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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

IAZ060-200900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Date           10/19/24      Sun 10/20/24            Mon 10/21/24            Tue
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      53          81          52          80          57
Temp          76 70 62 58 55 54 65 78 81 73 64 59 55 52 64 76 80 73 65 62 59 57
Dewpt         38 40 39 38 37 38 42 45 45 42 40 41 41 41 44 45 42 41 43 45 46 48
RH            25 33 43 47 51 54 43 31 28 33 41 51 59 66 48 33 26 31 45 54 62 72
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      10  8  8  6  6  6  9 11 12  8  9  8  6  5  9 10 12  9  8  6  8  8
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  C  C


Date           10/22  Wed 10/23/24  Thu 10/24/24  Fri 10/25/24  Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          77      51    67      38    66      43    70      50    76
Temp          74 72   59 53 63 57   44 39 61 59   50 45 64 62   54 51 71 68
Dewpt         52 53   53 46 42 35   34 33 34 36   38 37 39 40   41 41 44 44
PWind dir        SW      NW     N      NE     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW SC B1 FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr         10       5     5       5    10      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                                         S  S

$$
IAZ039-200900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Date           10/19/24      Sun 10/20/24            Mon 10/21/24            Tue
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      51          82          50          81          54
Temp          75 69 60 57 54 52 65 78 81 74 64 59 53 51 64 78 81 73 64 59 56 54
Dewpt         36 36 38 38 38 38 44 49 49 47 42 40 40 40 43 44 42 41 42 42 43 44
RH            24 30 44 49 54 59 46 36 33 38 45 49 61 66 46 30 25 31 45 53 62 69
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW  S SW SW SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      12  9  9  8  8  6 10 13 14 10 10  8  6  5  9 12 13 10  9  6  6  6
Wind gust              18
Clouds        CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           10/22  Wed 10/23/24  Thu 10/24/24  Fri 10/25/24  Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          76      48    65      33    62      39    68      45    73
Temp          73 69   57 49 61 53   40 34 57 54   45 40 62 58   48 46 68 65
Dewpt         49 50   49 42 37 31   30 28 31 34   35 35 38 37   39 39 42 42
PWind dir         S       W    NW       N     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW SC SC FW   CL FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       5    10       5    10      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                                         S  S

$$
IAZ048-200900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Date           10/19/24      Sun 10/20/24            Mon 10/21/24            Tue
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      51          82          50          80          55
Temp          75 69 59 56 53 52 64 78 81 72 61 56 52 50 64 76 80 72 63 59 56 55
Dewpt         38 40 41 39 39 40 44 48 49 45 41 40 40 41 44 47 44 42 43 44 45 47
RH            26 35 51 53 59 63 48 35 33 38 48 55 63 71 48 36 28 34 48 57 66 74
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      11  8  6  6  5  5  9 12 13  8  9  6  5  5  8 11 12  9  8  5  6  6
Wind gust           17
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  C  C


Date           10/22  Wed 10/23/24  Thu 10/24/24  Fri 10/25/24  Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          76      49    66      35    64      39    69      47    75
Temp          72 70   57 50 62 54   40 36 59 57   46 42 63 60   50 48 69 66
Dewpt         52 54   51 43 40 34   33 31 35 36   37 37 39 38   41 40 44 43
PWind dir         S      NW     N      NE     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW SC B1 FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5     5       5    10      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                                         S  S

$$
IAZ004-200900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Date           10/19/24      Sun 10/20/24            Mon 10/21/24            Tue
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      51          81          56          81          54
Temp          73 68 57 53 51 52 63 76 81 73 64 62 58 56 65 76 80 74 64 61 57 54
Dewpt         42 45 46 46 47 48 51 54 53 50 45 39 38 38 44 48 49 46 43 43 44 44
RH            33 43 67 77 86 86 65 46 38 44 50 43 47 51 46 37 34 37 46 51 62 69
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      11  6  6  6  9 10 13 17 17 11 12 12 11 10 13 14 17 13 13 10  9  6
Clouds        SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S


Date           10/22  Wed 10/23/24  Thu 10/24/24  Fri 10/25/24  Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          75      44    60      33    62      38    66      45    70
Temp          72 69   52 45 56 49   37 36 57 54   44 40 60 57   48 46 65 60
Dewpt         53 50   42 38 35 31   29 28 35 35   35 33 36 35   37 37 40 38
PWind dir        SW       N    NW       S     S      SW     S       S    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW B1 SC FW   CL FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0      20    10       5    10      10     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                S

$$
IAZ035-200900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Date           10/19/24      Sun 10/20/24            Mon 10/21/24            Tue
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      52          83          53          81          54
Temp          76 69 60 56 54 52 64 78 82 73 63 58 55 53 65 77 80 73 63 60 56 54
Dewpt         37 41 42 41 42 43 48 51 50 46 41 38 37 38 43 47 45 41 41 42 42 45
RH            24 36 51 57 64 71 56 39 33 38 44 47 51 57 45 35 29 31 44 51 59 71
Wind dir      SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      11  6  8  8  6  6 10 14 14  9 10  8  8  6 10 11 13 10 10  8  6  5
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  C  C


