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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

IAZ060-261000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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                      30          37          22          36          18
Temp             40 35 35 33 31 31 36 36 33 30 27 25 23 26 33 36 32 26 24 20 20
Dewpt            31 27 26 24 22 21 20 19 19 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 16 17 16 15
RH               70 72 69 69 69 66 52 50 56 66 74 78 81 71 51 43 51 65 74 84 81
Wind dir          W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         23 26 27 27 24 21 21 18 11 10  8  8  6  9 11 11  5  4  3  2  2
Wind gust        37 42 43 43 40 37 34 28
Clouds           B1 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC 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       30 22 22 19 18 18 24 26 24 21 19 16 15 17 25 28 26 20
Min chill        30    22    17    15    21    17    13    13    24    18    16
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25
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          32      25    32      14    21       4    21       8    24
Temp          30 30 28   28 31 29 23   15 19 18 10    5 18 18 14    9 21 22
Dewpt         15 20 25   28 30 26 21   14 14 12  7    2 11 13 12    9 16 18
PWind dir        SE      SE    NE      NW    NW      NW     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV OV   OV OV OV OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr         30      80    80      30    10      20    10      10     5
Rain                            S
Snow              C  D    D  D  L  C             S    S

$$
IAZ039-261000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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          33          21          32          16
Temp             41 37 35 31 30 29 32 32 28 25 24 23 22 25 30 32 27 23 21 19 18
Dewpt            36 33 30 27 24 22 21 20 18 18 18 18 17 18 17 16 16 16 15 14 13
RH               82 85 82 85 78 75 63 61 66 74 77 81 81 74 58 51 63 74 77 80 80
Wind dir          W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         20 23 28 32 29 27 26 24 19 18 14 13 13 14 17 17 11 10  8  5  3
Wind gust        32 34 42 47 46 44 40 36
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Rain                 S  C
Snow                    C  S
Wind chill       32 26 21 16 15 14 18 19 16 11 11 10  9 13 18 21 17 13 11 11 12
Min chill        31    20    13    12    12     9     7     9    16    11     9
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25
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          30      22    30      12    20       0    17       3    20
Temp          28 28 24   24 29 27 22   14 18 15  8    1 15 14 10    5 17 17
Dewpt         14 16 22   24 27 25 21   13 14 10  6    1  9  9  8    5 13 13
PWind dir         W      SE     E       N    NW      NW     W       W     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B2 OV   OV OV OV OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         20      90    90      40    10      20    20      10     5
Snow              S  L    D  D  L  C             S       S

$$
IAZ048-261000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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                      29          35          21          35          17
Temp             39 34 33 31 30 31 35 35 31 27 25 24 22 26 32 34 29 24 21 19 19
Dewpt            33 28 27 25 23 21 20 19 20 20 20 19 18 19 18 17 17 18 17 16 15
RH               79 78 78 78 75 66 54 52 63 74 81 81 84 74 56 49 60 77 84 88 84
Wind dir          W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         23 27 28 28 26 23 24 20 12 10  9  8  8 10 12 11  6  5  3  2  1
Wind gust        37 43 46 46 41 40 36 31
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill       29 21 19 16 16 18 23 24 21 17 16 14 13 16 23 26 22 17
Min chill        28    19    14    14    17    14     9    12    20    15    14
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25
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          30      23    31      11    19       1    20       6    22
Temp          28 28 25   25 30 27 21   12 18 16  8    2 16 15 11    7 19 20
Dewpt         15 20 24   25 30 26 20   12 14 12  6    0 11 12 11    7 15 18
PWind dir        SE      SE    NE      NW    NW      NW     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV OV   OV OV OV OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr         40      90    80      30    10      20    10      10     5
Snow              C  D    D  D  L  C             S    S

