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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

IAZ060-072200-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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                      21           6          32          23          42
Temp             21 19 18 17 11  8  9 10 11 14 23 28 29 29 29 29 29 31 36 40 41
Dewpt            20 15 12 10  6  3  5  7  7 10 17 22 23 26 29 29 28 29 33 35 35
RH               96 84 77 73 80 79 83 87 83 84 77 78 78 88100100 96 92 89 82 79
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd         11 11 10  8  5  3  3  4  4  5  9 10 10 11 10  9  8  8 10 12 13
Wind gust        21                                                       24
Clouds           B1 B1 FW FW SC B2 OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill        9  6  6  7  2  1  2  2  3  5 13 19 21 20 20 21 21 23 29 32 33
Min chill         9     4     0    -2     0     0    14    19    19    20    29


Date               Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25  Fri 12/12/25  Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            26    32      18    24       2     9      -4    10
Temp          39   28 30 25 22   19 23 19 12    3  7  5  1   -3  7  7
Dewpt         34   28 23 21 19   19 21 15  7    0  0 -2 -5   -6 -3 -2
PWind dir           W    NW      NE     N      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          BZ    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           10     0      30    30      10     5       5     5
Snow                         S    C  C  S

$$
IAZ039-072200-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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                      16          -2          26          16          39
Temp             16 12 13 12  4  0  4  5  8 11 17 21 23 22 24 25 26 28 33 36 37
Dewpt            14  8  6  4 -1 -3  0  3  5  8 12 15 16 21 23 25 26 27 32 33 33
RH               92 84 73 70 79 87 83 91 87 87 80 77 74 96 96100100 96 96 89 85
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW  S  S
Wind spd         11 10 11  9  5  3  2  3  4  8 10 12 12 13 12 10  9  9 10 13 14
Wind gust        21
Clouds           SC FW CL FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                          C
Snow                                   S
Wind chill        3 -1 -1  0 -8 -8    -2 -1 -1  4  9 11  9 12 14 17 19 25 27 29
Min chill         2    -3    -9   -13    -4    -2     5     9    11    17    24


Date               Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25  Fri 12/12/25  Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            23    31      11    20      -1     7      -8     7
Temp          36   25 27 20 16   13 20 15  9    0  4  2 -3   -7  2  2
Dewpt         34   25 23 18 14   13 18 13  5   -3  0 -4 -6   -8 -4 -4
PWind dir           W    NW      NW     N      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           40     5      20    30      20     5      10    10
Rain           C
Snow                              S  C  C  S

$$
IAZ048-072200-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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                      17           2          30          21          41
Temp             19 14 14 13  7  5  7  8 10 13 19 26 28 25 27 27 27 29 34 37 39
Dewpt            17 10  8  7  2  2  5  7  6  9 15 21 22 25 27 27 27 29 33 34 35
RH               92 84 76 76 79 87 91 96 83 84 84 81 78100100100100100 96 89 85
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N NE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S  S SW
Wind spd         11 11 10  8  5  3  3  4  5  6 10 11 10 10  9  8  5  6 10 12 13
Wind gust        21
Clouds           B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          20           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                          S
Snow                                S  S
Wind chill        7  1  1  2 -3     0 -1  1  2  7 15 18 15 18 19 20 22 27 29 31
Min chill         6    -1    -3    -7    -2    -2     9    14    16    20    27


