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

Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States

Last updated: 3:38 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 40°
Mostly Clear
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
23 mph S
Humidity
65%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
28.37 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
8.6
Cloud Cover
20%
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Palo Alto County is currently mostly clear at 32°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 4605 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:42AM · Sunset: 9:02PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Watch
Expires 9:00 PM
Excessive Heat Warning
Emmet, IA, Kossuth, IA, Palo Alto, IA, Pocahontas, IA, Humboldt, IA, Wright, IA, Sac, IA, Calhoun, IA, Webster, IA, Hamilton, IA, Hardin, IA, Crawford, IA, Carroll, IA, Greene, IA, Boone, IA, Story, IA, Marshall, IA, Tama, IA, Audubon, IA, Guthrie, IA, Dallas, IA, Polk, IA, Jasper, IA, Poweshiek, IA, Cass, IA, Adair, IA, Madison, IA, Warren, IA, Marion, IA, Mahaska, IA, Adams, IA, Union, IA, Clarke, IA, Lucas, IA, Monroe, IA, Wapello, IA, Taylor, IA, Ringgold, IA, Decatur, IA, Wayne, IA, Appanoose, IA, Davis, IA, Winnebago, IA, Worth, IA, Hancock, IA, Cerro Gordo, IA, Franklin, IA, Butler, IA, Bremer, IA, Grundy, IA, Black Hawk, IA
Expires 10:00 PM
37 AQI · Good Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
8%
4 PM
32°
28%
5 PM
33°
28%
6 PM
33°
28%
7 PM
32°
28%
8 PM
31°
28%
9 PM
29°
21%
10 PM
29°
21%
11 PM
28°
25%
12 AM
28°
29%
1 AM
27°
39%
2 AM
26°
39%
3 AM
26°
40%
4 AM
25°
19%
5 AM
23°
11%
6 AM
23°
5%
7 AM
23°
8%
8 AM
24°
16%
9 AM
26°
16%
10 AM
28°
16%
11 AM
29°
16%
12 PM
29°
15%
1 PM
29°
15%
2 PM
29°
20%
7-Day Forecast
Today
33° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 40% chance of rain.
Wed
35° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 57% chance of rain.
Thu
33° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 74% chance of rain.
Fri
33° 23°
Thunderstorm, 60% chance.
Sat
33° 20°
Thunderstorm, 90% chance.
Sun
29° 18°
Clear with a 60% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Mostly Clear 8% 23 mph S 65%
4 PM 32° Mostly Clear 28% 22 mph S 66%
5 PM 33° Mostly Clear 28% 21 mph S 67%
6 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 28% 19 mph S 70%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 28% 17 mph S 73%
8 PM 31° Mostly Clear 28% 15 mph S 76%
9 PM 29° Mostly Clear 21% 14 mph S 78%
10 PM 29° Mostly Clear 21% 14 mph S 80%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 25% 13 mph S 81%
12 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 29% 13 mph SSW 81%
1 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 39% 13 mph SW 83%
2 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 39% 12 mph SW 84%
3 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 40% 8 mph SW 87%
4 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 19% 7 mph S 88%
5 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 11% 8 mph S 89%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 5% 8 mph SSW 89%
7 AM 23° Clear 8% 8 mph SSW 85%
8 AM 24° Clear 16% 9 mph SSW 79%
9 AM 26° Clear 16% 10 mph SW 73%
10 AM 28° Mostly Clear 16% 10 mph SW 69%
11 AM 29° Mostly Clear 16% 10 mph SW 66%
12 PM 29° Mostly Clear 15% 10 mph SW 64%
1 PM 29° Mostly Clear 15% 10 mph SW 62%
2 PM 29° Mostly Clear 20% 10 mph SW 61%
15-Day Forecast
Today
6/29
Mostly Clear
28%
23°
33°
Tue
6/30
Mostly Clear
40%
23°
33°
Wed
7/1
Partly Cloudy
57%
22°
35°
Thu
7/2
Partly Cloudy
74%
21°
33°
Fri
7/3
Thunderstorm
60%
23°
33°
Sat
7/4
Thunderstorm
90%
20°
33°
Sun
7/5
Clear
60%
18°
29°
Mon
7/6
Clear
60%
18°
30°
Tue
7/7
Drizzle
60%
18°
31°
Wed
7/8
Drizzle
60%
19°
33°
Thu
7/9
Drizzle
60%
19°
30°
Fri
7/10
Drizzle
60%
18°
29°
Sat
7/11
Clear
60%
18°
29°
Sun
7/12
Drizzle
60%
18°
29°
Mon
7/13
Drizzle
60%
19°
30°
37
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
37 AQI 6.7 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
37 AQI 40 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Tue 37 Good 37 37
Wed 58 Moderate 45 58
Thu 58 Moderate 40 58
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 Mon Jun 29, 19:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE5886 J/kg
MLCAPE4614 J/kg
MUCAPE5886 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-11.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear41 kt
0–1 km Shear13 kt
Eff. Shear33 kt
0–1 km SRH68
0–3 km SRH38
Eff. SRH38
Storm Motion202° @ 49 kt
0–1 km EHI2.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado1.9
STP (eff)0.9
Supercell3.9
K-Index30.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.59 in
0–3 km LR6.2 °C/km
700–500 LR8.2 °C/km
Total Totals53.3
LCL863 hPa
LFC961 hPa
EL122 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,846 ft