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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

IAZ060-072100-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

Date             Tue 05/07/24            Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      74          52          74          51          62
Temp                64 70 73 70 60 56 54 53 64 72 72 66 59 56 54 53 56 59 60 59
Dewpt               55 49 47 46 46 46 45 46 51 50 51 52 50 49 49 48 49 47 46 44
RH                  73 47 40 42 60 69 71 77 63 46 48 61 72 77 83 83 77 64 60 57
Wind dir            SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SE  E SE SE NW  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
Wind spd            13 14 17 12  6  8  6  4  8 12 12 10 10 11 10 12 13 14 14 16
Clouds              SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          20          50          40          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.07        0.07        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Sprinkles                  C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  C  C  C  C              S


Date          Fri 05/10/24  Sat 05/11/24  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          44    70      48    69      47    76      54    79
Temp          50 46 65 66   54 50 66 67   53 50 71 73   59 56 76 77
Dewpt         42 40 43 45   42 41 40 41   40 42 46 47   46 47 50 50
PWind dir        NW    NW      NW    NW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    20      20    20       5    10      20    20
Rain shwrs              S    S        S                  S  S     S
Tstms                   S    S                           S  S     S

$$
IAZ039-072100-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

Date             Tue 05/07/24            Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      73          49          74          50          61
Temp                63 69 71 68 59 54 50 50 63 72 73 66 59 55 53 50 53 57 59 58
Dewpt               56 54 50 48 47 46 46 46 50 49 48 51 51 51 49 47 47 47 45 43
RH                  78 59 47 49 64 74 86 86 62 44 41 58 75 86 86 89 80 69 60 57
Wind dir             S SW SW SW SW  S  S SE  E  E SE  E NE  N NE NE  N  N  N  N
Wind spd            11 13 16 13  8  6  5  4  6 12 13 11 10 10 11 13 14 16 17 13
Clouds              B2 SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          20          60          70          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.05        0.38        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S              S  C  C  L  L  L  L  L  L  C  C
Sprinkles               C     C  C
Tstms                      S  S                    C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S


Date          Fri 05/10/24  Sat 05/11/24  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          41    69      47    67      45    73      51    77
Temp          47 43 63 63   52 48 64 64   50 49 68 70   56 53 73 74
Dewpt         40 37 42 45   44 41 41 40   42 42 47 46   46 46 49 48
PWind dir         N    NW      NW    NW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      30    30      10    20      20    20
Rain shwrs              S    C     S  C             S    S        S
Tstms                   S    C                           S        S

$$
IAZ048-072100-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

Date             Tue 05/07/24            Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      73          50          73          50          62
Temp                64 69 71 68 58 54 52 51 62 71 71 64 57 54 52 51 54 58 60 59
Dewpt               55 49 48 48 47 47 46 46 51 50 51 53 50 51 50 49 49 48 47 45
RH                  73 49 44 49 67 77 80 83 67 47 49 67 77 90 93 93 83 69 62 60
Wind dir            SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SE  E SE SE SW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd            13 17 18 12  6  5  5  4  8 12 12 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 14 14
Clouds              SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     10          20          50          50          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.10        0.23        0.16
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Sprinkles                  C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  C  C  C  C  S     S  S  S


Date          Fri 05/10/24  Sat 05/11/24  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          43    69      47    68      46    75      52    78
Temp          48 44 64 64   52 48 64 65   51 49 70 72   57 53 75 75
Dewpt         41 41 44 47   43 42 42 42   42 43 48 48   47 47 51 51
PWind dir        NW    NW      NW    NW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    BZ      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      20    20       5    10      20    20
Rain shwrs              S    S     S  S                     S     S
Tstms                   S    S                              S     S

$$
IAZ004-072100-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

Date             Tue 05/07/24            Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      68          46          67          47          63
Temp                60 64 66 64 55 51 49 47 58 66 66 62 55 51 49 47 52 57 61 59
Dewpt               53 49 46 44 45 44 43 43 45 46 47 48 49 48 46 44 45 44 42 41
RH                  78 58 48 48 69 77 80 86 62 48 50 60 80 89 89 89 77 62 49 51
Wind dir             S SW SW SW SW SW  S NE  E NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd            19 23 20 14  8  6  5  5  9 13 14 13 14 16 14 16 19 20 19 16
Wind gust                                                  26                26
Clouds              SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          20          60          60          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.18        0.39           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S           S  S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  S  S
Sprinkles               C        C
Tstms                      S  S                 S  C  C  C  C  S


Date          Fri 05/10/24  Sat 05/11/24  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          43    69      45    68      46    74      51    77
Temp          47 46 65 63   50 46 63 65   50 49 69 70   56 52 71 73
Dewpt         40 40 44 41   39 38 39 39   40 41 45 45   44 44 46 48
PWind dir        NW    NW      NW    NW       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW SC SC   SC FW FW SC   FW SC FW FW   FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr          5    30      10    10      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs              C                                         S
Tstms                   S                                         S

$$
IAZ035-072100-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

Date             Tue 05/07/24            Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      71          48          71          48          62
Temp                62 67 69 67 56 52 50 49 61 69 70 62 55 52 50 49 53 58 60 59
Dewpt               54 50 46 45 46 45 44 45 48 48 47 50 49 49 48 47 47 47 44 41
RH                  75 54 44 45 69 77 80 86 62 47 44 65 80 89 93 93 80 67 55 51
Wind dir            SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  E  E  E  E NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd            16 19 17 13  6  5  5  5  8 11 14 11 10 10 12 13 13 16 14 14
Clouds              SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     20          20          60          60          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.13        0.47        0.06
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S           S  S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C
Sprinkles               C        C
Tstms                      S  S              S  S  C  C  C  C  S        S  S