Date               Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25  Fri 12/12/25  Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            23    31      15    22       0     7      -7     8
Temp          37   25 27 22 19   16 21 16  9    1  4  3 -2   -6  4  4
Dewpt         34   25 23 20 18   16 20 14  6   -1  0 -2 -5   -7 -3 -1
PWind dir           W    NW      NE     N      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          BZ    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           20     0      30    30      20     5      10    10
Rain           S
Snow                              C  C  S  S

$$
IAZ004-072200-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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                       9           0          29          20          39
Temp              8  5  6  7  4  4  5  7  9 11 17 23 27 25 26 25 25 27 33 36 38
Dewpt             4  1  2  2  1  0  1  4  4  8 15 20 22 24 25 25 23 27 32 33 33
RH               83 83 83 79 87 83 83 87 80 87 92 88 81 96 96100 92100 96 89 82
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W SW  S SW SW
Wind spd         12  9  8  5  4  5  8 11 12 13 14 17 14 13 12 11 10 10 13 18 18
Wind gust                                            25                      31
Clouds           SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          50           0           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           1       00-00
Rain                                                                    C  C  C
Snow                             S  C  C
Wind chill       -8 -9 -7 -3 -4 -6 -8 -8 -6 -4  2  9 15 13 15 14 15 17 23 26 28
Min chill        -8   -11    -5    -9   -10    -8     4    13    14    15    24


Date               Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25  Fri 12/12/25  Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            15    23       7    15      -6     4     -11     4
Temp          32   17 21 16 13    9 14  9  2   -5  1 -1 -6  -10  0  0
Dewpt         29   17 17 14 10    9 13  6 -2   -8 -4 -6-10  -13 -5 -3
PWind dir           W    NW      NE     N      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr           30     5      30    40      10     5      10    10
Rain           C
Snow           C             S    C  C  C

$$
IAZ035-072200-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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                      13           0          29          20          40
Temp             14 10 10 10  5  4  5  8 10 12 18 24 27 25 26 25 25 28 33 37 38
Dewpt            12  6  5  5  2  1  2  5  5  8 14 20 22 25 26 25 24 27 32 33 34
RH               92 83 80 80 87 87 87 87 80 84 84 84 81100100100 96 96 96 85 85
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S  S SW
Wind spd         12 11  9  6  3  3  5  8  6 10 11 12 11 10  9  8  6  8 10 13 13
Clouds           B1 FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                      0          40           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Rain                                                                          S
Snow                                C  C
Wind chill        0 -5 -3 -1 -2 -2 -5 -4 -1  0  5 13 17 15 17 16 18 20 26 29 30
Min chill         0    -6    -3    -6    -6    -4     6    14    16    18    26


Date               Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25  Fri 12/12/25  Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            20    27      11    19      -3     6      -9     6
Temp          34   22 25 20 16   13 18 12  6   -2  3  1 -4   -8  1  2
Dewpt         32   22 21 17 14   13 17 10  3   -5 -2 -4 -8  -10 -3 -2
PWind dir           W    NW      NE     N      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          BZ    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr           20     5      30    40      10     5       5    10
Rain           S
Snow           S                  C  C  C

$$
IAZ094-072200-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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                      25           8          32          25          43
Temp             26 24 23 22 17 12 12 15 14 17 27 31 30 30 30 30 29 32 38 42 42
Dewpt            23 20 19 16 12  8  8  9  8 13 19 24 25 27 29 29 28 31 35 36 36
RH               88 84 84 77 80 84 84 77 76 84 71 75 81 88 96 96 96 96 89 79 79
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd         13 13 12 10  6  4  3  4  4  5  9 10 10 10 10 10  8  9 11 12 12
Wind gust        26 25                                                    24 23
Clouds           OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill       14 12 11 12  8  4  6  8  7  9 18 22 21 21 21 21 21 23 30 35 35
Min chill        13     9     8     3     3     3    18    20    20    20    32


