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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

IAZ060-252200-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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          30          38          21          36
Temp                49 53 49 42 36 35 33 31 32 37 38 34 30 28 24 22 26 33 36 31
Dewpt               48 48 39 31 28 26 24 22 21 20 18 18 19 18 17 17 17 16 15 15
RH                  96 83 68 65 72 69 69 69 63 50 44 51 63 66 74 81 68 49 42 51
Wind dir            SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             6 13 18 20 23 24 24 21 20 19 18 10 10  9  8  8  9 10 10  5
Wind gust              24 35 37 44 43 40 37 35 34 28
Clouds              B2 B2 B1 SC OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                     20           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                    S
Wind chill                   33 25 23 20 18 19 26 29 26 21 19 15 14 17 25 28 25
Min chill                    33    23    17    14    24    17    12    12    23
Dense Fog            Y
Wind                          Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Fri 11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25
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            18    31      25    32      22    32      15    23
Temp          23   20 29 30 27   27 30 31 27   23 29 30 23   16 21 19
Dewpt         16   15 16 19 25   26 28 27 25   21 23 22 18   14 14 12
PWind dir          NW     E       E    NE       N     N      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 B2 OV   OV OV OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0    30      80    50      40    30      40    20
Frzg rain                                          C  C
Rain                                                  C
Snow                      C  D    L  C  C  C    C        C    S  S  S

$$
IAZ039-252200-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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          28          34          21          31
Temp                48 52 52 44 37 34 31 29 29 32 33 29 25 24 23 22 25 30 31 27
Dewpt               47 48 47 36 32 29 26 24 22 21 20 19 18 18 17 16 17 15 15 16
RH                  96 86 83 73 82 82 81 81 75 63 58 66 74 77 77 77 71 53 51 63
Wind dir            SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             5 10 14 19 24 27 29 28 27 26 25 18 17 14 14 13 14 16 16 10
Wind gust                 27 33 41 43 46 46 43 41 37
Clouds              OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          50           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.06           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           1       00-00
Rain                       C  S
Snow                                C  C
Obvis               F+
Wind chill                   36 26 21 16 14 13 18 20 17 12 11 10  9 13 19 21 16
Min chill                    35    21    12    11    15    10     7     8    15
Dense Fog            Y
Wind                          Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Fri 11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25
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            16    30      22    30      18    30      12    22
Temp          21   18 28 28 24   23 29 28 24   19 28 27 20   13 20 17
Dewpt         15   14 13 16 22   23 25 25 22   18 20 20 18   12 12 10
PWind dir          NW     W       E     E       N    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC B2 OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0    10      80    60      40    30      40    20
Snow                         L    D  L  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S

$$
IAZ048-252200-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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          28          37          21          34
Temp                49 53 48 41 34 33 31 29 30 34 36 32 27 25 23 22 26 31 34 29
Dewpt               47 48 40 32 29 27 24 22 22 20 20 19 19 19 18 17 18 17 17 17
RH                  93 83 74 70 82 78 75 75 72 56 52 58 71 78 81 81 71 56 49 60
Wind dir            SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             6 13 18 20 25 25 26 23 21 20 18 11 10  9  9  8 10 11 11  5
Wind gust                 35 36 43 46 42 41 39 37 31
Clouds              OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                    C  S
Snow                                S
Obvis              PF+
Wind chill                   32 22 20 17 16 17 23 26 23 17 16 13 13 16 22 25 22
Min chill                    30    20    14    13    21    14     9    11    19
Dense Fog            Y
Wind                          Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Fri 11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25
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            16    31      23    31      19    31      12    21
Temp          22   18 28 28 25   25 29 29 25   20 28 27 21   13 19 17
Dewpt         16   15 16 20 24   24 28 27 24   20 23 22 18   13 14 12
PWind dir          NW     E       E    NE       N     N      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 B2 OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0    30      80    50      40    30      40    20
Frzg rain                                          C
Snow                      C  D    D  C  C  C    C     C  C    S  S  S

