High in the mid 20s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
nt_chancesnow Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow after midnight. Not as cold. Low 15 to 20. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 4 | -5 16 | 4 22 | 5 20 | 7
Wind 5 mph West 6 mph WSW 5 mph South 6 mph South
Humidity 57% 58% 48% 58%
Chance of Precip. 0% 0% 0% 50%
Cloud Cover 3% 16% 51% 59%
Conditions Clear Clear Partly Cloudy Chance of Snow
Sunrise & Sunset
7:14 AM
5:43 PM
Source: NWS at 3:22 PM CST on February 11, 2012
Regional Forecast for Polk
Monday
chancesnow Snow. Light snow accumulations possible. High in the lower 30s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Monday Night
nt_chancesnow Cloudy. A chance of light snow through midnight... then a slight chance of light snow after midnight. Low in the mid 20s. South wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 18 | 16 27 | 25 29 | 27 27 | 27
Wind 7 mph SSE 11 mph South 6 mph South 5 mph SSW
Humidity 87% 88% 91% 99%
Chance of Precip. 50% 100% 100% 40%
Cloud Cover 100% 100% 100% 100%
Conditions Snow Snow Chance of Snow Chance of Snow
Sunrise & Sunset
7:13 AM
5:45 PM
Source: NWS at 3:22 PM CST on February 11, 2012
Regional Forecast for Polk
Tuesday
cloudy Cloudy. High in the mid 30s.
Tuesday Night
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Low in the lower 20s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 25 | 23 31 | 27 29 | 23 25 | 20
Wind 5 mph WNW 6 mph West 6 mph WSW 5 mph WSW
Humidity 92% 84% 78% 81%
Chance of Precip. 40% 10% 10% 10%
Cloud Cover 93% 46% 26% 29%
Conditions Overcast Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
7:12 AM
5:46 PM
Source: NWS at 3:22 PM CST on February 11, 2012
Regional Forecast for Polk
Wednesday
snow Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow. High in the mid 30s.
Wednesday Night
nt_chancesnow Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Low in the upper 20s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 22 | 18 32 | 29 34 | 27 31 | 27
Wind 4 mph WSW 2 mph SSW 1 mph ESE 1 mph SE
Humidity 84% 84% 75% 84%
Chance of Precip. 10% 10% 10% 50%
Cloud Cover 45% 55% 66% 80%
Conditions Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Ice Pellets Ice Pellets
Sunrise & Sunset
7:10 AM
5:47 PM
Source: NWS at 3:22 PM CST on February 11, 2012
Regional Forecast for Polk
Thursday
snow Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow. High in the upper 30s.
Thursday Night
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Low in the lower 20s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 29 | 27 34 | 31 32 | 27 27 | 22
Wind 1 mph NNE 6 mph NNW 8 mph NW 6 mph NW
Humidity 91% 92% 82% 85%
Chance of Precip. 50% 20% 20% 10%
Cloud Cover 73% 57% 62% 53%
Conditions Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
7:10 AM
5:47 PM
Source: NWS at 3:22 PM CST on February 11, 2012
Regional Forecast for Polk
Friday through Saturday
partlycloudy Partly cloudy. High in the upper 30s. Low in the lower 20s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 23 | 20 34 | 25 34 | 25 29 | 18
Wind 6 mph WNW 8 mph West 7 mph WNW 5 mph WSW
Humidity 88% 69% 69% 66%
Chance of Precip. 10% 10% 10% 10%
Cloud Cover 52% 50% 33% 25%
Conditions Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Clear
Sunrise & Sunset
7:10 AM
5:47 PM
Source: NWS at 3:22 PM CST on February 11, 2012
Regional Forecast for Polk
Friday through Saturday
partlycloudy Partly cloudy. High in the upper 30s. Low in the lower 20s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 25 | 16 31 | 25 34 | 25 29 | 18
Wind 2 mph SSW 4 mph SSW 7 mph WNW 5 mph WSW
Humidity 68% 74% 69% 66%
Chance of Precip. 10% 0% 10% 10%
Cloud Cover 32% 21% 33% 25%
Conditions Partly Cloudy Clear Partly Cloudy Clear
Sunrise & Sunset
7:10 AM
5:47 PM
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History & Almanac
February 11, 2012 Max Temp Min Temp
Normal (KDSM) 34 °F 16 °F
Record (KDSM) 65 °F (1882) -24 °F (1899)
Yesterday 31 °F 11 °F
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 44
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Earthquake Activity
City Distance Mag. Time & Date
No recent earthquake activity has been reported nearby.