Date          Fri 05/10/24  Sat 05/11/24  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          41    69      45    68      46    76      51    78
Temp          47 44 65 64   51 47 64 65   50 48 70 71   56 52 74 75
Dewpt         40 41 44 43   41 40 40 40   40 42 46 46   45 45 49 48
PWind dir        NW    NW      NW    NW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW SC FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    30      20    20      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs              C    S        S                           S
Tstms                   S    S                                    S

$$
IAZ094-072100-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

Date             Tue 05/07/24            Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      73          52          72          50          63
Temp                63 70 72 69 60 57 56 53 64 70 70 67 59 55 52 51 57 61 61 59
Dewpt               57 51 49 49 48 48 48 49 54 54 53 53 51 49 48 48 50 50 48 46
RH                  81 51 44 49 64 72 74 86 70 57 55 61 75 80 86 89 77 67 62 62
Wind dir            SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SE SE SE SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd            12 14 16 10  6  6  5  6 10 12 11 10  9  9 10 10 13 13 16 14
Clouds              SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          20          40          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.03        0.01        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S  C  C  S  S        S  S  C  C
Sprinkles                  C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  S  S  S


Date          Fri 05/10/24  Sat 05/11/24  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          45    69      48    69      48    76      53    79
Temp          50 46 65 65   54 50 66 67   52 50 72 72   59 55 76 75
Dewpt         44 42 44 46   44 43 43 42   41 44 48 48   47 49 53 52
PWind dir        NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         10    20      10    20       0    10      20    20
Rain shwrs              S             S                  S  S     S
Tstms                   S                                S  S     S

$$
IAZ017-072100-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

Date             Tue 05/07/24            Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      70          47          71          48          61
Temp                61 67 68 66 56 51 49 48 60 68 70 64 55 52 50 48 52 56 59 57
Dewpt               54 52 48 46 46 44 43 44 47 47 48 50 50 48 47 45 46 45 42 40
RH                  78 59 49 48 69 77 80 86 62 47 45 60 83 86 89 89 80 66 53 53
Wind dir             S SW SW SW SW SW SW SE  E  E  E NE NE  N NE  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd            17 17 18 12  8  6  5  5  8 12 14 12 10 13 13 13 14 17 18 14
Clouds              B2 FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     20          20          60          70          50
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.08        0.44        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  S           S  S  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  S  S
Sprinkles               C        C
Tstms                      S  S                 S  C  C  C  C


Date          Fri 05/10/24  Sat 05/11/24  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          40    68      45    66      45    72      49    75
Temp          45 43 63 61   49 46 62 63   48 48 67 69   54 51 71 73
Dewpt         38 38 43 43   41 39 40 40   40 41 46 45   44 44 46 48
PWind dir         N     W      NW    NW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC B1   SC FW FW SC   FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    30      30    20      10    20      10    20
Rain shwrs              C    C        S             S             S
Tstms                   C    C                      S             S

$$
IAZ049-072100-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

Date             Tue 05/07/24            Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      73          50          73          49          61
Temp                62 69 71 68 57 53 51 51 63 72 72 64 57 54 51 50 53 57 59 57
Dewpt               56 52 48 47 46 46 46 46 51 50 50 52 50 50 49 48 48 47 46 44
RH                  81 55 44 47 67 77 83 83 65 46 46 65 77 86 93 93 83 69 62 62
Wind dir             S SW SW SW  S  S  S SE  E  E SE SE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd            16 16 17 14  6  6  5  4  8 12 13 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 13
Clouds              B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          10          60          60          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.08        0.34        0.15
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C
Sprinkles               C  C  C  C
Tstms                                           S  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S


Date          Fri 05/10/24  Sat 05/11/24  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          41    69      45    68      44    73      50    77
Temp          46 43 63 63   51 47 64 64   49 48 69 70   55 52 73 74
Dewpt         41 39 42 46   43 41 42 41   41 43 47 46   46 46 50 49
PWind dir         N    NW      NW    NW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW SC FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      30    20      10    20      20    20
Rain shwrs              S    C     S  S             S    S        S
Tstms                   S    C                           S        S

$$
IAZ086-072100-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
930 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

Date             Tue 05/07/24            Wed 05/08/24            Thu 05/09/24
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      75          53          74          52          62
Temp                63 70 73 70 59 56 55 54 65 72 72 68 60 57 54 53 56 59 60 59
Dewpt               58 56 52 50 49 48 47 49 54 53 54 55 52 51 51 50 51 50 47 46
RH                  84 61 48 49 69 74 74 83 68 51 53 63 75 80 90 89 83 72 62 62
Wind dir            SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
Wind spd             8 12 14 12  8  8  6  6 10 13 12 10 11 11 10 12 12 14 14 13
Clouds              B2 FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10          10          40          40          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.04        0.07        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   S  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C
Sprinkles                  C  C
Tstms                                              S  C  S  S              S


Date          Fri 05/10/24  Sat 05/11/24  Sun 05/12/24  Mon 05/13/24
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          45    69      49    68      46    75      53    78
Temp          49 46 63 65   54 50 66 65   51 50 71 72   58 56 75 75
Dewpt         43 42 42 45   44 44 43 42   42 44 47 49   47 49 52 52
PWind dir        NW    NW       W    NW       W     W      SW    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      20    30       5    10      20    20
Rain shwrs              S    S  S  S  C                  S  S     S
Tstms                        S  S                        S  S     S

$$