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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

IAZ060-291000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                      26          33          15          21           7
Temp                   26 27 28 30 31 31 29 25 22 19 16 16 20 21 17 12 10  8  9
Dewpt                  24 25 26 29 31 30 26 23 19 16 14 14 16 16 12 10  8  7  7
RH                     92 92 92 96100 96 88 92 88 88 92 92 84 81 80 91 91 96 91
Wind dir                E  E  E  E  E  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  E SE
Wind spd               11 13 12 11 10 12 16 18 17 17 14 12 12 10  5  3  2  2  2
Wind gust                    23          28 32 31 29 26
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                    100         100          70           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.33        0.57        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                     4           6           1
Snow                    D  D  D  D  D  D  L  C                                S
Obvis                                    BS BS
Wind chill             16 16 17 20 23 21 17 12  8  4  1  2  8 10  8
Min chill              14    14    17    16     7     1     0     7     5     8
Winter Storm            W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date           12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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          21       8    26      18    31       2    21      11    30
Temp          19 20 15    9 23 21 20   26 30 23 14    4 16 16 15   18 28 29
Dewpt         15 16 12    9 19 17 20   23 27 21 12    4 11 12 14   16 25 24
PWind dir         S      SW    SW       S     W      NW     W       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         40      10     0       0     5       0     5      10     5
Snow           S  C

$$
IAZ039-291000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                      23          30          16          21           1
Temp                   24 24 25 26 28 28 27 25 24 20 17 18 21 21 15  9  4  2  3
Dewpt                  22 22 23 24 26 27 26 24 21 19 16 15 16 15  9  7  3  1  1
RH                     92 92 92 92 92 96 96 96 88 96 96 88 81 77 77 91 95 95 91
Wind dir                E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S
Wind spd                8 12 13 14 14 13 13 17 18 20 18 17 14 13  9  5  3  2  2
Wind gust                                   27 29 32 31
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100         100          90           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.23        0.53        0.09           0           0
Snow 12hr                     3           7           1
Snow                    D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  S  S
Obvis                                          BS BS BS
Wind chill             15 12 13 14 16 18 16 11 10  4  1  3  7  8  3 -2 -4
Min chill              14    11    11    15     9     0     0     0    -6    -6
Winter Storm            W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date           12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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          17       4    22      13    29      -1    17       5    28
Temp          15 15 12    6 19 18 15   22 27 20 11    1 13 10  8   12 25 25
Dewpt         12 12 11    6 17 14 15   21 25 18 10    1  8  6  8   11 20 20
PWind dir         S      SW    SW       S     W      NW     W       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   OV B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         30      20     0       5    10       5     5      20     5
Snow              C  S                                         S

$$
IAZ048-291000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                      24          31          13          20           4
Temp                   25 25 26 28 29 29 27 23 21 17 14 16 19 20 14  9  6  5  6
Dewpt                  23 24 25 27 28 29 26 23 19 16 14 14 16 15 11  8  6  5  5
RH                     92 96 96 96 96100 96100 92 96100 92 88 81 88 96100100 96
Wind dir                E  E  E  E  E NE  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N SE  S
Wind spd               11 12 12 12 12 13 16 19 18 18 16 13 12 10  5  3  2  1  1
Wind gust                    23          27 32 32 29 27
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                    100         100          80           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.32        0.55        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                     4           7           1
Snow                    D  D  D  D  D  D  D  L                                S
Obvis                                    BS BS BS
Wind chill             14 14 14 17 19 18 14  8  7  1 -2  1  6  8  5
Min chill              13    13    14    13     4    -3    -2     4     0     5
Winter Storm            W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date           12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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          19       5    24      15    30      -1    19       8    30
Temp          17 17 12    6 21 19 17   24 28 21 11    1 14 13 12   16 28 27
Dewpt         15 15 12    6 18 17 17   23 27 20 11    1 10 11 12   15 25 24
PWind dir         S      SW    SW       S    NW      NW     W       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   B1 SC B1 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         30      10     0       5    10       0     5      10     5
Snow           S  C

