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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

IAZ060-090900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date           05/08/24      Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24            Sat
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      52          62          46          70          49
Temp             72 62 57 53 52 56 60 62 61 55 51 47 48 59 67 70 68 61 56 52 50
Dewpt            54 52 52 51 50 51 51 50 49 48 46 44 43 46 46 46 47 47 44 43 43
RH               53 70 83 93 93 83 72 65 65 77 83 89 83 62 47 42 47 60 64 71 77
Wind dir          E  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW
Wind spd         10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12  9  6  5  5  5  8 12 13 13 10  9  8  8
Wind gust        21 20                                           24    21    18
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                     70          50          20          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.35        0.15        0.01           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  L  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
Tstms             L  C  S  S     S  S  S  S


Date           05/11  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          72      51    78      55    79      56    79      58    81
Temp          70 71   56 54 76 73   62 58 73 74   61 57 73 74   63 59 74 73
Dewpt         42 43   42 43 51 52   52 51 54 52   51 52 54 53   53 54 55 52
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW      SW     S      SE    SE       S    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    30      40    40      30    50      40    40
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  S  C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  S  S  C    S  C  S  C    C  C  S  C

$$
IAZ039-090900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date           05/08/24      Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24            Sat
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      53          60          42          69          47
Temp             71 61 58 54 53 56 59 59 58 52 48 44 44 57 66 69 65 58 53 49 48
Dewpt            51 55 53 51 49 50 49 49 48 46 44 40 39 43 45 46 47 44 43 41 41
RH               49 81 83 90 86 80 69 69 69 80 86 86 82 59 47 44 52 59 69 74 77
Wind dir          E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         12 11 13 13 11 12 13 12  9  5  5  5  5  8 12 13 12 11  8  9  9
Wind gust        24    25 25                                     27    18 20
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                     80          60          10          20           5
QPF 12hr                   1.77        0.37        0.01        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  D  D  L  C  L  C  C                    S  S
Tstms             C  L  L  S  S  S  C  C


Date           05/11  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          69      48    77      53    78      53    78      57    79
Temp          68 68   54 52 75 74   59 56 73 72   58 55 72 72   60 57 73 71
Dewpt         41 42   43 42 51 51   51 50 53 51   50 49 54 52   53 52 55 52
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SE     S      SE     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          5       0    30      30    30      20    40      40    50
Rain shwrs                      C    C  S  S  C    S  S  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  S  S  C    S  S     S    C  C  S  C

$$
IAZ048-090900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date           05/08/24      Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24            Sat
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      52          62          45          70          47
Temp             69 61 56 52 52 56 60 61 60 53 49 46 46 59 66 69 66 58 54 49 49
Dewpt            53 52 51 51 50 51 51 51 50 47 45 43 43 47 47 47 49 47 44 43 43
RH               57 72 83 96 93 83 72 70 69 80 86 89 89 64 50 45 54 67 69 80 80
Wind dir         NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W NW  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         10 10 12 13 11 11 12 11  9  5  5  5  4  8 12 13 12 10  8  6  6
Wind gust        21 23 26 24                                     26    20 18 18
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr                     80          50          10          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.83        0.16        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  D  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms             L  C  C  C     S  C  S


Date           05/11  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          71      48    78      54    79      55    79      57    80
Temp          68 69   54 52 75 73   59 56 73 73   59 56 71 72   60 57 73 71
Dewpt         43 45   43 44 53 53   53 51 55 53   51 52 55 53   54 54 55 52
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW      SW     S      SE    SE      SE    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr          5       0    30      30    40      30    50      40    40
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  S  C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  C  S  C    S  C  S  C    C  C  S  C

$$
IAZ004-090900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date           05/08/24      Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24            Sat
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      48          62          44          72          46
Temp             64 54 52 50 48 52 56 62 61 51 47 45 46 61 68 70 66 56 52 48 47
Dewpt            47 49 48 49 46 47 47 45 43 42 42 41 40 46 46 45 42 41 38 38 38
RH               54 83 86 96 93 83 72 54 51 71 83 86 79 58 45 41 42 57 59 68 71
Wind dir         NE NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         12 12 10 12 12 13 16 16 11  6  5  5  6 12 18 19 18 12 10 10  9
Wind gust        23                                        28 34 34
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          30           5          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.96        0.08           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  D  L  C  C  S
Tstms             C  C  C  S


Date           05/11  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          72      48    78      53    77      54    79      56    78
Temp          68 70   56 53 74 72   57 53 71 71   56 54 70 71   58 55 67 68
Dewpt         40 43   42 43 49 49   47 46 48 45   46 47 52 51   51 51 50 47
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW       W    NE      SE     S      SE    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5       5    20      20    20      20    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                      S    S        S    S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           S    S        S    S  S  S  C    C  C  S  S

$$
IAZ035-090900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date           05/08/24      Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24            Sat
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      50          61          43          70          46
Temp             68 57 54 51 50 55 58 61 59 51 47 44 45 60 67 69 66 57 52 47 46
Dewpt            50 51 50 50 49 50 51 48 47 45 43 42 41 47 46 47 46 44 42 41 41
RH               52 80 86 96 96 83 77 62 64 80 86 93 86 62 47 45 48 62 69 79 83
Wind dir         NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         12 12 12 12 11 10 12 12 10  5  5  4  4  9 12 14 12 10  8  6  6
Wind gust        23 28 25                                        23       17
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          50          10          10           5
QPF 12hr                   1.02        0.13           0        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  D  C  C  C  C  C  S
Tstms             L  C  C  C     S  S  S


