Forecast and Conditions for Orange City, Iowa

Updated: 11:35 PM CDT on July 09, 2009
Observed at Orange City, Iowa
Temperature 72 °F
Humidity 100%
Dew Point 72 °F
Wind ESE at 5 mph
Pressure 29.98 in (Falling)
Conditions Light Drizzle
Visibility 10.0 miles
Clouds Overcast (OVC) : 2900 ft
Yesterday's Maximum 81 °F
Yesterday's Minimum 63 °F
Normal high 81 °F
Normal low 63 °F
Record high 93 °F (1952)
Record low 53 °F (1996)
Sunrise05:54 AM (CDT)
Sunset09:04 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise10:46 PM (CDT)
Moon Set09:03 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 11:03 PM CDT on July 09, 2009


Severe Thunderstorm Watch 568 remains in effect until 200 am CDT
for the following locations


IA
. Iowa counties included are

Audubon Buena Vista Calhoun
Carroll Cherokee Clay
Crawford Dickinson Emmet
Greene Guthrie Harrison
Humboldt Ida Kossuth
Lyon Monona O'Brien
Osceola Palo Alto Plymouth
Pocahontas SAC Shelby
Sioux Webster Woodbury




Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 10:39 PM CDT on July 9, 2009


... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 am CDT Friday...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of northwest Iowa... southwest Minnesota... northeast
Nebraska and southeast South Dakota... including the following
areas... in northwest Iowa... Buena Vista... Cherokee... Clay...
Dickinson... Ida... Lyon... Obrien... Osceola... Plymouth... Sioux
and Woodbury. In southwest Minnesota... Jackson... Nobles and
rock. In northeast Nebraska... Dakota and Dixon. In southeast
South Dakota... Bon Homme... Clay... Lincoln... Turner... Union and
Yankton.

* Until 7 am CDT Friday

* additional locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is possible
tonight. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour are also
possible... dropping an inch of rain or more in 15 to 30 minutes.

* Areas that have received heavy rains in the past 3 to 10 days
could see flash flooding on creeks and streams with these
additional rains... and any urbanized areas that receive the
heaviest rainfall rates could see widespread flooding of
streets and underpasses.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.




Forecast as of 11:00 PM CDT on July 9, 2009

Flash Flood Watch in effect until 7 am CDT Friday...
Rest of Tonight
Thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning... then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 60. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
Monday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
Monday Night and Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
Wednesday through Thursday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows around 60.
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