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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

IAZ060-131000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      35          60          36          62          41
Temp                      42 38 45 57 60 53 46 42 39 36 45 59 62 56 48 46 43 42
Dewpt                     34 33 34 36 36 37 37 35 34 34 36 40 42 43 43 43 42 41
RH                        73 82 65 45 41 54 71 76 82 92 70 49 48 62 83 89 96 96
Wind dir                  NW  W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                   9  9  9 11 10  5  4  3  3  2  5  9  9  5  4  3  3  3
Clouds                    CL CL FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                36 32
Min chill                    31    28          39    33    33                39


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          68      53    67      38    55      34    48      34    47
Temp          63 62 56   55 65 60 47   39 52 49 39   35 45 45 39   35 44 44
Dewpt         50 51 51   50 46 40 35   31 29 27 26   25 28 32 35   34 37 36
PWind dir         S       S     W      NW    NW      NE     E       E    NE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    40      40    10
Rain                                                     C  C  C    S

$$
IAZ039-131000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      33          56          31          58          37
Temp                      38 35 42 53 56 48 40 37 35 32 40 54 58 51 44 42 39 37
Dewpt                     32 31 33 34 33 33 33 33 32 32 35 36 37 37 37 38 38 37
RH                        79 85 70 48 42 56 76 85 89100 82 50 45 59 76 86 96100
Wind dir                   W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  S SE  S  S SE SE  S SE SE
Wind spd                  13 12 13 16 16 10  6  4  2  2  3  9 10  6  5  5  4  4
Clouds                    FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                30 26 35
Min chill                    25    25          32    30    29          37    32


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          65      50    65      35    51      28    45      30    44
Temp          60 58 52   51 63 56 43   36 48 43 33   29 42 41 34   30 41 39
Dewpt         46 50 51   49 46 38 32   27 23 22 22   21 24 26 29   29 32 32
PWind dir        SE       S     W      NW    NW       N     E       E    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       5    40      40    20
Rain                                                     S  C  C    C  S

$$
IAZ048-131000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      34          57          34          61          39
Temp                      39 36 45 55 57 50 43 39 37 35 44 56 60 54 46 43 41 39
Dewpt                     34 32 36 38 38 38 37 36 34 34 38 40 43 43 42 42 40 39
RH                        82 85 70 53 49 63 79 89 89 96 79 55 53 66 86 96 96100
Wind dir                  NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SE
Wind spd                  10  9 10 11 11  5  3  2  1  2  5 10 10  5  4  3  2  2
Clouds                    FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                33 29 39
Min chill                    27    27          37    32    32          39    37


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          67      50    66      36    54      31    47      32    46
Temp          61 60 53   52 64 57 44   37 51 46 36   32 44 42 36   32 43 41
Dewpt         50 51 51   49 46 40 34   30 28 27 26   24 28 32 34   32 35 35
PWind dir         S       S     W      NW    NW      NE     E       E    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    40      40    10
Rain                                                     C  C  C    C

$$
IAZ004-131000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      30          54          31          55          34
Temp                      34 32 41 52 54 46 39 36 34 31 39 51 55 49 41 39 37 35
Dewpt                     29 28 31 35 33 34 33 30 30 29 34 38 41 40 39 37 36 35
RH                        82 85 67 52 45 63 79 79 85 92 82 61 59 71 92 92 96100
Wind dir                   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                  11 12 13 14 12  8  5  4  3  4  6 10  9  5  5  5  5  5
Clouds                    FW FW CL FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                26 23 33
Min chill                    23    21          30    25    25          35    29


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          64      47    61      31    49      27    44      27    41
Temp          58 58 52   49 58 52 39   32 46 42 33   28 41 39 32   28 38 37
Dewpt         45 47 44   39 40 33 28   22 23 21 20   19 24 25 26   25 30 30
PWind dir         S      SW    NW      NW    NW       N     E      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW B1   B2 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       5    40      30    10
Rain                                                     S  C  C    S
Snow                                                                S

$$
IAZ035-131000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      30          56          31          59          37
Temp                      34 32 40 53 56 48 40 37 34 32 42 55 58 52 44 41 39 37
Dewpt                     31 31 33 36 36 35 35 33 32 31 36 39 42 41 41 39 38 37
RH                        89 96 76 52 47 60 82 85 92 96 79 55 55 66 89 92 96100
Wind dir                   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SE SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                  10  9 10 11 11  5  4  2  2  2  5 10 10  5  4  3  3  3
Clouds                    FW FW CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                26 24 33
Min chill                    22    22          34    29    29          38    33


