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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

IAZ060-141000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      43          70          55          66          35
Temp             60 52 48 46 44 51 66 70 64 60 59 58 55 58 64 65 58 48 43 38 36
Dewpt            41 43 44 43 43 48 53 53 53 53 51 48 48 47 44 43 38 33 30 28 26
RH               49 71 86 89 96 89 63 55 67 78 75 69 77 67 48 45 47 56 60 67 67
Wind dir          S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          5  5  4  3  4  5  9 10  9 10 10 11 10 11 13 13  9  6  5  5  4
Clouds           FW CL FW CL SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 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           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          56      36    51      36    48      36    51      39    49
Temp          52 49 40   36 49 48 42   37 46 44 39   37 49 47 43   40 47 46
Dewpt         24 26 26   23 27 32 34   35 38 37 36   35 39 40 40   39 42 40
PWind dir        NW      NE     E       E    NE       E    SE      SE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    40      50    10      10    20      40    40
Rain                         S  C  C    C                   S  C    C  C  C

$$
IAZ039-141000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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          68          51          63          31
Temp             53 45 42 40 38 46 64 68 61 56 55 53 51 56 63 60 50 42 38 34 32
Dewpt            33 34 36 37 37 43 50 52 53 53 52 48 48 46 43 38 32 27 24 22 22
RH               46 65 79 89 96 89 60 57 75 90 90 83 89 69 48 44 50 55 57 61 66
Wind dir         SE SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          9  5  4  2  2  5  9 11 10 11 11 11 10 13 17 17 12 10  9  8  6
Clouds           CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 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                                                          36 32 27 25
Min chill              37    36    33                                  31    24


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          51      29    48      32    47      32    48      36    48
Temp          48 44 34   30 45 44 37   33 45 42 35   33 46 43 39   37 46 44
Dewpt         20 22 22   20 22 25 28   29 32 32 31   31 34 36 37   36 39 37
PWind dir        NW       N     E       E     E       E    SE      SE    NE
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC SC B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr          0       0    30      50    10      10    20      40    40
Rain                            C  C    C                   S  C    C  C  C

$$
IAZ048-141000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      40          69          52          63          33
Temp             58 49 46 43 41 49 64 68 62 56 56 54 52 57 63 61 51 43 39 36 34
Dewpt            40 42 42 42 40 46 51 52 52 52 50 47 47 46 44 42 37 32 29 26 25
RH               51 77 86 96 96 89 63 57 70 86 80 77 83 67 50 49 59 65 67 67 69
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          5  4  2  2  2  5  9 10  9  9 10 10  9 11 13 13  9  6  5  4  4
Wind gust                                                  24 24
Clouds           CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 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           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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      34    50      34    47      34    49      37    49
Temp          50 46 37   34 47 45 39   35 45 43 37   35 46 44 40   38 47 44
Dewpt         24 27 25   23 25 31 33   33 36 36 34   33 37 39 39   38 40 39
PWind dir        NW      NE     E       E    NE       E    SE      SE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    30      50    10      10    20      30    30
Rain                            C  C    C                   S  C    C  C  C

$$
IAZ004-141000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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          67          46          55          29
Temp             53 45 41 40 38 45 62 67 60 54 53 50 47 51 55 54 45 38 34 32 30
Dewpt            39 39 37 36 35 40 46 45 44 43 41 39 38 40 37 30 26 23 21 20 19
RH               59 79 85 85 89 82 56 45 55 66 64 66 71 66 51 40 47 54 58 61 63
Wind dir          S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          5  4  4  5  6 10 13 16 12 13 12 12 13 16 18 17 10  8  6  6  5
Clouds           CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL SC B2 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                                                          32 28 26 23
Min chill              37    32    30                            38    27    21


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          51      29    45      29    43      30    45      32    43
Temp          46 43 33   29 43 40 35   30 41 38 34   31 42 40 36   33 40 38
Dewpt         20 22 20   19 23 24 26   26 29 29 28   28 34 34 33   31 34 33
PWind dir        NW      NE     E       E     E      SE    SE       E     N
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    30      30    10       5    10      20    20
Rain                            C  C    S                      S    S  S  S

$$
IAZ035-141000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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          69          50          60          31
Temp             56 46 42 41 39 47 63 68 61 55 54 53 51 55 60 58 48 41 38 34 32
Dewpt            41 41 39 38 38 44 49 50 49 48 45 43 41 43 42 37 32 28 25 24 22
RH               57 83 89 89 96 89 60 52 65 77 71 69 68 64 51 45 54 59 59 66 66
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          5  4  2  2  4  5 10 12 10 10 10 10 10 12 14 13  9  5  5  4  4
Clouds           CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 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


