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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

IAZ060-042100-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      49          36          49          27          56
Temp                43 49 49 49 47 44 41 36 39 45 48 47 39 34 30 27 39 52 56 55
Dewpt               34 36 40 40 41 40 38 32 26 23 21 20 21 21 20 20 23 25 26 28
RH                  70 61 71 71 79 86 89 85 59 41 34 34 48 58 66 74 52 35 31 35
Wind dir             E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N NW NW  W
Wind spd             8  8  6  6  5  9 13 17 20 17 17 13 10  6  5  5  6  9  9  6
Clouds              OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          40           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                    C  C  C  C  C
Wind chill                            33 27 30 38       33 27
Min chill              32          38    26    26    39    26    20    25


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          34    51      27    56      39    67      44    70
Temp          41 34 47 47   33 27 50 54   45 40 60 64   51 45 64 65
Dewpt         27 25 22 18   19 19 24 29   32 32 40 42   40 39 42 42
PWind dir         W     N      NE    SE       S     S       S     W
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   CL CL FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0      20    20      30    20
Rain                                       S  S  S  S    C  C  S  S

$$
IAZ039-042100-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      50          36          47          26          56
Temp                38 46 48 49 45 43 40 37 39 44 47 43 35 31 27 26 39 52 56 53
Dewpt               33 35 37 38 39 39 37 33 27 22 20 19 21 21 21 20 24 26 26 27
RH                  82 65 65 66 79 86 89 85 62 41 34 38 56 66 78 78 54 36 31 36
Wind dir            SE SE  E NE  N  N NW NW  N NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  W NW NW
Wind spd             8  8  6  6  4  9 12 19 21 19 19 16 10  8  5  5  8 11 12  9
Clouds              B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                       S  S  C  S
Wind chill          32             37 32 27 30 36    37    24    20
Min chill              28          36    26    26    36    23    19    23


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          30    46      24    52      35    64      42    68
Temp          38 30 43 42   29 24 46 49   38 35 56 58   46 42 61 61
Dewpt         26 23 17 15   16 16 20 25   27 28 35 39   39 37 41 40
PWind dir        NW     N      NE    SE      SE    SE       S     W
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0      20    20      30    20
Rain                                          S  S  S    C  S  S  S

$$
IAZ048-042100-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      50          34          47          26          56
Temp                41 49 50 50 45 43 40 35 38 44 47 45 36 31 27 26 39 52 56 54
Dewpt               34 35 38 39 40 39 36 30 24 22 21 21 22 21 21 20 24 26 26 29
RH                  76 58 63 66 82 86 85 82 57 41 35 38 56 66 78 78 54 36 31 38
Wind dir             E SE  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  W NW  W
Wind spd             6  8  6  6  6  9 18 19 21 18 18 14 10  6  5  5  6 10 10  8
Clouds              B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.02           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                    S  C  C  S  S
Wind chill                         37 28 23 27 36    38
Min chill              31          36    23    23    37    25    19    23


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          31    48      24    54      37    66      42    69
Temp          39 31 44 45   30 24 48 52   42 37 59 62   47 42 63 64
Dewpt         29 24 21 18   18 18 23 29   32 31 40 43   40 39 43 43
PWind dir         W     N      NE    SE      SE     S       S     W
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW CL   CL CL FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0      20    20      30    20
Rain                                       S  S  S  S    C  C  S  S

$$
IAZ004-042100-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      49          27          44          26          56
Temp                39 45 47 47 39 33 30 27 34 41 43 41 32 29 27 26 40 52 55 52
Dewpt               34 35 36 37 36 31 26 24 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 24 27 26 27
RH                  82 68 65 68 89 92 85 88 56 41 38 41 61 69 74 78 52 38 32 38
Wind dir            SE SE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd             6  6  6  6 16 21 18 14 18 19 16 17 10  8  6  8 10 13 14 11
Clouds              B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     10          50           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                          S  C  S
Snow                                S
Wind chill                      33 25 18 14 22 30 35 34    23    19 33
Min chill              27          24    14    15    31    22    16    22


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          25    43      23    51      34    65      39    66
Temp          35 25 39 40   26 23 46 49   38 34 57 59   45 39 60 60
Dewpt         26 17 15 13   16 16 21 26   27 27 36 39   36 35 39 38
PWind dir         N     N      NE    SE      SE     S       S    NW
Wind char        GN    BZ      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   CL CL FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      10    20      20    20
Rain                                             S  S    S  S  S  S

$$
IAZ035-042100-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      51          30          46          25          56
Temp                39 46 50 49 44 40 34 31 35 42 45 43 34 30 26 25 39 52 56 54
Dewpt               35 35 38 38 38 37 32 26 22 20 20 19 21 21 20 20 24 26 26 28
RH                  85 65 63 66 79 89 92 81 59 41 36 38 58 69 78 81 54 36 31 36
Wind dir            SE SE  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N NW  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd             9  6  5  6  8 16 19 18 21 18 17 13  8  5  4  4  6 10 11  8
Clouds              B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     20          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                       S  S  S  S
Wind chill          33             33 22 18 23 32 39       24
Min chill              28          32    18    19    35    24    18    23


