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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

IAZ060-252100-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Date             Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24
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                      66          50          66          60          79
Temp             48 56 64 65 63 58 55 52 51 53 59 62 65 66 65 63 61 67 74 77 73
Dewpt            39 41 42 41 39 39 39 43 46 49 53 56 57 58 58 57 56 59 60 61 59
RH               71 57 45 41 41 49 55 71 83 86 80 81 75 75 78 81 84 75 62 58 62
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
Wind spd          9 14 18 19 18 19 23 23 23 23 23 23 21 26 26 21 18 21 21 18 18
Wind gust                    29 31 36 37 36 36 35 35 37 43 42 36 29 34 32 31 28
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          90          90          60          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.46        0.39        0.24        0.09
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       S  C  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  S  S  S  S  L  L  D
Tstms                            S  C  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  S  S  S  S  L  L  D


Date          Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24  Wed 05/01/24
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          60    73      48    64      47    78      55    77
Temp          65 63 70 69   58 49 60 62   52 49 73 74   61 56 73 75
Dewpt         58 59 59 56   51 44 45 44   44 45 54 55   53 51 53 53
PWind dir         S     S      SW     W      SW    SW      SW    SE
Wind char        BZ    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr        100    90      50    10      10    20      40    30
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  D    C  S                   S    C  C  S  C
Tstms          D  D  D  D    C  S                   S    C  C  S  C

$$
IAZ039-252100-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Date             Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24
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                      65          47          61          55          77
Temp             43 53 63 65 63 54 52 49 47 49 52 55 57 59 61 62 61 67 72 76 71
Dewpt            32 36 35 33 32 33 36 37 40 43 47 51 52 56 58 58 58 59 61 61 60
RH               65 52 35 30 31 45 54 63 76 80 83 86 83 90 90 87 90 75 68 60 68
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd         10 14 19 19 17 16 18 21 21 25 26 25 26 21 25 24 21 24 24 21 13
Wind gust                          31 35 36 40 41 39 41 36 39 37 33 40 36 35
Clouds           SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          60         100          90          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.18        0.63        0.31        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  L  L  D
Tstms                                  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  L  L  D
Wind chill       37
Min chill        36                      39    39


Date          Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24  Wed 05/01/24
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          58    73      49    61      44    76      53    77
Temp          61 61 68 67   58 51 58 60   49 47 70 71   59 54 73 72
Dewpt         58 59 61 58   55 47 46 44   43 43 52 54   53 50 50 51
PWind dir         S     S      SW     W       W    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV OV B2   B2 B1 B2 B1   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         90   100      70    30       5    20      30    30
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  D    L  C  C                S    C  C  S  C
Tstms          D  D  D  D    L  C                   S    C  C     S

$$
IAZ048-252100-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Date             Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24
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                      66          48          65          57          78
Temp             46 55 63 66 62 56 53 50 49 51 56 61 62 63 62 60 59 67 74 76 71
Dewpt            35 41 41 40 39 38 38 42 45 48 52 54 56 58 58 57 56 58 60 60 59
RH               65 59 44 38 43 51 57 74 86 89 86 78 81 84 87 90 90 73 62 58 66
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
Wind spd         10 16 18 20 17 20 23 26 24 25 24 23 21 26 24 25 17 19 19 17 13
Wind gust                       31 36 37 37 39 37 35 35 42 37 39 27 31 31
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          80         100          70          50
QPF 12hr                      0        0.64        0.59        0.33        0.10
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          C  L  D  D  D  D  L  L  S  S  S  S  C  C  D
Tstms                               C  L  D  D  D  D  L  L  S  S  S  S  C  C  D


