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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

IAZ060-212200-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Date             Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      48          32          59          36          60
Temp                40 45 47 44 39 36 33 32 41 55 59 53 47 43 39 37 43 56 60 53
Dewpt               34 34 31 31 31 30 29 28 30 34 40 41 41 41 38 36 38 41 41 42
RH                  79 65 53 60 73 79 85 85 65 45 49 64 79 93 96 96 82 57 49 66
Wind dir            NE NE NE  N  N  N  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S
Wind spd             8  8  8  5  3  2  2  3  5 10 10  6  5  4  4  3  3  4  5  5
Clouds              OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Sprinkles            S  S  S


Date               Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25  Wed 11/26/25  Thu 11/27/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            44    57      44    50      28    38      22    36
Temp          47   45 54 54 50   45 48 44 37   29 36 34 28   23 34 32
Dewpt         43   44 50 50 49   44 38 29 26   22 21 19 19   17 18 18
PWind dir           S    SE      SW    NW       W     W       W    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B2 B2 OV B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           20    80      60    20      10     5       5     5
Rain                S  L  D  L    C  S

$$
IAZ039-212200-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Date             Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      46          29          55          31          56
Temp                35 43 45 40 34 31 30 29 37 50 55 49 43 39 35 32 39 52 56 49
Dewpt               29 31 30 30 29 28 26 27 30 32 37 39 39 38 34 32 35 37 38 37
RH                  78 62 55 67 82 88 85 92 75 50 51 68 86 96 96100 85 56 51 63
Wind dir             N  N  N  N  N NW  W  S  S SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  W SW  S  S
Wind spd             1  3  6  5  3  2  2  3  6 12 12  8  6  5  4  2  2  5  6  5
Clouds              B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25  Wed 11/26/25  Thu 11/27/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            38    54      42    50      27    37      19    33
Temp          40   39 51 50 47   43 49 42 35   28 35 31 25   20 31 28
Dewpt         38   39 46 47 47   43 39 33 28   23 21 20 19   16 17 16
PWind dir           S    SE       S     W       W     W      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   B1 B2 B2 OV   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            5    60      70    30      20     5       5     5
Rain                   C  L  L    C  C  S  S

$$
IAZ048-212200-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Date             Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      47          31          58          34          58
Temp                39 44 46 43 35 34 32 31 41 53 58 51 44 41 37 35 42 54 58 51
Dewpt               33 33 31 31 31 30 29 28 31 36 42 42 42 40 37 35 38 40 41 41
RH                  79 65 55 62 85 85 88 88 67 52 55 71 93 96100100 86 59 53 68
Wind dir            NE NE NE  N  N NW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S
Wind spd             4  5  6  5  2  2  2  2  5 10 10  6  5  3  2  2  2  5  5  5
Clouds              B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25  Wed 11/26/25  Thu 11/27/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            41    56      42    49      27    37      21    35
Temp          43   42 53 52 48   43 48 42 34   28 35 32 26   22 32 29
Dewpt         43   42 50 50 48   43 38 31 26   22 22 21 19   17 19 19
PWind dir           S    SE      SW     W       W     W      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    80      60    20      10     5       5     5
Rain                   L  D  L    C  S  S

$$
IAZ004-212200-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Date             Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      46          31          56          30          56
Temp                30 41 45 40 34 33 33 32 40 52 56 48 40 37 33 31 39 51 55 48
Dewpt               26 28 29 29 28 27 28 28 35 41 40 39 36 33 32 29 33 37 38 38
RH                  85 59 53 64 78 78 82 85 82 66 55 71 85 85 96 92 79 59 53 68
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S
Wind spd             6  4  3  3  4  5  9 11 12 14 13  8  5  5  4  4  5  6  8  6
Clouds              B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill          23                25 23 33
Min chill              18    38    28    22    23          32    26    27


Date               Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25  Wed 11/26/25  Thu 11/27/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            36    51      36    44      23    33      17    30
Temp          40   37 49 49 44   37 42 38 29   24 30 28 22   18 27 25
Dewpt         38   37 47 47 43   36 33 27 22   18 19 19 15   13 16 15
PWind dir           S     S      SW     W       W    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B2 OV OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    70      60    30      20     5       5     5
Rain                   C  L  L    C  C  C  S
Snow                                       S

$$
IAZ035-212200-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Date             Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      46          31          58          32          58
Temp                35 43 46 41 34 34 32 32 41 53 58 50 43 39 35 32 40 53 57 50
Dewpt               31 31 30 30 30 29 29 27 32 40 42 41 40 37 34 32 36 39 40 39
RH                  85 62 53 65 85 82 88 81 70 61 55 71 89 92 96100 85 59 53 66
Wind dir            NE NE  N  N NW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W SW  S  S  S
Wind spd             3  4  5  3  2  2  3  5  8 11 11  5  4  3  2  2  2  5  6  5
Clouds              B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                               26
Min chill              27    39    33    26    26          36    31    34