Date               Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25  Fri 12/12/25  Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            28    35      20    29       4    13      -2    13
Temp          41   30 33 28 26   21 29 22 14    5 10  8  2   -1  9  9
Dewpt         35   29 25 24 23   21 24 17  9    2  1 -1 -3   -5 -1 -1
PWind dir           W    NW      NE    NE      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr            5     0      30    20      10     5       5     5
Snow                         S    C  S

$$
IAZ017-072200-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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                      10          -3          26          16          38
Temp             11  6  7  8  2  1  4  6  9 12 16 20 23 23 24 24 25 26 31 35 36
Dewpt             7  2  2  2 -2 -2  0  3  3  8 12 15 17 22 24 24 24 26 31 32 33
RH               83 83 79 76 83 87 83 87 76 84 84 81 77 96100100 96100100 89 89
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S  S SW
Wind spd         12 10  9  6  3  3  4  6  8 10 12 13 13 13 10 10  8  8 10 13 14
Clouds           SC FW FW SC SC OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                      0          40          10           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00           T       00-00
Rain                                                                    C  C  C
Snow                                C  C
Wind chill       -4 -9 -6 -4 -6 -6 -5 -6 -3 -1  2  7 11 11 14 14 16 17 22 26 27
Min chill        -5   -10    -7   -10    -9    -6     4     9    12    15    23


Date               Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25  Fri 12/12/25  Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            18    26       8    16      -5     4     -11     4
Temp          34   21 23 17 14   10 16 10  4   -4  1 -1 -5  -10  0  0
Dewpt         32   21 20 15 12   10 15  8  1   -5 -2 -5 -8  -11 -4 -4
PWind dir           W    NW       N     N      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr           40     5      20    30      20     5       5    10
Rain           C
Snow                              S  C  C  S

$$
IAZ049-072200-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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                      17          -1          27          18          40
Temp             18 13 13 12  4  2  4  6  8 11 16 22 25 23 24 25 26 28 33 36 38
Dewpt            16  9  7  6  0 -1  2  3  5  8 13 17 20 22 24 25 26 27 32 33 34
RH               92 84 76 76 83 87 91 87 87 87 88 81 81 96100100100 96 96 89 85
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW  S SW
Wind spd         13 12 11  9  5  3  3  3  4  6 10 11 11 12 11 10  8  9 10 13 13
Clouds           B1 FW CL FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          20           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                                          S
Snow                                S  S
Wind chill        4 -2 -1 -1 -7 -7    -2 -1  0  4 10 14 12 14 16 18 20 25 27 30
Min chill         4    -3    -9   -10    -4    -3     5    11    13    17    26


Date               Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25  Fri 12/12/25  Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            23    31      12    20      -1     6      -7     7
Temp          36   25 27 21 17   13 20 15  8    0  4  2 -4   -6  2  2
Dewpt         33   25 23 19 16   13 18 14  5   -3  0 -3 -7   -9 -3 -2
PWind dir           W    NW       N     N      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           20     5      30    30      20     5      10    10
Rain           S
Snow                              C  C  C  S

$$
IAZ086-072200-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
316 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
CST 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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                      24           6          30          21          42
Temp             24 22 23 21 14  7  7 10 11 13 23 28 27 27 28 29 30 31 37 40 41
Dewpt            23 19 16 13  8  3  4  7  8 11 16 21 22 24 27 29 29 31 34 36 36
RH               96 88 74 71 76 83 87 87 87 91 74 75 81 88 96100 96100 89 85 82
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd         13 13 12 11  8  5  3  3  3  5  8 10 10 11 12 11 10 10 11 13 13
Wind gust        26 25                                        21          24 25
Clouds           B2 B2 SC FW CL B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snow
Wind chill       12  9 10  9  3 -3  0  3     5 14 19 17 17 18 19 21 23 29 32 33
Min chill        12     9     1    -4     1     2    15    15    16    20    29


Date               Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25  Fri 12/12/25  Sat 12/13/25
CST 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            28    35      18    26       3    12      -4    11
Temp          40   30 32 27 23   19 25 22 13    4  9  7  1   -3  7  8
Dewpt         36   30 25 23 20   19 23 19  9    2  1 -1 -4   -5 -3 -1
PWind dir           W    NW       N    NE      NW    NW      NW    NW
Wind char          BZ    BZ      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           10     0      30    30      10     5       5     5
Snow                              C  C  S

$$