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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

IAZ060-061000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/04/25      Wed 02/05/25            Thu 02/06/25            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                      19          31          24          40          20
Temp                      19 21 22 28 31 31 29 31 27 24 28 37 40 35 29 26 23 22
Dewpt                      5  8 14 18 22 24 26 27 27 24 18 15 15 15 15 13 11  8
RH                        54 56 71 66 69 75 88 85100100 66 40 36 43 55 57 59 54
Wind dir                   E  E  E SE SE SE SE SW  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  N
Wind spd                   9 10 11 11 10  8  6  9 10 16 17 13 13  8  5  5  4  4
Wind gust                                               27    24
Clouds                    OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          70          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg drzl                        C  C  L  C
Obvis                                             PF
Wind chill                12 10 11 18 22 24 22 23 17 11 16 28 32 28 23 19 17 16
Min chill                    10    10    19    21    11    11    26    18    13
Winter Weath                     Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           02/07/25  Sat 02/08/25  Sun 02/09/25  Mon 02/10/25  Tue 02/11/25
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          37      26    35      14    32      14    32      12    26
Temp          32 33 29   28 32 30 21   16 26 28 22   16 28 27 21   16 23 23
Dewpt          9 13 16   21 26 20 14   10 10 12 11   11 11 10  8    8  8  8
PWind dir        NE       E    NE      NW    NW      NW     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1   OV OV B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW SC B1 B2   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      20    60       0     0       0    10      30    20
Frzg rain                 S
Snow                      S  L  S                              S    C  S  S

$$
IAZ039-061000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/04/25      Wed 02/05/25            Thu 02/06/25            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                      16          31          25          37          16
Temp                      16 17 20 27 31 30 28 26 25 25 28 34 36 32 25 21 17 17
Dewpt                      1  2  6 14 18 22 24 25 25 24 19 13 13 14 10  7  5  3
RH                        51 51 54 57 58 72 85 96100 96 68 41 38 47 52 54 58 53
Wind dir                   E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd                   9  9 12 14 12 11 10  9 11 16 19 18 19 13 12 10  8  5
Wind gust                                               31 31 33
Clouds                    B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          50          50           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg drzl                           S  C  C  C
Obvis                                           F PF
Wind chill                 6  5  7 15 21 20 18 17 14 12 15 23 25 23 14 10  8  9
Min chill                     4     4    16    17    12    13    16     9     5
Winter Weath                        Y  Y  Y


Date           02/07/25  Sat 02/08/25  Sun 02/09/25  Mon 02/10/25  Tue 02/11/25
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          31      22    31      11    28       8    27       7    22
Temp          25 28 25   25 29 27 19   13 22 23 16   11 23 22 15   10 18 18
Dewpt          7  9 10   13 22 21 14    8  8 10 10    7  9  8  6    3  4  5
PWind dir        NW       E    NE      NW    NW      NW     N       N     N
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B1   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      20    80      10     0       0     5      20    20
Snow                      S  D  L                                   S  S  S

$$
IAZ048-061000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/04/25      Wed 02/05/25            Thu 02/06/25            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                      17          30          23          39          19
Temp                      18 19 21 27 30 30 28 29 25 23 26 35 39 33 27 23 21 20
Dewpt                      3  5  9 16 21 23 24 26 25 23 17 13 14 16 14 11  8  6
RH                        51 54 59 63 69 75 85 88100100 68 40 35 49 57 59 56 54
Wind dir                   E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N
Wind spd                   9 10 11 12 11  9  9  9 11 17 18 16 17 10  8  6  5  4
Wind gust                                            27 29    27
Clouds                    B1 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          70          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg drzl                        S  C  L  C
Obvis                                          PF PF
Wind chill                 9  7  9 16 21 21 19 20 14  9 13 25 30 25 19 16 13 14
Min chill                     5     5    17    19     9     8    24    15    12
Winter Weath                        Y  Y  Y


Date           02/07/25  Sat 02/08/25  Sun 02/09/25  Mon 02/10/25  Tue 02/11/25
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          35      24    33      12    31      11    29      10    24
Temp          29 30 27   26 30 27 19   13 23 26 19   13 25 24 18   13 20 20
Dewpt          9 12 14   18 25 20 13    8  9 12 12    9 11 10  8    5  7  8
PWind dir        NE       E    NE      NW    NW      NW     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B2   OV OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW B1 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      20    60       5     0       0    10      30    20
Frzg rain                 S  S
Snow                      S  L  C                              S    C  S  S

