Forecast and Conditions for Altoona, Iowa

Updated: 5:35 PM CDT on October 07, 2008
Observed at Ankeny, Iowa
Temperature 52 °F / 11 °C
Humidity 100%
Dew Point 52 °F / 11 °C
Wind NNW at 18 mph / 30 km/h
Pressure 29.95 in / 1014 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 1500 ft / 457 m
Overcast (OVC) : 2000 ft / 609 m
Yesterday's Maximum 79 °F / 26 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 63 °F / 17 °C
Normal high 68 °F / 20 °C
Normal low 46 °F / 7 °C
Record high 91 °F / 32 °C (1939)
Record low 26 °F / -3 °C (1952)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 6
Sunrise07:17 AM (CDT)
Sunset06:44 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise03:09 PM (CDT)
Moon SetNo Moon Set
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 3:43 PM CDT on October 7, 2008

Tonight
Clear...colder. Patchy fog after midnight. Low in the mid 40s. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny. High in the lower 70s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 40s. South wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. High in the upper 60s. North wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 40s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday through Sunday
Partly cloudy. High in the mid 70s. Low in the mid 50s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Low in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Columbus Day
Cloudy with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. High in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Low in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. High in the mid 60s.
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