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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

IAZ060-142200-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
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                      74          53          69          36          54
Temp                52 67 74 64 60 58 57 54 57 67 67 56 48 44 40 37 42 51 54 49
Dewpt               48 52 54 54 54 52 49 46 45 45 44 40 36 32 30 29 27 24 24 26
RH                  86 59 50 70 81 80 75 74 64 45 43 55 63 62 67 72 55 34 31 40
Wind dir             S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd             5  9 11  9 11 12 12 11 11 12 14  9  5  4  4  3  4  5  6  4
Clouds              FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 OV FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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      33    45      30    47      37    47
Temp          42   37 48 45 39   33 43 41 35   31 44 44 40   38 44 44
Dewpt         26   23 25 31 34   31 33 32 29   29 34 36 36   36 40 39
PWind dir          NE     E       E    NE       E    SE       E     E
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr            0    40      50    10       5    10      40    40
Rain                      C  C    C                      C    C  C  C

$$
IAZ039-142200-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
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                      71          51          64          31          50
Temp                47 64 71 61 59 58 55 52 55 63 60 50 42 39 35 32 38 47 50 44
Dewpt               41 50 52 53 53 52 49 46 46 44 40 33 28 26 24 23 23 20 19 21
RH                  79 60 51 75 80 80 80 80 72 50 47 52 57 59 64 69 54 34 29 39
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             4  9 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 14 17 11 10  8  6  5  6  9  9  6
Wind gust                          23
Clouds              CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW 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                                                    29
Min chill        36    36                                  32    25    26    39


Date               Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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            31    47      29    45      28    46      33    47
Temp          36   32 44 42 34   29 42 38 31   28 43 41 36   34 45 43
Dewpt         23   21 21 23 28   26 27 25 26   25 29 31 32   32 36 35
PWind dir           N    NE      NE    NE       E    SE      SE     E
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 SC SC B1   B1 SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr            0    30      50    10       0    10      40    50
Rain                      C  C    S                      C    C  C  C
Snow                      C  S    S

$$
IAZ048-142200-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
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                      72          52          65          34          53
Temp                49 65 72 62 58 57 54 53 57 65 63 51 44 41 37 35 41 50 52 47
Dewpt               46 52 53 54 54 51 48 45 46 46 43 38 34 31 29 27 27 24 24 26
RH                  89 63 51 75 86 80 80 74 67 50 48 61 68 67 72 72 57 36 33 43
Wind dir             S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NW  N NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd             4 10 11 10 10 10 11 10 11 13 14 10  5  4  3  3  4  6  6  4
Wind gust                       20 20
Clouds              FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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            34    49      31    45      29    46      35    46
Temp          39   35 48 43 36   31 42 39 32   29 43 42 37   35 44 41
Dewpt         25   23 24 29 31   30 32 30 28   28 34 35 35   35 39 38
PWind dir          NE     E      NE    NE       E    SE      SE     E
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0    40      60    10       0    10      40    40
Rain                      C  L    C                      C    C  C  C
Snow                         S

$$
IAZ004-142200-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
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                      71          47          57          29          49
Temp                46 63 70 61 55 52 48 47 52 57 55 44 37 36 32 30 37 46 49 43
Dewpt               41 45 45 45 44 41 39 39 43 40 32 27 25 24 22 20 22 21 21 22
RH                  83 52 41 56 66 66 71 74 71 53 41 51 61 61 66 66 54 37 33 43
Wind dir             S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd             9 14 16 12 12 10 10 11 13 18 16  9  6  5  5  5  5  8  8  5
Wind gust                 26    23          24
Clouds              CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
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 24
Min chill        28    31                            39    29    22    24    39


Date               Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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            29    44      25    42      26    45      31    42
Temp          35   30 41 39 31   26 39 36 29   27 41 40 35   32 39 37
Dewpt         20   18 21 23 25   20 25 23 23   24 30 31 31   30 34 32
PWind dir          NE    NE      NE    NE      SE    SE      SE    NE
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr            0    30      30     5       0    10      30    30
Rain                      C  C                           C    C  C  C
Snow                      C  C

