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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

IAZ060-022100-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                      53          38          61          41          67
Temp                   48 53 49 44 43 41 39 46 58 61 54 46 44 43 43 51 63 67 61
Dewpt                  35 35 35 36 37 37 36 38 35 32 31 32 32 32 34 40 46 48 47
RH                     60 50 58 73 79 85 89 73 42 33 41 58 62 65 70 66 54 50 60
Wind dir                S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW  S  S SE SE SE SE  S SW SW
Wind spd               14 13  8  6  6  6  5  5  6  5  2  2  3  5  6  9 10 10  5
Wind gust                 26 19
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Wed 11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25
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    61      38    64      45    62      41    57
Temp          50   44 58 54 43   40 60 61 53   47 60 55 49   42 54 52
Dewpt         45   42 39 37 37   36 43 45 46   40 41 37 36   35 37 32
PWind dir           W     N       E     S       W    NW      SW     W
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   SC FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      20     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                                 S

$$
IAZ039-022100-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                      51          37          60          36          63
Temp                   47 51 47 43 41 40 38 46 57 59 50 42 40 38 38 48 60 63 56
Dewpt                  34 34 33 35 36 35 35 37 31 29 29 30 30 30 30 34 38 42 43
RH                     60 52 58 73 82 82 89 71 37 32 44 62 67 73 73 58 44 46 62
Wind dir                S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd               17 18 11 12 10  8  6  9 10 10  4  3  2  3  5 10 12 11  6
Wind gust                    23
Clouds                 FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                      37 35 34 32
Min chill              28          33    31    30          37    32    36


Date               Wed 11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25
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            40    59      34    59      42    58      37    55
Temp          45   40 56 51 38   36 55 56 49   44 58 50 42   38 52 49
Dewpt         43   38 37 33 33   33 39 41 44   40 40 36 33   32 34 31
PWind dir          NW     N       E     S      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   SC FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr            5     0       0     0      30     5       5    20
Rain shwrs                                 C    S                S  S

$$
IAZ048-022100-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                      53          37          61          39          66
Temp                   47 52 48 42 41 39 38 46 58 60 53 44 41 41 41 50 61 65 59
Dewpt                  36 37 36 37 37 36 35 38 35 33 31 32 32 32 32 39 46 48 47
RH                     65 56 63 82 85 89 89 73 42 36 43 62 70 70 70 66 58 54 64
Wind dir                S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW SW  S  S SE SE SE  S  S SW
Wind spd               17 14  8  8  5  5  5  5  8  5  2  2  2  4  5  9 10  9  5
Wind gust                 27 19
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Wed 11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25
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    61      37    62      43    60      39    55
Temp          47   41 58 52 40   39 57 58 50   45 60 52 45   40 52 49
Dewpt         45   40 39 37 36   36 42 45 44   40 41 37 35   34 37 32
PWind dir          NW     N       E     S       W    NW      SW     W
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   SC FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      20     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                                 S

$$
IAZ004-022100-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                      54          36          59          36          60
Temp                   48 54 49 44 44 41 37 45 56 59 50 42 39 38 38 46 56 60 53
Dewpt                  33 35 35 35 34 34 30 33 31 28 27 26 27 27 27 33 38 41 41
RH                     56 48 58 70 68 76 75 62 38 30 41 53 62 64 64 60 51 49 64
Wind dir                S  S SW SW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  E
Wind spd               25 21 11 11 10  9  9  9 10 10  5  4  5  5  8 10 10 10  5
Wind gust                 33 23
Clouds                 CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                      38 38 34 30                      31
Min chill              26          37    30    29          34    30    34


Date               Wed 11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25
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    56      35    58      39    54      36    51
Temp          42   37 53 49 38   37 54 54 46   41 53 48 40   37 48 45
Dewpt         39   33 34 32 32   33 39 40 37   34 35 29 27   27 31 28
PWind dir           N     N      SE     S       W    NW       S     W
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW SC   B1 B2 B2 B1   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0       5     5       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                       S  S

$$
IAZ035-022100-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                      54          37          61          37          64
Temp                   47 54 49 42 41 40 37 46 58 60 52 43 40 39 39 48 60 63 57
Dewpt                  34 37 35 36 36 34 33 36 34 29 28 29 29 30 30 36 42 45 45
RH                     60 52 58 79 82 79 85 68 40 31 39 57 64 70 70 63 51 52 64
Wind dir                S  S  S  S SW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S SE SE SE  S  S SE
Wind spd               19 17  9  8  5  5  5  5  8  6  3  2  3  5  6  9 10  9  5
Wind gust                 32 20
Clouds                 CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Wed 11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25
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    59      35    60      41    58      37    54
Temp          44   38 56 51 38   38 57 57 48   43 56 52 43   38 51 48
Dewpt         42   38 36 34 33   34 40 42 41   37 39 33 30   31 34 30
PWind dir           N     N      SE     S       W    NW      SW     W
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B1   SC FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      10     5       5    10

