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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

IAZ060-232100-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Date             Sat 08/23/25            Sun 08/24/25            Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      76          53          75          49          72
Temp                   74 75 73 64 59 54 53 67 72 73 70 63 57 53 50 62 69 72 69
Dewpt                  56 55 55 56 54 52 50 54 53 52 52 52 51 49 47 49 48 47 48
RH                     53 50 53 75 83 93 89 63 51 48 53 67 80 86 89 62 47 41 47
Wind dir               NW NW  N  N NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd               12 13 10  5  4  4  5  8 12 12  9  5  4  4  4  5  8  8  6
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25  Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          48    75      51    79      57    79      56    79
Temp          54 49 72 72   56 52 74 75   62 58 76 75   61 58 75 74
Dewpt         49 46 47 47   48 46 49 52   51 50 54 56   56 54 57 57
PWind dir         N     N      SE    SW       S    SW       S    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5       5    10      20    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S  S

$$
IAZ039-232100-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Date             Sat 08/23/25            Sun 08/24/25            Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      72          50          70          46          68
Temp                   71 71 68 59 55 52 50 64 68 68 64 56 52 49 48 59 66 67 64
Dewpt                  55 55 55 54 53 50 49 54 54 53 51 50 48 46 45 50 48 49 49
RH                     57 57 63 83 93 93 96 70 61 59 63 80 86 89 89 72 52 52 58
Wind dir               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd               17 16 11  8  5  5  6 11 14 14 11  8  5  5  5  8 10 10  6
Clouds                 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL FW 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


Date          Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25  Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          46    71      47    74      54    77      55    76
Temp          51 47 68 67   52 48 70 69   59 55 74 72   59 57 73 71
Dewpt         47 45 49 50   48 46 52 56   53 51 58 59   56 55 59 59
PWind dir        NW    NW      SW    SW       S    SW       S    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL FW FW   CL FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       5    10      10    10

$$
IAZ048-232100-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Date             Sat 08/23/25            Sun 08/24/25            Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      73          51          73          46          70
Temp                   71 72 70 60 55 53 51 65 70 71 67 58 53 49 47 60 67 70 66
Dewpt                  56 56 56 55 53 50 49 55 54 54 53 52 50 47 46 50 48 49 50
RH                     59 57 61 84 93 89 93 70 57 55 61 80 89 93 96 69 50 47 56
Wind dir               NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd               13 13  9  5  4  4  4  8 12 12  9  5  4  4  4  5  8  8  5
Clouds                 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25  Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          46    73      48    77      55    78      54    77
Temp          51 47 70 69   53 49 72 72   60 56 75 72   60 56 74 72
Dewpt         48 45 48 51   49 46 51 56   52 51 56 58   57 54 58 59
PWind dir         N     N      SE     S       S    SW       S    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      10    10      20    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S

$$
IAZ004-232100-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Date             Sat 08/23/25            Sun 08/24/25            Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      70          49          69          45          69
Temp                   68 69 67 56 53 51 50 62 65 66 64 54 49 47 46 59 65 67 65
Dewpt                  53 54 54 51 50 49 47 52 51 50 49 47 46 44 43 48 46 46 48
RH                     59 59 63 83 89 93 89 70 60 56 58 77 89 89 89 67 50 47 54
Wind dir               NW NW  N NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
Wind spd               17 14 10  5  5  6  8 11 14 14 11  6  5  5  5  8 10  9  6
Clouds                 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25  Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          45    72      49    76      54    76      54    74
Temp          50 46 68 67   52 51 71 71   59 56 72 71   59 56 69 70
Dewpt         45 43 46 50   47 46 53 57   53 51 57 58   55 54 58 59
PWind dir        NW     N       S     S      SW    SW       S    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                     S

$$
IAZ035-232100-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Date             Sat 08/23/25            Sun 08/24/25            Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      72          50          72          45          69
Temp                   70 71 70 59 53 51 50 64 68 70 66 56 51 48 46 59 67 69 65
Dewpt                  55 55 56 54 51 49 49 54 53 53 52 50 48 46 45 50 48 49 50
RH                     59 57 61 83 93 93 96 70 59 55 61 80 89 93 96 72 50 49 58
Wind dir               NW NW  N  N NW NW  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
Wind spd               13 13  9  5  4  5  5  9 12 12  9  5  4  4  4  5  8  8  5
Clouds                 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL 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          Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25  Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          45    72      48    77      55    77      54    76
Temp          50 46 69 69   52 50 72 72   59 56 74 72   59 55 72 72
Dewpt         47 44 49 51   48 46 54 57   52 51 58 59   56 54 58 60
PWind dir        NW     N      SE     S       S    SW       S    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      10    10      20    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S

