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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

IAZ060-231000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            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                       6          17           3          31          20
Temp             29 27 22 13  8  7 12 16 14  9  8  5  5 11 24 30 28 26 26 23 22
Dewpt            22 21 14  5  1 -1  0 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2  2  9 15 18 20 22 21 20
RH               75 78 71 70 72 69 58 46 48 60 63 72 72 66 52 53 66 78 85 92 92
Wind dir         NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W
Wind spd          8  9 13 13 12 12 11 10  5  3  3  4  5  9 13 13 10  8  5  5  5
Wind gust                                                     24
Clouds           OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snow              S
Wind chill       21 17 10 -2 -8 -9 -2  4  5  3  0 -4 -5 -2 12 19 18 18 18 16 15
Min chill        20     9    -9   -11     0    -2    -6    -5    14    16    14


Date           01/25/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
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          36      14    30      19    41      26    47      27    44
Temp          34 30 23   16 25 26 23   21 35 34 29   27 41 38 32   29 40 37
Dewpt         22 18 12    8  8  8 10   12 16 17 18   19 24 25 25   23 25 25
PWind dir         W      NW     W       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ039-231000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            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                       4          15           0          26          18
Temp             25 23 17 11  6  6 11 14 11  6  3  2  1  6 19 25 23 23 22 20 20
Dewpt            20 19 10  4  0 -2 -1 -1 -3 -4 -5 -5 -5 -1  6 11 13 18 19 18 18
RH               81 84 73 73 76 69 57 50 52 62 68 72 75 72 56 55 65 81 88 92 92
Wind dir          W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W
Wind spd          6 12 16 14 13 13 13 12  6  4  3  3  4  8 13 14 11 10  8  6  5
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snow              S
Wind chill       17 11  3 -5-10-11 -4  1  0 -3 -3 -6 -8 -7  6 12 11 12 12 12 11
Min chill        15     1   -11   -13    -3    -5   -11   -10     7    11     9


Date           01/25/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
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      10    28      16    39      24    44      25    42
Temp          32 28 18   12 22 23 19   19 33 31 27   25 38 34 29   27 37 34
Dewpt         22 18 10    6  8  9 10   10 16 17 17   18 24 24 23   22 25 22
PWind dir         W      NW     W       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ048-231000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            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                       4          16           2          29          19
Temp             27 24 16  9  5  5 10 14 12  8  5  3  4  9 21 28 26 24 23 21 20
Dewpt            22 21 10  3  0 -1  0 -1 -2 -3 -3 -3 -2  2 10 16 18 20 21 20 19
RH               81 88 77 76 79 76 63 50 52 60 69 75 75 72 62 60 71 84 92 96 96
Wind dir         NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W
Wind spd          9 11 16 14 13 12 12 11  5  3  3  3  4  9 13 13 10  8  5  5  5
Clouds           OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries          C
Snow
Wind chill       18 14  2 -7-12-12 -6  1  2  1 -1 -5 -7 -4  8 17 16 15 16 14 12
Min chill        18     1   -13   -13    -2    -2    -8    -6    12    14    12


Date           01/25/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
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      11    29      17    40      24    45      26    43
Temp          32 28 20   13 24 24 20   19 33 32 28   25 39 36 30   27 38 35
Dewpt         23 18 11    8  9 10 10   12 18 18 18   20 26 26 24   23 25 25
PWind dir         W      NW     W       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC B2   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   SC FW FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ004-231000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            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                      -1          15           1          28          17
Temp             24 12  7  4  0  1 10 15 11  6  5  3  4 11 21 27 24 23 22 21 19
Dewpt            19  4  0 -3 -5 -5 -4 -5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  4 11 16 18 20 20 18 17
RH               81 70 72 72 79 75 52 40 47 62 69 79 79 73 65 63 77 88 92 88 92
Wind dir         NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W
Wind spd         16 20 19 17 14 14 13 11  4  4  5  8 10 13 18 16 10 10 10 10 10
Wind gust        26
Clouds           OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries          C
Wind chill       11 -7-13-16-19-18 -6  1  3 -3 -6-10-11 -5  6 15 14 12 11 10  7
Min chill        10   -13   -20   -20    -3    -7   -12   -10     9    11     7


Date           01/25/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
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          30       7    29      16    38      22    42      24    41
Temp          29 23 14    8 22 23 20   18 31 31 27   24 36 34 29   26 36 32
Dewpt         19 11  6    3  8  8  9    9 15 17 18   19 23 23 22   20 23 22
PWind dir         W      NW     W       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char        BZ      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 SC   FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ035-231000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            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                       1          16           1          30          18
Temp             26 22 10  6  3  4 10 15 11  6  4  3  3 10 22 28 25 23 21 21 19
Dewpt            22 17  4  0 -3 -3 -2 -3 -4 -5 -4 -3 -1  3 11 16 18 19 20 20 19
RH               85 81 76 76 75 72 57 44 50 60 68 75 83 73 62 60 74 84 96 96100
Wind dir         NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W
Wind spd          9 14 14 13 12 11 11 10  4  3  3  4  5 10 14 13  8  5  5  5  6
Wind gust           25 25
Clouds           OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries          C
Snow
Wind chill       17  9 -6-11-15-13 -5  3  3 -1 -3 -7 -8 -4  9 17 16 16 13 13 11
Min chill        17    -7   -15   -16    -1    -3    -9    -8    12    13    10