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5.
Air Quality
  Air Quality AQ Index Pollutant
Yesterday Good
PM2.5
Current Good
PM2.5
Saturday Good
PM2.5
Saturday Good
CO
Saturday Good
NO2
Sunday Good
PM2.5
Sunday Good
CO
Sunday Good
NO2
Astronomy
Feb. 11, 2012 Rise Set
Actual Time 7:15 AM CST 5:42 PM CST
Civil Twilight 6:47 AM CST 6:11 PM CST
Nautical Twilight 6:14 AM CST 6:44 PM CST
Astronomical Twilight 5:42 AM CST 7:16 PM CST
Moon 10:36 PM CST (2/11) 8:54 AM CST (2/11)
Length Of Visible Light 11h 24m
Length of Day
10h 26m
Tomorrow will be 2m 31s longer.
Waning Gibbous, 79% of the Moon is Illuminated
Today
Waning Gibbous
Feb 14
Last Quarter
Feb 21
New
Feb 29
First Quarter
Mar 8
Full
Today's Extremes
State Highs State Lows
26 °F
Ames
26 °F
Muscatine
26 °F
Clarion
25 °F
Burlington
-4 °F
Storm Lake
-4 °F
Sheldon
-4 °F
Le Mars
-2 °F
Spencer
-2 °F
Orange City
Source: NWS
Snow Depth
Station Depth Elevation
No new snow has been reported.
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Aviation
City Temp. Conditions Updated
Des Moines 16 °F Clear 5:54 PM CST
Ankeny 16 °F Clear 6:15 PM CST
Ames 22 °F Clear 5:53 PM CST
Perry 12 °F Clear 5:55 PM CST
Flight To ETA Status
FLG3350
Minneapolis, MN
KDSM 06:35PM On Time
UAL610
Denver, CO
KDSM 06:51PM On Time
FDX736
Memphis, TN
KDSM 06:57PM On Time
BSK525
Miami, FL
KDSM 07:59PM On Time
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Type Condition
Flight Rule: VFR (KDSM)
Wind Speed: 10.0 kts.
Wind Dir: 290° (WNW)
Ceiling: Unlimited

METAR KDSM 112354Z 28010KT 10SM CLR M09/M16 A3060 RMK AO2 SLP382 4/002 T10891161 11061 21094 58007

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Event Date Forecast
West Side Story 7:00 PM CST 2012-02-11 Clear, 17°F
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Elliot Jacobson 8:00 PM CST 2012-02-11 Clear, 16°F
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Sports
Event Date Forecast
Budweiser Shootout 8:29 PM EST on February 18, 2012 Partly Cloudy, 63 °F
Gatorade Duel 1 2:19 PM EST on February 23, 2012 Average High 70° F/ 21° C
Event Date Forecast
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 8:30 AM PST on February 12, 2012 Mostly Cloudy, 45 °F
Northern Trust Open 8:30 AM PST on February 16, 2012 Clear, 63 °F
Weather Stations
Station Location Temp. Windchill Dew Point Humidity Wind Precipitation Elevation Updated Type Website
Windsor Heights / Glendale, Des Moines, IA 15.6 °F 16 °F 7 °F 67% WNW  at  0.7 mph 0.00 in / hr 944 ft 6:26 PM CST Rapid Fire
Ingersoll Park, Des Moines, IA 14.7 °F 15 °F 5 °F 66% WNW  at  3.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 970 ft 6:26 PM CST Normal  
Wunderbury, Des Moines, IA 14.7 °F 15 °F -1 °F 48% WNW  at  2.7 mph 0.00 in / hr 900 ft 6:27 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Witmer Park, Des Moines, IA 15.4 °F 5 °F 5 °F 63% West  at  8.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 892 ft 6:27 PM CST Rapid Fire  
HADS WALNUT CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 830 ft 5:45 PM CST MADIS
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT 2ND AVE DES IA, Des Moines, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 773 ft 5:15 PM CST MADIS
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT FLEUR DRIVE AT IA, Des Moines, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 782 ft 5:45 PM CST MADIS
HADS RACOON RIVER AT 63RD STREET IN D IA, Des Moines, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 819 ft 5:15 PM CST MADIS
IADOT Des Moines (I-235), Des Moines, IA 17 °F 17 °F 3 °F 54% North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 822 ft 6:01 PM CST MADIS
APRSWXNET Johnston IA, Johnston, IA 15 °F 15 °F -3 °F 44% WSW  at  0 mph 0.00 in / hr 806 ft 6:03 PM CST MADIS
Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad, Urbandale, IA 14.2 °F 8 °F 1 °F 55% WNW  at  3.5 mph 0.00 in / hr 957 ft 6:27 PM CST Rapid Fire  
HADS SE 6TH STREET DES MOINES RIVER A IA, Des Moines, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 814 ft 5:00 PM CST MADIS
Timberline Neighborhood, Urbandale, IA 12.9 °F 3 °F -8 °F 38% SW  at  6.3 mph 0.00 in / hr 976 ft 6:27 PM CST Rapid Fire
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA, Johnston, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 807 ft 5:15 PM CST MADIS
T & T Sprinkler Service Inc., Grimes, IA 13.2 °F 4 °F 5 °F 70% WSW  at  6.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 955 ft 6:26 PM CST Normal
IADOT Des Moines (I-35), Cumming, IA 15 °F 3 °F -2 °F 48% West  at  9 mph 0.00 in / hr 735 ft 6:02 PM CST MADIS
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT WEST DES MOINES IA, Cumming, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 783 ft 5:45 PM CST MADIS
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA, Johnston, IA - - - - SW  at  17 mph 0.00 in / hr 910 ft 5:00 PM CST MADIS
HADS FOUR MILE CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 795 ft 5:30 PM CST MADIS
Wildflower, Ankeny, IA 13.9 °F 3 °F 4 °F 64% West  at  8.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 937 ft 6:26 PM CST Normal  
Sheridan Gardens, Des Moines, IA 14.7 °F 1 °F 3 °F 59% NNW  at  12.5 mph 0.00 in / hr 922 ft 6:26 PM CST Normal  
S.E. Dallas County, Cumming, IA 12.0 °F - 3 °F 68% West  at  9.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 986 ft 6:25 PM CST Normal  
Saylorville, Polk City, IA 14.2 °F 5 °F 6 °F 68% SSW  at  6.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 990 ft 6:25 PM CST Normal
IADOT Altoona (I-80/US 65), Berwick, IA 15 °F 1 °F 1 °F 54% West  at  12 mph 0.00 in / hr 858 ft 6:01 PM CST MADIS
Norwalk, IA (2mi SW), Norwalk, IA 14.0 °F 4 °F -0 °F 52% SW  at  6.3 mph 0.00 in / hr 919 ft 6:27 PM CST Rapid Fire  
HADS NORTH RIVER NEAR NORWALK 2SE IA, Norwalk, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 790 ft 5:15 PM CST MADIS
N.E. Madison Co. Cumming, IA, Cumming, IA 12.0 °F 1 °F 2 °F 63% West  at  8.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 980 ft 6:25 PM CST Normal  
HADS MIDDLE RIVER NEAR INDIANOLA 5NNW IA, Norwalk, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 775 ft 5:15 PM CST MADIS
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA, Polk City, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 939 ft 5:15 PM CST MADIS
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT VAN METER IA, Van Meter, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 840 ft 5:00 PM CST MADIS
IADOT De Soto (I-80/US 169), De Soto, IA 13 °F - 1 °F 57% West  at  10 mph 0.00 in / hr 956 ft 6:01 PM CST MADIS
Indianola Town Square, Indianola, IA 12.6 °F 13 °F 1 °F 59% West  at  2.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 966 ft 6:20 PM CST Normal  
Indianola, IA 12.8 °F 13 °F 1 °F 60% East  at  2.0 mph - / hr 0 ft 6:17 PM CST Normal  
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR WOODWARD 3SW IA, Woodward, IA - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 899 ft 5:15 PM CST MADIS
SE side of Madrid, IA, Madrid, IA 16.0 °F 16 °F 8 °F 70% West  at  3.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 1001 ft 6:27 PM CST Rapid Fire
Madrid, IA 14.7 °F 8 °F -2 °F 48% WSW  at  3.8 mph 0.00 in / hr 1010 ft 6:27 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Stine Seed Co., Adel, IA 10.1 °F -2 °F 4 °F 76% West  at  8.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 1100 ft 6:27 PM CST Rapid Fire
West Des Moines, IA 14.2 °F 1 °F -1 °F 50% WNW  at  11.0 mph 0.00 in / hr - 6:25 PM CST Normal  
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