$$
IAZ035-142200-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
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                      72          49          62          32          52
Temp                48 65 72 62 57 56 53 50 55 62 59 49 41 38 35 33 39 49 52 46
Dewpt               44 51 52 50 50 47 43 41 43 44 38 33 30 27 25 24 24 23 23 24
RH                  86 60 49 65 77 72 69 71 64 52 45 54 65 64 66 69 54 36 32 42
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd             6 11 13 11 11 11 10  9 12 14 14  9  5  4  3  3  4  5  6  4
Wind gust                    21 21 21
Clouds              CL CL FW SC SC B1 OV B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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            32    47      28    44      28    46      33    44
Temp          37   33 45 42 34   29 41 38 31   28 43 41 36   34 43 39
Dewpt         24   21 22 26 28   27 28 26 26   26 32 32 33   33 36 35
PWind dir          NE     E      NE    NE       E    SE      SE     E
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 B1 B2 OV   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0    40      50     5       0    10      30    40
Rain                      C  C    S                      C    C  C  C
Snow                      C  C    S

$$
IAZ094-142200-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
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                      73          54          70          37          57
Temp                54 67 73 64 60 57 55 54 58 68 69 58 49 45 40 38 44 54 57 50
Dewpt               51 56 56 55 56 54 52 49 46 45 45 43 40 37 33 31 30 26 27 27
RH                  90 68 55 73 87 90 90 83 64 43 42 57 71 73 76 76 57 34 31 41
Wind dir             S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NE
Wind spd             8  9 11  8 10 10 12 11 11 12 11  8  5  4  4  3  4  5  5  3
Wind gust                          20
Clouds              FW CL CL SC B1 B1 B2 OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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    52      34    45      32    48      37    47
Temp          42   38 52 45 40   35 44 41 35   33 45 44 40   38 46 44
Dewpt         25   22 27 34 37   35 36 35 33   32 37 38 39   38 42 41
PWind dir           E     E      NE    NE       E     E       E     E
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0    40      50     5       5    20      50    50
Rain                      C  C    S                   S  C    C  C  C

$$
IAZ017-142200-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
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                      69          47          59          29          48
Temp                45 62 69 59 55 53 50 47 53 59 56 45 38 36 32 30 37 46 48 42
Dewpt               41 49 51 51 50 48 44 42 43 43 35 28 25 23 22 21 22 20 19 21
RH                  86 62 53 75 83 83 80 83 69 55 45 51 59 59 66 69 54 35 31 43
Wind dir             S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             6 11 12 10 12 11 10 10 13 17 17 10  6  5  5  5  5  8  8  4
Wind gust                 23 20 24
Clouds              CL CL FW SC SC B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW 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                                                    26 24
Min chill        24    30                            38    30    23    24    36


Date               Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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            27    44      25    42      25    44      31    43
Temp          34   29 41 39 31   26 39 35 29   26 41 39 35   32 41 39
Dewpt         21   20 21 23 25   22 25 24 24   24 30 31 31   30 35 33
PWind dir           N    NE      NE    NE       E    SE      SE     E
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr            0    30      40     5       0    10      30    40
Rain                      C  C                           C    C  C  C
Snow                      C  S    S

$$
IAZ049-142200-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
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                      71          52          65          32          52
Temp                48 65 71 61 58 57 55 53 58 65 62 51 43 40 35 33 40 49 51 46
Dewpt               45 51 53 53 53 52 49 47 46 46 42 37 31 27 25 24 24 22 22 24
RH                  89 60 53 75 83 83 80 80 64 50 48 59 62 59 66 69 52 34 32 42
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             5 10 12 10 11 12 11 10 11 13 16 10  6  5  5  4  5  6  6  3
Clouds              FW CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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            32    48      29    45      28    46      34    47
Temp          37   33 46 42 34   30 42 38 31   28 43 40 36   34 44 41
Dewpt         24   21 23 26 30   28 30 27 26   26 32 33 33   33 37 37
PWind dir           N     E      NE    NE       E    SE      SE     E
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0    30      60    10       0    10      40    50
Rain                      C  L    C                      C    C  C  C
Snow                         S    C

$$
IAZ086-142200-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
647 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
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                      74          55          70          35          54
Temp                54 68 74 64 60 58 57 56 59 68 68 57 49 44 39 36 42 51 54 48
Dewpt               48 55 56 56 56 56 54 51 49 46 45 43 37 32 29 27 27 23 22 24
RH                  80 63 53 75 87 93 90 83 69 45 43 59 63 62 67 69 55 33 28 39
Wind dir             S SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             8 11 11  9 11 12 13 12 13 13 13 11  8  5  5  5  5  5  6  3
Wind gust                          23 24
Clouds              CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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            35    51      33    45      30    48      36    49
Temp          40   36 48 45 39   34 43 41 33   30 45 44 38   38 47 45
Dewpt         24   22 24 32 34   33 34 33 30   29 34 35 36   37 40 40
PWind dir           N     E       E    NE       E     E       E     E
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0    30      60    10       5    10      50    50
Rain                      C  L    C                      C    C  C  C

$$