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Witmer Park, Des Moines, Iowa (PWS)
Updated: 2:25 AM CST on November 25, 2009
42.6 °F
Overcast
Windchill:
43 °F
Humidity:
92%
Dew Point:
40 °F
Wind:
Calm
Wind Gust:
10.0 mph
Pressure:
29.89 in
(Rising)
Visibility:
7.0 miles
UV:
0 out of 16
Clouds:
Overcast
600 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation:
892 ft
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Des Moines, IA (KDSM)
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Perry, IA (KPRO)
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT 2ND AVE DES IA US USARMY-COE
IADOT Des Moines (I-235)
Witmer Park
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT FLEUR DRIVE AT IA US USARMY-COE
Drake Neighborhood
HADS SE 6TH STREET DES MOINES RIVER A IA US USARMY-COE
Windsor Heights / Glendale
HADS WALNUT CREEK AT DES MOINES IA US USGS
HADS FOUR MILE CREEK AT DES MOINES IA US USARMY-COE
HADS RACOON RIVER AT 63RD STREET IN D IA US USARMY-COE
APRSWXNET Johnston IA US
APRSWXNET Des Moines IA US
Wildflower
Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad
Ashua Estates
IADOT Altoona (I-80/US 65)
West Des Moines, IA
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA US USARMY-COE
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA US USARMY-COE
Saylorville
IADOT Des Moines (I-35)
HADS NORTH RIVER NEAR NORWALK 2SE IA US USARMY-COE
S.E. Dallas County
HADS MIDDLE RIVER NEAR INDIANOLA 5NNW IA US USARMY-COE
N.E. Madison Co. Cumming, IA
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA US USARMY-COE
Indianola Town Square
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT VAN METER IA US USARMY-COE
Van Meter
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT RUNNELLS IA US USARMY-COE
Indianola, IA
CRN SITE AT NATIONAL WILDLIFE RE IA US
RAWS NEAL SMITH IA US
IADOT Colfax (I-80)
HADS SOUTH RIVER NEAR ACKWORTH 2SW IA US USARMY-COE
Nearby Airports
City:
Temp.:
Conditions:
Updated:
Des Moines
43 °F
Overcast
1:54 AM CST
Ankeny
43 °F
Overcast
2:15 AM CST
Ames
43 °F
Overcast
2:21 AM CST
Perry
41 °F
Overcast
2:15 AM CST
History & Almanac
Max Temperature:
Min Temperature:
Normal (KDSM)
42 °F
25 °F
Record (KDSM)
68 °F
(1960)
2 °F
(1991)
Yesterday
51 °F
43 °F
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 18
Detailed History and Climate (KDSM)
Today's State Extremes
Astronomy
November 25, 2009
Rise:
Set:
Actual Time
7:15 AM CST
4:47 PM CST
Civil Twilight
6:44 AM CST
5:17 PM CST
Nautical Twilight
6:10 AM CST
5:52 PM CST
Astronomical Twilight
5:37 AM CST
6:25 PM CST
Moon
12:58 PM CST
12:05 AM CST
Length Of Visible Light:
10h 32m
Length of Day
9h 31m
Tomorrow will be 1m 36s shorter .
Extended View
First Quarter, 54% of the Moon is Illuminated
Today
Dec 2
Full
Dec 8
Last Quarter
Dec 16
New
Dec 24
First Quarter
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
43° F
|
27° F
40° F
|
27° F
47° F
|
31° F
49° F
|
34° F
43° F
|
29° F
Chance of Snow
30% chance of precipitation
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Forecast for Polk
Updated: 4:03 PM CST on November 24, 2009
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Rain likely through midnight...then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Colder. Low in the mid 30s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. Isolated light rain showers and light snow showers in the morning...then scattered light rain showers and light snow showers in the afternoon. Breezy. High in the lower 40s. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of light snow through midnight. Breezy. Low in the upper 20s. Northwest wind around 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Partly sunny. Breezy. High in the lower 40s. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 20s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday through Saturday
Mostly clear. High in the upper 40s. Low around 30.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 30s.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light rain. High in the lower 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Low in the upper 20s.
Monday through Tuesday
Partly cloudy. High in the lower 40s. Low in the mid 20s.
Alternate Computer Forecast: AVN MOS Weather Graph
Air quality Forecast for Des Moines
Sports Weather
NFL:
Date:
Forecast:
Packers vs. Lions
12:30 PM EST on November 26, 2009
Chance of Snow,
43 °F
Raiders vs. Cowboys
3:15 PM CST on November 26, 2009
Clear,
67 °F
College Football:
Date:
Forecast:
Golden Tigers vs. Hornets
3:00 PM CST on November 26, 2009
Clear,
58 °F
Longhorns vs. Aggies
7:00 PM CST on November 26, 2009
Clear,
54 °F
Football (Soccer):
Date:
Forecast:
Frosinone vs. Chievo
3:00 PM CET on November 25, 2009
Chance of Rain, High 51° F/ 11° C
VfL Wolfsburg vs. CSKA Moscow
8:30 PM MSK on November 25, 2009
Chance of Rain, High 41° F/ 5° C
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Weather Stations
Station Location
Temp.