$$
IAZ004-261000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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          30          18          29          13
Temp             34 31 28 27 25 26 29 30 25 22 21 20 19 21 28 29 24 20 19 17 15
Dewpt            30 26 24 22 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 15 15 16 17 16 16 14 13 12 11
RH               85 81 85 81 81 74 66 60 74 81 84 81 84 81 63 58 71 77 77 80 84
Wind dir          W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd         25 35 33 33 29 26 24 20 14 13 11 11 10 12 13 14  9  6  5  3  2
Wind gust        40 52 49 49 43 41 36 31 25
Clouds           OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     90           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.06           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     1       00-00       00-00
Rain              C
Snow                 D  C
Wind chill       22 15 11 10  8 10 15 17 13  9  9  8  7  9 16 18 14 11 11 11
Min chill        21    11     7     7    11     9     5     6    12     9    10
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25
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          26      19    25       6    16      -2    17       1    18
Temp          25 24 22   21 24 20 14    7 15 12  5   -1 14 13  8    2 15 14
Dewpt         15 19 20   20 23 19 12    6 12  8  2   -1 10 10  6    2 12 13
PWind dir        SE       E     N      NW    NW       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV OV   OV OV OV OV   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         50      90    70      10    10      10    10       5     5
Snow              C  D    D  L  C

$$
IAZ035-261000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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                      25          34          19          32          15
Temp             38 33 30 29 28 29 33 33 29 25 24 22 20 24 30 32 27 22 20 18 17
Dewpt            31 28 25 23 20 20 19 18 19 19 18 18 16 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 13
RH               76 82 81 78 71 69 56 53 66 78 77 84 84 74 58 51 63 77 81 84 84
Wind dir          W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd         24 28 29 29 26 24 24 20 12 10  9  8  8 10 11 11  6  4  3  2  2
Wind gust        39 47 48 46 42 39 35 31
Clouds           OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                 S
Snow                 C
Wind chill       26 19 15 14 13 15 20 21 18 15 14 13 10 14 20 23 20 16
Min chill        25    15    12    12    17    12     9    10    18    13    14
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25
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          29      21    29       8    18      -2    18       3    21
Temp          27 26 23   23 28 23 18    9 16 14  6   -1 15 14 10    4 17 18
Dewpt         15 20 23   23 27 22 17    9 13 10  4   -1 10 11  9    4 13 16
PWind dir        SE      SE    NE      NW    NW      NW     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV OV   OV OV OV OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr         50      90    80      20    10      10    10       5     5
Snow              C  D    D  D  L  S

$$
IAZ094-261000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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                      29          38          21          38          18
Temp             40 36 35 33 30 31 37 38 33 30 27 24 22 26 35 38 32 25 23 20 19
Dewpt            30 27 25 24 22 22 20 18 18 19 19 18 18 18 16 14 14 15 15 15 15
RH               67 69 66 69 72 69 50 44 53 63 71 77 84 71 45 37 47 65 71 81 84
Wind dir          W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE
Wind spd         21 25 26 25 21 20 20 18  8  6  5  5  5  6  9  9  4  3  2  2  2
Wind gust        35 41 42 43 39 35 32
Clouds           SC B2 B2 SC SC FW CL CL SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL 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       30 24 22 20 17 19 26 28 26 23 20 17 15 19 28 31
Min chill        30    21    17    15    25    20    13    15    26    18    17


Date           11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25
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          33      27    35      15    22       7    22       9    27
Temp          31 31 30   30 34 29 23   16 21 18 13    8 20 20 15   10 24 23
Dewpt         15 20 27   30 33 27 22   16 15 14 10    6 14 15 14   10 17 19
PWind dir        SE      SE    NE       N    NW      NW    NW       W    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      70    70      30    10      20    10      10     5
Rain                         L  L
Snow              S  L    L  S  L  C             S    S

