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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

IAZ060-030900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date           11/02/25      Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      38          62          41          68          44
Temp                45 44 42 39 47 58 61 53 47 44 44 42 51 63 67 61 53 50 46 45
Dewpt               37 36 37 36 37 32 32 33 33 33 32 32 39 46 47 47 46 46 44 42
RH                  73 73 82 89 68 37 33 46 58 65 62 67 63 54 49 60 77 86 93 89
Wind dir             S SW  W NW NW NW NW SW  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW
Wind spd             8  6  6  5  6  8  8  2  2  3  5  8 10 12 11  5  5  5  6  8
Clouds              FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW 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           11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          62      37    63      46    61      40    57      35    47
Temp          59 54 41   38 58 59 53   47 58 55 44   40 54 52 44   36 44 42
Dewpt         42 38 37   34 40 46 49   42 42 39 37   36 39 36 35   30 29 27
PWind dir        NW       E    SE      SW    NW      NW    SW      NW    NW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   SC SC B1 B2   SC FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20     0       0    20      10     0
Rain shwrs                         S                        S

$$
IAZ039-030900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date           11/02/25      Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      37          61          37          63          40
Temp                44 40 40 37 45 56 59 49 42 39 39 37 48 59 63 56 49 45 43 41
Dewpt               36 34 36 34 36 31 29 30 31 32 32 31 33 39 42 44 45 44 42 41
RH                  73 79 85 89 70 38 32 48 65 76 76 79 56 47 46 64 86 96 96100
Wind dir            SW SW  W NW NW  W  W  W SW  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  W NW NW
Wind spd            11  9  8  8 10 11 11  5  2  2  3  5 10 13 11  6  5  5  8 10
Wind gust           21
Clouds              FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill          38                                                       35
Min chill              35    31    29          37    32    35                33


Date           11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          59      33    58      43    58      35    54      31    45
Temp          56 50 37   34 54 54 49   44 55 52 41   36 51 48 39   32 42 39
Dewpt         39 35 34   31 36 40 45   42 41 37 35   34 36 35 33   28 26 24
PWind dir        NW      NE    SE      SW    NW       N    SW      NW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      30     5       5    30      20     5
Rain shwrs                         C    S                S  C  S

$$
IAZ048-030900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date           11/02/25      Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      37          61          39          66          41
Temp                44 42 40 38 47 58 61 53 44 42 41 39 49 61 65 59 49 47 44 42
Dewpt               37 37 37 35 38 34 32 33 33 33 33 33 38 45 47 47 47 45 43 41
RH                  76 82 89 89 71 40 33 46 65 70 73 79 66 56 52 64 93 93 96 96
Wind dir             S SW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  W NW NW
Wind spd             8  5  6  5  8  9  8  3  2  2  4  6 10 11 10  5  4  4  5  8
Clouds              FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW 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           11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          60      34    60      44    60      37    56      32    46
Temp          58 52 39   35 57 56 49   44 58 53 41   37 53 50 41   33 43 41
Dewpt         41 37 36   34 39 45 47   42 41 39 36   35 38 37 34   30 29 27
PWind dir        NW       E    SE      SW    NW       N    SW      NW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20     0       0    20      10     0
Rain shwrs                         S                        S

$$
IAZ004-030900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date           11/02/25      Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      35          59          36          61          36
Temp                47 46 40 36 45 55 59 49 41 39 38 37 46 57 61 54 45 43 40 37
Dewpt               37 35 34 30 33 31 26 28 27 27 28 28 33 40 43 44 42 40 37 35
RH                  68 65 79 79 62 40 28 44 57 62 67 70 60 53 51 69 89 89 89 92
Wind dir            SW NW NW  W  W NW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  W NW NW NW
Wind spd            10 10 10  9 10 12 11  5  4  5  5  8 10 12 10  5  5  6 10 10
Clouds              SC B1 CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                33 29 39                   31                   33 30
Min chill                    29    27          34    29    32          38    29


Date           11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          54      33    57      41    54      33    52      27    42
Temp          52 47 37   34 53 53 46   42 51 48 37   34 48 46 36   28 39 36
Dewpt         36 32 31   29 36 40 40   35 37 34 29   31 34 32 29   24 24 23
PWind dir        NW      SE     S       W    NW      NE    SW      NW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    BZ      GN    BZ      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     0       5    20      10     0
Rain shwrs                                               S  S

$$
IAZ035-030900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date           11/02/25      Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      36          61          38          64          39
Temp                46 43 40 37 45 57 60 51 43 41 40 39 48 58 63 57 48 45 41 40
Dewpt               37 38 35 33 35 34 29 29 30 31 31 31 36 42 45 45 44 42 40 38
RH                  71 82 82 85 68 42 31 42 60 67 70 73 63 55 52 64 86 89 96 92
Wind dir            SW  W NW NW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S SW  W NW NW
Wind spd             8  5  6  5  8  9  9  3  2  3  5  6 10 11 10  5  4  5  6  9
Wind gust              16 17
Clouds              FW FW SC CL CL CL CL SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC 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                                                                   34
Min chill              38    31    29          38    32    35                33