Dew Point
Humidity
Wind
Pressure
Precipitation
Windchill
Elevation
Updated
Type
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT 2ND AVE DES IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
773 ft
1:00 AM CST
MADIS
Website
IADOT Des Moines (I-235), Des Moines, Wet
43 °F
42 °F
96%
-
0.38 in
/ hr
43 °F
822 ft
1:52 AM CST
MADIS
Website
Witmer Park, Des Moines, IA
42.6 °F
40 °F
92%
29.89 in
0.00 in
/ hr
43 °F
892 ft
2:25 AM CST
Rapid Fire
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT FLEUR DRIVE AT IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
782 ft
12:30 AM CST
MADIS
Website
Drake Neighborhood, Des Moines, IA
42.2 °F
41 °F
96%
29.83 in
0.00 in
/ hr
37 °F
971 ft
10:57 PM CST
Rapid Fire
Website
HADS SE 6TH STREET DES MOINES RIVER A IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
814 ft
1:00 AM CST
MADIS
Website
Windsor Heights / Glendale, Des Moines, IA
41.2 °F
40 °F
95%
29.90 in
0.00 in
/ hr
38 °F
974 ft
2:25 AM CST
Rapid Fire
Website
HADS WALNUT CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
830 ft
12:45 AM CST
MADIS
Website
HADS FOUR MILE CREEK AT DES MOINES IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
795 ft
1:30 AM CST
MADIS
Website
HADS RACOON RIVER AT 63RD STREET IN D IA, Des Moines, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
819 ft
1:00 AM CST
MADIS
Website
APRSWXNET Johnston IA, Johnston, IA
42 °F
39 °F
88%
29.86 in
0.00 in
/ hr
38 °F
806 ft
2:04 AM CST
MADIS
Website
APRSWXNET Des Moines IA , Des Moines, IA
42 °F
42 °F
100%
29.85 in
0.00 in
/ hr
38 °F
921 ft
2:03 AM CST
MADIS
Website
Wildflower, Ankeny, IA
41.4 °F
40 °F
94%
29.82 in
0.00 in
/ hr
38 °F
950 ft
2:25 AM CST
Rapid Fire
Chipmunk and Squirrel Railroad, Urbandale, IA
42.3 °F
40 °F
93%
29.90 in
0.00 in
/ hr
38 °F
957 ft
2:26 AM CST
Rapid Fire
Ashua Estates, West Des Moines, IA
42.1 °F
36 °F
79%
29.89 in
0.00 in
/ hr
39 °F
955 ft
2:25 AM CST
Normal
Website
IADOT Altoona (I-80/US 65), Berwick, Wet
42 °F
40 °F
95%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
37 °F
858 ft
1:51 AM CST
MADIS
Website
West Des Moines, IA
42.2 °F
37 °F
82%
28.87 in
0.00 in
/ hr
36 °F
-
2:25 AM CST
Normal
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA, Johnston, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-12 °F
910 ft
1:00 AM CST
MADIS
Website
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA, Johnston, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
807 ft
1:15 AM CST
MADIS
Website
Saylorville, Polk City, IA
41.5 °F
40 °F
95%
29.88 in
0.00 in
/ hr
38 °F
990 ft
2:20 AM CST
Normal
Website
IADOT Des Moines (I-35), Cumming, Dry
43 °F
41 °F
93%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
37 °F
735 ft
1:53 AM CST
MADIS
Website
HADS NORTH RIVER NEAR NORWALK 2SE IA, Norwalk, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
790 ft
1:15 AM CST
MADIS
Website
S.E. Dallas County, Cumming, IA
40.9 °F
39 °F
94%
29.89 in
-
/ hr
35 °F
986 ft
2:17 AM CST
Normal
HADS MIDDLE RIVER NEAR INDIANOLA 5NNW IA, Norwalk, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
775 ft
1:15 AM CST
MADIS
Website
N.E. Madison Co. Cumming, IA, Cumming, IA
40.8 °F
38 °F
90%
29.92 in
0.00 in
/ hr
37 °F
980 ft
2:25 AM CST
Normal
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA, Polk City, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
939 ft
1:00 AM CST
MADIS
Website
Indianola Town Square, Indianola, IA
42.1 °F
41 °F
96%
29.87 in
0.00 in
/ hr
42 °F
966 ft
2:20 AM CST
Normal
HADS RACCOON RIVER AT VAN METER IA, Van Meter, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
840 ft
1:00 AM CST
MADIS
Website
Van Meter, Van Meter, IA
41.1 °F
38 °F
90%
29.93 in
0.00 in
/ hr
34 °F
960 ft
2:25 AM CST
Rapid Fire
Website
HADS DES MOINES RIVER AT RUNNELLS IA, Swan, IA
59 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
700 ft
1:00 AM CST
MADIS
Website
Indianola, IA
42.5 °F
40 °F
92%
29.85 in
-
/ hr
42 °F
0 ft
2:23 AM CST
Normal
CRN SITE AT NATIONAL WILDLIFE RE IA US, Prairie City, IA
42 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
42 °F
920 ft
1:55 AM CST
MADIS
Website
RAWS NEAL SMITH IA, Prairie City, IA
42 °F
42 °F
100%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
34 °F
897 ft
1:48 AM CST
MADIS
Website
IADOT Colfax (I-80), Colfax, Other
43 °F
43 °F
99%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
37 °F
810 ft
1:51 AM CST
MADIS
Website
HADS SOUTH RIVER NEAR ACKWORTH 2SW IA, Indianola, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
770 ft
1:15 AM CST
MADIS
Website
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Record Report
Statement as of 12:42 am CST on November 25, 2009
... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Des Moines IA... A record rainfall of 0.91 inches was set at Des Moines Iowa yesterday. This breaks the old record of 0.36 set in 1908.
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