$$
IAZ004-252200-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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          23          30          17          29
Temp                45 46 42 35 29 28 26 24 25 29 30 25 22 21 19 18 22 27 29 23
Dewpt               43 43 35 32 27 24 22 19 19 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 15 16 16 15
RH                  93 89 76 89 92 85 85 81 78 69 63 74 81 81 84 84 74 63 58 71
Wind dir             S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             8 18 21 26 29 28 29 26 25 25 21 13 13 11 11 10 11 13 13  8
Wind gust              29 37 44 47 44 46 42 39 37 33
Clouds              OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          60           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.10           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           1       00-00
Rain                 S  C  S  C
Snow                          C  L  C  S
Obvis               PF
Wind chill             39 33 22 14 12  9  8  9 15 17 13  9  9  7  6 10 16 19 14
Min chill              38    22    12     7     5    13     9     5     6    14
Dense Fog            Y
Wind                          Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Fri 11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25
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            13    26      19    27      14    25       4    16
Temp          17   15 24 24 21   21 26 24 20   15 23 20 14    5 13 12
Dewpt         13   11 14 18 19   18 23 21 17   14 18 16 11    4  9  7
PWind dir          NW    SE       E    NE       N     N      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 B2 OV   OV OV B2 OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0    40      70    40      30    30      20    20
Snow                      C  L    L  C  C  C    S  C  C  S       S  S

$$
IAZ035-252200-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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          25          35          19          33
Temp                48 51 46 39 33 30 29 27 28 33 34 29 25 24 21 20 24 30 32 27
Dewpt               46 46 37 32 28 25 23 20 20 20 19 19 19 18 17 16 17 16 16 16
RH                  93 83 71 76 82 81 78 74 71 58 54 66 78 77 84 84 74 55 51 63
Wind dir            SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             6 16 19 24 27 26 26 23 21 20 18 11 10  9  9  8  9 10 10  5
Wind gust                 33 39 46 44 43 40 35 33
Clouds              B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          40           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Rain                    C  S
Snow                             C  S
Obvis               PF
Wind chill                38 28 19 16 15 13 14 21 23 20 15 14 11 10 14 21 24 20
Min chill                    27    15    11     9    19    12     9    11    20
Dense Fog            Y
Wind                          Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Fri 11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25
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            15    29      21    30      17    28       8    19
Temp          20   17 27 26 24   23 29 27 22   18 25 24 17   10 17 14
Dewpt         15   13 14 19 22   22 26 24 21   18 21 19 16   10 11 10
PWind dir          NW     E       E    NE       N     N       N    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 B2 OV   OV OV B2 OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0    40      80    50      30    40      30    20
Snow                      C  D    L  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S

$$
IAZ094-252200-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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          28          40          20          37
Temp                49 53 50 42 37 35 33 30 30 37 40 34 30 27 23 21 26 34 37 31
Dewpt               48 48 38 29 27 25 23 22 22 20 18 17 18 18 18 17 17 15 14 14
RH                  96 83 63 60 67 66 66 72 72 50 41 49 60 68 81 84 68 45 38 49
Wind dir             W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             8 13 18 18 21 21 21 18 18 17 13  6  6  5  5  5  6  9  8  4
Wind gust              24 34 34 37 41 37 36 33 31 25
Clouds              B2 B2 SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                    S
Obvis              PF+
Wind chill                   33 26 23 21 18 18 27 32 28 23 20 16 13 18 27 31
Min chill                    32    22    17    15    26    20    12    14    25
Dense Fog            Y


