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Bloomfield, IA
Right Now
25°
Partly Cloudy
- Humidity: 49%
- Feels Like: 12°
- Heat Index: 25°
- Wind: 16 mph
- Wind Chill: 12°
- UV Index: 2 Low
- Sunrise: 07:20:46 AM
- Sunset: 04:41:47 PM
- Dew Point: 8°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Partly cloudy. High 38F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Low 21F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow
Mainly sunny. High 39F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.
Next 12 Hours
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11 AM
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11 AM
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Wind: SSE @ 16mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 43%
Wind Chill: 16°
Heat Index: 28°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
12 PM
31°
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12 PM
31°
Wind: S @ 16mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 38%
Wind Chill: 19°
Heat Index: 31°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
1 PM
33°
0%
1 PM
33°
Wind: S @ 16mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 37%
Wind Chill: 23°
Heat Index: 33°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
2 PM
36°
0%
2 PM
36°
Wind: S @ 15mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 32%
Wind Chill: 26°
Heat Index: 36°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
3 PM
37°
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3 PM
37°
Wind: S @ 15mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 32%
Wind Chill: 28°
Heat Index: 37°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
4 PM
36°
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36°
Wind: S @ 12mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 34%
Wind Chill: 27°
Heat Index: 36°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
5 PM
31°
0%
5 PM
31°
Wind: S @ 8mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 43%
Wind Chill: 24°
Heat Index: 31°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
6 PM
29°
0%
6 PM
29°
Wind: S @ 8mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 49%
Wind Chill: 22°
Heat Index: 29°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
7 PM
28°
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28°
Wind: S @ 8mph
Precip: 0% Chance
Humidity: 54%
Wind Chill: 20°
Heat Index: 28°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
8 PM
28°
1%
8 PM
28°
Wind: S @ 9mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 19°
Heat Index: 28°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
9 PM
28°
1%
9 PM
28°
Wind: SSW @ 9mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 61%
Wind Chill: 19°
Heat Index: 28°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
10 PM
28°
1%
10 PM
28°
Wind: SSW @ 10mph
Precip: 1% Chance
Humidity: 64%
Wind Chill: 18°
Heat Index: 28°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
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This nearly 70-year old newspaper clipping illustrates that few things have changed over the years about local children’s love for the Christmas displays on Bloomfield’s town square. This clipping, courtesy of Cheryl Casteel of the Davis County Historical Society, dates to about 1951-52. The…
In the book of Exodus in the Bible, there is an account of Moses walking into a tent to speak directly with God about how to lead the Israelites. It was called the tent of meeting (eventually referred to as the Tabernacle), and it was always a certain distance outside of the main camp. What …
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