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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

IAZ060-120900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Date           05/11/24      Sun 05/12/24            Mon 05/13/24            Tue
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          83          59          69          52
Temp          78 76 66 60 56 57 73 82 82 75 67 63 61 61 64 67 67 67 62 58 54 53
Dewpt         41 44 45 45 46 47 53 52 51 54 55 55 55 56 57 56 55 53 52 50 46 44
RH            27 32 47 58 69 69 49 35 34 48 65 75 81 84 78 68 65 61 70 75 74 71
Wind dir       W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  W  E NE  E NE NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd      11  5  4  5  6  8 11 13 12 10  8  6  5  5  6  9 10 10  5  9 10 10
Clouds        FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0          40          50          70          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.28        0.34        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  S  S
Tstms                                  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  S  S


Date           05/14  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24
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          74      52    74      56    74      55    79      58    83
Temp          70 72   58 53 71 71   61 58 69 71   61 57 74 76   64 59 78 78
Dewpt         46 45   46 47 50 51   52 52 53 52   51 52 54 53   54 54 55 54
PWind dir        NE       E     S       S     S       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         10      10    40      50    40      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                   S  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                           S    S  C  C  C    C  S  S  C    S  S     S

$$
IAZ039-120900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Date           05/11/24      Sun 05/12/24            Mon 05/13/24            Tue
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                      52          84          57          73          49
Temp          75 73 63 56 53 55 72 81 83 77 67 63 60 60 67 72 72 69 62 56 52 51
Dewpt         37 41 43 45 45 47 53 53 50 53 55 55 54 54 54 54 52 51 49 46 43 43
RH            25 31 48 66 74 74 51 38 32 43 65 75 81 81 63 53 49 53 62 69 71 74
Wind dir      NW  N SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE
Wind spd      12  4  5  6  6  6 12 17 16 10  9  9  6  5  8  6 10  9  9 10 10 11
Clouds        FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0          20          40          40          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.12        0.09           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms                                  S  C  C  C  S     S  C  C  S


Date           05/14  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24
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      48    74      54    71      53    78      57    81
Temp          68 69   54 49 68 69   58 56 67 68   58 56 74 75   61 59 77 76
Dewpt         46 44   44 42 46 48   50 49 52 50   50 50 53 53   53 52 54 52
PWind dir        NE       E     S       S     S      SE     S       S    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW FW SC B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5       5    30      50    40      20    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                   S  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  C  C    S        S
Tstms                                   S  S  C    S  S  S  S    S        S

$$
IAZ048-120900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Date           05/11/24      Sun 05/12/24            Mon 05/13/24            Tue
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          83          58          71          50
Temp          78 75 65 58 55 56 72 81 82 74 66 62 59 59 65 68 70 67 61 56 52 51
Dewpt         42 44 46 47 47 48 54 52 51 55 56 56 55 56 57 56 54 52 50 46 43 43
RH            28 33 50 67 74 74 53 37 34 51 70 81 87 90 75 65 57 59 67 69 71 74
Wind dir      NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd      11  5  5  5  5  8 12 13 13 11  8  6  4  4  6  9 10  9  8  9  9 10
Clouds        FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0          40          50          50          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.26        0.16           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  S


Date           05/14  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24
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      50    74      55    74      54    79      57    82
Temp          70 71   56 51 70 69   59 56 68 70   59 56 73 75   61 58 77 76
Dewpt         47 45   46 47 51 52   52 51 53 51   51 51 54 54   54 53 55 54
PWind dir        NE       E     S       S    SE      SE     S      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         10      10    40      60    40      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                   S  C    L  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                           S    S  C  C  C    C  S  S  C    S  S     S

$$
IAZ004-120900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Date           05/11/24      Sun 05/12/24            Mon 05/13/24            Tue
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          83          53          73          46
Temp          76 74 64 58 56 56 71 81 82 76 64 60 57 53 63 69 72 68 57 52 48 47
Dewpt         39 40 44 46 45 46 51 49 47 51 52 52 48 42 44 42 41 40 39 38 38 38
RH            26 29 48 64 66 69 49 33 29 42 65 75 72 66 50 37 33 36 51 59 68 71
Wind dir       W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE
Wind spd      11  8  6  9 10 11 13 14 14 11  9  8  8 10 13 14 16 14 10 10  9 10
Clouds        FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0          30          30          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.05        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  C  C
Tstms                                  S  C  C


Date           05/14  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24
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      51    72      52    73      53    78      55    78
Temp          67 71   54 52 68 68   56 53 68 71   56 55 73 73   59 56 73 73
Dewpt         41 39   42 45 51 50   49 48 48 46   47 48 51 51   50 49 49 50
PWind dir        NE      SE     S      SW    NW       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5      30    60      40    20      20    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                C  C  L    C  C  S  S    S  S  S  C    S        S
Tstms                           C    C  C  S  S    S  S  S  S    S        S

$$
IAZ035-120900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Date           05/11/24      Sun 05/12/24            Mon 05/13/24            Tue
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          84          56          73          47
Temp          77 75 65 58 55 56 72 82 83 75 65 61 58 57 66 71 72 70 60 53 50 48
Dewpt         40 41 45 47 46 47 52 50 49 53 53 54 53 52 51 49 47 46 43 40 40 41
RH            26 29 48 67 72 72 49 33 31 46 65 78 83 83 58 46 41 42 53 61 68 77
Wind dir      NW  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N
Wind spd      10  5  4  6  6  9 12 14 14 11  9  6  5  5  9 11 12 10  9  9  8  9
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          30          50          30           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.07        0.04           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                  S  C  C  C  S     S  S  S