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          66      50    65      34    52      29    45      29    44
Temp          60 59 52   50 63 56 42   35 49 45 34   30 42 40 34   29 41 38
Dewpt         47 49 47   45 42 36 32   27 25 24 23   22 25 30 31   29 34 33
PWind dir         S      SW    NW      NW    NW      NE     E       E    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B2 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    40      40    10
Rain                                                     S  C  C    S

$$
IAZ094-131000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      35          62          38          62          44
Temp                      41 37 47 59 62 54 47 42 40 39 47 58 62 56 50 48 46 44
Dewpt                     34 33 36 35 36 36 36 36 35 34 38 41 44 44 45 46 45 44
RH                        76 85 65 40 38 50 65 79 82 82 71 53 52 64 83 93 96100
Wind dir                  NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                   6  6  6  8  8  3  2  2  3  4  6 10  9  5  4  4  4  4
Clouds                    CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          68      53    69      40    56      36    50      36    50
Temp          64 62 56   54 67 60 47   41 53 49 40   37 47 45 41   37 47 45
Dewpt         53 52 54   52 49 41 38   33 32 29 28   27 31 35 37   37 40 38
PWind dir         S       S     W      NW     N      NE     E       E     N
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW SC   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      20    50      40     5
Rain                                                  S  C  C  C    S

$$
IAZ017-131000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      33          53          30          56          34
Temp                      38 35 43 52 53 45 37 35 33 31 39 53 56 49 42 40 36 35
Dewpt                     30 28 32 34 33 32 32 32 30 31 35 37 39 39 37 37 36 35
RH                        73 75 65 50 46 60 82 89 89100 85 54 53 68 82 89100100
Wind dir                  NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  S  S  S  S SE SE  S SE SE
Wind spd                  12 11 12 14 14  8  5  3  2  2  4  9  9  5  4  3  3  4
Wind gust                       23 25
Clouds                    FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                30 27 36
Min chill                    27    25    38    29    28    28          35    30


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          63      48    62      31    48      26    43      27    42
Temp          58 56 51   50 61 51 40   32 45 41 31   27 41 39 32   28 39 37
Dewpt         45 49 47   45 42 35 30   24 22 21 20   19 24 25 27   26 30 30
PWind dir         S       S    NW      NW    NW       N     E       E    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B2 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       5    40      40    10
Rain                                                     S  C  C    S

$$
IAZ049-131000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      33          56          32          59          37
Temp                      37 35 42 53 56 48 40 37 35 33 42 55 58 52 45 42 39 38
Dewpt                     32 31 34 35 36 34 34 33 32 32 36 38 40 40 39 39 39 38
RH                        82 85 73 50 47 58 79 85 89 96 79 53 51 63 79 89100100
Wind dir                   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SE
Wind spd                  11 10 11 13 12  6  4  3  2  2  4  9  9  5  5  4  3  3
Clouds                    FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                30 27 36
Min chill                    26    24          32    31    29          38    32


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          66      50    65      36    52      30    46      31    45
Temp          61 59 52   51 64 55 43   36 49 44 34   30 43 41 35   31 42 40
Dewpt         48 51 51   49 46 39 32   27 26 25 24   22 25 29 31   31 35 33
PWind dir         S       S     W      NW    NW       N     E       E    NE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    40      40    10
Rain                                                     C  C  C    C

$$
IAZ086-131000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
112 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025

Date           11/11/25      Wed 11/12/25            Thu 11/13/25            Fri
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                      35          60          36          62          42
Temp                      40 37 45 57 60 52 45 41 38 37 45 59 61 56 48 46 44 43
Dewpt                     34 33 35 34 34 35 35 35 34 34 36 37 40 41 41 43 43 43
RH                        79 85 68 42 37 52 68 79 85 89 70 44 46 57 77 89 96100
Wind dir                   W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                  11 10 11 12 11  6  5  3  3  2  5  9  9  6  5  5  4  4
Clouds                    FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                33 30
Min chill                    29    28          37    34    32                38


Date           11/14/25  Sat 11/15/25  Sun 11/16/25  Mon 11/17/25  Tue 11/18/25
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          70      53    70      39    56      32    49      34    50
Temp          65 63 55   55 68 60 48   40 53 48 38   33 46 45 39   35 47 45
Dewpt         53 54 54   54 52 43 36   33 29 28 26   25 28 32 35   35 38 37
PWind dir         S       S     W      NW    NW       N     E       E    NE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    40      50    10
Rain                                                     C  C  C    C

$$