Date           05/11  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          72      48    79      53    79      53    80      56    79
Temp          68 70   54 52 75 73   58 54 73 73   57 54 72 72   59 56 71 70
Dewpt         42 43   43 43 52 51   50 49 52 48   49 50 53 51   52 52 53 49
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SE     S       S     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC B1   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5       0    30      30    30      30    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                      C    C  S     C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  S     C    S  C  S  C    C  C  S  C

$$
IAZ094-090900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date           05/08/24      Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24            Sat
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      50          63          46          70          49
Temp             70 63 57 51 50 58 62 63 62 55 51 48 48 60 67 69 68 61 56 52 51
Dewpt            58 57 54 50 49 52 52 51 50 49 47 45 45 47 46 46 48 47 46 44 44
RH               66 81 90 96 96 80 70 65 65 80 86 89 89 62 47 44 49 60 69 74 77
Wind dir         NE NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW
Wind spd          5  8  9 10 10 13 13 12  9  8  6  6  6  9 12 13 10  9 10  8  8
Wind gust              20 24
Clouds           B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                     30          50          20           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.04        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C              S  C  C  S  S
Tstms             C                 S  S  S


Date           05/11  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          72      51    78      55    78      56    78      58    80
Temp          70 70   56 54 74 72   61 58 71 71   60 57 72 72   62 58 74 72
Dewpt         44 46   43 45 53 53   53 54 56 54   53 55 57 56   55 56 58 55
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW       S     S      SE    SE       S    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0    30      40    50      30    50      40    40
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           S    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ017-090900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date           05/08/24      Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24            Sat
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      50          60          40          70          45
Temp             69 59 55 51 50 55 58 60 59 50 44 41 43 58 66 68 65 56 51 47 46
Dewpt            48 52 52 51 49 49 48 47 45 42 40 38 38 44 45 45 43 42 40 38 39
RH               47 78 90100 96 80 69 62 60 74 86 89 82 59 47 43 45 59 66 71 76
Wind dir         NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         12 10 10 10 10 12 13 12 10  6  5  5  5 10 13 18 14 11 10  9 10
Wind gust           24 23                                     29 31    20 19
Clouds           B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     90          50          10          20           5
QPF 12hr                   1.71        0.19           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  D  L  L  C  C  S  S                    S  S
Tstms             L  C  C  S  S  S  S  S


Date           05/11  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          69      47    76      52    76      53    78      56    78
Temp          66 67   53 52 74 72   56 53 71 71   56 54 70 70   58 55 69 68
Dewpt         40 41   42 42 50 48   49 48 49 47   46 48 52 51   52 51 52 50
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW      SW    NW      SE     S      SE    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5       5    20      30    20      20    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                      S    C  S     S    S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           S    C  S     S    S  S     C    C  C  S  C

$$
IAZ049-090900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date           05/08/24      Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24            Sat
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      51          61          43          69          46
Temp             71 60 56 52 51 56 59 59 59 51 47 44 44 58 65 68 65 57 53 49 47
Dewpt            51 53 51 51 50 50 50 50 48 47 44 42 41 45 46 46 48 46 44 42 42
RH               49 78 83 96 96 80 72 72 67 86 89 93 89 62 50 45 54 67 71 77 83
Wind dir          E  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W NW  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd         10 11 13 13 10 12 13 11  9  5  5  5  5  6 12 13 12 10  8  8  9
Wind gust        20 21    26                                           19 18
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                     80          60          20          10           5
QPF 12hr                   1.20        0.17        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  D  L  C  C  L  C  C  S
Tstms             L  L  L  S     S  C  S  S


Date           05/11  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          70      47    78      53    78      53    79      56    79
Temp          67 67   53 52 74 72   59 55 73 71   57 54 71 72   59 56 73 71
Dewpt         42 44   43 43 52 51   52 51 54 52   51 50 54 52   53 53 55 51
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SE     S      SE    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0    30      30    40      30    40      40    50
Rain shwrs                      C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  S  S  C    C  C  S  C    C  C  S  C

$$
IAZ086-090900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
529 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Date           05/08/24      Thu 05/09/24            Fri 05/10/24            Sat
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      53          61          47          70          49
Temp             72 63 59 54 53 55 59 61 60 54 51 49 48 57 65 67 67 61 56 53 51
Dewpt            55 57 56 54 51 52 51 51 50 49 48 46 45 48 46 46 47 47 46 45 44
RH               55 81 90100 93 90 75 70 69 83 89 89 89 72 50 47 49 60 69 74 77
Wind dir         SE  E NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW
Wind spd          9  8 10 12 12 13 14 13  9  8  8  6  8 10 12 13 11 11 11  9 10
Wind gust                 24                                           21
Clouds           B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          60          20          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.28        0.09        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  L  C  S  C  C  C  L  S  S
Tstms             C  C  C              S  S  S


Date           05/11  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24  Tue 05/14/24  Wed 05/15/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          71      50    78      55    78      56    78      58    80
Temp          68 70   54 54 75 73   61 58 72 72   60 57 73 74   62 59 74 73
Dewpt         43 44   43 45 51 53   53 53 56 54   53 54 56 55   54 55 57 55
PWind dir        NW      SW    SW      SW     S      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0    30      30    40      30    50      40    50
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  C  C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                           C    C  S  S  C    S  S  S  C    C  C  S  C

$$