Date           11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          58      34    59      42    58      35    54      30    45
Temp          55 50 38   35 56 55 48   43 55 51 39   36 51 48 39   31 42 39
Dewpt         38 34 34   32 38 42 43   38 39 36 33   33 36 34 31   27 26 25
PWind dir         N       E     S      SW    NW       N    SW      NW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL SC   SC B1 B2 B2   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10     0       5    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                                                  S

$$
IAZ094-030900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date           11/02/25      Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      38          62          41          68          45
Temp                45 43 40 39 48 59 61 53 47 44 43 42 51 63 68 62 54 52 48 45
Dewpt               37 37 37 37 39 33 32 33 33 33 33 36 44 47 48 48 47 47 45 43
RH                  73 79 89 92 71 37 33 46 58 65 67 79 77 56 49 60 77 83 89 93
Wind dir             S SW  W NW  N  N  N SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW
Wind spd             9  5  5  5  6  6  5  2  2  3  5  9 10 13 11  5  6  5  6  6
Wind gust              16    16                         20    23
Clouds              FW FW FW CL CL CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW 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           11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          62      38    63      46    62      40    58      36    48
Temp          60 54 42   38 59 59 54   47 59 55 44   41 55 52 44   37 45 42
Dewpt         43 40 39   37 43 49 51   44 43 40 38   37 39 38 36   32 30 29
PWind dir         N       E    SE      SW    NW       W    SW      NW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   SC SC B1 B2   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      30     0       0    10       5     0
Rain shwrs                         C

$$
IAZ017-030900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date           11/02/25      Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      36          58          36          61          38
Temp                45 43 41 37 45 55 58 49 41 39 38 36 46 56 60 54 46 44 41 39
Dewpt               37 38 36 33 35 32 28 30 29 29 30 29 33 39 42 44 43 41 40 38
RH                  73 82 82 85 68 41 32 48 62 67 73 75 60 53 51 69 89 89 96 96
Wind dir            SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SE SE  S  S  S SW  W NW NW
Wind spd            12  9  8  8 10 11 11  3  2  2  3  5  9 12 10  4  4  5  6 10
Wind gust                 19
Clouds              SC SC FW CL CL CL CL SC SC B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill          39 37 35 31                                              32
Min chill              36    29    29          34    29    32                31


Date           11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          55      32    55      40    55      32    51      27    42
Temp          53 47 36   33 52 52 47   41 53 47 38   33 48 45 37   28 39 36
Dewpt         37 33 31   30 35 40 42   37 39 35 31   32 35 33 30   25 25 23
PWind dir        NW       E     S      SW    NW       N    SW      NW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20     5       5    30      10     5
Rain shwrs                         S                     S  C

$$
IAZ049-030900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date           11/02/25      Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      34          61          38          66          40
Temp                44 40 38 35 44 56 59 50 43 40 40 39 49 60 65 57 49 46 43 41
Dewpt               36 34 35 33 37 32 31 32 31 32 32 31 35 42 46 46 45 44 42 41
RH                  73 79 89 92 76 40 34 50 62 73 73 73 58 51 50 67 86 93 96100
Wind dir            SW SW  W NW NW  W  W  W SW  S  S SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W NW
Wind spd            10  8  6  6  8 10  9  3  2  2  4  6 10 13 11  5  5  5  6  9
Clouds              FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW 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
Wind chill          38    32                                                 35
Min chill              34    29    28          38    32    34                35


Date           11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          59      34    59      44    60      35    55      32    46
Temp          57 50 38   34 56 54 49   44 57 52 40   36 52 49 39   33 43 40
Dewpt         41 36 34   31 38 42 46   41 41 38 35   34 37 36 33   29 28 25
PWind dir        NW      NE    SE      SW    NW      NW    SW      NW     N
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC SC B1 B2   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      30     0       0    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                         C                        S

$$
IAZ086-030900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
842 PM CST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date           11/02/25      Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed
CST 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
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                      37          62          40          68          45
Temp                44 41 39 38 47 59 60 52 45 43 41 42 50 63 68 62 54 53 49 46
Dewpt               36 35 37 36 38 32 28 31 32 32 32 32 39 45 47 49 47 47 45 44
RH                  73 79 92 92 71 36 29 44 60 65 70 67 66 52 47 62 77 80 86 93
Wind dir             S SW  W NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
Wind spd            10  9  8  6  8  9  8  2  2  2  5  8 11 13 12  6  8  8  8  9
Wind gust                 18
Clouds              FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW 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
Wind chill          38       32
Min chill              35    30    30                35    38


Date           11/05/25  Thu 11/06/25  Fri 11/07/25  Sat 11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25
CST 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          63      36    63      47    63      39    57      36    48
Temp          60 54 41   37 59 58 54   48 61 54 44   40 54 51 44   37 45 42
Dewpt         43 39 37   35 40 45 51   47 44 41 38   37 39 39 36   33 30 28
PWind dir        NW      NE    SE      SW    NW      NW    SW      NW    NW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL FW   FW SC B1 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      40     5       0    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                         C    S                   S

$$