Date           10/22  Wed 10/23/24  Thu 10/24/24  Fri 10/25/24  Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          76      46    64      33    64      38    68      46    74
Temp          73 70   54 47 60 52   38 34 59 56   45 39 62 59   48 47 68 63
Dewpt         51 52   46 41 37 32   30 28 34 34   35 34 37 36   39 38 43 39
PWind dir        SW      NW     N      NE     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr          5      10    10       5    10      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                                         S  S

$$
IAZ094-200900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Date           10/19/24      Sun 10/20/24            Mon 10/21/24            Tue
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      48          78          49          78          55
Temp          73 67 58 55 51 49 61 74 78 69 61 57 52 49 61 74 77 70 63 60 57 55
Dewpt         40 40 38 38 38 38 41 42 40 40 39 41 41 41 45 45 42 42 43 45 47 48
RH            30 37 47 53 61 66 48 32 26 35 44 55 66 74 56 35 29 36 48 58 69 77
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       9  5  6  5  5  5  6 10 11  6  8  8  6  5  8 10 12  8  8  8  9  9
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  L  L  S
Tstms                                                                   S  S


Date           10/22  Wed 10/23/24  Thu 10/24/24  Fri 10/25/24  Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          76      50    67      38    64      42    70      50    75
Temp          73 70   57 52 64 57   45 39 60 57   50 44 65 61   53 51 71 68
Dewpt         53 54   54 48 43 38   35 34 35 37   38 39 41 40   41 41 46 46
PWind dir        SW      NW     N      NE    SE       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC CL   CL FW SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         20       0     5       5    10      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs     S                                   S  S

$$
IAZ017-200900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Date           10/19/24      Sun 10/20/24            Mon 10/21/24            Tue
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      51          82          53          81          52
Temp          75 68 59 55 53 51 64 77 81 74 64 59 55 53 66 77 80 72 62 59 55 52
Dewpt         38 39 40 40 42 43 47 52 51 49 45 39 38 38 43 45 44 41 41 40 41 43
RH            26 34 49 57 66 74 54 42 35 41 50 47 53 57 43 32 28 33 46 49 59 71
Wind dir      SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      11  8  9  9  9  9 12 14 16 10 10 10  9  8 10 12 14 10 10  9  8  6
Wind gust              19          25 26    20 20 19
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           10/22  Wed 10/23/24  Thu 10/24/24  Fri 10/25/24  Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          75      44    60      31    61      37    66      44    71
Temp          72 69   53 47 57 49   36 33 56 52   42 39 60 56   47 45 66 61
Dewpt         49 50   45 39 36 29   28 26 32 35   34 33 36 35   36 37 42 39
PWind dir        SW      NW    NW       N     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW B1 SC FW   CL FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      10    10       5    10      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                                         S

$$
IAZ049-200900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Date           10/19/24      Sun 10/20/24            Mon 10/21/24            Tue
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      50          81          49          79          53
Temp          74 67 57 54 51 50 63 76 81 72 62 56 52 49 63 76 79 71 61 57 55 53
Dewpt         37 38 39 39 38 39 43 47 48 46 40 40 40 40 44 45 43 42 42 43 44 45
RH            26 34 51 57 61 66 48 36 32 39 44 55 63 71 50 33 28 35 49 59 66 74
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      11  8  6  8  6  6  9 12 13  8  9  8  6  5  8 10 12  8  6  5  6  6
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C


Date           10/22  Wed 10/23/24  Thu 10/24/24  Fri 10/25/24  Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          75      48    65      33    63      38    67      45    74
Temp          72 69   55 49 61 53   40 34 57 54   44 40 62 57   48 47 68 64
Dewpt         51 52   50 43 40 33   30 28 33 35   36 35 38 38   39 39 43 44
PWind dir         S      NW     N      NE     S       S    SW       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW SC B1 FW   CL FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5     5       5    10      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                                         S  S

$$
IAZ086-200900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
214 PM CDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Date           10/19/24      Sun 10/20/24            Mon 10/21/24            Tue
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      47          80          49          80          55
Temp          74 67 57 53 50 48 62 76 79 69 60 56 52 49 62 76 80 71 62 59 56 55
Dewpt         36 38 38 38 38 37 42 43 42 41 40 41 41 42 46 45 42 44 44 45 45 47
RH            25 34 49 57 63 65 48 31 27 36 47 57 66 77 56 33 26 38 52 60 66 74
Wind dir      SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       9  6  6  6  5  6  8 11 11  8  8  6  5  5  8 10 11  6  6  8  8  8
Clouds        CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  S


Date           10/22  Wed 10/23/24  Thu 10/24/24  Fri 10/25/24  Sat 10/26/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          75      50    67      37    64      41    69      48    75
Temp          72 69   57 52 62 57   44 37 58 57   48 43 64 60   52 49 70 68
Dewpt         52 54   53 48 44 37   34 33 35 36   38 39 41 41   42 42 46 46
PWind dir         S       W     N       N    SE       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 FW   FW FW SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr         20       5     5      10    10      20    10      10     5
Rain shwrs     S                                   S  S

$$