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Current Conditions - Des Moines, IA

Partly Cloudy
79°
Partly Cloudy
Wind: 6 mph from the SE
Dew Point: 62°F
Pressure: 30.02 in
Humidity: 56%
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Updated: 7:54 PM CDT on August 19, 2008 at Des Moines, Iowa(KDSM)
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Forecast for Polk

Rest of Tonight
Mostly clear. Low around 60. Southeast wind near 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny. High in the mid 80s. East wind near 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Conditions Nearby

  Conditions Temp Forecast: High / Low
Charlotte Partly Cloudy 77° 90° / 63°
Raleigh Partly Cloudy 81° 92° / 67°
Fayetteville Clear 82° 92° / 68°
Asheville Partly Cloudy 73° 88° / 58°
Winston Salem Clear 78° 90° / 65°
Wilmington Clear 76° 85° / 70°
Hatteras Clear 80° 86° / 72°

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:

Muscatine 89°F
Monticello 87°F
Council Bluffs 87°F
Clarion 87°F
Davenport 87°F

State Lows:

Atlantic 55°F
Clarinda 55°F
Harlan 55°F
Audubon 55°F
Red Oak 55°F

5 Day Forecast for ZIP Code 50301

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Partly Cloudy Thunderstorm Chance of a Thunderstorm Chance of a Thunderstorm Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy T-storms Chance of T-storms Chance of T-storms Partly Cloudy
83° | 63°
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76° | 63°
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85° | 65°
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83° | 61°
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83° | 61°
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UV Index

  
9
 Wed 
  
5
 Thu 
  
6
 Fri 
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Extended Forecast for Polk

Thursday
Showers likely and isolated thunderstorms. High in the upper 70s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Low in the lower 60s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Friday
Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s.
Friday Night and Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s. High in the mid 80s.
Saturday Night through Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. High in the lower 80s.
Monday and Monday Night
Mostly clear. High in the upper 80s. Low in the lower 60s.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. High in the mid 80s.

Almanac

Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
August 19, 2008
Normal high:84° Record high:101° (1983)
Normal low:64° Record low:49° (1950)
Sunrise:6:27 AM Moon Rise: 9:16 PM
Sunset:8:07 PM Moon Set: 9:27 AM
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Air Pollution Forecast for Des Moines

  Air Quality AQ Index Pollutant
YesterdayGoodPM2.5
YesterdayGoodOZONE
CurrentGoodPM2.5
CurrentGoodOZONE
TueGood OZONE
TueGood CO
WedGood OZONE
WedGood CO
ThuGood OZONE
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FriGood OZONE
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Astronomy

Sunrise:06:27 AM (CDT) Moon Rise:09:16 PM (CDT)8/19
Sunset:08:07 PM (CDT) Moon Set:09:27 AM (CDT)8/19
Moon Phase
Aug. 19 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 Sep. 07 Sep. 15

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IEM Des Moines / KCCI Studios KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
80°F 61°F 52% South at 1 mph 30.06 in 0.00 in 81°F 7:55 PM CDT
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IADOT Des Moines (I-235), Des Moines, Dry

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
80°F 64°F 57% North at mph in 0.00 in 81°F 7:53 PM CDT
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Witmer Park, Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
72.3°F 65°F 79% South at 0.0 mph 30.03 in 0.00 in 73°F 8:21 PM CDT
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Drake Neighborhood, Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
76.4°F 65°F 68% ESE at 0.0 mph 29.97 in 0.00 in 78°F 8:12 PM CDT
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Windsor Heights / Glendale, Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
79.6°F 66°F 63% SSE at 0.0 mph 30.01 in 0.00 in 82°F 6:28 PM CDT
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IEM Des Moines / River Woods KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
78°F 63°F 60% North at 0 mph 30.08 in 0.00 in 80°F 7:55 PM CDT
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APRSWXNET Johnston IA US, Johnston, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
78°F 56°F 47% East at 0 mph 30.01 in 0.00 in 79°F 7:58 PM CDT
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APRSWXNET Des Moines IA US, Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
75°F 55°F 49% ESE at 0 mph 30.05 in 0.00 in 78°F 7:56 PM CDT
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IEM Blank Park Zoo, DSM KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
78°F 71°F 79% ESE at 2 mph 29.95 in 0.00 in 80°F 7:55 PM CDT
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IEM Iowa Christian KCCI-TV, West Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
80°F °F - SE at 2 mph 30.02 in 0.00 in 78°F 7:55 PM CDT
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Wildflower, Ankeny, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
76.5°F 65°F 67% ESE at 1.0 mph 29.99 in 0.00 in 78°F 8:17 PM CDT
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Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad, Urbandale, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
77.3°F 65°F 66% SSE at 0.0 mph 30.01 in 0.00 in 79°F 8:21 PM CDT
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Ashua Estates, West Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
72.7°F 53°F 50% North at 0.0 mph 30.06 in 0.00 in 77°F 8:19 PM CDT
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IADOT Altoona (I-80/US 65), Berwick, Dry