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          53      32    49      32    46      32    48      35    47
Temp          49 46 36   32 46 44 37   33 44 41 36   33 45 43 38   36 45 41
Dewpt         22 24 23   21 24 27 30   30 33 32 31   31 35 36 35   35 37 35
PWind dir        NW      NE     E       E     E       E    SE       E     N
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    30      40    10       5    10      30    30
Rain                            C  C    S                      C    C  S  C

$$
IAZ094-141000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      46          70          53          67          36
Temp             61 54 51 49 48 53 65 70 64 60 58 56 53 58 65 67 59 49 44 40 36
Dewpt            43 44 47 46 46 52 55 55 54 54 53 51 51 49 45 43 41 38 34 31 28
RH               51 69 86 89 93 96 70 59 70 81 83 83 93 72 48 42 51 66 68 70 72
Wind dir          S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd          5  5  4  5  5  5  9 10  5  8  9 10  9 10 12 11  6  5  5  4  4
Clouds           CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 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


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          56      37    53      37    49      36    53      41    52
Temp          53 49 41   38 51 49 43   38 48 45 39   38 50 49 44   42 49 47
Dewpt         25 27 26   24 30 34 38   38 42 40 39   37 43 43 43   41 44 42
PWind dir         N       E     E       E    NE       E    SE      SE     N
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC SC B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          0       5    40      40    10      10    20      40    40
Rain                         S  C  C    S                   S  C    C  C  C

$$
IAZ017-141000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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          66          47          58          28
Temp             52 44 41 38 37 45 62 66 58 54 53 51 48 53 58 55 45 39 35 31 29
Dewpt            35 36 37 37 36 41 49 50 50 49 47 44 41 42 40 33 28 23 21 20 19
RH               52 73 85 96 96 86 62 56 75 83 80 77 77 66 51 43 51 52 56 63 66
Wind dir          S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          5  4  2  2  3  5 10 12 10 10 10 10 11 13 18 17 10  8  6  5  5
Clouds           CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 B2 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
Wind chill                                                          32 29 25 23
Min chill              37    33    31                            38    27    21


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          48      27    45      29    43      30    45      33    44
Temp          45 42 32   28 43 40 34   29 41 39 33   31 44 40 37   34 43 39
Dewpt         20 22 20   19 22 24 25   26 30 30 29   29 33 34 34   33 36 34
PWind dir        NW       N     E       E     E       E    SE       E    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC FW   SC SC B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    30      40    10       5    10      30    30
Rain                            C  C    S                      S    C  S  C

$$
IAZ049-141000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      39          68          52          63          32
Temp             55 46 43 41 40 47 63 68 61 56 55 54 52 56 63 61 50 43 39 35 33
Dewpt            36 38 39 40 40 46 52 53 53 53 51 48 48 46 44 41 35 30 26 24 22
RH               49 73 86 96100 96 67 59 75 90 86 80 86 69 50 48 56 60 59 64 63
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          6  5  4  3  3  5  9 10  9 10 10 11 10 11 16 16 10  8  5  5  5
Clouds           CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 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           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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          52      32    49      33    47      33    48      36    49
Temp          49 45 36   32 47 44 37   33 45 42 35   34 46 43 40   37 47 44
Dewpt         22 24 23   21 24 28 31   31 35 34 32   32 36 38 38   36 39 38
PWind dir        NW       N     E       E    NE       E    SE      SE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    30      50    10      10    20      40    40
Rain                            C  C    C                   S  C    C  C  C

$$
IAZ086-141000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
517 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/13/25      Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun
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                      44          71          55          68          34
Temp             59 51 48 46 45 53 67 71 65 60 59 57 55 60 66 68 59 49 43 38 35
Dewpt            37 40 43 44 45 51 55 56 56 56 55 52 53 52 46 44 41 35 31 27 25
RH               44 66 83 93100 93 65 59 73 87 87 83 93 75 48 42 51 58 62 64 66
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd          8  6  5  5  4  5  9 10  8  9 10 11 11 12 13 13 10  9  6  5  5
Wind gust                                         21
Clouds           CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 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


Date           11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25  Wed 11/19/25  Thu 11/20/25
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      34    53      36    48      35    51      41    52
Temp          51 48 38   34 50 48 41   37 47 46 38   37 49 48 44   42 50 48
Dewpt         22 24 24   23 26 33 35   36 39 39 37   36 40 42 43   41 43 42
PWind dir        NW      NE     E       E    NE       E    SE      SE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC SC B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    30      50    10      10    20      40    40
Rain                            C  C    C                   S  C    C  C  C

$$