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	from: Jun 9 2017 5:57 am	until: Jun 11 2017 7:00 am	Special Weather Statement level: Minor
	Minimal threat to life or property - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
...Several Days of Hot Weather Expected in Central Iowa... A hot and slightly humid airmass will be in place this weekend into early next week accompanied by gusty south to southwest winds. Temperatures will peak in the middle 90s to near 100 degrees from Saturday into Monday, which will be near record to record values. In addition, dewpoints in the low to middle 60s combined with

Des Moines Weather and Climate

Temperature:

86.6°F

Wind:

NE
0 Bft Calm
0.0 mph

Rain:

today
0.00 in

Humidity:

49%

Pressure:

Falling Slowly
29.77 inHg

Last updated: : Jun 9 2017 11:53 am seconds ago

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Temperature

	Few Clouds
	86.6°F Hot Feels like: 89°F

	High	Low
Today:	86.6°F (11:52 am)	61.3°F (6:12 am)
Yesterday:	88.6°F (3:59 pm)	57.1°F (5:58 am)
Month:	94.2°F	49.7°F
Year:	94.2°F	-2.6°F
Last year:	94.9°F (2:37 pm)	67.8°F (6:15 am)
Records/today:	99.0°F (1911)	44.0°F (1913)
Normals/today:	80.0°F	60.0°F

Rain

Rain Today:0.00 in

Rain Rate/hr:0.00 in

Yesterday:0.00 in

This Month:0.00 in

Season Total:13.56 in

Wind

Calm
0.0 mph

0 Bft
Calm

Gust:
0.0 mph

Gust today:
6.0 mph at 10:45 am

Almanac

Sun: sunrise 5:40 am sunset 8:48 pm

Daylight hh:mm 15:08 (+ 1 minute)

Moon: moonrise 8:51 pm moonset 6:03 am

Full Moon, 100% Illuminated

Humidity & Barometer

Humidity: 49%

Dew Point: 65.0°F

Barometer: 29.77 inHg

Trend: Falling Slowly

Solar Radiation

902 W/m²

High: 904 @ 11:52 am

UV Index

Now: 6.4 High

Max: 6.4 @ 11:50 am

Air quality for West Side of Des Moines and Just East of Windsor Heights, Iowa - Click on an image to enlarge it - For more information visit Airnow.gov

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Moderate

Unhealthy-Sensitive Groups

Unhealthy

Very Unhealthy

Hazardous

Des Moines, IA - Air quality forecast

Current	O3	35	Good
2017-06-09	O3	50	Good
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				Forecast issued at: Friday Jun 9 2017

AQHI	Value	Meaning
Good	0 to 50	Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk
Moderate	51 to 100	Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	101 to 150	Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
Unhealthy	151 to 200	Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
Very Unhealthy	201 to 300	Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.
Hazardous	301 to 500	Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects
Data originates from Airnow.gov where you can find a wealth of information

UV Index Forecast

Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday

8.7	9.4	9.6	10.0	10.2	8.7
Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high
UV forecast courtesy of and Copyright © KNMI/ESA (www.temis.nl). Used with permission. - script v3: by Wim van der Kuil - Leuven-Template.eu

weather forecast (summary)

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Friday	Friday Night	Saturday	Saturday Night	Sunday	Sunday Night	Monday	Monday Night	Tuesday	Tuesday Night

Clear	Clear	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Clear	Clear	Partly cloudy	Thunder- storms
91°	69°	95°	76°	96°	74°	97°	75°	96°	75°
-	-	-	-	0% Chance of 0.00 in	-	10% Chance of 0.00 in	-	10% Chance of 0.00 in	40% Chance of 0.04 in
12 mph SW		23 mph SSW		23 mph S		17 mph SSW		20 mph S

Table

Date	Forecast		Humidity	Rain	Wind
Friday 9 June	Mostly sunny	91°	38%		Winds SW 10 to 15 mph
Friday Night	Clear skies	69°			Winds S 10 to 15 mph
Saturday 10 June	Sunny and windy	95°	50%		Winds SSW 20 to 30 mph
Saturday Night	A few clouds	76°			Winds SSW 15 to 25 mph
Sunday 11 June	Sunny	96°	50%	High 96F 0.00 in	Near record high temper ures
Sunday Night	A mostly clear sky	74°			Winds S 20 to 30 mph
Monday 12 June	Mostly sunny	97°	50%	Winds SSW at 15 to 25 mph 0.00 in	High 97F
Monday Night	Clear skies	75°			Winds S 10 to 20 mph
Tuesday 13 June	Mostly sunny skies	96°	50%	Winds S at 20 to 30 mph 0.00 in	High 96F
Tuesday Night	Partly cloudy skies early	75°		Winds S at 15 to 25 mph 0.04 in	Low near 75F
Wednesday 14 June	Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms	91°	54%	Chance of rain 50% 0.05 in	Winds SSW 15 to 25 mph
Wednesday Night	Clear skies	66°			Winds WSW 10 to 15 mph
Thursday 15 June	Sunny skies	94°	36%		Winds WNW 10 to 15 mph
Thursday Night	Partly cloudy	67°			Winds S 5 to 10 mph
Friday 16 June	A few showers early in the day	91°	42%	Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph 0.06 in	High 91F
Friday Night	Scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then variable clouds overnight with more showers at times	66°		Chance of rain 40% 0.19 in	Winds S 10 to 15 mph
Saturday 17 June	Intervals of clouds and sunshine	90°	45%		Winds W 10 to 15 mph
Saturday Night	A few clouds from time to time	66°			Winds WNW 5 to 10 mph
Sunday 18 June	Overcast with rain showers at times	90°	43%	Chance of rain 50% 0.12 in	Winds W 10 to 15 mph
Sunday Night	A few clouds from time to time	66°			Winds WSW 5 to 10 mph
		Weather forecast by WeatherUnderground

Soil moisture and temperature

Depth in in	Moisture - cb					Temperature - °F
Depth in in	Min	Max	Actual	Grow conditions		Actual	Max	Min
4	31	35	31	Irrigation desired (26 - 61cb)	Ideal growth (70 - 100°F)	70	75	70
12	9	9	9	Saturated (0 - 11cb)	Optimal growth (60 - 70°F)	69	70	69
24	15	15	15	Adequate (11 - 26cb)	Ideal growth (70 - 100°F)	74	77	74
36	7	7	7	Saturated (0 - 11cb)	Optimal growth (60 - 70°F)	69	69	69

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