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
75°F 64°F 69% SE at 4 mph in 0.00 in 77°F 7:55 PM CDT
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West Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
77.6°F 63°F 61% SE at 2.0 mph 29.03 in 0.00 in 79°F 8:20 PM CDT
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IEM Jordan Creek KCCI-TV, West Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
78°F 77°F 96% SE at 1 mph 30.00 in 0.00 in 81°F 7:55 PM CDT
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Adventureland Estates, Altoona, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
74.3°F 61°F 64% SE at 0.0 mph 29.03 in 0.00 in 77°F 8:21 PM CDT
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IEM DSM Christian KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
80°F 66°F 62% SE at 2 mph 30.01 in 0.00 in 82°F 7:55 PM CDT
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IEM Ankeny / Christian Academy KCCI-TV, Ankeny, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
80°F 66°F 62% SE at 2 mph 30.04 in 0.00 in 82°F 7:55 PM CDT
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Saylorville, Polk City, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
75.9°F 64°F 66% North at 0.0 mph 30.01 in 0.00 in 78°F 8:18 PM CDT
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IADOT Des Moines (I-35), Cumming, Dry

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
77°F 63°F 61% SE at 5 mph in 0.00 in 79°F 7:52 PM CDT
Historical Data & ChartsMeteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System

IEM Grimes Elementary KCCI-TV, Grimes, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
78°F 67°F 69% North at 0 mph 30.10 in 0.00 in 80°F 7:55 PM CDT
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Norwalk, IA (2mi SW), Norwalk, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
73.4°F 59°F 61% East at 0.0 mph 30.01 in 0.00 in 76°F 8:21 PM CDT
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Trammell residence, Bondurant, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
76.1°F 65°F 68% East at 0.0 mph 29.03 in 0.04 in 78°F 8:21 PM CDT
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IADOT Ankeny (I-35), Elkhart, Dry

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
74°F 66°F 77% SSE at 4 mph in 0.00 in 75°F 7:55 PM CDT
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IEM North Polk / West Elem KCCI-TV, Polk City, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
79°F 65°F 62% ESE at 2 mph 30.02 in 0.00 in 81°F 7:55 PM CDT
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Indianola Town Square, Indianola, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
78.6°F 65°F 63% SE at 0.0 mph 30.06 in 0.00 in 80°F 8:19 PM CDT
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IEM Indianola / Emerson Elem KCCI-TV, Indianola, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
78°F 67°F 69% NE at 1 mph 30.06 in 0.00 in 80°F 7:55 PM CDT
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Indianola, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
75.8°F 66°F 71% NNW at 0.0 mph 29.98 in - 77°F 8:07 PM CDT
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MesoWest CRN SITE AT NATIONAL WILDLIFE RE IA US, Prairie City, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
80°F °F - North at mph in 0.00 in 78°F 6:10 PM CDT
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Dallas Center Area, Dallas Center, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
75.6°F 61°F 61% South at 0.0 mph 29.97 in 0.00 in 78°F 8:21 PM CDT
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RAWS NEAL SMITH IA US, Prairie City, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
76°F 65°F 69% East at 2 mph in 0.00 in 78°F 7:48 PM CDT
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IADOT Colfax (I-80), Colfax, Other

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
76°F 68°F 75% West at 2 mph in 0.00 in 77°F 7:59 PM CDT
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IADOT De Soto (I-80/US 169), De Soto, Dry

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
76°F 65°F 68% ESE at 4 mph in 0.00 in 78°F 7:53 PM CDT
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IEM Adel / ADM MS KCCI-TV, Adel, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
79°F 63°F 58% ESE at 2 mph 30.07 in 0.00 in 81°F 7:55 PM CDT
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SE side of Madrid, IA, Madrid, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
74.9°F 68°F 78% East at 0.0 mph 29.94 in 0.00 in 76°F 8:21 PM CDT
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IEM Madrid KCCI-TV, Madrid, IA

Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Heat Index Updated
79°F 66°F 65% ESE at 3 mph 29.95 in 0.00 in 81°F 7:55 PM CDT
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1/2 mile south of, St. Marys, IA