$$
IAZ004-291000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                      21          24          10          17           2
Temp                   22 22 21 22 23 23 20 18 17 13 10 12 16 17 11  6  4  3  5
Dewpt                  20 20 20 20 22 22 19 16 14 11  9 10 13 12  8  5  2  2  3
RH                     92 92 96 92 96 96 96 92 88 91 96 91 88 80 87 96 91 95 91
Wind dir                E  E  E NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S
Wind spd               10 11 12 13 16 19 19 18 18 18 14 13 13 10  6  4  3  4  5
Wind gust                             29 31 32 29 29 27
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100         100          70           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.15        0.34        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                     2           6           T
Snow                    D  D  D  D  D  D  L  C
Obvis                                 BS BS
Wind chill             11 10  9  9 10  8  4  2  1 -4 -7 -3  1  5  0 -3 -2 -6 -6
Min chill              10     9     8     4     0    -7    -6     0    -4    -7
Winter Storm            W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date           12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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          18       5    23      13    26      -3    19       9    28
Temp          16 15 11    6 18 17 15   21 22 14  5   -1 13 13 13   17 26 22
Dewpt         12 12 10    6 14 14 15   19 20 12  3   -2  9 11 13   15 23 20
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      GN    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   B1 SC B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         20       0     0       5    10       0     5       5    10
Snow              S

$$
IAZ035-291000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                      22          28          12          19           3
Temp                   24 24 24 25 26 26 23 21 18 15 12 14 18 19 12  7  4  3  5
Dewpt                  22 22 23 24 25 25 22 19 16 14 11 12 14 14  9  6  3  3  4
RH                     92 92 96 96 96 96 96 92 92 96 96 92 84 80 87 96 95100 95
Wind dir                E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S
Wind spd               11 12 12 11 13 16 18 19 17 17 13 12 11 10  5  2  2  2  2
Wind gust                                31 31 29 28 25
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr                    100         100          80           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.25        0.42        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                     3           6           1
Snow                    D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C                                S
Obvis                                 BS BS BS
Wind chill             13 12 13 14 15 14  9  6  3 -1 -3  0  6  7  4
Min chill              12    12    12     8     2    -4    -3     2    -1     3
Winter Storm            W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date           12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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          18       5    24      13    28      -3    19       8    29
Temp          16 16 11    6 19 17 16   23 26 17  7   -1 13 13 13   16 27 25
Dewpt         13 14 10    6 16 14 16   22 24 16  7   -1  9 11 13   15 24 22
PWind dir         S      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW    SW       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   B1 SC B1 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         30       5     0       5    10       0     5      10    10
Snow           S  C

$$
IAZ094-291000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                      27          35          15          21          11
Temp                   29 30 32 33 33 34 28 24 22 18 16 17 20 21 18 14 13 12 13
Dewpt                  26 29 31 32 33 32 26 22 19 16 14 14 16 16 14 12 11 10 11
RH                     88 96 96 96100 92 92 92 88 92 92 88 84 81 84 92 91 91 91
Wind dir                E SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E
Wind spd               11 12 12 11  9 13 18 19 18 16 13 12 10  9  4  3  2  2  2
Wind gust                    23 23       32 34 32 29 27
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                    100         100          30           0           5
QPF 12hr                   0.34        0.57           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     2           2       00-00
Rain                          S  D  D  S
Snow                    D  D  D  D  D  C  C  S                                C
Obvis                                    BS BS
Wind chill             19 20 23 24 25 24 15  9  7  3  1  3  9 11 11
Min chill              17    18    21    14     6     0     0     9     7    11
Winter Storm            W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date           12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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          21       8    26      18    32       5    22      12    32
Temp          19 20 15    9 23 21 20   24 30 25 17    7 19 17 15   19 30 30
Dewpt         17 18 15    9 20 18 20   23 28 23 16    7 14 13 15   18 26 25
PWind dir        SE      SW    SW       S     W       N     W       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2   B1 SC SC B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50      10     0       0     5       0     0      10     5
Snow           C  C