Date          Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24  Wed 05/01/24
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          58    73      46    62      44    77      53    77
Temp          61 60 69 67   56 48 58 61   49 48 71 73   59 54 73 73
Dewpt         59 58 60 56   51 44 45 44   44 44 54 56   53 51 53 53
PWind dir        SE     S      SW     W      SW    SW       W     E
Wind char        BZ    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         90    90      60    20      10    20      40    30
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  D    L  S  S             S  S    C  C  C  C
Tstms          D  D  D  D    L  S                   S    C  C  S  S

$$
IAZ004-252100-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Date             Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24
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          47          61          52          68
Temp             48 56 65 68 64 55 52 50 48 51 53 57 57 57 58 56 53 59 64 67 63
Dewpt            32 39 41 40 39 38 38 41 44 46 49 51 52 54 55 52 51 53 53 53 51
RH               54 53 41 36 40 53 59 71 86 83 86 80 83 90 90 86 93 80 67 61 65
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  W  N
Wind spd         13 20 25 26 25 25 25 23 24 26 26 25 24 25 23 21 18 18 16 13 12
Wind gust                    35 36 37 36 37 41 41 39 40 41 36 34
Clouds           B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     10         100          90          90          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.50        0.35        0.35           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C        S  S  L
Tstms                            S  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C        S  S  L


Date          Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24  Wed 05/01/24
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          47    65      41    58      42    76      49    76
Temp          51 48 58 58   48 43 52 57   46 44 69 71   55 51 70 71
Dewpt         47 47 50 49   45 39 41 42   41 41 51 50   47 43 44 46
PWind dir        NE    NE      NW     W      SW    SW      NW     E
Wind char        BZ    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         80    90      60    10      10    30      30    20
Rain shwrs     L  D  D  D    L  C                   C    C  S     S
Tstms          L  D  D  D    L  C                   S    S        S

$$
IAZ035-252100-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Date             Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24
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                      67          47          63          54          76
Temp             47 56 65 66 63 55 52 50 48 51 56 60 60 60 60 58 56 64 71 74 69
Dewpt            34 41 41 40 38 37 38 41 44 47 51 53 54 55 55 54 52 55 56 55 55
RH               60 57 41 38 39 51 59 71 86 86 83 78 81 84 84 86 86 73 59 51 61
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW NW
Wind spd         12 16 20 21 19 20 21 23 23 24 24 23 20 23 21 18 13 13 14 13 11
Wind gust                       32 34 36 37 39 36 36 32 35 34 29
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC B2
PoP 12hr                     10         100         100          80          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.71        0.63        0.40        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                       C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  S  S        C  C  D
Tstms                            S  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  S  S        C  C  D


Date          Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24  Wed 05/01/24
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          54    71      43    61      42    78      51    78
Temp          56 56 65 64   52 45 55 59   47 45 71 73   57 52 73 73
Dewpt         54 54 56 53   48 41 43 42   42 42 52 52   50 47 48 49
PWind dir        NE     S      SW     W      SW    SW       W    SE
Wind char        GN    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         90    90      60    10      10    30      30    30
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  D    L  S                S  C    C  C  S  C
Tstms          D  D  D  D    L  S                   C    C  S     S

$$
IAZ094-252100-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Date             Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24
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                      64          51          68          61          79
Temp             49 55 61 62 61 56 54 52 52 55 61 66 67 65 64 63 63 67 74 76 72
Dewpt            44 44 45 44 45 44 45 48 50 54 57 60 59 59 60 60 61 62 64 63 62
RH               83 66 56 52 56 64 71 86 93 96 87 81 75 81 87 90 93 84 71 64 71
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          9 17 18 20 18 19 20 23 20 24 23 24 23 26 25 19 18 21 23 21 18
Wind gust                       29 33 33 33 39 37 37 35 41 37 31 28 34 35 33 29
Clouds           B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     30          90         100          50          70
QPF 12hr                      0        0.57        0.46        0.07        0.15
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S  C  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C        C  C  L  L  D
Tstms                         C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C        C  C  L  L  D


Date          Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24  Wed 05/01/24
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          60    73      47    65      48    76      56    77
Temp          64 63 67 66   56 48 60 62   52 50 72 74   61 56 73 74
Dewpt         61 61 61 56   51 45 47 47   47 47 56 57   53 53 58 58
PWind dir         S     S      SW     W      SW     S      SW     S
Wind char        WY    BZ      BZ    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr        100    90      50    10      10    20      40    30
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  D    C                      S    C  C  C  C
Tstms          D  D  D  D    C                      S    C  C  C  C