Date               Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25  Wed 11/26/25  Thu 11/27/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            39    54      39    47      25    35      18    32
Temp          42   40 52 51 46   40 46 39 32   26 33 30 23   19 30 27
Dewpt         40   40 48 48 46   40 35 29 24   20 21 19 18   15 18 17
PWind dir           S    SE      SW     W       W     W      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B2 B2 OV OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    80      60    20      10     5       5     5
Rain                   L  D  L    C  S  S

$$
IAZ094-212200-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Date             Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      46          32          58          37          60
Temp                43 46 46 44 40 38 34 32 40 54 58 51 46 43 40 38 44 56 60 53
Dewpt               39 40 37 35 33 32 30 30 32 34 39 41 42 41 40 38 41 44 44 44
RH                  86 79 71 70 76 79 85 92 73 46 49 68 86 93100100 89 64 55 71
Wind dir            NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S
Wind spd            14 12  9  6  5  4  3  2  4  8  8  5  5  4  4  3  3  5  5  3
Clouds              OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     50          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                          S
Rain shwrs           C  C  C
Wind chill          36
Min chill              34    38    33    29    30          39    34    36


Date               Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25  Wed 11/26/25  Thu 11/27/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            44    56      43    51      28    40      22    38
Temp          48   45 54 54 50   44 50 44 36   29 37 34 28   23 35 33
Dewpt         46   45 51 51 50   44 37 29 26   22 21 20 20   19 19 20
PWind dir           S    SE      SW    NW      NW     W       W    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   OV OV B2 B2   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           20    80      50    10       5     5       5     5
Rain                S  L  D  C    S

$$
IAZ017-212200-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Date             Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      46          29          55          30          55
Temp                31 41 45 39 33 32 31 30 39 50 54 48 41 38 33 31 39 51 54 47
Dewpt               28 29 30 29 28 27 27 27 30 37 40 39 37 36 33 31 34 37 37 37
RH                  88 62 55 67 82 81 85 88 70 61 59 71 85 92100100 82 59 52 68
Wind dir            NW  N  N  N NW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W SW SW  S  S
Wind spd             3  3  4  3  2  2  3  5 10 12 11  6  5  4  3  2  2  5  6  4
Clouds              B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                               24 33
Min chill              24    36    31    22    23          34    27    30


Date               Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25  Wed 11/26/25  Thu 11/27/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            36    51      38    46      23    33      16    29
Temp          39   37 49 48 45   39 44 40 31   24 31 28 22   17 28 24
Dewpt         37   37 47 46 45   39 36 30 24   21 21 19 17   13 17 15
PWind dir           S    SE       S     W       W     W      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   B1 B2 OV OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            5    70      70    30      20    10       5     5
Rain                   C  L  L    C  C  C  S
Snow                                       S

$$
IAZ049-212200-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Date             Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      46          29          56          32          57
Temp                38 44 45 41 35 32 30 29 38 51 56 49 43 40 36 33 41 54 57 49
Dewpt               32 33 31 30 30 29 27 28 31 33 38 39 40 38 35 33 37 40 40 39
RH                  79 65 58 65 82 88 88 96 76 50 51 68 89 92 96100 85 59 53 68
Wind dir            NE NE NE  N  N  N  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W SW SW  S  S
Wind spd             5  5  6  4  3  2  2  3  5 11 11  6  5  4  3  2  2  5  5  4
Clouds              B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25  Wed 11/26/25  Thu 11/27/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            39    54      42    50      26    37      19    34
Temp          42   40 52 51 48   43 49 41 34   27 34 31 25   20 32 29
Dewpt         40   40 48 48 47   43 39 32 26   22 21 20 19   16 18 18
PWind dir           S    SE       S     W       W     W      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   B1 B2 B2 OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    70      70    20      10     5       5     5
Rain                   C  L  L    C  S  S

$$
IAZ086-212200-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
847 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Date             Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      48          30          58          35          60
Temp                42 46 48 45 41 36 33 30 38 53 58 51 46 43 39 36 43 56 60 53
Dewpt               36 37 35 33 32 31 29 28 31 31 34 37 39 40 39 36 39 42 41 42
RH                  79 71 60 62 70 82 85 92 76 43 40 59 76 89100100 86 59 49 66
Wind dir            NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  S  S  S
Wind spd            10 10  9  6  5  4  3  2  4  8 10  6  6  5  5  4  3  4  5  4
Clouds              OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                          S
Rain shwrs           S  S  C
Wind chill          36
Min chill              33    39    30    28    26          39    31    33


Date               Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25  Wed 11/26/25  Thu 11/27/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            43    57      45    53      30    40      22    38
Temp          46   44 54 54 50   46 52 46 37   31 37 35 28   23 35 32
Dewpt         43   44 49 50 50   46 42 34 28   24 23 21 20   19 20 20
PWind dir           S    SE       S     W       W     W       W    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B2 B2 B2 OV   B2 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           10    70      70    20      10     5       5     5
Rain                   C  L  L    C  S

$$