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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

IAZ060-051000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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                      45          50          39          48          30
Temp                   46 47 47 47 49 50 48 48 45 43 40 41 46 48 43 37 34 32 30
Dewpt                  44 44 43 44 45 44 41 42 40 39 37 36 35 35 35 34 32 30 30
RH                     93 89 86 89 86 80 77 80 82 86 89 82 65 60 73 89 92 92100
Wind dir                W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  N  S  S
Wind spd               11 11 12 12 12 12 10  8  6  5  5  6  5  4  2  1  0  1  1
Clouds                 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                     30          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                 S  C  S  S


Date           11/07/26  Sun 11/08/26  Mon 11/09/26  Tue 11/10/26  Wed 11/11/26
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      37    60      39    67      43    63      43    64
Temp          50 48 41   38 57 53 43   40 64 59 48   43 60 57 47   43 61 58
Dewpt         38 39 39   38 44 42 41   40 48 47 44   40 45 43 43   42 47 45
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      SW    SW       W    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 FW FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW CL CL   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ039-051000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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          50          34          47          27
Temp                   47 48 49 49 49 49 46 45 41 38 36 38 44 47 41 35 32 29 28
Dewpt                  45 45 45 47 46 44 42 41 38 35 33 32 31 31 32 32 31 29 28
RH                     93 89 86 93 89 83 86 86 89 89 89 79 60 53 70 89 96100100
Wind dir                W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N SW
Wind spd               13 13 13 13 16 16 12 10  8  8  6  8  6  5  3  1  0  0  0
Clouds                 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                     60          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                 L  C  C  C
Rain shwrs
Wind chill                                           30 32
Min chill              39                      35    30    28    38    31    27


Date           11/07/26  Sun 11/08/26  Mon 11/09/26  Tue 11/10/26  Wed 11/11/26
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      34    56      36    63      39    59      39    59
Temp          48 45 39   35 53 50 40   37 60 56 45   39 56 53 43   40 56 53
Dewpt         35 37 39   35 42 41 39   37 47 47 43   39 42 41 41   40 45 44
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      SW    SW       W    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC FW   SC FW FW CL   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ048-051000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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                      45          49          36          48          28
Temp                   46 46 48 47 48 49 46 45 43 41 37 40 45 48 42 36 32 30 29
Dewpt                  45 45 45 45 45 44 40 42 40 38 36 36 35 34 34 33 32 30 29
RH                     96 96 89 93 89 83 79 89 89 89 96 85 68 58 73 89100100100
Wind dir                W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  S  S
Wind spd               12 11 11 12 13 12  9  6  4  4  4  5  4  3  2  0  0  0  0
Clouds                 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     30          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                 C  C  S  S
Rain shwrs


Date           11/07/26  Sun 11/08/26  Mon 11/09/26  Tue 11/10/26  Wed 11/11/26
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      35    60      37    67      40    63      41    63
Temp          49 48 40   36 56 52 41   38 63 58 46   40 60 56 45   41 60 57
Dewpt         39 40 40   36 43 42 41   38 49 47 44   40 44 43 42   41 47 45
PWind dir         S      SW     W      SW    SW       W    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ004-051000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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                      41          44          29          44          26
Temp                   44 43 42 42 42 43 40 38 35 33 30 35 41 43 38 32 29 28 29
Dewpt                  43 41 40 39 40 39 36 36 33 32 30 33 33 32 31 30 28 27 29
RH                     96 93 93 89 93 86 85 92 92 96100 92 73 65 76 92 96 96100
Wind dir               NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd               16 17 18 17 17 14 11  8  5  4  3  3  2  0  1  2  3  4  4
Wind gust              26       27
Clouds                 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     80          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.05           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                 L  C
Rain shwrs
Wind chill             37 35 33 34 34 36 33 32
Min chill              36    32    31    33    30    25    25    38    25    22


Date           11/07/26  Sun 11/08/26  Mon 11/09/26  Tue 11/10/26  Wed 11/11/26
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      34    56      37    62      37    56      37    57
Temp          46 45 39   35 53 48 41   38 59 53 42   37 53 50 42   38 54 51
Dewpt         39 40 38   35 40 39 38   38 45 41 36   33 38 37 37   37 43 41
PWind dir        SW       W     W      SW    SW      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW SC   FW FW CL CL   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC B1   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ035-051000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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          47          33          47          27
Temp                   46 46 46 45 47 47 44 42 39 37 34 38 44 46 41 34 31 29 28
Dewpt                  44 43 42 42 43 41 39 38 36 35 33 34 33 33 32 31 30 29 28
RH                     93 89 86 89 86 79 82 86 89 92 96 85 65 60 70 89 96100100
Wind dir                W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S
Wind spd                9 11 12 12 14 12  9  6  4  4  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  1
Clouds                 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     50          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                 C  C  S
Rain shwrs
Wind chill                      39
Min chill                          37    39    35    30    29          31    28