$$
IAZ004-061000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/04/25      Wed 02/05/25            Thu 02/06/25            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                       8          28          17          32          10
Temp                       8  9 13 23 28 26 23 23 20 17 19 29 31 26 19 14 12 12
Dewpt                     -3 -3  1  7 14 18 20 21 20 13  8  8 11  9  5  4  3  1
RH                        60 57 58 50 55 71 88 92100 84 61 40 43 48 54 64 66 60
Wind dir                   E  E SE SE SE SE  S SW  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd                   9  9 13 16 16 14 14 11 13 19 18 21 24 14 10  8  5  4
Wind gust                                         24 31 29 34 39
Clouds                    B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          50          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg drzl                              S  S
Snow                             S  C  C  C
Obvis                                          PF
Wind chill                -2 -5 -2 10 16 14 10 12  7  0  4 15 18 14  7  3  3  4
Min chill                    -5    -5    11    10     0     0    12     2     1


Date           02/07/25  Sat 02/08/25  Sun 02/09/25  Mon 02/10/25  Tue 02/11/25
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          28      17    26       2    25       1    19      -1    16
Temp          22 24 21   21 24 18 10    5 19 19  9    5 16 14  7    4 12 11
Dewpt          5  8  9   13 20 14  7    1 10 11  5    2  6  5  2   -2  3  4
PWind dir         N       E    NE      NW     W      NW     N       N     N
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B1   SC SC FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5      40    90       0     0       0    10      20    20
Snow                      C  D  C                              S    S  S  S

$$
IAZ035-061000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/04/25      Wed 02/05/25            Thu 02/06/25            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                      14          30          20          37          14
Temp                      14 15 19 27 30 28 28 26 23 20 22 32 36 31 24 19 17 16
Dewpt                      0  1  4 12 18 21 23 24 23 18 13 11 11 13 10  7  5  3
RH                        53 53 51 53 60 75 81 92100 92 68 41 35 47 54 59 58 56
Wind dir                   E  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N
Wind spd                   8 10 11 13 12 11 12 10 11 19 17 17 19 10  8  5  4  3
Wind gust                                            31 27 29 33
Clouds                    B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          60          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg drzl                        S  C  S  C
Snow                                   C
Obvis                                          PF PF
Wind chill                 6  3  7 16 20 18 18 16 12  5  8 21 25 22 15 11 10
Min chill                     1     2    17    15     4     4    19    10     9
Winter Weath                        Y  Y  Y


Date           02/07/25  Sat 02/08/25  Sun 02/09/25  Mon 02/10/25  Tue 02/11/25
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          33      20    31       7    30       7    27       4    22
Temp          26 28 24   24 29 24 14    9 23 24 15   10 23 21 13    9 18 17
Dewpt          7  9 11   16 23 17 10    5  9 12 10    7  9  7  6    3  6  5
PWind dir        NE       E    NE      NW    NW      NW     N       N     N
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B1   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW B1 B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5      30    80       5     0       0    10      30    20
Snow                      C  D  C                              S    C  S  S

$$
IAZ094-061000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/04/25      Wed 02/05/25            Thu 02/06/25            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                      21          32          28          43          23
Temp                      21 22 25 28 30 32 31 30 29 28 29 38 43 35 30 27 25 25
Dewpt                     16 18 21 23 26 27 28 30 29 27 21 17 17 17 17 17 16 14
RH                        81 84 84 81 85 81 88100100 96 72 42 35 47 58 65 68 62
Wind dir                   E  E  E  E SE SE  S SW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W NW  N NE
Wind spd                  10  9 10 10  9  6  5 10 12 14 16 13 10  5  4  4  5  5
Wind gust                                               27
Clouds                    OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     10          70          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                   S
Frzg drzl                     S  C  L  L  S
Obvis                                           F
Wind chill                15 12 15 19 22 26 25 22 19 16 17 30 37          19 18
Min chill                    11    12    19    21    15    15    29    20    16
Winter Weath                     Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           02/07/25  Sat 02/08/25  Sun 02/09/25  Mon 02/10/25  Tue 02/11/25
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          39      29    39      17    34      18    35      16    27
Temp          35 34 31   31 35 32 23   19 29 29 23   20 32 29 23   19 25 24
Dewpt         15 17 21   27 31 22 16   12 12 14 14   12 13 12 12   10 11 11
PWind dir         E       E     N      NW     N      NW    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 B2   OV B2 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      20    50       0     0       0    20      30    30
Frzg rain                 S
Rain                         C
Snow                         C                              S  S    C  C  S

