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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

IAZ060-061000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date           11/05/25      Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat
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          46          64          37
Temp                   39 37 36 45 57 60 59 56 54 49 47 53 62 64 57 47 42 39 38
Dewpt                  29 29 29 30 32 39 45 49 50 44 40 40 38 36 36 37 36 35 35
RH                     67 72 75 55 38 46 60 77 86 83 76 61 41 35 45 68 79 85 89
Wind dir                S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE
Wind spd                2  3  5 11 16 14 10  8  6  8  9 11 14 14  9  5  4  3  5
Wind gust                       23 27 25
Clouds                 FW FW SC B1 B1 OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5          10           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                          L
Wind chill                   30 39
Min chill              38    30    29                                  39    34


Date           11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25  Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25
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          45      23    35      20    40      27    55      37    57
Temp          44 39 32   24 32 31 24   20 37 34 28   32 51 51 43   38 54 51
Dewpt         37 34 25   17 18 18 18   15 20 20 21   23 31 32 34   33 36 34
PWind dir        NE      NW    NW      NW     W      SW    SW       W    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   SC FW SC FW   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         60      10     0       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain           L  L

$$
IAZ039-061000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date           11/05/25      Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat
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                      32          56          43          62          32
Temp                   36 33 32 42 54 56 54 53 51 46 44 51 60 61 52 43 39 35 33
Dewpt                  27 26 27 30 27 29 33 42 48 44 40 40 38 36 36 34 34 33 32
RH                     69 75 81 62 35 35 45 66 89 93 86 66 44 39 54 70 82 92 96
Wind dir                W SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd                2  2  5 11 18 18 14 13  9  9 10 13 16 17 12  9  4  3  3
Wind gust                          28 29
Clouds                 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          20           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      S  S                                L
Wind chill                      36
Min chill              32    26    27                37    39          34    29


Date           11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25  Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25
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          43      21    34      17    37      23    49      33    54
Temp          41 36 29   22 31 29 22   18 34 31 24   27 46 44 38   33 51 46
Dewpt         34 32 23   16 17 16 17   15 19 19 19   21 28 30 32   32 35 32
PWind dir         N      NW    NW      NW    NW      SW    SW       W    NW
Wind char        LT      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         70      20     0       0     0       0     5       0     5
Rain           L  L  S
Snow              S  S

$$
IAZ048-061000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date           11/05/25      Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat
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          58          44          63          35
Temp                   37 35 33 43 54 57 56 53 50 46 45 52 61 62 55 43 39 37 35
Dewpt                  28 28 28 30 32 38 44 48 48 43 39 40 38 37 36 37 35 34 34
RH                     70 75 82 60 43 49 64 83 93 89 79 63 42 39 49 79 85 89 96
Wind dir                S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE
Wind spd                2  3  5 12 17 16 10  8  5  6  9 11 14 14  9  5  3  2  3
Wind gust                       23 28 26
Clouds                 FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5          10           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                          L
Wind chill                      37
Min chill              32    24    26                39                37    31


Date           11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25  Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25
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          43      21    34      18    39      25    54      35    56
Temp          41 37 29   22 31 30 22   18 36 32 26   29 49 48 40   35 53 48
Dewpt         35 34 24   17 18 18 18   15 20 21 21   23 31 33 34   33 36 34
PWind dir         N      NW    NW      NW     W      SW    SW       W    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   SC FW SC FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         70      10     0       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain           L  L
Snow              S

$$
IAZ004-061000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date           11/05/25      Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat
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                      32          56          41          56          29
Temp                   36 33 34 42 51 55 54 49 47 44 43 50 56 52 43 36 34 31 30
Dewpt                  26 24 24 28 30 36 40 40 38 36 34 35 36 35 32 30 29 28 27
RH                     67 69 66 57 44 49 59 71 71 73 70 56 47 52 65 79 82 88 88
Wind dir                S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                4  6 12 19 25 21 13 12 10 11 13 14 18 17 10  6  4  4  5
Wind gust                       32 36 34 24
Clouds                 FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                          L
Snow                                                                          L
Wind chill                   26 33                38 36          37 30       24
Min chill              31    24    26                35    37    37    28    23


Date           11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25  Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25
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          38      16    31      14    36      24    50      32    51
Temp          35 32 22   17 28 26 19   15 33 30 25   30 47 44 37   33 48 44
Dewpt         31 24 15   12 16 17 14   12 19 20 19   22 31 31 31   30 33 30
PWind dir         N      NW    NW      NW     W      SW     W       W    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   FW SC SC FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         70       5     0       0     0       0     0       0     5
Rain           L  C
Snow           L  C

$$
IAZ035-061000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date           11/05/25      Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat
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          57          43          61          32
Temp                   36 34 34 43 52 56 54 50 48 45 44 51 60 60 50 41 37 34 33
Dewpt                  26 27 27 30 32 37 42 45 42 39 37 38 36 35 35 34 32 31 31
RH                     67 75 75 60 46 49 64 83 80 79 76 61 41 39 56 76 82 89 92
Wind dir                S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE
Wind spd                3  4  8 14 19 18 11  9  6  9 10 12 14 14 10  5  3  3  3
Wind gust                       26 29
Clouds                 FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                          L
Wind chill                   27 36                   38
Min chill              33    27    27                37    39          34    27