Date           11/07/26  Sun 11/08/26  Mon 11/09/26  Tue 11/10/26  Wed 11/11/26
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      35    59      37    65      39    61      39    62
Temp          49 47 39   35 55 51 40   38 62 56 44   39 58 54 43   40 58 55
Dewpt         39 40 39   35 42 41 39   38 47 45 40   37 41 40 40   40 45 43
PWind dir         S      SW     W       S    SW       W    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW SC   SC FW CL CL   FW FW CL FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ094-051000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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          50          40          48          29
Temp                   46 46 46 48 50 50 47 47 45 43 41 42 46 48 42 37 34 31 30
Dewpt                  43 42 42 44 44 44 42 42 41 40 39 38 36 36 35 34 32 31 30
RH                     89 86 86 86 80 80 83 83 86 89 92 86 68 63 76 89 92100100
Wind dir                W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE  S
Wind spd               11 11 11 11 11 11  9  8  6  6  6  6  5  4  2  1  0  0  1
Clouds                 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                       S


Date           11/07/26  Sun 11/08/26  Mon 11/09/26  Tue 11/10/26  Wed 11/11/26
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      35    59      38    65      42    63      43    63
Temp          49 46 39   36 56 52 43   39 62 58 48   42 61 57 48   44 61 57
Dewpt         37 38 38   36 43 43 41   39 47 47 44   42 45 45 44   43 47 46
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      SW    SW       W     N       N     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 FW FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW CL CL   CL FW FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ017-051000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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          46          31          45          25
Temp                   46 46 47 46 45 46 42 41 38 35 33 36 42 45 39 33 30 27 26
Dewpt                  44 44 43 42 42 40 37 36 34 32 30 31 30 30 30 29 28 27 26
RH                     93 93 86 86 89 79 82 82 85 89 89 82 62 55 70 85 92100100
Wind dir                W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N SW  S
Wind spd               13 13 14 14 16 13  9  6  4  3  3  3  3  3  1  0  0  1  1
Wind gust                             24
Clouds                 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     80          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                 L  C  C
Rain shwrs
Wind chill                         39    36
Min chill              38    39    38    36    33    28    26    39    30    26


Date           11/07/26  Sun 11/08/26  Mon 11/09/26  Tue 11/10/26  Wed 11/11/26
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          50      32    55      35    62      36    57      36    58
Temp          47 44 38   33 52 48 40   36 59 54 43   37 55 50 42   37 55 52
Dewpt         35 36 37   33 39 37 37   36 45 42 37   35 38 36 37   37 42 40
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      SW    SW       W    NW      NW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW FW   SC FW CL CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ049-051000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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          49          35          47          26
Temp                   46 47 47 48 49 49 46 45 42 39 36 39 44 47 41 34 31 28 27
Dewpt                  45 45 45 46 45 43 42 40 39 36 34 34 33 32 32 31 29 28 27
RH                     96 93 93 93 86 80 86 82 89 89 92 82 65 56 70 89 92100100
Wind dir                W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd               13 12 10 11 13 13 10  8  5  5  4  5  4  3  2  0  0  0  0
Clouds                 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12hr                     40          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                 C  C  C  C


Date           11/07/26  Sun 11/08/26  Mon 11/09/26  Tue 11/10/26  Wed 11/11/26
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      33    58      35    65      39    62      39    61
Temp          48 46 38   34 54 50 40   36 61 56 45   39 59 53 43   40 58 55
Dewpt         36 37 38   34 42 40 39   36 47 46 42   38 42 41 41   40 45 44
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      SW    SW       W    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC FW   FW FW FW CL   FW FW FW CL   FW FW SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ086-051000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
1032 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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          51          39          49          28
Temp                   49 49 49 49 50 51 49 48 46 44 41 41 46 48 43 36 33 30 29
Dewpt                  46 46 45 46 47 47 44 45 43 41 39 37 34 34 34 34 32 30 29
RH                     89 89 86 89 89 86 83 89 89 89 92 85 63 58 70 92 96100100
Wind dir                W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W
Wind spd               10 10 10 11 11 11  9  8  6  6  6  6  5  5  2  1  0  0  1
Wind gust                          21
Clouds                 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     10          30           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                          C
Rain shwrs                          S


Date           11/07/26  Sun 11/08/26  Mon 11/09/26  Tue 11/10/26  Wed 11/11/26
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      35    60      37    67      42    64      41    64
Temp          49 47 39   36 56 52 42   38 63 59 48   42 61 56 46   42 61 57
Dewpt         36 37 38   36 43 41 41   38 47 46 46   42 45 43 43   42 46 45
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      SW    SW       W    NW       N    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW CL CL   FW FW FW SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$