$$
IAZ017-261000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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          29          18          28          14
Temp             38 34 30 28 26 26 28 28 24 22 22 21 19 23 27 27 24 20 19 18 17
Dewpt            34 32 27 24 22 21 20 20 18 17 17 17 16 17 17 16 16 14 14 14 13
RH               85 92 88 85 85 81 71 71 77 81 81 84 88 77 65 63 71 77 80 84 84
Wind dir          W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         18 23 31 32 29 26 26 23 17 14 13 13 12 13 16 14 10  8  5  4  2
Wind gust        31 36 47 49 47 43 39 35
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     70          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.08           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     1       00-00       00-00
Rain                 C
Snow                 C  L  L
Wind chill       28 22 15 12  9 10 13 14 10  9  9  8  6 11 15 15 14 10 11 11
Min chill        27    15     8     8     9     6     6     7    13     8     9
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25
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          27      19    27       7    16      -2    15       1    17
Temp          25 25 22   21 26 23 18    9 14 13  7   -1 12 12  8    3 14 14
Dewpt         15 16 21   21 25 22 17    9 12  8  5   -1  9  9  7    3 11 12
PWind dir        SW      SE    NE      NW    NW       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 OV   OV OV OV OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30      90    80      30    10      10    10       5     5
Snow              C  D    D  D  L  C

$$
IAZ049-261000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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                      28          34          21          33          15
Temp             39 35 33 31 29 29 33 33 29 25 24 22 21 25 31 33 27 22 21 18 17
Dewpt            33 30 28 25 23 21 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 18 17 16 16 16 15 14 13
RH               79 82 82 78 78 72 58 56 63 74 77 81 84 74 56 49 63 77 77 84 84
Wind dir          W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         20 25 28 31 29 28 26 23 13 12 10 10  9 11 13 14  8  6  5  4  2
Wind gust        32 37 44 46 43 42 39 34
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                 S  S
Snow                    S
Wind chill       29 23 19 16 14 14 20 21 18 13 14 11 11 14 21 23 19 14 13 12
Min chill        29    19    14    12    16    12     9    10    17    10    10
Wind              Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25
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          30      22    30      12    19       0    18       4    21
Temp          28 27 24   24 29 27 21   13 17 15  8    1 15 13 10    5 18 19
Dewpt         15 17 23   24 29 26 20   13 14 11  6    0 10 10  9    5 14 15
PWind dir         S      SE     E       N    NW      NW     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 OV   OV OV OV OV   B2 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr         20      90    80      40    10      20    20      10     5
Snow              S  D    D  D  L  C             S    S  S

$$
IAZ086-261000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
516 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date           11/25/25      Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri
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                      31          38          21          37          16
Temp             43 38 36 34 33 32 37 37 34 30 27 25 22 26 34 37 31 26 23 19 18
Dewpt            36 29 27 25 23 22 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 16 16 16 16 15 14
RH               76 70 69 69 66 66 50 48 54 63 71 78 88 74 49 42 53 65 74 84 84
Wind dir          W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         19 25 27 28 26 26 26 23 12 11 10 10  9 11 13 12  6  5  5  4  3
Wind gust        32 41 44 47 43 42 39 33 23
Clouds           SC B2 OV OV OV SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain
Wind chill       35 27 23 20 20 18 25 26 25 20 17 15 12 16 25 29 24 19 16 13
Min chill        35    23    18    16    22    17    11    10    23    15     9
Wind                    Y  Y


Date           11/28/25  Sat 11/29/25  Sun 11/30/25  Mon 12/01/25  Tue 12/02/25
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          32      25    34      16    24       3    21       7    24
Temp          30 31 28   27 33 31 25   17 21 19 11    4 18 19 13    8 21 22
Dewpt         15 17 25   27 32 29 24   17 16 14  9    4 12 14 12    8 16 18
PWind dir         S      SE     E      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B2 OV   OV OV OV OV   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         20      90    90      40    10      20    20      10    10
Rain                         D  L
Snow              S  L    D  D  L  C    S        S    S  S

$$