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Alta, IA Weather (51002)

Today Hourly 10-Day Weekend Monthly Radar Air Quality Climate
Current WeatherAlta · 4:22 AM CDT
38° | 20°
21°C
Feels like 22°
Mostly cloudy
WindSW 6 mph · Gusts 8 mph
Precip8% · –
Humidity87% · Dew point 18°
UV index6 High
Air Quality33 Good
Pressure29.88 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:46 AM · 7:56 PM · 13h 10m

Weather map — Alta

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Now
21°
27%
6 mph
05:00
20°
21%
9 mph
06:00
20°
27%
6 mph
07:00
20°
26%
6 mph
08:00
21°
27%
5 mph
09:00
24°
28%
3 mph
10:00
26°
25%
5 mph
11:00
27°
21%
9 mph
12:00
33°
9%
10 mph
13:00
34°
9%
11 mph
14:00
36°
9%
12 mph
15:00
37°
0%
12 mph
16:00
38°
1%
12 mph
17:00
38°
0%
13 mph
18:00
38°
0%
11 mph
19:00
38°
9%
10 mph
20:00
37°
9%
9 mph
21:00
36°
9%
7 mph
22:00
33°
9%
3 mph
23:00
29°
10%
5 mph
00:00
28°
10%
4 mph
01:00
32°
1%
9 mph
02:00
33°
17%
13 mph
03:00
23°
18%
14 mph

Today · Tue 9/1

High 38°
8% / –

Mostly cloudy. Winds SW at 13 mph.

Overnight · Tue 9/1

Low 20°
— / –

Mostly cloudy.

Tomorrow · Wed 9/2

36° | 20°
36% / 0.03 in

Showers. Winds N at 14 mph.

7-day trend

Alta · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast

Updated 4:22 AM

Details & indices

Wind
6 mph SW
Gusts 8 mph
Humidity
87%
Dew point 18°
Pressure
29.88 inHg
Falling
UV index
6 — High
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 33 · US EPA
Allergy
None detected
—
Visibility
6 mi
Clear view
Allergy — Alta

🌿 Conditions right now

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Birch
None
Grass
None
Oak
None
Alder
None
Hazel
None
Mugwort
None
Ragweed
None

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:46 AM
Sunset7:56 PM
Length of day13h 10m
Moonrise9:46 PM
Moonset11:49 AM
Moon phase🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81%
Next full moonSep 26 Harvest Moon
Latitude42.6736°N
Longitude-95.2905°E

Water temps nearby

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No beaches within 50 miles
🌤️No rain expected in the next 90 minutes
Now+30+60+90 min
Minute-by-minute precip · HRRR nowcast

Daily planner

computed from today's forecast
Laundry day
Great
Line-drying weather
Grilling
Great
Fire up the grill
Running
Fair
Lace up outside
Patio
Great
Dinner outdoors
Nearby places in {{REGION}}
Des Moines
Mostly cloudy
23°
Data sources · Tuesday, September 1
Where the Alta forecast comes from
This page blends NOAA/NWS model guidance with global ensembles for the 10-day outlook, air quality and alerts. Data refreshes every hour, current conditions every 15 minutes. Coordinates: 42.6736°N, -95.2905°.
NBM + global weather models
Updated: 4:22 AM
Weather in Alta
Alta's outlook: warmest day near 43° (Tuesday), coldest night about 19° (Sunday). About 0.40 in of precipitation is expected in total; the most likely wet day is Thursday (62% chance). Wind is the one to watch: gusts to 38 mph around Tuesday. The NWS alert board for this area is currently clear. Right now Alta is running about 49° warmer than Sioux Falls. Longer view: continental plains — big swings and a spring severe-storm season.
Alta, IA · Elev 1,490 ft · 42.67°N, 95.29°W · Iowa · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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Updated: 4:22 AM