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Issue Time
04/15/2010 18:00CDT

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Polk County Forecast
Hour (CDT) Road Temp (F) Road Frost Prob (%) Road Evap Rate (gal/LM/hr) Bridge Temp (F) Bridge Frost Air Temp (F) Dew Point(F) Wind Wind Speed (mph) Wind Gust (mph) Precip Type Precip Prob (%) Precip Rate (in/hr) Sky

04/15/2010 18:00CDT 64 0 417 65 NO 66 58 W 10 15 thunderstorms 70 0.05 overcast
04/15/2010 19:00CDT 62 0 403 63 NO 66 55 W 7 thunderstorms 70 0.06 overcast
04/15/2010 20:00CDT 61 0 244 62 NO 64 55 WNW 6 thunderstorms 70 0.06 overcast
04/15/2010 21:00CDT 60 0 244 61 NO 63 55 WNW 7 thunderstorms 70 0.04 overcast
04/15/2010 22:00CDT 59 0 277 59 NO 63 54 WNW 8 thunderstorms 50 0.02 overcast
04/15/2010 23:00CDT 58 0 304 58 NO 63 52 WNW 8 thunderstorms 50 0.03 overcast
04/16/2010 00:00CDT 57 0 264 57 NO 63 50 WNW 6 thunderstorms 40 0.02 overcast
04/16/2010 01:00CDT 56 0 232 56 NO 61 50 NW 6 thunderstorms 30 trace overcast
04/16/2010 02:00CDT 54 0 266 54 NO 59 49 NW 6 thunderstorms 20 trace mostly cloudy
04/16/2010 03:00CDT 53 0 201 53 NO 58 48 NW 6 thunderstorms 20 trace mostly cloudy
04/16/2010 04:00CDT 51 0 237 51 NO 56 47 NW 7 rain 20 trace partly clear
04/16/2010 05:00CDT 50 0 208 49 NO 55 45 NW 8 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 06:00CDT 48 0 231 48 NO 53 45 NNW 9 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 07:00CDT 48 0 224 47 NO 51 43 NNW 9 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 08:00CDT 50 0 378 49 NO 52 43 NNW 10 16 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 09:00CDT 52 0 665 52 NO 55 42 NNW 12 19 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 10:00CDT 54 0 1023 54 NO 57 40 NNW 15 23 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 11:00CDT 56 0 1205 56 NO 59 38 NNW 14 24 none 0 0.00 partly clear
04/16/2010 12:00CDT 59 0 1399 58 NO 61 37 NNW 13 24 none 0 0.00 partly cloudy
04/16/2010 13:00CDT 59 0 1689 59 62 35 NNW 13 25 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 14:00CDT 87 0 6087 82 62 33 NNW 14 24 none 0 0.00 mostly clear
04/16/2010 15:00CDT 89 0 7758 83 63 30 NNW 15 25 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 16:00CDT 88 0 6942 82 63 29 NNW 14 22 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 17:00CDT 82 0 6148 77 62 27 N 16 24 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 18:00CDT 76 0 3920 71 61 26 N 13 21 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 19:00CDT 59 N 10 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 20:00CDT 55 N 8 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 21:00CDT 52 N 6 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 22:00CDT 49 N 5 none 0 0.00 clear
04/16/2010 23:00CDT 49 NNW 6 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 00:00CDT 46 VAR 3 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 01:00CDT 44 NNW 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 02:00CDT 43 N 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 03:00CDT 42 NNW 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 04:00CDT 41 NNW 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 05:00CDT 40 NNW 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 06:00CDT 39 NNW 5 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 07:00CDT 38 NNW 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 08:00CDT 42 VAR 3 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 09:00CDT 48 N 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 10:00CDT 54 N 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 11:00CDT 58 N 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 12:00CDT 61 N 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 13:00CDT 64 N 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 14:00CDT 65 N 4 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 15:00CDT 66 N 6 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 16:00CDT 65 NNW 6 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 17:00CDT 65 N 8 none 0 0.00 clear
04/17/2010 18:00CDT 63 N 6 none 0 0.00 clear

Hour (CDT) Road Temp (F) Road Frost Prob (%) Road Evap Rate (gal/LM/hr) Bridge Temp (F) Bridge Frost Air Temp (F) Dew Point(F) Wind Wind Speed (mph) Wind Gust (mph) Precip Type Precip Prob (%) Precip Rate (in/hr) Sky
Total Precipitation Accumulation
0.29
District Discussion
Showers and thunderstorms will be possible through the first half of the overnight as a cold front pushes through the area. Dry conditions are then expected through the weekend.
State Discussion
A cold front will continue to push south and east across the state overnight. Showers and thunderstorms from the southwest to northeast will continue to push to the south and east overnight. The chance of precipitation should exit the far southeast Friday morning with dry and breezy conditions expected statewide the rest of the day. The dry conditions will continue across the state through the weekend.