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IOWA · HUMBOLDT COUNTY

Bode

304 people, 1,150 ft above sea level in Humboldt County.

1,150 ftElevation, city center
304People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Clear 41°
Clear now Dew point 25° · SSE 5 mph · high 37°
City of Bode River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bode plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Bode

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Clarion (KCAV) · 4:55 PM
Clear
41° Clear Feels like 38° · high of 37° near 5 PM
WindSSE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity52%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure30.27 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 25° · Dry38° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday80% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 50.19 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Humboldt County
NWS Des Moines and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:07 AM4:55 PM ↓
9 h 47 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
60
MODERATEAir quality index · coarse particles
Tomorrow: 49, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 23 to 38° More humid: 38° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37° 25°
0% rain — SE 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
49° 29°
0% rain — S 5 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 36°
0% rain — SSW 12 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 42°
0% rain — S 15 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 45°
20% rain — S 16 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 40°
20% rain — W 2 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
60° 49°
80% rain 0.07–0.9″ SSE 13 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Bode about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 880 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Bode stands on

Bode’s center stands about 1,150 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,100 ft to 1,150 ft, a difference of 50 ft: nearly flat ground.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Kinderhookian formations (dolostone, limestone, siltstone), from the Early Mississippian, 347 to 359 million years old.

The section below crosses 4 rock units mapped at the surface.

Bode, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
1,100 ft1,200 ft BODE1,150 ftDes Moines Riverabout 1,110 ftHigh point of the line1,230 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Dakata and Windrow Formations

Sandstone, shale. Age: Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous, 94 to 113 million years old. About 15 mi of the line.

Gilmore City Formation

Limestone. Age: Early Mississippian to Middle Mississippian, 331 to 359 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Augusta Group

Dolostone, limestone. Age: Early Mississippian to Middle Mississippian, 331 to 359 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Kinderhookian formations

Dolostone, limestone, siltstone. Age: Early Mississippian, 347 to 359 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Bode’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Bode reaches the Gulf of America by way of Trulner Creek, Lotts Creek, the Des Moines and the Mississippi: about 1,680 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Bode≈ 1,680 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF BODE ≈ 1,680 mi to the Gulf of America Trulner Creek → Lotts Creek → Des Moines → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Roberts Creek and Big Creek Pounding Area.

1,330 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Bode; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Bode on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Fort Dodge IA · 25 MI 25 miles south Des Moines IA · 96 MI 96 miles south Rochester MN · 120 MI 120 miles northeast Sioux Falls SD · 132 MI 132 miles west Cedar Rapids IA · 147 MI 147 miles southeast
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Bode

304 people, 1,150 ft above sea level in Humboldt County.

1,150 ftElevation
304People
0 sq miLand
Clear 41°
ClearDew point 25°
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Today in Bode

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 37° 0%
8p mostly clear night 31° 0%
11p mostly clear night 28° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 27° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 25° 0%
8a partly cloudy day 28° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 80%
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Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
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Wed20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Thu20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Fri80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Bode stands on

Bode’s center stands about 1,150 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,100 ft to 1,150 ft, a difference of 50 ft: nearly flat ground.

Bode, south to north Bode1,150 ftDes Moines Riverabout 1,110 ftHigh point1,230 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,150 ft
Within 3 miles1,100 to 1,150 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (50 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceKinderhookian formations
Its ageEarly Mississippian, 347 to 359 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,680 mito the Gulf of AmericaTrulner Creek → Lotts Creek → Des Moines → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Bode reaches the Gulf of America by way of Trulner Creek, Lotts Creek, the Des Moines and the Mississippi: about 1,680 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Roberts Creek and Big Creek Pounding Area.

1,330 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.