$$
IAZ017-252100-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Date             Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24
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                      65          45          60          52          74
Temp             44 53 62 65 61 52 49 47 46 48 50 54 56 55 57 58 56 63 69 72 68
Dewpt            30 38 38 36 33 33 35 38 40 44 47 49 51 54 55 55 53 56 56 56 55
RH               57 57 41 34 35 48 58 71 79 86 89 83 83 96 93 90 90 78 63 57 63
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW NW
Wind spd         10 16 20 23 19 17 20 21 23 25 26 25 23 21 21 23 18 19 20 18 13
Wind gust                       27 34 36 37 41 42 41 37 36 34 37 29 31 34 29
Clouds           B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5          70          90          90          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.47        0.54        0.36        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  S  S  C  C  L
Tstms                                  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  S  S  C  C  L
Wind chill       38                   39 38
Min chill        37                      36    36


Date          Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24  Wed 05/01/24
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          52    69      44    58      41    76      50    76
Temp          55 53 64 63   53 45 53 56   46 44 68 71   55 51 70 71
Dewpt         52 52 57 55   51 43 43 42   41 41 51 53   50 46 45 47
PWind dir        NE    SE      SW     W       W    SW       W    NW
Wind char        GN    BZ      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         90    90      70    20       5    20      30    20
Rain shwrs     L  D  D  D    L  C  S                S    C  C  S  S
Tstms          L  D  D  D    L  C  S                S    C  S     S

$$
IAZ049-252100-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Date             Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24
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                      65          47          63          55          77
Temp             43 53 62 64 62 54 52 49 47 50 53 58 59 60 61 60 60 67 72 75 71
Dewpt            34 39 38 36 34 35 37 39 43 46 49 53 54 57 58 58 57 59 60 60 60
RH               70 59 41 35 35 48 56 68 86 86 86 83 83 90 90 93 90 75 66 60 68
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
Wind spd         10 14 18 18 16 16 19 21 23 24 25 24 21 23 26 23 19 21 21 19 13
Wind gust                       27 33 39 39 39 41 39 36 39 43 39 33 36 36 32
Clouds           B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          70         100          80          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.46        0.52        0.27        0.09
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  S  S  C  C  L  L  D
Tstms                               S  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  S  S  C  C  L  L  D
Wind chill       37                      39
Min chill        37                      39    39


Date          Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24  Wed 05/01/24
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          58    73      47    62      43    76      52    76
Temp          61 60 68 67   57 48 58 60   49 46 70 71   58 53 73 72
Dewpt         58 59 60 57   53 45 46 44   43 44 53 54   52 51 52 51
PWind dir         S     S      SW     W       W    SW      SW     S
Wind char        GN    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr         90    90      70    20      10    20      40    30
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  D    L  C  S                S    C  C  S  C
Tstms          D  D  D  D    L  C                   S    C  C     S

$$
IAZ086-252100-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
530 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Date             Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24
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                      65          49          64          61          79
Temp             45 53 62 64 63 56 54 52 49 51 55 60 63 64 65 65 64 68 74 77 74
Dewpt            40 39 39 38 38 37 39 41 45 48 53 56 58 59 60 61 61 63 64 63 63
RH               82 59 43 38 39 49 57 66 86 89 93 87 84 84 84 87 90 84 71 62 69
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd         11 13 17 17 14 17 19 20 21 23 24 21 23 23 24 23 19 21 25 23 18
Wind gust                       28 31 35 36 37 37 35 36 37 39 35 33 34 39 35 28
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr                     10          60          90          70          70
QPF 12hr                      0        0.32        0.69        0.14        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  D  D  D  D  L  L  S  S  S  S  L  L  D
Tstms                               S  C  D  D  D  D  L  L  S  S  S  S  L  L  D
Wind chill       39
Min chill        39


Date          Sun 04/28/24  Mon 04/29/24  Tue 04/30/24  Wed 05/01/24
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          62    73      51    65      47    76      56    77
Temp          65 64 70 69   60 53 61 62   52 50 71 74   61 57 73 74
Dewpt         61 62 62 60   55 49 49 47   46 46 55 56   54 53 56 55
PWind dir         S     S      SW     W       W    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        BZ    BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         90    90      60    20      10    20      40    30
Rain shwrs     D  D  D  D    L  S  S  S             S    C  C  S  C
Tstms          D  D  D  D    L  S                   S    C  C  S  S

$$


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