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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Wednesday, April 8

Current Weather

5:16 AM

42°F
Clear
RealFeel® 29°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
29°
Wind
S 20 mph
Wind Gusts
27 mph
Humidity
78%
Indoor Humidity
31% (Slightly Dry)
Dew Point
36° F
Pressure
↓ 29.96 in
Cloud Cover
10%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
100 ft

Day

4/8
69°Hi
RealFeel® 67°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 64°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Windy with some sun, then turning cloudy; a brief afternoon shower or two
alerts

Wind Advisory

10:00 AM Wednesday - 4:00 PM Wednesday

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™4 (Dull)

WindWSW 20 mph

Wind Gusts43 mph

Probability of Precipitation55%

Probability of Thunderstorms11%

Precipitation0.02 in

Rain0.02 in

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Cloud Cover74%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

4/8
30°Lo
RealFeel® 31°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Partly cloudy

WindWNW 6 mph

Wind Gusts13 mph

Probability of Precipitation5%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover48%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 03 mins
Rise 6:48 AM
Set 7:51 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise 1:59 AM
Set 10:18 AM

Temperature History

4/8
High
Low
Forecast
69°
30°
Average
56°
32°
Last Year
53°
17°

Current Weather Conditions in Tara

Tara, Iowa is currently Clear with a temperature of 42°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 29° (Cold) based on observed conditions including 78% humidity, 10% cloud cover, a UV index of 0, and winds of 20 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 29°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Tara, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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