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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

IAZ060-101000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date           11/09/24      Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24            Tue
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          57          41          55          34
Temp             49 50 50 48 46 48 55 55 52 48 46 43 42 47 54 54 46 41 37 35 35
Dewpt            49 49 49 47 45 45 46 45 45 45 44 43 42 44 43 39 37 35 33 32 32
RH              100 96 96 96 96 89 72 69 77 89 93100100 89 66 57 71 79 85 89 89
Wind dir         SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W NW  N  N  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd         12 10  8  9 10 13 14 12  8  5  4  4  5  6  9  9  5  4  4  5  6
Clouds           OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle           O
Rain shwrs                    S
Wind chill                                                                   29
Min chill                                            37    39          32    28


Date           11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24  Sat 11/16/24
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          57      45    59      36    60      40    61      44    64
Temp          50 51 48   48 56 52 44   38 55 51 45   41 57 54 48   46 58 57
Dewpt         38 41 43   43 44 39 35   33 40 39 38   38 44 45 44   44 48 48
PWind dir        SE       S     W       W    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      20    40       5     0       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs                S  C  S

$$
IAZ039-101000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date           11/09/24      Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24            Tue
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          56          41          52          29
Temp             48 48 48 48 47 50 53 56 51 47 46 44 42 47 50 49 43 37 34 32 31
Dewpt            46 47 47 48 47 47 46 46 45 44 44 43 42 42 38 35 32 31 30 28 28
RH               93 96 96100100 89 77 69 80 89 93 96100 83 63 58 65 79 85 85 88
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E
Wind spd         14 13 11  9  9 10 14 13  9  6  6  5  8 11 13 11  6  5  4  5  6
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          50           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle          AR  O     S
Rain shwrs                    C  C
Wind chill                                                                26 23
Min chill                                            35    37    37    29    22


Date           11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24  Sat 11/16/24
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      40    58      34    58      36    58      40    60
Temp          47 46 42   42 52 49 42   36 52 48 42   38 54 51 44   41 55 52
Dewpt         36 37 38   38 44 39 35   32 39 38 36   35 41 42 41   40 46 45
PWind dir        SE      SE    SW       W    SW       S     S      SE    SE
Wind char        GN      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr          0      20    50      10     0       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs                S  C  C

$$
IAZ048-101000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date           11/09/24      Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24            Tue
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          56          39          53          31
Temp             48 48 49 47 45 47 53 56 51 46 44 42 40 46 51 51 44 37 34 32 32
Dewpt            47 48 48 47 45 46 46 47 46 45 44 42 40 44 41 38 36 34 32 31 30
RH               96100 96100100 96 77 72 83 96100100100 93 68 61 73 89 92 96 92
Wind dir         SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd         12  9  8  8 10 12 14 13  8  5  4  3  5  8 10  9  5  4  3  4  6
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     40          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle          AR        S
Rain shwrs                    C
Wind chill                                                                   26
Min chill                    38                39    35    37          30    25


Date           11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24  Sat 11/16/24
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      42    58      34    59      37    60      42    62
Temp          48 48 44   44 54 50 41   35 54 49 42   38 55 53 45   43 56 54
Dewpt         38 40 43   43 44 39 35   32 40 39 38   37 45 44 44   43 49 48
PWind dir        SE       S     W       W    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      30    40       5     0       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs                C  C  S

$$
IAZ004-101000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date           11/09/24      Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24            Tue
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          54          38          46          28
Temp             46 45 45 45 43 47 51 52 50 45 43 42 39 41 43 44 38 33 31 30 30
Dewpt            44 45 45 45 43 46 46 45 44 44 43 41 37 35 33 32 31 30 28 27 27
RH               93100100100100 96 83 77 80 96100 96 92 79 67 62 76 89 88 88 88
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE
Wind spd         16 14 12  8  5 10 13 13 10  8  9  9 10 13 13 11  5  5  5  8 11
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          60           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.13        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle          AR  O
Rain shwrs              S  L  L  S
Wind chill       39 39                            36 32 33 36 38    27 25 22 20
Min chill        39    38    38    38          38    30    31    33    24    19


Date           11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24  Sat 11/16/24
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      40    55      31    57      35    57      38    57
Temp          45 46 43   43 50 46 39   33 51 48 41   37 52 48 42   40 52 49
Dewpt         34 38 40   41 41 36 32   29 36 36 35   34 41 41 39   39 45 43
PWind dir        SE       S     W       W    SW       S     S      SE    SE
Wind char        BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      40    30       5     0       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs                C  C  S

$$
IAZ035-101000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date           11/09/24      Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24            Tue
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          55          38          50          28
Temp             47 47 47 45 44 47 53 55 51 46 43 41 39 45 48 49 41 34 31 30 30
Dewpt            46 46 47 45 44 46 47 46 45 45 43 41 39 39 37 35 32 31 30 29 28
RH               96 96100100100 96 80 72 80 96100100100 79 65 58 70 89 96 96 92
Wind dir         SE SE SE  S SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE
Wind spd         14 11  9  9  8 11 13 12  8  6  5  5  5 10 11  9  5  3  3  5  8
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          50           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle          AR  O
Rain shwrs              S  C  C
Wind chill                                                                24 23
Min chill                    38    39          39    34    36    37    28    22