$$
IAZ094-232100-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Date             Sat 08/23/25            Sun 08/24/25            Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      79          52          75          51          72
Temp                   78 78 73 62 57 54 52 67 72 73 70 62 58 54 51 63 69 71 68
Dewpt                  56 56 57 56 55 53 51 53 53 52 53 54 53 51 49 50 48 48 50
RH                     47 47 57 81 93 96 96 61 51 48 55 75 83 90 93 62 47 44 52
Wind dir                N NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd               13 12  8  5  4  4  3  5 10 10  5  4  4  3  3  4  5  5  5
Clouds                 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Tstms


Date          Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25  Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          48    74      50    76      56    74      56    75
Temp          54 49 71 70   55 51 74 73   61 57 72 70   60 57 72 72
Dewpt         48 47 46 47   48 46 49 52   50 50 55 57   56 55 57 57
PWind dir        NE     N       E     S       S     S       S    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     5       5     5      10    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                       S  S       S  S  S

$$
IAZ017-232100-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Date             Sat 08/23/25            Sun 08/24/25            Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      69          49          68          44          67
Temp                   68 68 67 56 52 50 49 61 66 66 62 54 50 48 46 58 64 66 63
Dewpt                  55 55 54 53 51 49 49 53 53 52 50 48 46 45 43 49 48 49 50
RH                     63 63 63 90 96 96100 75 63 61 65 80 86 89 89 72 56 54 62
Wind dir               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd               17 14 10  6  5  6  6 10 14 14 10  6  5  5  5  6  9  8  5
Clouds                 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25  Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          45    70      46    73      53    75      53    74
Temp          50 46 67 66   50 48 69 69   58 55 73 70   57 56 71 69
Dewpt         45 43 49 51   47 45 53 57   53 50 58 59   55 54 60 60
PWind dir        NW    NW       S    SW      SW    SW       S    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5       5    10      10    10

$$
IAZ049-232100-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Date             Sat 08/23/25            Sun 08/24/25            Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      73          49          71          45          69
Temp                   71 72 69 59 54 51 50 63 68 69 66 56 51 48 46 59 66 68 65
Dewpt                  55 55 56 54 52 49 49 55 53 53 52 50 48 45 44 50 48 48 49
RH                     57 55 63 83 93 93 96 75 59 57 61 80 89 89 93 72 52 49 56
Wind dir               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd               13 14 10  5  5  5  5 10 14 13  9  5  5  5  5  5  8  8  5
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL 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          Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25  Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          45    72      47    75      54    77      53    77
Temp          50 46 69 67   52 48 69 70   59 55 74 72   59 55 73 71
Dewpt         46 44 48 50   47 45 51 54   51 50 57 58   56 54 59 58
PWind dir        NW     N      SE    SW       S    SW      SW     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL FW FW   CL FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       5    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                     S

$$
IAZ086-232100-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
1215 PM CDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Date             Sat 08/23/25            Sun 08/24/25            Mon 08/25/25
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      78          52          74          49          71
Temp                   77 76 73 62 57 54 52 66 71 73 69 60 56 52 49 62 68 70 67
Dewpt                  57 57 57 56 55 52 51 55 53 53 54 53 51 49 47 50 48 48 50
RH                     50 52 57 81 93 93 96 68 53 49 59 78 83 89 93 65 49 45 54
Wind dir               NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N
Wind spd               14 14 10  6  5  5  5  9 12 12  9  5  5  5  5  5  8  8  5
Clouds                 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Tstms


Date          Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25  Fri 08/29/25
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          47    73      48    76      55    78      56    78
Temp          53 48 70 69   54 50 72 72   60 56 75 74   61 57 75 73
Dewpt         48 46 47 49   48 46 49 53   51 50 55 57   56 54 58 60
PWind dir        NW     N       E     S       S    SW      SW    SE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0       5    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                     S  S

$$