Date               Fri 11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25
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            18    33      27    34      22    32      17    25
Temp          23   20 31 31 29   29 32 32 28   23 30 30 25   18 24 20
Dewpt         15   14 16 21 26   28 30 28 26   23 24 24 21   17 16 14
PWind dir          NW     E      SE    NE       N     E       N     N
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 B2 OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0    20      70    50      40    30      40    20
Frzg rain                                       S  C  C  C    S     S
Rain                                 C  C  C          C
Snow                      S  L    L  C  C  C                  S  S  S

$$
IAZ017-252200-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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          23          30          18          28
Temp                47 50 47 39 33 30 28 24 25 28 29 25 23 21 20 19 22 26 28 24
Dewpt               46 47 43 35 31 28 25 22 21 20 20 18 17 17 17 16 17 17 16 15
RH                  96 89 86 85 92 92 88 92 84 71 69 74 77 84 88 88 81 68 60 68
Wind dir            SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             5 11 17 19 26 28 29 27 26 26 23 16 14 13 13 13 13 14 13  9
Wind gust                 31 34 43 47 46 44 41 41 35
Clouds              OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     50          60           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.12           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           2       00-00
Rain                    C  C  C
Snow                             C  L  C
Obvis                F
Wind chill                   29 20 15 12  7  9 13 15 12 10  8  7  6  9 14 17 14
Min chill                    29    15     7     6    12     8     4     6    12
Dense Fog            Y
Wind                          Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Fri 11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25
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            13    26      19    28      15    26       8    18
Temp          19   16 24 24 22   21 27 25 21   16 25 23 17   10 15 13
Dewpt         13   12 14 16 20   20 24 22 19   16 19 18 14    9 11  7
PWind dir          NW    SW       E    NE       N    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC B1 B2 OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            0    20      80    50      40    30      30    20
Snow                      S  L    D  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    S     S

$$
IAZ049-252200-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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          28          35          20          33
Temp                49 52 50 42 36 33 30 29 29 33 34 30 26 24 22 21 24 31 33 27
Dewpt               47 48 45 34 30 28 25 23 22 20 19 18 18 18 17 16 17 16 15 16
RH                  93 86 83 73 79 82 81 78 75 58 54 60 71 77 81 81 74 53 47 63
Wind dir            SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             5 11 17 19 23 25 26 24 24 24 21 13 12 10 10 10 11 13 13  8
Wind gust                 32 31 44 42 42 41 39 39 34
Clouds              OV B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                       S
Snow                                S  S
Obvis               F+
Wind chill                   33 24 20 16 15 15 20 23 19 15 14 11 10 14 21 23 19
Min chill                    32    20    14    12    19    12     8     9    17
Dense Fog            Y
Wind                          Y  Y  Y  Y


Date               Fri 11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25
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            16    30      22    30      18    31      12    21
Temp          20   17 28 28 24   23 29 28 23   19 28 27 20   13 20 16
Dewpt         16   14 14 17 22   23 27 26 22   19 22 22 18   12 13 10
PWind dir          NW     S       E    NE       N    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 B2 OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0    20      80    60      40    30      40    20
Frzg rain                                          C
Snow                      S  D    D  L  C  C    C     C  C    S     S

$$
IAZ086-252200-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
647 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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                      55          31          40          21          36
Temp                50 53 53 45 40 36 34 33 31 36 39 34 30 28 24 22 26 33 36 30
Dewpt               47 48 46 35 29 26 25 23 22 20 19 19 19 18 18 17 18 15 15 15
RH                  89 83 77 68 64 67 69 66 69 52 44 54 63 66 77 81 71 47 42 53
Wind dir            SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             5 10 14 19 21 23 25 23 23 23 19 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 11  6
Wind gust                 29 34 39 44 46 46 43 39 33
Clouds              B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr                     20           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                       S
Obvis              PF+
Wind chill                   37 29 24 21 20 18 25 29 26 20 19 14 11 16 24 28 24
Min chill                    36    24    17    15    23    17    10    11    21
Dense Fog            Y
Wind                                Y  Y


Date               Fri 11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25
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            16    32      25    33      22    34      18    27
Temp          23   18 30 30 27   27 32 31 28   23 31 31 25   19 25 21
Dewpt         16   14 15 19 25   27 30 29 27   22 24 24 21   17 17 14
PWind dir          NW    SE      SE     E       N     W      NW    NW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   FW B1 B2 OV   OV OV B2 OV   B2 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0    20      80    60      40    30      40    20
Frzg rain                                          C          C  S
Rain                                    S             C  C
Snow                      S  L    D  L  C  C    C     S  C          S

$$