Date           11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25  Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25
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          40      18    33      15    38      24    52      33    54
Temp          40 35 25   19 30 27 20   16 35 31 25   29 48 46 38   34 51 46
Dewpt         34 30 20   14 17 17 15   14 20 20 20   23 31 32 32   31 35 31
PWind dir         N      NW    NW      NW     W       S    SW       W    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   SC FW SC FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         70       5     0       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain           L  L
Snow              L

$$
IAZ094-061000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date           11/05/25      Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat
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          61          45          64          38
Temp                   40 38 37 45 56 60 59 56 54 49 47 53 62 64 56 47 43 40 39
Dewpt                  30 31 30 32 36 43 48 52 53 47 42 42 39 36 36 36 36 36 36
RH                     67 76 75 60 47 53 67 86 96 93 83 66 43 35 47 65 76 85 89
Wind dir                E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE  E
Wind spd                3  4  6 12 16 13  8  6  5  6  8 10 12 12  5  4  3  4  5
Wind gust                       25 28 24                   23
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW B1 B2 OV OV SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5          20           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      S  S                                C
Wind chill                      39
Min chill              32    31    30                                        34


Date           11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25  Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25
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          50      22    36      19    41      27    56      37    59
Temp          49 42 33   23 33 30 23   19 37 34 28   32 53 50 44   38 56 51
Dewpt         37 35 28   18 17 17 19   16 18 18 20   23 30 31 34   33 36 35
PWind dir        SE       N    NW      NW     W      SW    SW       W    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         40       5     0       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain           C  C

$$
IAZ017-061000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date           11/05/25      Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat
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                      32          54          41          57          29
Temp                   35 33 33 41 51 53 51 50 47 44 42 50 57 54 45 38 35 32 30
Dewpt                  28 27 27 29 29 31 38 43 42 39 36 38 37 36 34 32 30 30 29
RH                     75 78 78 62 42 43 61 77 83 82 79 63 47 50 65 79 82 92 96
Wind dir               SW  S SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd                2  3  6 13 20 19 13 11  8  9 10 13 16 16 10  5  3  2  3
Wind gust                       24 33 32
Clouds                 FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                          L
Snow                                                                          S
Wind chill                   27 33                   36
Min chill              34    25    25                34    36    38    31    25


Date           11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25  Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25
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          38      17    31      15    35      22    48      31    50
Temp          37 33 24   18 28 27 20   16 32 29 23   27 45 42 36   32 47 43
Dewpt         32 27 18   14 17 17 15   14 19 19 19   21 30 30 31   31 34 30
PWind dir         N      NW    NW      NW     W      SW    SW       W    NW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         70      10     0       0     0       0     5       0     5
Rain           L  L
Snow           S  L

$$
IAZ049-061000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date           11/05/25      Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat
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                      32          57          43          62          33
Temp                   36 34 33 43 54 57 55 53 50 45 43 51 60 61 53 43 38 35 34
Dewpt                  27 27 27 29 29 33 40 46 49 44 40 40 39 37 37 35 34 33 32
RH                     69 75 78 57 38 40 57 77 96 96 89 66 46 41 54 73 85 92 92
Wind dir                W SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd                2  2  5 12 18 17 12 10  6  8  9 11 14 16 10  6  3  3  3
Wind gust                          28 27
Clouds                 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5          20           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      S  S                                L
Wind chill                   27 36
Min chill              33    26    26                38    39          34    29


Date           11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25  Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25
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          43      20    33      17    38      23    51      33    54
Temp          42 37 29   20 31 28 21   17 35 31 24   27 48 46 38   34 51 46
Dewpt         35 33 23   16 18 17 17   15 20 20 19   21 30 31 32   32 35 33
PWind dir         N      NW    NW      NW     W      SW    SW       W    NW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         70      20     0       0     0       0     5       0     0
Rain           L  L  S
Snow              S  S

$$
IAZ086-061000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
932 PM CST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date           11/05/25      Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat
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          61          46          65          37
Temp                   38 36 35 45 57 60 58 57 55 51 48 53 63 64 58 48 42 39 37
Dewpt                  28 28 28 30 30 35 42 48 53 50 44 44 40 38 37 37 37 36 35
RH                     67 72 75 55 35 39 55 72 93 96 86 71 43 38 45 65 82 89 92
Wind dir               NE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W
Wind spd                3  3  5 11 17 14 11 10  8  9  9 11 13 13  8  6  4  4  4
Wind gust                       21 27 25 21                   24
Clouds                 CL FW FW SC B1 B1 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0          50           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                      C  C  S  S                          C
Wind chill                      39
Min chill              34    28    28                                  38    32


Date           11/08/25  Sun 11/09/25  Mon 11/10/25  Tue 11/11/25  Wed 11/12/25
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          48      23    35      19    41      25    54      37    57
Temp          47 40 33   24 33 31 23   19 37 34 26   30 51 49 43   38 54 51
Dewpt         36 35 28   19 19 18 18   17 20 20 20   21 29 32 33   33 36 36
PWind dir        SE      NW    NW      NW    NW      SW    SW       W    NW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1   SC FW SC FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         60      20     0       0     0       0     5       0     0
Rain           C  L  S

$$