$$
IAZ017-061000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/04/25      Wed 02/05/25            Thu 02/06/25            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                      11          29          21          33          11
Temp                      12 13 16 24 29 26 26 26 22 22 22 30 32 28 20 15 13 12
Dewpt                     -2 -1  2  8 14 20 21 22 22 20 12  9 10 10  6  4  3  2
RH                        52 53 53 50 53 78 81 85100 92 65 41 39 46 54 61 63 63
Wind dir                   E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
Wind spd                   8  9 12 14 13 12 12 10 12 19 20 21 25 14 12 10  8  5
Wind gust                                            31 33 36 40
Clouds                    B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B2
PoP 12hr                      0          50          50           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg drzl                              S  S  S
Snow                             S  C  C  C
Wind chill                 1  1  2 12 18 15 15 16 10  7  7 17 19 16  7  3  2  3
Min chill                    -1     0    14    14     6     5     8     2     0


Date           02/07/25  Sat 02/08/25  Sun 02/09/25  Mon 02/10/25  Tue 02/11/25
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          29      19    28       4    25       2    21       2    17
Temp          22 25 22   22 25 22 13    7 18 18 10    6 17 16  8    5 13 12
Dewpt          5  8  9   11 21 17 10    4  7 10  7    2  7  6  3    0  3  4
PWind dir        NW       E    NE      NW     W      NW    NW       N     N
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2   OV B2 B2 B1   B1 SC FW FW   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      30    90       5     0       0    10      20    20
Snow                      C  D  L                                   S  S  S

$$
IAZ049-061000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/04/25      Wed 02/05/25            Thu 02/06/25            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                      16          30          24          39          17
Temp                      18 18 22 27 30 30 28 30 26 24 26 35 38 31 26 21 19 18
Dewpt                      2  4  9 15 20 23 24 25 26 24 18 14 13 15 12  9  6  5
RH                        49 53 57 60 66 75 85 81100100 71 41 35 51 55 59 56 56
Wind dir                   E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N
Wind spd                  10 10 12 13 12 10  9 10 12 16 19 17 17 10  9  6  5  4
Wind gust                                               31 27 29
Clouds                    B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          60          50           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Frzg drzl                           S  C  C  S
Snow                                C
Obvis                                             PF
Wind chill                 9  6 10 16 20 21 19 21 15 11 12 25 28 23 17 12 11 12
Min chill                     5     5    17    18    10     9    22    11     9
Winter Weath                        Y  Y  Y


Date           02/07/25  Sat 02/08/25  Sun 02/09/25  Mon 02/10/25  Tue 02/11/25
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          33      22    32      11    30       9    28       8    24
Temp          27 27 25   24 29 27 18   12 23 23 17   11 24 22 16   11 19 19
Dewpt          8 10 12   16 24 20 13    8  9 10 10    8 10  9  6    4  6  6
PWind dir        NE       E    NE      NW    NW      NW     N      NE     N
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B2   B2 OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW SC B2   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      20    70       5     0       0    10      20    20
Frzg rain                 S  S
Snow                      S  L  C                              S    S  S  S

$$
IAZ086-061000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
259 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025

Date           02/04/25      Wed 02/05/25            Thu 02/06/25            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                      21          32          27          42          22
Temp                      22 22 24 29 31 32 31 27 27 27 31 39 42 35 30 27 24 23
Dewpt                     14 15 18 22 25 27 28 27 27 27 25 20 19 19 18 17 15 12
RH                        71 74 77 75 78 81 88100100100 78 46 39 52 60 65 68 62
Wind dir                   E  E  E SE SE SE SE SW  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  N
Wind spd                  11 12 12 12 11  9  8  9 11 13 17 16 13  8  6  5  4  5
Wind gust                                               27
Clouds                    OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B2
PoP 12hr                     10          70          50           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Drizzle                                   C
Frzg drzl                     S  C  C  C  C  S
Snow                          S
Obvis                                       PF  F PF
Wind chill                13 10 12 19 22 24 23 18 17 16 19 30 35 28 23 20 18 16
Min chill                     9    10    20    17    14    15    27    18    15
Winter Weath                     Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           02/07/25  Sat 02/08/25  Sun 02/09/25  Mon 02/10/25  Tue 02/11/25
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          37      27    37      17    32      16    34      15    27
Temp          33 33 30   29 34 32 24   18 27 28 22   18 30 28 23   18 24 24
Dewpt         13 16 18   23 31 25 17   13 13 14 13   12 13 13 11    8 11 11
PWind dir        NE       E    NE      NW    NW       W     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2   OV OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   FW SC B1 B2   B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5      30    70       5     0       0    10      20    20
Frzg rain                 C  L
Rain                         L  S
Snow                      C  L  C                              S    S  S  S

$$