Saturday, February 4, 2012, 9:33 AM CST
Urbandale, IA
County: Polk   NWS Zone: IAZ060 (Polk)
9:33 AM CST (15:33 GMT)

93.7347 W
41.6259 N
Sat, Feb 4, 2012

Severe Weather Statements
Type Issue Time Expire Time Expires in
Winter Storm Warning Sat, Feb 4, 7:08am CST Sat, Feb 4, 3:15pm CST 5 hr, 41 min

Current Conditions
Observation for Des Moines International, Des Moines, IA as of 8:54AM (39 min ago)
Current Conditions Light Snow, Mist
Temperature 34°F 1°C
Dew Point 32°F 0°C
Feels Like 23°F -5°C
Humidity 92 %
Pressure 30.23 in 1023.8 mb
Wind Dir NNE 20°
Wind Speed 17 mph 28 kph
Ceiling 500 ft 152 m
Visibility 1 mi 1 km Severe | Temp | Dew | Feels | Humid | Pres | Speed | Dir
Remarks 1-hr Precip Total: 0.03"
6-hr Precip Total (9am): 0.07"
6-hr Max Temp (6am): 34.0°F
6-hr Min Temp (6am): 34.0°F
24-hr Precip Total (6am): 0.07"
24-hr Min Temp (12am): 34.0°F
24-hr Max Temp (12am): 39.9°F
Coded METAR KDSM 041454Z 02015KT 3/4SM R31/4000V6000FT -SN BR OVC005 01/00 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP238 P0003 60007 T00110000 53014 =

National Weather Service Forecast
Seven Day Forecast Issued 3:59am CST -- Sat, Feb 4, 2012
Today Snow. Areas of blowing snow in the late morning and afternoon. Breezy. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Total snow accumulation 4 to 7 inches. High in the lower 30s. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Tonight Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow in the evening. Low in the mid 20s. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph through midnight.
Sunday Mostly sunny. High in the upper 30s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday night Mostly clear. Low in the lower 20s. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday Sunny. High around 40. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday night through wednesday night Mostly cloudy. Low in the lower 20s. High in the lower 30s.
Thursday and thursday night Partly cloudy. High in the mid 30s. Low 15 to 20.
Friday Mostly sunny. High in the upper 20s.

  Area Conditions Eng
Dist Stn City Temp Dew Cond Wind Vis Age
7 mi KDSM Des Moines, IA 34°F 32°F Light Snow, Mist NNE @ 17 mph 1 mi 39
10 mi KIKV Ankeny, IA 34°F 30°F Light Snow NNE @ 13 G 18 mph 1 mi 18
25 mi KAMW Ames, IA 32°F 30°F Light Snow, Mist NNE @ 13 mph 1 mi 7
30 mi KBNW Boone, IA 32°F 30°F Light Snow NNE @ 7 mph 1 mi 18
37 mi KTNU Newton, IA 34°F 28°F Light Snow NE @ 14 G 18 mph 3 mi 18
39 mi KOXV Knoxville, IA 34°F 28°F Light Snow NNE @ 13 G 17 mph 1 mi 18
44 mi KPEA Pella, IA 32°F 31°F Light Snow NNE @ 9 mph 1 mi 18
45 mi KCNC Chariton, IA 34°F 28°F Light Snow NNE @ 10 mph 2 mi 18
53 mi KCSQ Creston, IA 32°F 30°F Snow NNE @ 16 mph 0 mi 18
54 mi KMIW Marshalltown, IA 33°F 30°F Mist NE @ 18 mph 4 mi 40
56 mi KEBS Webster City, IA 32°F 30°F Mist NE @ 13 mph 3 mi 18
61 mi KADU Audubon, IA 30°F 27°F Cloudy N @ 14 G 21 mph 0 mi 18
62 mi KCIN Carroll, IA 30°F 28°F Light Snow NNE @ 12 mph 1 mi 18
68 mi KFOD Fort Dodge, IA 30°F 27°F Cloudy NNE @ 10 G 16 mph 5 mi 18
69 mi KLWD Lamoni, IA 32°F 32°F Light Snow, Mist NNE @ 12 mph 1 mi 11

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  Astro Naut. Civil Rise South Set Civil Naut. Astro Daylight
Yesterday 5:49a 6:22a 6:55a 7:23a 12:29p 5:35p 6:03p 6:36p 7:08p 10 h 12 m
Today 5:49a 6:21a 6:54a 7:22a 12:29p 5:36p 6:04p 6:37p 7:09p 10 h 14 m
Tomorrow 5:48a 6:20a 6:53a 7:21a 12:29p 5:37p 6:05p 6:38p 7:10p 10 h 16 m
Waxing Gibbous

88.2%
Illuminated		 Full Moon

Tue, Feb 7
3:56pm		 Last Quarter

Tue, Feb 14
11:06am		 New Moon

Tue, Feb 21
4:37pm		 First Quarter

Wed, Feb 29
7:23pm		 Rise:
2:30pm

Set:
4:52am

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