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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

IAZ060-130900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

Date           05/12/24      Mon 05/13/24            Tue 05/14/24            Wed
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      60          66          52          70          49
Temp             74 65 63 62 61 63 64 63 62 60 57 54 54 61 66 70 69 61 55 51 51
Dewpt            57 56 57 57 57 59 59 57 55 54 53 50 49 52 52 51 50 50 48 46 46
RH               55 73 81 84 87 87 84 81 78 81 86 86 83 72 61 51 51 67 77 83 83
Wind dir         SW SW SW SE  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         11  8  4  3  5  6  9 13 12  9  9  9 10 12 12 10  9  5  5  5  6
Wind gust                                23
Clouds           B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW SC
PoP 12hr                     70          90          30          20           5
QPF 12hr                   0.21        0.80        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  L  L  L  D  D  D  D  C  C  S  S  S  S
Tstms             C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S


Date           05/15  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          72      55    72      53    77      57    81      58    79
Temp          68 69   59 56 68 68   59 56 72 74   62 58 76 77   63 58 75 74
Dewpt         50 52   52 52 56 54   53 53 55 54   52 53 55 54   53 53 54 55
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      NW     W      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      50    50      30    30      20    30      30    30
Rain shwrs        C    C  C  C  C    C  C  S  C    S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  C    C  S          S  S     S             S

$$
IAZ039-130900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

Date           05/12/24      Mon 05/13/24            Tue 05/14/24            Wed
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      58          68          51          71          46
Temp             78 67 64 60 60 64 65 65 64 59 56 53 53 59 66 70 67 58 52 48 48
Dewpt            51 55 56 56 56 57 57 56 54 54 51 49 48 48 49 48 47 47 45 42 41
RH               39 65 75 87 87 78 75 73 70 83 83 86 83 67 54 45 49 67 77 80 77
Wind dir         SW SW SW  W NW NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         11  8  9  5  4  5  8 11 10  9  8  9 11 14 13 12 10  6  6  5  6
Clouds           B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          70          20          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.18        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  S  S
Tstms             C  C  C  C  S  S  C  S  S  S


Date           05/15  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          72      54    73      52    77      56    80      56    79
Temp          68 68   57 55 69 68   57 55 72 73   60 58 75 75   60 57 74 70
Dewpt         46 47   50 50 54 53   53 52 55 53   53 52 55 53   52 52 53 51
PWind dir        SE       S    SW       S    SE       S     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      40    50      30    30      30    30      30    40
Rain shwrs        S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                     S  S  C    C  S          S  S     S

$$
IAZ048-130900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

Date           05/12/24      Mon 05/13/24            Tue 05/14/24            Wed
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      58          66          50          72          48
Temp             78 67 63 60 60 63 63 63 62 58 55 52 51 60 67 71 68 59 53 50 50
Dewpt            52 56 56 57 57 59 59 56 54 53 50 47 47 51 52 50 50 50 48 46 46
RH               40 68 78 90 90 87 87 78 75 83 83 83 86 72 59 47 52 72 83 86 86
Wind dir         SW SW  W  W  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd         11 11  6  4  4  5  9 13 10  8  8  9 10 12 12 10  9  4  5  5  5
Wind gust                                20
Clouds           B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     60          80          20          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.21        0.41           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  L  L  L  L  D  L  S  S                                S
Tstms             C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S


Date           05/15  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          71      54    72      52    77      56    80      56    78
Temp          67 68   58 55 67 68   56 54 72 73   60 57 75 75   61 57 73 71
Dewpt         50 52   53 53 56 54   53 53 55 54   53 54 55 54   53 53 54 53
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      SW     S      SW     W      SW     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      60    50      30    30      20    30      40    30
Rain shwrs     S  C    C  L  C  C    C  S  S  C    S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  C    C  S          S  S     S             S

$$
IAZ004-130900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

Date           05/12/24      Mon 05/13/24            Tue 05/14/24            Wed
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      53          72          47          73          50
Temp             73 62 60 57 54 62 69 71 68 58 53 49 48 59 68 72 70 60 54 51 52
Dewpt            51 54 53 52 46 46 41 39 37 38 39 40 39 43 43 42 42 43 43 45 46
RH               46 75 78 83 74 56 36 31 32 47 59 71 71 55 40 34 36 53 66 80 80
Wind dir         SW  W NW  N NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd         14  6  5  6 10 13 16 17 14 10  9  9  9 11 11 10 10  6  9  9 10
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                     50           5           0           0          20
QPF 12hr                   0.12           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  S                                               S  S  C
Tstms             C  S  S


Date           05/15  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          73      52    71      50    78      55    78      52    72
Temp          68 66   56 53 66 68   55 53 72 73   58 56 70 72   57 53 66 68
Dewpt         50 52   50 50 50 47   47 48 50 49   49 49 51 48   49 47 49 48
PWind dir         S      SW    NW      NW     S      SW    NW       W     N
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         50      50    30      20    20      40    30      40    30
Rain shwrs     C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S     S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms             C    C  C  S  S             S    C  S  S                S

$$
IAZ035-130900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

Date           05/12/24      Mon 05/13/24            Tue 05/14/24            Wed
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      56          70          48          73          49
Temp             78 68 62 59 59 63 65 68 67 58 53 49 48 61 69 73 70 59 53 50 50
Dewpt            51 53 56 56 55 55 52 49 46 45 43 43 41 48 48 46 45 46 46 46 46
RH               39 59 81 90 87 75 63 51 47 62 69 80 77 62 47 38 41 62 77 86 86
Wind dir          W SW SW NW NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd         11  6  8  4  5  8 12 11 10  8  9  9  9 10 10 10  8  5  5  5  6
Clouds           B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     50          40           5           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C                                      S
Tstms             C  C  C  C  S  S