$$
IAZ094-022100-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                      52          37          61          42          69
Temp                   47 52 48 43 41 39 38 48 59 61 53 46 45 44 44 52 64 68 61
Dewpt                  36 35 35 36 37 37 37 39 36 33 33 33 34 35 39 45 48 48 48
RH                     65 52 60 76 85 92 96 71 42 35 46 60 65 70 82 77 56 49 62
Wind dir                S  S  S  S SW SW  W  N  N  N  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW
Wind spd               11 12  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  2  2  3  5  8 10 11 11  5
Wind gust                 24 19                                        21
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Wed 11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25
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            45    62      39    65      46    62      42    59
Temp          51   45 59 54 43   41 60 60 53   47 61 55 48   43 56 52
Dewpt         46   44 41 39 38   38 44 49 49   43 42 39 38   37 37 33
PWind dir           W     N       E     S       W     W      SW     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC B1 B1   SC FW FW SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      20     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                                 S

$$
IAZ017-022100-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                      50          36          58          35          60
Temp                   45 50 47 44 42 41 38 45 56 57 49 41 39 37 37 46 57 60 54
Dewpt                  36 35 35 35 36 35 32 35 32 29 28 27 28 28 29 33 38 41 42
RH                     70 56 63 70 79 79 79 68 40 34 44 57 64 70 72 60 49 49 64
Wind dir                S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW  W  W  W SW SW  S SE SE SE  S SE
Wind spd               18 17 12 12  8  8  6  9 10  9  3  2  2  3  5  9 10  9  5
Wind gust              29 32 23
Clouds                 FW CL SC FW SC SC CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill             37       37       32
Min chill              29    39    34    29    31          34    30    33


Date               Wed 11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25
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            37    56      33    56      39    54      34    50
Temp          43   38 54 48 37   35 53 54 47   42 53 47 40   35 48 44
Dewpt         40   36 35 32 32   32 39 41 40   37 38 33 29   29 33 30
PWind dir           N     N      SE     S       W    NW      SW     W
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW FW   SC B2 B2 B2   SC FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     5      10     5       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                       S  S

$$
IAZ049-022100-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                      52          36          60          37          65
Temp                   47 51 46 41 39 37 36 46 57 60 50 43 40 39 39 49 60 64 57
Dewpt                  34 35 35 35 35 35 35 37 32 30 30 30 31 31 30 36 43 45 46
RH                     60 54 65 79 85 92 96 71 38 32 46 60 70 73 70 61 53 50 67
Wind dir                S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S SE SE  S  S SW
Wind spd               17 17 10 10  8  6  5  6  9  6  2  2  2  4  5 10 11 10  5
Wind gust                 28 20
Clouds                 FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                      35 33
Min chill              28          32    28    30          37    33    36


Date               Wed 11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25
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    60      35    61      43    59      38    55
Temp          46   41 57 51 38   36 57 57 49   44 59 50 43   39 52 49
Dewpt         44   39 39 34 34   33 40 43 44   40 40 36 33   32 36 32
PWind dir          NW     N       E     S      SW     W      SW     W
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   SC FW SC SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      20     5       5    20
Rain shwrs                                 S                     S

$$
IAZ086-022100-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
901 AM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                      52          37          61          40          69
Temp                   48 51 47 42 42 40 38 47 58 61 53 45 42 42 42 51 63 68 62
Dewpt                  34 35 35 35 36 35 37 38 34 32 32 32 32 32 34 40 45 47 48
RH                     58 54 63 76 79 82 96 71 40 33 44 60 67 67 73 66 52 47 60
Wind dir                S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW  N NW NW  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd               12 14  9 10  8  8  6  6  8  5  2  2  3  5  8 10 11 11  5
Wind gust                                                              21
Clouds                 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                      36 36
Min chill              31          34    30    31          39    36


Date               Wed 11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25
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            45    63      37    64      47    63      41    59
Temp          51   45 60 55 42   39 60 60 54   47 61 55 48   42 56 53
Dewpt         47   44 41 38 37   36 42 45 49   43 42 41 38   36 39 35
PWind dir          SW     N       E     S      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW FW CL FW   SC SC B1 B2   SC FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr            0     0       0     0      30     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                                 C    S

$$