Date           01/25/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
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          34       8    30      16    40      23    45      25    43
Temp          32 26 17   10 24 24 20   18 33 31 27   24 38 34 30   27 38 34
Dewpt         21 14  9    5  8  9 10   10 16 17 18   19 24 24 23   22 25 23
PWind dir         W      NW     W       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ094-231000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            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                       8          19           5          31          21
Temp             31 28 25 20 11 10 16 19 16 11  8  6  6 11 25 30 27 26 25 24 22
Dewpt            22 21 20 12  4  1  0 -1 -2 -3 -3 -2 -1  3 12 17 19 20 22 22 21
RH               69 75 81 71 73 66 48 40 44 52 60 69 72 69 57 58 71 78 88 92 96
Wind dir         NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
Wind spd          8  9 10 12 12 12 11 10  5  3  3  4  5  9 13 14 10  8  5  5  4
Wind gust        19                                        24
Clouds           OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries                C
Snow              S
Wind chill       23 19 15  7 -5 -5  2  7  7  4  1 -2 -5 -2 13 20 17 18 18 17 16
Min chill        22    13    -6    -9     4     1    -5    -4    15    17    15


Date           01/25/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
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      16    31      19    40      25    46      28    45
Temp          34 30 24   18 27 25 22   20 35 32 28   26 40 36 31   30 41 38
Dewpt         23 19 14    9  9 10 12   13 16 20 20   19 24 25 25   25 27 26
PWind dir        NW      NW    NW       W     W      SW     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B2 OV   B2 B1 B1 SC   FW CL CL FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0    10

$$
IAZ017-231000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            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                      -1          13          -1          26          17
Temp             25 18 10  6  2  2  8 12  9  4  2  1  1  7 18 24 22 21 20 19 19
Dewpt            20 12  4 -1 -3 -4 -3 -5 -6 -6 -7 -7 -5  0  7 12 15 16 18 18 17
RH               81 77 76 72 79 75 60 45 49 62 65 68 75 72 61 60 74 81 92 96 92
Wind dir         NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W
Wind spd         10 18 17 17 14 13 13 11  6  4  3  4  5 10 16 14 10  9  8  8  9
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries
Wind chill       15  2 -7-12-16-16 -8 -2 -2 -5 -7-10-11 -8  4 11 11 11 10  9  9
Min chill        14    -8   -17   -19    -6    -8   -13   -11     7     9     7


Date           01/25/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
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          32       7    28      16    38      22    42      24    40
Temp          29 24 15    8 21 22 18   17 31 30 26   24 35 32 28   26 35 31
Dewpt         20 14  7    3  8  8  8    9 15 16 17   18 23 23 21   21 24 22
PWind dir         W      NW     W       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 SC   FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ049-231000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            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                       4          15           0          27          17
Temp             26 24 16 10  6  5 11 14 10  5  2  1  1  7 19 25 23 23 21 19 19
Dewpt            23 20 10  4  0 -2  0 -1 -3 -4 -5 -5 -4  0  7 12 16 19 19 18 19
RH               88 84 77 76 76 72 60 50 55 65 72 75 79 72 59 57 74 84 92 96100
Wind dir          W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
Wind spd          6 11 16 14 13 13 12 11  5  3  3  3  4  8 13 14 10  9  6  5  5
Clouds           OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snow              S
Wind chill       18 13  2 -6-11-12 -4  0  0 -2 -5 -8 -9 -6  6 13 12 13 12 11 11
Min chill        18     0   -13   -14    -3    -6   -11    -9     9    12    11


Date           01/25/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
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      10    28      16    39      23    44      25    42
Temp          32 27 18   12 22 22 18   17 32 31 26   24 37 34 28   26 37 33
Dewpt         22 17 10    6  8 10 10   10 17 17 17   19 25 25 23   22 25 23
PWind dir         W      NW     W       W     W       W     W       W     W
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1 B2   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$
IAZ086-231000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
514 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            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                       8          17           3          29          19
Temp             27 27 25 19 11 10 14 17 14  9  7  5  4  9 23 28 25 25 25 24 22
Dewpt            20 23 21 10  4  2  1  1  0 -1 -1 -1 -1  2  7 12 15 18 20 22 20
RH               74 85 84 67 73 69 55 49 53 63 69 76 79 72 50 50 65 74 81 92 92
Wind dir          W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W
Wind spd          6  9 11 16 14 14 12 11  6  5  3  4  4  8 12 13 11 10  9  6  5
Wind gust                                                     24
Clouds           OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     50           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                     T       00-00       00-00
Snow              C  S
Wind chill       20 18 14  4 -5 -7  0  4  4  0 -1 -4 -5 -2 11 17 15 15 16 16 15
Min chill        19    13    -6    -9     0    -3    -8    -6    14    13    13


Date           01/25/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
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      15    30      19    41      25    47      28    45
Temp          34 31 24   17 26 25 22   21 36 34 29   27 41 37 32   30 41 38
Dewpt         24 21 15   11 10 11 12   12 17 19 20   19 24 25 26   24 27 26
PWind dir         W      NW    NW       W     W       W     W      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 SC   SC CL CL FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     5

$$