Heat Advisory — Emmet, IA, Kossuth, IA, Winnebago, IA, Worth, IA, Palo Alto, IA, Hancock, IA, Cerro Gordo, IA, Pocahontas, IA, Humboldt, IA, Wright, IA, Franklin, IA, Sac, IA, Calhoun, IA, Webster, IA, Hamilton, IA, Hardin, IA, Crawford, IA, Carroll, IA, Greene, IA, Boone, IA, Story, IA, Audubon, IA, Guthrie, IA, Dallas, IA, Polk, IA, Cass, IA, Adair, IA, Madison, IA, Warren, IA, Adams, IA, Union, IA, Taylor, IA, Ringgold, IA 12:00 PM Excessive Heat Warning — Emmet, IA, Kossuth, IA, Winnebago, IA, Worth, IA, Palo Alto, IA, Hancock, IA, Cerro Gordo, IA, Pocahontas, IA, Humboldt, IA, Wright, IA, Franklin, IA, Sac, IA, Calhoun, IA, Webster, IA, Hamilton, IA, Hardin, IA, Crawford, IA, Carroll, IA, Greene, IA, Boone, IA, Story, IA, Audubon, IA, Guthrie, IA, Dallas, IA, Polk, IA, Cass, IA, Adair, IA, Madison, IA, Warren, IA, Adams, IA, Union, IA, Taylor, IA, Ringgold, IA, Butler, IA, Bremer, IA, Grundy, IA, Black Hawk, IA, Marshall, IA, Tama, IA, Jasper, IA, Poweshiek, IA, Marion, IA, Mahaska, IA, Clarke, IA, Lucas, IA, Monroe, IA, Wapello, IA, Decatur, IA, Wayne, IA, Appanoose, IA, Davis, IA 9:00 PM Extreme Heat Watch 10:00 PM

Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States

Last updated: 10:16 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 32°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
5 mph S
Humidity
66%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
28.59 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.8
Cloud Cover
80%
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Palo Alto County is currently mostly cloudy at 29°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3681 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:03AM · Sunset: 8:46PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Emmet, IA, Kossuth, IA, Winnebago, IA, Worth, IA, Palo Alto, IA, Hancock, IA, Cerro Gordo, IA, Pocahontas, IA, Humboldt, IA, Wright, IA, Franklin, IA, Sac, IA, Calhoun, IA, Webster, IA, Hamilton, IA, Hardin, IA, Crawford, IA, Carroll, IA, Greene, IA, Boone, IA, Story, IA, Audubon, IA, Guthrie, IA, Dallas, IA, Polk, IA, Cass, IA, Adair, IA, Madison, IA, Warren, IA, Adams, IA, Union, IA, Taylor, IA, Ringgold, IA
Expires 12:00 PM
Excessive Heat Warning
Emmet, IA, Kossuth, IA, Winnebago, IA, Worth, IA, Palo Alto, IA, Hancock, IA, Cerro Gordo, IA, Pocahontas, IA, Humboldt, IA, Wright, IA, Franklin, IA, Sac, IA, Calhoun, IA, Webster, IA, Hamilton, IA, Hardin, IA, Crawford, IA, Carroll, IA, Greene, IA, Boone, IA, Story, IA, Audubon, IA, Guthrie, IA, Dallas, IA, Polk, IA, Cass, IA, Adair, IA, Madison, IA, Warren, IA, Adams, IA, Union, IA, Taylor, IA, Ringgold, IA, Butler, IA, Bremer, IA, Grundy, IA, Black Hawk, IA, Marshall, IA, Tama, IA, Jasper, IA, Poweshiek, IA, Marion, IA, Mahaska, IA, Clarke, IA, Lucas, IA, Monroe, IA, Wapello, IA, Decatur, IA, Wayne, IA, Appanoose, IA, Davis, IA
Expires 9:00 PM
Extreme Heat Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
51 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
3%
11 AM
31°
14%
12 PM
32°
14%
1 PM
33°
3%
2 PM
35°
4%
3 PM
35°
7%
4 PM
36°
19%
5 PM
35°
22%
6 PM
35°
8%
7 PM
34°
8%
8 PM
33°
8%
9 PM
31°
8%
10 PM
30°
8%
11 PM
29°
8%
12 AM
27°
8%
1 AM
26°
8%
2 AM
26°
9%
3 AM
24°
9%
4 AM
24°
9%
5 AM
24°
9%
6 AM
23°
9%
7 AM
23°
5%
8 AM
25°
5%
9 AM
26°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 23°
Partly Cloudy.
Mon
39° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Tue
31° 20°
Overcast with a 31% chance of rain.
Wed
32° 19°
Haze with a 47% chance of rain.
Thu
29° 19°
Rain, 64% chance.
Fri
31° 18°
Drizzle, 70% chance.
Sat
32° 17°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Mostly Cloudy 3% 5 mph S 66%
11 AM 31° Overcast 14% 6 mph S 55%
12 PM 32° Overcast 14% 7 mph S 50%
1 PM 33° Overcast 3% 8 mph S 47%
2 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 4% 9 mph S 47%
3 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 7% 9 mph SSE 48%
4 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 19% 9 mph SSE 50%
5 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 22% 9 mph SSE 54%
6 PM 35° Mostly Clear 8% 10 mph SSE 58%
7 PM 34° Mostly Clear 8% 10 mph SSE 61%
8 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 8% 9 mph SSE 60%
9 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 8% 9 mph SSE 59%
10 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 8% 9 mph S 59%
11 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 8% 8 mph S 64%
12 AM 27° Mostly Clear 8% 7 mph S 69%
1 AM 26° Clear 8% 6 mph SSW 74%
2 AM 26° Clear 9% 6 mph SSW 78%
3 AM 24° Clear 9% 6 mph SSW 83%
4 AM 24° Clear 9% 5 mph SSW 86%
5 AM 24° Clear 9% 5 mph SSW 86%
6 AM 23° Clear 9% 4 mph SSW 86%
7 AM 23° Clear 5% 4 mph SSW 84%
8 AM 25° Clear 5% 4 mph SW 77%
9 AM 26° Mostly Clear 5% 5 mph W 71%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/26
Partly Cloudy
19%
23°
37°
Mon
7/27
Mostly Clear
9%
23°
39°
Tue
7/28
Overcast
31%
20°
31°
Wed
7/29
Haze
47%
19°
32°
Thu
7/30
Rain
64%
19°
29°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
70%
18°
31°
Sat
8/1
Clear
17%
17°
32°
Sun
8/2
Clear
18%
18°
33°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
68%
19°
36°
Tue
8/4
Clear
51%
19°
34°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
60%
17°
32°
Thu
8/6
Clear
60%
16°
31°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
16°
32°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
18°
33°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
17°
33°
51
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
51 AQI 9.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
36 AQI 39 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 51 Moderate 36 51
Tue 48 Good 44 48
Wed 52 Moderate 39 52
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sun Jul 26, 14:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2014 J/kg
MLCAPE414 J/kg
MUCAPE2014 J/kg
SBCIN-430 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear17 kt
0–1 km Shear11 kt
Eff. Shear—
0–1 km SRH52
0–3 km SRH-19
Eff. SRH—
Storm Motion256° @ 26 kt
0–1 km EHI0.7
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.2
STP (eff)—
Supercell—
K-Index25.5
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.36 in
0–3 km LR5.5 °C/km
700–500 LR7.3 °C/km
Total Totals46.4
LCL874 hPa
LFC676 hPa
EL175 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,396 ft