Date           05/14  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24
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          74      50    74      53    74      53    79      55    81
Temp          69 71   54 51 69 69   57 54 69 70   57 54 73 74   60 56 76 75
Dewpt         44 42   44 46 51 51   50 49 51 49   48 50 53 51   52 51 52 51
PWind dir        NE      SE     S       S     N      SE     S      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5      20    50      50    30      20    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                S  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  C    S  S     S
Tstms                           S    S  C  S  S    S  S  S  C    S  S     S

$$
IAZ094-120900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Date           05/11/24      Sun 05/12/24            Mon 05/13/24            Tue
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          79          58          67          53
Temp          77 75 66 60 56 57 71 78 78 71 64 62 60 59 62 63 64 64 60 58 55 54
Dewpt         44 49 49 47 48 49 56 57 55 57 56 57 57 58 59 58 58 56 55 54 52 51
RH            31 40 54 62 74 75 59 48 45 61 75 84 90 96 90 84 81 75 84 86 90 90
Wind dir       W  W  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd      10  4  5  5  6  8 11 12 10  8  6  5  5  8 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 12
Clouds        FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          40          70          90          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.14        0.29        0.70        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  C  C  L  L  D  D  D  D  C  C  S  S
Tstms                               S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S


Date           05/14  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24
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      51    73      56    73      55    77      58    81
Temp          68 70   56 52 70 71   61 57 68 69   60 57 73 74   63 59 76 77
Dewpt         52 51   50 50 54 55   55 55 58 56   55 55 57 56   56 56 58 58
PWind dir        NE       E     S      SE     S       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 FW   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         10       5    40      60    50      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                   S  C    C  L  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                           S    C  C  C  C    C  C  S  S    S  S     S

$$
IAZ017-120900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Date           05/11/24      Sun 05/12/24            Mon 05/13/24            Tue
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          83          54          73          46
Temp          74 73 62 56 54 56 70 80 83 75 64 60 57 56 64 70 72 67 57 52 48 47
Dewpt         37 40 43 46 45 47 52 52 48 51 54 53 50 47 47 46 44 43 41 40 39 39
RH            26 30 50 69 71 72 53 38 30 43 70 78 77 72 54 42 37 42 55 63 71 74
Wind dir      NW NW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NE
Wind spd      10  4  6  9  9  9 13 14 16 12  8  8  6  8 10 11 12 11 10 10 10 10
Clouds        FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0          20          40          20           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.04        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  C  C  S  S  S  S  S  S
Tstms                                  S  C  C  S           S


Date           05/14  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24
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      48    72      52    70      52    77      55    78
Temp          67 68   51 49 67 67   56 53 66 68   55 54 72 72   59 56 74 74
Dewpt         44 42   42 44 48 50   49 48 50 49   48 48 52 51   51 50 50 50
PWind dir        NE       E     S       S     W      SE     S      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5      20    50      60    30      20    30      30    20
Rain shwrs                S  S  C    L  C  C  C    S  S  S  C    C        S
Tstms                                S  S  S  S    S  S  S  C    C        S

$$
IAZ049-120900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Date           05/11/24      Sun 05/12/24            Mon 05/13/24            Tue
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                      51          83          57          72          49
Temp          75 73 62 56 53 55 72 81 82 75 65 62 59 58 66 69 69 67 59 55 51 50
Dewpt         42 44 44 44 45 47 53 53 50 53 55 55 55 55 57 55 54 53 51 47 43 43
RH            31 35 52 64 74 74 51 38 33 46 70 78 87 90 73 61 59 61 75 74 74 77
Wind dir      NW NW SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE
Wind spd      12  4  5  5  5  6 12 14 13 11  9  8  5  5  5  8  8  8  6  9 10 11
Clouds        FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0          30          40          60          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.20        0.14           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  S  S
Tstms                                  S  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  S  S


Date           05/14  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24
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      48    74      53    73      52    78      56    81
Temp          68 69   53 49 69 69   58 55 67 69   58 55 74 74   61 57 77 76
Dewpt         47 45   45 45 48 49   51 50 52 51   50 51 53 52   53 53 54 52
PWind dir        NE       E     S       S     S      SE     S      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         10      10    40      60    40      30    30      30    20
Rain shwrs                      C    C  L  C  C    C  S  S  C    C  S     S
Tstms                                S  S  S  C    C  S  S  S    C  S     S

$$
IAZ086-120900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
259 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Date           05/11/24      Sun 05/12/24            Mon 05/13/24            Tue
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          82          60          68          55
Temp          77 74 63 58 56 57 72 80 81 74 66 63 61 61 64 65 65 65 61 58 57 56
Dewpt         43 47 48 47 47 49 55 55 53 56 57 56 57 58 60 59 58 57 56 55 53 52
RH            30 38 58 67 72 75 55 42 38 53 73 78 87 90 87 81 78 75 84 90 86 86
Wind dir       W  W  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  N
Wind spd      12  4  4  6  8  9 12 14 13 11  9  6  5  5  8  9 10 10 11 10 10 13
Clouds        FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          40          40          90          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.11        0.22        0.66        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C  C  C  C  C  L  L  D  D  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                                  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S


Date           05/14  Wed 05/15/24  Thu 05/16/24  Fri 05/17/24  Sat 05/18/24
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      49    73      56    74      56    79      59    82
Temp          68 69   56 51 69 70   60 58 69 70   60 58 74 75   63 60 78 78
Dewpt         51 49   48 46 51 51   52 53 56 55   54 55 57 55   56 55 57 57
PWind dir        NE       E    SE      SE     S       S     S      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B2 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         20       5    20      50    50      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs     S                S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S     S
Tstms                                S  S  C  C    C  C  S  C    S  S     S

$$