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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

IAZ060-302100-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      57          50          65          53          68
Temp             52 53 55 56 55 54 53 53 54 59 64 64 62 59 56 54 53 58 65 67 64
Dewpt            46 47 49 50 51 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 58 57 55 54 53 57 59 59 59
RH               80 80 80 80 86 90 96100100 93 81 84 87 93 96100100 96 81 75 84
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd         11 10 10  9  9  8  5  5  4  4  5  6  5  5  4  4  3  4  6  5  5
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     50          50          30          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.06        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Tstms             S  S  S  C  S  S  S


Date          Mon 11/02/26  Tue 11/03/26  Wed 11/04/26  Thu 11/05/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          56    69      57    67      50    63      45    61
Temp          58 59 66 67   63 58 65 62   55 52 61 59   50 46 59 56
Dewpt         58 59 63 64   62 58 58 56   53 52 53 52   49 46 50 47
PWind dir        SE    SE       S    SW      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40    90      90    70      40    40      20    20
Rain shwrs        C  D  D    D  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S
Tstms                        C

$$
IAZ039-302100-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          47          62          50          65
Temp             46 48 50 52 51 50 49 48 49 53 57 59 58 55 53 52 51 56 62 64 60
Dewpt            40 42 43 43 44 46 47 48 49 53 55 55 55 54 53 52 51 55 57 58 57
RH               79 80 77 71 77 86 93100100100 93 87 90 96100100100 96 84 81 90
Wind dir         SW  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          4  9  9 10  9  9  8  8  6  6  6  5  5  5  3  4  4  5  6  6  5
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     50          80          70          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.34        0.11           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  C  S  S  L  D  L  L  S
Tstms                         S     S


Date          Mon 11/02/26  Tue 11/03/26  Wed 11/04/26  Thu 11/05/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          52    66      55    67      49    61      45    59
Temp          55 56 63 63   61 58 65 61   53 50 59 56   49 47 57 54
Dewpt         55 56 62 62   61 58 59 57   53 50 54 52   49 47 49 46
PWind dir        SE    SE      SE     S       W    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT    BZ      BZ    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B2 OV OV   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr         30    80     100    80      50    50      20    20
Rain shwrs        C  L  D    D  D  D  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S
Tstms                        S

$$
IAZ048-302100-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      55          48          64          50          66
Temp             49 51 53 54 53 52 51 51 52 57 63 63 60 57 55 53 52 57 64 66 62
Dewpt            45 46 48 48 48 49 50 51 52 57 59 59 58 57 55 53 52 57 59 59 59
RH               86 83 83 80 83 89 96100100100 87 87 93100100100100100 84 78 90
Wind dir         SE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          5 10 11 10  9  8  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  5
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     50          70          50          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.11        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  S
Tstms             S  S  S  S  C     S
Obvis                                       PF


Date          Mon 11/02/26  Tue 11/03/26  Wed 11/04/26  Thu 11/05/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          55    68      55    67      48    62      43    61
Temp          57 58 65 66   62 58 65 61   53 50 60 56   48 45 58 55
Dewpt         57 58 64 64   62 58 59 57   53 50 54 52   48 45 50 46
PWind dir        SE    SE       S    SW      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV OV OV   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40   100      90    80      50    40      20    20
Rain shwrs        C  D  D    D  L  D  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S
Tstms                        C

$$
IAZ004-302100-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          45          59          49          61
Temp             38 45 49 50 48 47 46 46 47 52 56 58 56 54 53 51 50 54 58 60 57
Dewpt            38 40 41 41 42 43 45 46 47 52 55 57 55 54 53 51 50 54 57 56 55
RH              100 82 74 71 80 86 96100100100 96 96 96100100100100100 96 87 93
Wind dir         NE  E SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SE
Wind spd          6  9 11 12 10  9  8  8  6  8  9  9  6  6  6  6  5  6 10  9  8
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          60          60          10          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.10           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S     C  C  L  C  S
Tstms                               S
Obvis                                    PF PF


Date          Mon 11/02/26  Tue 11/03/26  Wed 11/04/26  Thu 11/05/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          51    62      51    57      44    52      39    49
Temp          53 55 59 60   57 53 55 53   47 45 51 48   44 41 47 45
Dewpt         53 55 59 59   57 53 55 51   47 45 49 46   43 41 45 42
PWind dir        SE    SE       S     W      NW    NW      NW     N
Wind char        GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40   100      90    70      50    40      20    20
Rain shwrs        C  D  D    D  L  L  L    C  C  C  S    S  S  S  S
Tstms                        S

$$
IAZ035-302100-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          47          63          50          65
Temp             48 50 50 51 51 49 48 49 50 56 60 61 59 55 54 53 51 57 62 64 60
Dewpt            44 44 45 45 46 46 48 49 50 56 57 59 57 55 54 53 51 57 58 59 58
RH               86 80 83 80 83 89100100100100 90 93 93100100100100100 87 84 93
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          6  9 11 10  9  8  5  5  4  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  4  6  6  5
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          70          50          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.26        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  S
Tstms                         S     S
Obvis                                    PF PF