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          29    46      23    53      35    65      41    68
Temp          37 29 42 42   27 23 46 50   40 35 58 60   45 41 61 62
Dewpt         27 21 18 15   16 17 22 27   29 30 38 41   39 37 41 40
PWind dir        NW     N      NE    SE      SE     S       S    NW
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW CL   CL CL FW SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      20    30      30    20
Rain                                       S  S  S  C    C  C  S  S

$$
IAZ094-042100-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      48          37          47          28          54
Temp                43 45 47 47 45 44 42 38 39 44 47 45 37 34 30 28 38 50 54 52
Dewpt               37 40 42 41 41 41 39 36 31 28 24 21 21 20 20 20 23 25 26 28
RH                  79 82 83 79 86 89 89 92 73 53 40 38 52 56 66 71 54 37 34 39
Wind dir             E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW
Wind spd             8  8  9  9  9 10 12 19 21 18 19 14 11 10 10  9  9  9 10  6
Wind gust                 19                         25
Clouds              OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          50          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.17        0.08           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                 C  D  L  C  C  C
Wind chill                      39 36 32 28 28 35       31 26 22 20 32
Min chill              33          35    26    26    36    24    19    22


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          34    53      26    56      40    68      46    70
Temp          40 34 50 49   33 26 50 54   45 40 61 64   51 46 66 65
Dewpt         27 26 26 22   19 20 27 30   32 34 43 43   41 40 44 42
PWind dir         W     N      NE    SE       S    SW       S     W
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   CL CL FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0      20    20      30    20
Rain                                       S  S  S  S    C  C  S  S

$$
IAZ017-042100-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      49          30          44          25          55
Temp                38 44 47 47 42 40 34 31 35 40 43 41 32 29 26 26 38 49 54 51
Dewpt               34 35 37 37 37 37 32 25 21 20 20 19 20 20 20 19 23 27 26 27
RH                  85 70 68 68 82 89 92 78 56 44 39 41 61 69 78 74 54 42 34 39
Wind dir            SE SE SE  N  N  N NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd             8  8  5  5  5 13 19 19 23 19 18 14 10  8  5  5  9 12 13 10
Wind gust                                   33
Clouds              B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     10          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                C
Wind chill          32             32 23 18 22 30 36 35    21    20 32
Min chill              27          32    17    17    31    21    18    22


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          27    43      23    50      34    62      39    66
Temp          36 27 39 39   27 23 44 47   37 34 54 56   44 39 59 59
Dewpt         26 18 17 14   15 15 20 25   26 27 35 39   38 35 41 40
PWind dir        NW     N      NE    SE      SE     S       S     W
Wind char        GN    BZ      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   CL CL FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      20    20      30    20
Rain                                          S  S  S    C  S  S  S

$$
IAZ049-042100-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      50          34          47          24          55
Temp                39 47 50 49 44 42 40 35 38 44 47 43 34 30 26 24 38 50 55 52
Dewpt               33 34 38 39 39 39 37 32 26 22 20 19 20 20 20 20 23 25 26 27
RH                  79 60 63 68 82 89 89 89 62 41 34 38 56 66 78 84 54 37 32 38
Wind dir             E SE  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd             8  8  6  6  6  9 14 19 21 19 19 14 10  6  5  5  6 10 11  6
Clouds              B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                       C  C  C  S
Wind chill          33             36 31 25 29 35    37    23
Min chill              27          36    23    23    36    21    16    22


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          30    46      23    51      35    64      41    68
Temp          37 30 43 42   28 23 46 49   40 35 57 59   46 41 61 62
Dewpt         27 22 20 16   16 16 21 26   29 29 38 41   39 37 42 41
PWind dir         W     N      NE    SE      SE     S       S     W
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   CL CL FW SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0      20    20      40    20
Rain                                       S  S  S  S    C  C  S  S

$$
IAZ086-042100-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
904 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      50          39          49          27          54
Temp                43 46 48 48 44 44 44 40 41 46 48 46 38 34 30 28 38 49 54 52
Dewpt               36 38 42 42 42 41 40 38 35 30 25 22 22 22 21 20 24 26 27 29
RH                  76 73 80 80 93 89 86 92 79 53 40 38 52 61 69 71 57 40 35 41
Wind dir             E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW
Wind spd            10  9 10 10 11 11 12 16 20 19 19 14 12 10  9  8  9 10 10  6
Wind gust                                            25
Clouds              OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          60          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.10        0.08           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                 S  L  L  C  C  C
Wind chill                         37 33 31 32 38       31 24 21 21 32
Min chill              33          37    31    30    38    23    19    22


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          34    51      25    54      38    65      44    69
Temp          40 35 48 47   32 26 49 52   44 39 58 61   50 44 64 64
Dewpt         28 27 26 20   19 19 24 29   31 32 40 43   42 40 44 43
PWind dir         W     N      NE    SE       S     S       S     W
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   CL CL CL SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     0      20    20      30    20
Rain                                          S  S  S    C  S  S  S

$$