Date           11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24  Sat 11/16/24
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      41    57      32    59      36    59      40    62
Temp          47 47 43   44 53 48 39   34 54 49 41   38 55 50 43   41 56 53
Dewpt         36 38 41   42 42 36 33   30 38 37 36   35 43 42 41   41 47 45
PWind dir        SE       S     W       W    SW       S     S      SE    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      30    40       5     0       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs                C  C  S

$$
IAZ094-101000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date           11/09/24      Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24            Tue
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          56          40          58          34
Temp             51 50 49 46 43 47 54 56 51 47 44 42 41 47 57 57 49 43 39 36 35
Dewpt            50 50 48 46 43 45 46 46 45 45 43 42 41 45 47 44 40 38 36 35 34
RH               96100 96100100 93 74 69 80 93 96100100 93 69 62 71 82 89 96 96
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E
Wind spd         10  9  9 10 11 14 14 12  6  5  5  3  4  5  6  6  4  4  4  5  5
Clouds           OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle
Wind chill                   37
Min chill                    36    36                37    39          36    29


Date           11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24  Sat 11/16/24
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          57      45    59      36    60      39    60      45    64
Temp          52 52 49   47 55 51 43   37 55 51 44   40 56 53 49   47 58 56
Dewpt         41 42 46   45 44 39 36   34 41 39 39   38 45 46 45   45 50 50
PWind dir        SE       S     W       W    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      20    40       5     0       0     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                S  C  S

$$
IAZ017-101000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date           11/09/24      Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24            Tue
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          55          38          48          26
Temp             46 46 45 45 44 47 52 54 49 45 43 42 39 43 45 46 38 33 30 29 29
Dewpt            44 44 45 45 44 46 46 46 43 42 42 42 39 38 35 33 31 29 27 27 26
RH               93 93100100100 96 80 74 80 89 96100100 82 68 60 76 85 88 92 88
Wind dir         SE SE SE SE  S  W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E SE
Wind spd         14 13 11  8  6  9 13 13  9  8  8  8 10 13 13 11  5  4  4  5  9
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          70           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.08           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle          AR  O
Rain shwrs                 C  L  C
Wind chill          39 39                            32 36 39             23 20
Min chill        39    38    39                38    32    33    32    24    19


Date           11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24  Sat 11/16/24
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      39    55      31    56      34    56      38    58
Temp          45 44 40   41 51 47 39   34 52 46 40   36 52 48 40   39 53 50
Dewpt         33 36 37   38 42 37 32   30 38 36 34   33 41 40 38   39 45 44
PWind dir        SE       S    SW       W    SW       S     S      SE    SE
Wind char        BZ      BZ    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr          0      30    50       5     0       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs                C  C  C

$$
IAZ049-101000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date           11/09/24      Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24            Tue
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          55          39          53          29
Temp             48 47 47 47 45 47 52 55 50 46 44 42 40 46 50 50 42 36 33 31 30
Dewpt            47 47 47 47 45 46 46 46 46 45 43 42 40 43 41 37 34 32 31 29 28
RH               96100100100100 96 80 72 86 96 96100100 89 71 61 73 85 92 92 92
Wind dir         SE SE SE  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E
Wind spd         16 13 11 10 10 12 14 13  9  6  5  5  5  9 11 10  5  4  3  4  5
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          40           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle          AR  O     S
Rain shwrs                    C  S
Wind chill                                                                   24
Min chill                    39                      35    37    37    29    24


Date           11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24  Sat 11/16/24
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      40    58      33    58      36    58      40    61
Temp          47 45 42   42 53 48 40   34 52 47 40   37 54 50 44   41 55 52
Dewpt         37 39 40   40 44 39 35   32 40 38 37   35 43 43 43   41 47 47
PWind dir        SE       S    SW       W    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      30    40      10     0       0     0      10    10
Rain shwrs                C  C  C

$$
IAZ086-101000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
515 PM CST Sat Nov 9 2024

Date           11/09/24      Sun 11/10/24            Mon 11/11/24            Tue
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          57          41          58          33
Temp             49 50 51 48 46 49 54 56 53 47 45 43 41 47 55 56 48 42 38 35 34
Dewpt            48 50 51 48 46 47 46 46 46 45 44 43 41 46 46 43 39 37 35 33 32
RH               96100100100100 93 74 69 77 93 96100100 96 72 62 71 82 89 92 92
Wind dir         SE SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE NE  E  E
Wind spd         12 10  9 10 11 14 16 13  9  6  6  5  5  8  9  9  5  5  4  5  6
Wind gust                          26
Clouds           OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle           O
Rain shwrs
Wind chill                                                                   28
Min chill                    38    39                36    38          32    27


Date           11/12/24  Wed 11/13/24  Thu 11/14/24  Fri 11/15/24  Sat 11/16/24
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      43    60      36    59      38    60      43    63
Temp          50 49 45   45 56 52 44   38 55 50 43   40 56 52 47   45 57 55
Dewpt         39 41 41   43 47 42 37   35 40 40 38   37 44 45 45   44 48 49
PWind dir        SE      SE    SW       W    SW       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      20    40      10     0       0     5      10    20
Rain shwrs                S  C  C                                         S

$$