Date          Mon 11/02/26  Tue 11/03/26  Wed 11/04/26  Thu 11/05/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          54    66      54    65      48    60      42    58
Temp          56 57 62 64   60 56 61 59   52 49 57 55   46 43 54 53
Dewpt         56 57 62 63   60 56 57 54   52 49 51 49   46 43 48 44
PWind dir        SE    SE       S     W      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40   100      90    80      60    40      20    30
Rain shwrs        C  D  D    D  D  D  L    L  C  C  C    S  S  C  S
Tstms                        C

$$
IAZ094-302100-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      64          54          67          54          68
Temp             52 55 59 62 60 58 57 56 56 60 65 66 63 59 57 55 54 59 66 68 65
Dewpt            50 51 54 57 57 56 56 56 56 59 58 57 57 56 55 55 54 57 59 59 59
RH               93 86 83 84 90 93 96100100 96 78 73 81 90 93100100 93 78 73 81
Wind dir         NE  E SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          5 10  9  8  6  6  4  3  3  4  4  5  4  5  4  3  3  4  5  5  4
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     90          50          30          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.24        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
Tstms             C  S  S  C  S  C
Obvis                                 PF


Date          Mon 11/02/26  Tue 11/03/26  Wed 11/04/26  Thu 11/05/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          56    69      55    67      49    63      44    62
Temp          59 59 67 68   62 57 65 61   54 50 61 58   50 46 59 57
Dewpt         59 59 64 64   62 57 58 55   53 50 52 51   49 46 50 48
PWind dir        SE    SE       S    SW      NW    NW      NW     N
Wind char        LT    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         40    90      90    70      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs        C  D  D    D  L  L  L    C  C  C  S    S     S  S
Tstms                        C        S

$$
IAZ017-302100-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          44          60          47          64
Temp             42 46 50 51 49 47 47 46 47 52 56 58 56 53 52 50 48 55 61 63 59
Dewpt            39 40 40 40 40 41 44 46 47 51 54 55 54 53 52 50 48 54 55 56 55
RH               89 79 68 66 71 79 89100100 96 93 90 93100100100100 96 81 78 87
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          5  9 10 10  9  8  6  6  5  6  6  5  4  4  4  3  3  4  6  8  5
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr                     20          70          70          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.07        0.12           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S  S  S  C  L  L  L  S
Obvis                                       PF


Date          Mon 11/02/26  Tue 11/03/26  Wed 11/04/26  Thu 11/05/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          51    65      52    64      46    59      41    56
Temp          54 54 62 62   59 55 61 58   51 48 57 53   47 43 54 50
Dewpt         54 54 60 60   59 55 56 53   50 48 50 47   45 43 46 42
PWind dir        SE    SE       S    SW      NW    NW      NW     N
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30    90     100    80      60    50      20    30
Rain shwrs        C  L  D    D  D  D  D    L  C  C  C    S  S  C  S
Tstms                        S

$$
IAZ049-302100-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          47          63          49          66
Temp             48 50 51 53 52 50 49 49 50 55 60 62 59 55 54 52 50 57 63 65 61
Dewpt            43 43 45 45 45 46 49 49 50 55 56 57 56 55 54 52 50 56 57 58 58
RH               83 77 80 74 77 86100100100100 87 84 90100100100100 96 81 78 90
Wind dir          E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          9 10 11 10  9  9  6  6  4  4  4  3  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  4
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     60          70          40          10          10
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.26        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  S
Tstms             S     S  S  S     S
Obvis                                       PF


Date          Mon 11/02/26  Tue 11/03/26  Wed 11/04/26  Thu 11/05/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          53    67      55    67      47    61      44    60
Temp          55 57 65 65   61 58 65 61   52 49 59 56   48 46 58 54
Dewpt         55 57 62 63   61 58 58 57   52 49 53 51   48 46 49 46
PWind dir        SE    SE      SE     S      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 OV OV   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30    90      90    80      50    40      20    20
Rain shwrs        C  L  D    D  L  D  L    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S
Tstms                        S

$$
IAZ086-302100-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
627 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date             Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      60          51          67          53          69
Temp             50 53 57 58 56 55 54 53 54 58 65 66 63 59 57 55 54 59 66 69 65
Dewpt            49 48 49 51 50 52 52 53 54 58 59 58 57 56 55 55 54 58 59 60 60
RH               96 83 75 77 80 90 93100100100 81 75 81 90 93100100 96 78 73 84
Wind dir         SW  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E  E SE SE SE  E  E SE SE  E
Wind spd          8 11 11 10  9  8  5  5  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  3
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     90          60          30           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.20        0.04        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  L  C  C  C  C  L  C  S  C
Tstms             S  S  S  S  S  S  S


Date          Mon 11/02/26  Tue 11/03/26  Wed 11/04/26  Thu 11/05/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          56    71      58    71      52    65      46    64
Temp          58 59 67 69   64 60 67 64   56 53 63 59   51 47 61 58
Dewpt         58 59 64 65   64 60 60 58   56 53 56 54   51 47 52 49
PWind dir        SE    SE      SE     S      SW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         30    80      90    80      40    40      20    20
Rain shwrs        C  L  D    D  D  D  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  S
Tstms                        S

$$