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: 4:48 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 40°
Mostly Clear
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
23 mph S
Humidity
67%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
28.37 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.6
Cloud Cover
23%
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. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 65% around 1 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 4725 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%
5 PM
33°
28%
6 PM
33°
28%
7 PM
32°
28%
8 PM
31°
28%
9 PM
29°
28%
10 PM
28°
37%
11 PM
28°
46%
12 AM
28°
44%
1 AM
27°
64%
2 AM
26°
64%
3 AM
25°
50%
4 AM
24°
37%
5 AM
22°
25%
6 AM
22°
14%
7 AM
23°
8%
8 AM
24°
12%
9 AM
26°
16%
10 AM
27°
16%
11 AM
29°
16%
12 PM
30°
16%
1 PM
30°
15%
2 PM
30°
20%
3 PM
30°
27%
7-Day Forecast
Today
33° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 37% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 64% chance of rain.
Wed
32° 22°
Mostly Cloudy with a 68% chance of rain.
Thu
32° 21°
Mostly Cloudy with a 82% chance of rain.
Fri
33° 19°
Thunderstorm, 60% chance.
Sat
32° 20°
Thunderstorm, 90% chance.
Sun
29° 18°
Mostly Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Mostly Clear 8% 23 mph S 67%
5 PM 33° Mostly Clear 28% 20 mph S 68%
6 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 28% 19 mph S 71%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 28% 17 mph S 73%
8 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 28% 16 mph S 76%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 28% 15 mph S 78%
10 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 37% 14 mph S 80%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 46% 14 mph S 80%
12 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 44% 12 mph SSW 81%
1 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 64% 12 mph SSW 83%
2 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 64% 10 mph SW 84%
3 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 50% 8 mph SW 85%
4 AM 24° Rain 37% 8 mph SSW 87%
5 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 25% 7 mph S 89%
6 AM 22° Mostly Clear 14% 8 mph S 90%
7 AM 23° Mostly Clear 8% 9 mph S 86%
8 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 12% 9 mph SSW 81%
9 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 16% 9 mph SSW 77%
10 AM 27° Mostly Clear 16% 9 mph SSW 73%
11 AM 29° Mostly Clear 16% 9 mph SW 70%
12 PM 30° Mostly Clear 16% 9 mph SW 66%
1 PM 30° Mostly Clear 15% 9 mph SW 63%
2 PM 30° Mostly Clear 20% 8 mph SW 61%
3 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 27% 8 mph SW 59%
15-Day Forecast
Today
6/29
Partly Cloudy
37%
22°
33°
Tue
6/30
Partly Cloudy
64%
22°
33°
Wed
7/1
Mostly Cloudy
68%
22°
32°
Thu
7/2
Mostly Cloudy
82%
21°
32°
Fri
7/3
Thunderstorm
60%
19°
33°
Sat
7/4
Thunderstorm
90%
20°
32°
Sun
7/5
Mostly Cloudy
60%
18°
29°
Mon
7/6
Overcast
60%
18°
29°
Tue
7/7
Partly Cloudy
60%
17°
29°
Wed
7/8
Drizzle
60%
19°
30°
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%
18°
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, 20:00'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
SBCAPE6011 J/kg
MLCAPE5141 J/kg
MUCAPE6011 J/kg
SBCIN-146 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-11.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear40 kt
0–1 km Shear14 kt
Eff. Shear35 kt
0–1 km SRH67
0–3 km SRH29
Eff. SRH29
Storm Motion202° @ 49 kt
0–1 km EHI2.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado2.0
STP (eff)0.3
Supercell3.2
K-Index34.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.73 in
0–3 km LR6.1 °C/km
700–500 LR8.4 °C/km
Total Totals56.7
LCL867 hPa
LFC706 hPa
EL122 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,823 ft