$$
IAZ017-291000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                      21          26          12          17           0
Temp                   22 22 22 23 24 25 23 21 20 17 13 14 17 17 11  6  3  1  3
Dewpt                  20 20 21 22 23 24 22 20 17 15 12 13 14 13  7  5  2  1  2
RH                     92 92 96 96 96 96 96 96 88 92 96 96 88 84 83 96 95100 95
Wind dir                E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW  S
Wind spd                8 10 12 12 13 13 14 17 18 18 17 14 13 11  6  4  2  2  2
Wind gust                                26 28 29 29 28
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100         100          90           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.18        0.43        0.06           0           0
Snow 12hr                     3           7           1
Snow                    D  D  D  D  D  D  D  L
Wind chill             13 11 10 11 12 13 10  7  5  1 -4 -1  3  4  0 -3
Min chill              11     9     9    10     4    -4    -4    -3    -5    -4
Winter Storm            W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date           12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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          16       4    21      11    26      -3    17       5    27
Temp          14 14  9    6 17 16 14   21 24 16  7   -1 11 10 10   14 24 23
Dewpt         12 12  9    6 15 13 14   19 22 14  5   -1  7  7 10   12 21 20
PWind dir         S      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW     W       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC B1   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         20      10     0       5    20       0     5      10    10
Snow              S                           S

$$
IAZ049-291000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                      23          31          15          20           2
Temp                   24 24 25 26 29 29 27 24 22 19 16 17 20 19 13  9  4  3  4
Dewpt                  22 23 23 25 28 29 26 23 20 17 14 15 16 15 10  7  3  2  4
RH                     92 96 92 96 96100 96 96 92 92 92 92 84 84 87 91 95 95100
Wind dir                E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N SE
Wind spd               10 12 13 12 13 13 13 17 17 18 16 14 13 11  6  4  2  2  2
Wind gust                                   29 31 32 28
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100         100          90           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.33        0.57        0.06           0           0
Snow 12hr                     4           7           1
Snow                    D  D  D  D  D  D  D  L
Wind chill             14 12 14 15 18 19 15 10  7  3  0  2  7  7  3  0
Min chill              12    11    13    15     6    -2    -1     1    -3    -3
Winter Storm            W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date           12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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          17       4    23      13    29      -1    18       5    28
Temp          15 15 12    5 20 17 15   23 27 20 10    1 14 11 10   14 25 25
Dewpt         13 14 11    5 17 15 15   21 25 19 10    1  9  8 10   13 22 22
PWind dir         S      SW    SW       S     W      NW     W       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         30      10     0       5    10       0     5      10     5
Snow              C

$$
IAZ086-291000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
1117 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025

Date           11/28/25      Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon
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                      26          34          17          23           7
Temp                   27 27 29 31 32 34 32 28 25 21 18 18 20 22 18 13 10  8  8
Dewpt                  22 25 27 30 31 34 32 27 23 19 17 17 17 18 14 11  9  7  6
RH                     81 92 92 96 96100100 96 92 92 96 96 88 84 84 91 96 96 91
Wind dir                E SE SE SE SE  E  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  E
Wind spd               11 13 14 14 13 10 11 17 19 18 17 16 13 11  6  5  3  2  2
Wind gust                 25 27 27 25       31 33 34 32 27 24
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100         100          70           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.46        0.63        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                     5           5           1
Snow                    D  D  D  D  D  D  L  L                                S
Obvis                                       BS BS BS
Wind chill             18 16 18 20 22 26 23 16 11  6  3  3  7 11  9  4  3
Min chill              17    15    17    23    10     1     1     8     2     0
Winter Storm            W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date           12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25  Wed 12/03/25  Thu 12/04/25  Fri 12/05/25
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          21       7    25      16    32       2    20       8    30
Temp          19 19 14    8 22 21 18   24 30 25 15    4 17 15 12   16 28 28
Dewpt         15 17 13    8 19 18 18   22 27 23 15    4 11 11 12   15 23 24
PWind dir        SE      SW    SW       S     W      NW     W       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         50      20     0       0     5       5     5      10     5
Snow           S  C  S

$$