Date           05/15  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          73      52    73      50    78      55    80      55    75
Temp          68 67   57 53 67 68   55 53 73 74   59 56 74 74   59 56 69 70
Dewpt         49 51   51 52 53 49   50 50 53 51   51 52 53 50   51 50 52 50
PWind dir         S       S    NW       N     S      SW     W      SW    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         50      60    50      30    30      30    30      40    30
Rain shwrs     S  C    C  L  C  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms             S    C  S  S  C    C             S  S  S                S

$$
IAZ094-130900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

Date           05/12/24      Mon 05/13/24            Tue 05/14/24            Wed
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      59          67          54          69          49
Temp             72 65 63 61 60 62 64 65 62 59 58 56 54 61 65 68 67 59 55 51 50
Dewpt            58 58 58 58 58 60 61 61 58 56 54 53 52 56 56 54 53 52 50 48 48
RH               61 78 84 90 93 93 90 87 87 90 86 90 93 84 73 61 61 78 83 89 93
Wind dir         SW NW NE SE  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
Wind spd          6  4  3  5  4  8  8  8 12 11 10 10 11 14 13 12  9  6  5  5  6
Clouds           B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     80          90          50          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.63        0.81        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  L  L  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  S  S  C  C  S  S              S
Tstms             C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S        S


Date           05/15  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          72      54    70      54    75      57    80      57    80
Temp          68 68   59 56 67 66   59 56 70 72   61 58 75 76   62 58 75 74
Dewpt         54 55   53 55 59 57   56 55 58 57   54 55 59 57   55 55 58 57
PWind dir        SE      SE    SW       N    NW      SW     W      SW     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      50    60      40    30      20    30      30    30
Rain shwrs     S  S    C  C  C  L    C  C  S  C    S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms             S    S  C  C  C    C  S             S     S    S  S  S  S

$$
IAZ017-130900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

Date           05/12/24      Mon 05/13/24            Tue 05/14/24            Wed
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      54          69          47          71          46
Temp             75 64 61 58 56 62 66 69 67 57 52 48 48 59 66 70 67 56 51 48 48
Dewpt            50 53 55 54 51 50 47 45 43 43 42 40 41 46 46 45 44 44 43 42 43
RH               41 67 81 86 83 65 50 42 42 59 69 74 77 62 48 41 43 64 74 80 83
Wind dir          W  W  W NW  N NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE
Wind spd         13  5  6  6  6  9 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 10  9  6  8  6  8
Clouds           B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     40          30           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S                                      S
Tstms             C  C  C  S


Date           05/15  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          71      52    70      49    76      55    78      53    73
Temp          67 66   56 53 66 67   54 52 71 72   58 56 72 72   58 55 67 67
Dewpt         45 47   50 50 52 49   49 49 53 52   51 52 53 50   49 50 52 49
PWind dir        SE       S     W       N     S       S     W       W    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      60    50      30    30      30    30      40    30
Rain shwrs     S  C    C  L  C  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                  S  C  S  C    C             S  S                   S

$$
IAZ049-130900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

Date           05/12/24      Mon 05/13/24            Tue 05/14/24            Wed
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      58          67          50          70          46
Temp             76 66 63 61 60 63 64 63 62 58 56 53 52 58 66 69 67 56 51 47 47
Dewpt            53 55 56 56 57 58 58 56 55 54 52 49 49 51 51 49 48 48 46 44 43
RH               45 68 78 84 90 84 81 78 78 86 86 86 89 77 58 49 50 74 83 89 86
Wind dir         SW SW  W NW SW  E NE NE NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
Wind spd         12  9  6  5  4  5  8 11 10  9  9 10 10 13 12 10  9  5  5  5  6
Clouds           B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          80          30          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.13        0.43        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  C  L  L  D  L  C  C
Tstms             C  C  C  C  S  C  C  S  C  C


Date           05/15  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          71      52    72      52    77      55    80      55    79
Temp          66 68   57 54 67 68   56 54 72 72   59 56 75 75   59 56 74 71
Dewpt         48 49   51 52 55 54   53 53 55 54   53 53 55 53   53 53 53 53
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      SW     S      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      50    50      30    30      30    30      40    40
Rain shwrs        S    C  C  C  C    C  C  S  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                     S  S  C    C  S          S  S                   S

$$
IAZ086-130900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
515 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

Date           05/12/24      Mon 05/13/24            Tue 05/14/24            Wed
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      60          69          57          69          48
Temp             77 67 64 62 61 64 65 65 64 61 60 58 58 59 63 67 66 58 54 50 50
Dewpt            55 56 57 57 58 60 61 61 60 58 58 57 56 55 53 52 51 50 48 45 46
RH               47 68 78 84 90 87 87 87 87 90 93 96 93 87 70 59 58 75 80 83 86
Wind dir         SW SW  W  S SE  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd         10  5  4  5  4  8  9  8  9 11 12 11 13 16 16 13 11 10  8  6  8
Clouds           SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          90          60          40           5
QPF 12hr                   0.13        0.68        0.25        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms             C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  C  S     S  S


Date           05/15  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24  Sun 05/19/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          72      54    72      56    75      57    80      58    79
Temp          67 69   59 56 69 67   60 58 71 72   61 59 76 77   62 59 74 73
Dewpt         51 51   51 53 58 57   56 56 58 57   55 55 59 57   55 55 57 56
PWind dir        SE      SE     S      SE    NE       W     W       W     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         10      40    60      40    30      20    30      30    30
Rain shwrs             S  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                     S  S  C    C  S     S    S        S    S        S

$$