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Precision Agriculture Weather Forecast For POCAHONTAS CountyFor Your Farm PointAgCast...Click here. Regional Hourly Observations For POCAHONTAS County Issued at 1000 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2024 NORTH CENTRAL IOWA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ALGONA * CLOUDY 46 45 93 SE21G33 29.66F TC 8 CLARION * PTSUNNY 46 46 100 E25G33 29.70F FOG TC 8 ESTHERVILLE CLOUDY 47 44 90 SE31G40 29.64F TC 8 FORT DODGE * LGT RAIN 48 45 89 SE14G25 29.69F TC 9 MASON CITY LGT RAIN 45 40 82 SE22G33 29.80F TC 7 FOREST CITY * LGT RAIN 43 41 93 E18G28 29.76F TC 6 WEBSTER CITY * CLOUDY 46 46 100 SE30G41 29.66S TC 8 IOWA FALLS * CLOUDY 48 43 84 SE14G26 29.83R TC 9 Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Iowa Based on observations at 900am CDT, Friday April 26, 2024 Across Iowa...temperatures are near 50 degrees west, near 51 degrees central, and near 50 degrees east. Current sky conditions are light rain west, light rain central, and cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 100%, and the dew point is near 50 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 86%, and the dew point is near 47 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 58%, and the dew point is near 36 degrees. There is patchy fog west. Winds are from the southeast at 26 mph with gusts at 36 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds and light rain. Winds are from the east at 12 mph with gusts at 21 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds and light rain. Winds are from the southeast at 20 mph east, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 54 degrees at Clarinda. The lowest temperature is 45 degrees at Mason City.
Current NOWCAST not available: Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect. US Radar, All NWS Radars (In near-real time), Current Livestock Heat Stress Index (LSI), Current Wind Chill Map Hazardous Weather Outlook For POCAHONTAS County,IA 437 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 DAY ONE Today and tonight Severe weather including a few tornadoes, large hail, and strong wind gusts are possible late this afternoon into this evening. Isolated heavy rainfall may also occur. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday Severe weather including locally heavy rainfall remains in the forecast for Saturday and Sunday over central Iowa. For more details, see the latest DSS Packet at https://www.weather.gov/media/dmx/DssPacket.pdf SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotter activation may be needed later today, Saturday, and Sunday.
NWS Severe Weather Map , Convective Outlook 7-Day Forecast For POCAHONTAS County, IA 918 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 REST OF TODAY TONIGHT SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY SUNDAY NIGHT MONDAY MONDAY NIGHT TUESDAY TUESDAY NIGHT WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THURSDAY 12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2 Precip, Days 1-5 Precip, Severe Weather Pot.-Day 1, Day 2 Medium & Long Range Outlook For Iowa IOWA --------------------------------------------- 6 TO 10 DAY 8 TO 14 DAY 30 DAY 90 DAY MAY 1-MAY 5 MAY 3-MAY 9 JUN JUN-AUG ----------- ----------- -------- --------- Temperature: Above Above Precipitation: Above Above .... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook Almanac Information Friday April 26, 2024 the 117th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination 14.010000 Distance 0.999718 AU Rise 07:15 EDT Set 21:09 EDT Transit Meridian 14:11 EDT Civil Twilight Begins 06:46 EDT Ends 21:38 EDT Calculations made for central point in the state. Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today APRIL 26TH HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1834... Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that year. (David Ludlum) ...1978... An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than 8000 feet. (The Weather Channel) ...1984... Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data) Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky |