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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

IAZ060-051000-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N  93.65W Elev. 924 ft
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

Date           12/04/24      Thu 12/05/24            Fri 12/06/24            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                      10          21          14          37          24
Temp                19 15 11 11 12 18 21 18 16 15 15 17 23 33 37 31 27 26 26 25
Dewpt                7  2  0  0  2  5  7  7  7  6  7  7  8 13 18 18 19 20 22 22
RH                  59 55 60 60 63 56 54 61 67 67 70 64 52 43 46 58 71 78 85 88
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd            21 18 16 14 12  9  6  2  2  2  2  5  6  9  8  5  4  4  4  4
Wind gust           35 32 29
Clouds              SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill           2 -2 -6 -5 -2  7 12              9 15 25 31 25
Min chill              -3    -7    -6     8    12     7     9    24    19    18
Wind                 Y


Date           12/07/24  Sun 12/08/24  Mon 12/09/24  Tue 12/10/24  Wed 12/11/24
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          49      36    54      36    46      24    32      19    35
Temp          44 41 40   39 50 49 42   37 42 38 30   25 30 28 23   20 32 30
Dewpt         30 33 36   38 44 44 40   34 32 28 24   19 17 16 15   14 16 19
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW    NW      NW     W
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    10      10     5       0     0

$$
IAZ039-051000-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N  92.40W Elev. 865 ft
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

Date           12/04/24      Thu 12/05/24            Fri 12/06/24            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                       7          19           9          33          20
Temp                13 11  9  8 12 17 18 16 12 11 10 12 18 28 32 27 25 25 24 23
Dewpt                1  0  0  1  3  6  8  7  6  6  5  6  8 12 16 18 18 18 18 19
RH                  58 60 66 72 66 61 64 67 76 80 80 76 64 50 51 68 74 74 77 84
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd            26 25 20 18 14 12 10  5  2  2  2  5  8 10 10  5  4  3  3  3
Wind gust           43 37 34 28 25
Clouds              B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries
Snowshwrs
Wind chill          -7-10-10-10 -4  4  6  7           4  9 18 24 20 19       17
Min chill             -12   -12   -11     4     4     3     4    19    17    16
Wind                 Y


Date           12/07/24  Sun 12/08/24  Mon 12/09/24  Tue 12/10/24  Wed 12/11/24
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          44      33    51      34    44      22    30      16    31
Temp          38 37 36   36 46 44 39   35 40 35 28   24 27 24 21   18 28 25
Dewpt         27 31 32   34 42 42 39   34 33 28 22   17 15 14 12   12 13 16
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW    NW      NW     W
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20    10      10     5       0     0
Rain                               S

$$
IAZ048-051000-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N  93.62W Elev. 936 ft
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

Date           12/04/24      Thu 12/05/24            Fri 12/06/24            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          20          12          36          22
Temp                17 11  9  8 11 17 19 16 13 13 13 15 21 31 35 28 25 24 24 23
Dewpt                4  1  1  1  3  6  8  8  7  7  7  8 10 15 19 20 20 21 22 22
RH                  56 63 69 72 69 61 61 70 76 76 76 73 62 51 52 71 81 88 92 96
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd            25 20 18 16 12 10  8  3  1  1  2  4  6 10  8  5  3  2  2  3
Wind gust           39 35 32 26
Clouds              SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snowshwrs
Wind chill          -1 -8-10-10 -4  5 10              8 12 22 28 22
Min chill              -8   -10    -9     6     8     6     7    22    20    18
Wind                 Y


Date           12/07/24  Sun 12/08/24  Mon 12/09/24  Tue 12/10/24  Wed 12/11/24
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          47      34    53      33    44      22    31      17    33
Temp          41 38 36   37 48 46 39   34 40 35 27   23 28 25 20   18 30 28
Dewpt         30 33 34   37 45 44 39   34 32 28 23   18 17 16 14   13 16 19
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW    NW      NW     W
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    10      10     5       0     0

$$
IAZ004-051000-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N  94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

Date           12/04/24      Thu 12/05/24            Fri 12/06/24            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          17          10          34          20
Temp                10  7  6  4  7 14 17 14 12 13 12 14 19 29 33 27 25 24 23 23
Dewpt                0 -1 -1 -1  1  5  6  6  5  5  5  5  9 16 21 21 20 20 20 21
RH                  63 69 72 79 76 67 61 70 73 70 73 67 64 58 61 78 81 84 88 92
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW
Wind spd            27 25 19 16 12  9  6  2  3  4  6 10 10 10  9  5  5  5  5  5
Wind gust           42 37 33
Clouds              B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snowshwrs
Wind chill         -12-15-14-15 -9  2  8        5  2  1  8 20 25 20 18 17 16 16
Min chill             -15   -15   -14     4     4     1     2    20    17    15
Wind                 Y


Date           12/07/24  Sun 12/08/24  Mon 12/09/24  Tue 12/10/24  Wed 12/11/24
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          44      31    48      28    38      16    26      14    29
Temp          38 37 35   33 43 40 33   30 34 29 23   18 23 22 18   16 27 25
Dewpt         30 30 29   30 38 37 32   29 27 23 17   12 13 13 12   11 16 17
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       W    NW      NW    NW       W     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5       5     5       5     5       0     0

$$
IAZ035-051000-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N  94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

Date           12/04/24      Thu 12/05/24            Fri 12/06/24            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          19          11          35          21
Temp                13  9  7  6  9 16 18 15 12 12 12 15 20 30 34 28 24 23 23 23
Dewpt                1 -1 -1  0  2  5  7  6  6  5  6  6 10 15 20 21 19 20 20 21
RH                  58 63 69 76 72 61 61 67 76 73 76 67 64 53 56 75 81 88 88 92
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd            24 20 17 14 12  9  5  2  1  2  3  5  6  9  8  4  3  2  2  3
Wind gust           37 33 29
Clouds              SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snowshwrs
Wind chill          -7-10-12-12 -7  4 10              6 11 22 28
Min chill             -11   -13   -11     7     7     4     7    22    18    17
Wind                 Y


Date           12/07/24  Sun 12/08/24  Mon 12/09/24  Tue 12/10/24  Wed 12/11/24
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          47      31    52      30    42      19    30      15    33
Temp          41 37 35   34 47 42 36   32 38 32 24   21 27 24 19   18 29 26
Dewpt         30 31 32   33 42 40 35   31 30 25 20   15 15 14 12   12 16 18
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       W    NW      NW    NW      NW     W
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5       5     5       5     5       0     0

$$
IAZ094-051000-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N  93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

Date           12/04/24      Thu 12/05/24            Fri 12/06/24            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                      11          24          15          38          25
Temp                24 17 13 11 14 20 24 21 19 17 16 17 23 33 37 31 27 26 26 25
Dewpt                8  3  0  0  2  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  8 12 16 18 19 20 22 23
RH                  50 53 55 60 58 47 41 49 56 61 64 61 52 41 42 58 71 78 85 92
Wind dir            NW NW NW  N  N  N NW  N  N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd            23 17 16 14 11  9  5  2  2  2  3  5  8 10  9  5  5  4  4  5
Wind gust           34 29 29 25
Clouds              CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill           8  1 -3 -5  0  9 17              8 14 25 30 25 21 20 20 18
Min chill               1    -5    -5    13    13     6     8    24    19    17
Wind                 Y


Date           12/07/24  Sun 12/08/24  Mon 12/09/24  Tue 12/10/24  Wed 12/11/24
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          48      36    54      37    47      24    33      19    37
Temp          43 40 39   39 49 48 42   37 43 38 30   25 31 28 23   20 33 30
Dewpt         30 34 38   39 45 45 42   37 34 29 24   19 18 16 16   15 18 20
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW    NW      NW     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC SC FW   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    10      10     5       0     0

$$
IAZ017-051000-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N  93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

Date           12/04/24      Thu 12/05/24            Fri 12/06/24            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           8          32          19
Temp                10  7  6  5  8 15 16 13 10 10 10 12 17 27 30 26 24 22 22 21
Dewpt                0 -2 -1  0  2  6  7  6  5  4  4  5  8 13 18 18 18 18 19 19
RH                  63 66 72 79 76 67 67 73 80 76 76 73 67 55 60 71 77 84 88 92
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
Wind spd            27 25 20 17 14 11  9  4  2  2  3  6  9 10  9  5  4  4  4  4
Wind gust           43 37 34 28
Clouds              B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Flurries
Snowshwrs
Wind chill         -12-14-14-14 -9  2  4  5        4  2  7 17 22 19 18    16 15
Min chill             -15   -15   -14     2     2     1     2    18    16    13
Wind                 Y


Date           12/07/24  Sun 12/08/24  Mon 12/09/24  Tue 12/10/24  Wed 12/11/24
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          43      31    48      30    39      17    26      13    29
Temp          37 36 34   33 43 40 35   32 36 30 23   19 24 21 17   15 26 24
Dewpt         28 30 30   31 40 39 35   31 30 25 18   13 14 13 11   10 14 16
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW    NW      NW     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0    10       5    10       5     5       0     0

$$
IAZ049-051000-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N  92.91W Elev. 972 ft
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

Date           12/04/24      Thu 12/05/24            Fri 12/06/24            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                       7          19          10          34          21
Temp                14 10  8  7 10 17 19 15 11 11 11 12 19 28 32 26 24 23 23 22
Dewpt                2  0  0  0  2  6  8  8  6  6  6  6  9 13 17 18 18 19 19 20
RH                  58 63 69 72 69 61 61 73 80 80 80 76 64 53 53 71 77 84 84 92
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd            26 21 18 16 13 10  8  3  2  1  2  5  8 10  9  5  4  3  3  4
Wind gust           39 33 32
Clouds              B1 B1 SC SC SC CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Snowshwrs
Wind chill          -6-10-11-11 -6  4  9  9           4 10 19 24 20
Min chill             -10   -12   -10     6     5     3     4    19    17    16
Wind                 Y


Date           12/07/24  Sun 12/08/24  Mon 12/09/24  Tue 12/10/24  Wed 12/11/24
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          45      33    52      34    44      21    30      16    32
Temp          39 37 35   36 47 45 39   34 40 35 26   22 27 24 19   18 28 25
Dewpt         28 31 32   36 44 43 39   34 33 28 22   16 16 15 13   12 15 17
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW    NW      NW     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    10      10     5       0     0

$$
IAZ086-051000-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N  92.45W Elev. 836 ft
845 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024

Date           12/04/24      Thu 12/05/24            Fri 12/06/24            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                      10          21          12          36          23
Temp                20 15 11 11 13 19 21 18 15 13 13 14 21 31 35 30 27 25 25 25
Dewpt                7  3  1  1  3  6  8  8  8  7  7  7  9 11 16 16 18 19 20 21
RH                  56 58 63 63 63 56 56 64 73 76 76 73 59 43 45 55 68 78 81 84
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd            25 20 18 17 14 11  9  4  3  2  2  4  6 10  9  5  5  5  5  5
Wind gust           41 37 34 28
Clouds              SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Wind chill           3 -3 -7 -6 -3  6 11 12           6 12 23 28 24 20 18 18 18
Min chill              -3    -8    -7     8     8     5     6    23    17    17
Wind                 Y


Date           12/07/24  Sun 12/08/24  Mon 12/09/24  Tue 12/10/24  Wed 12/11/24
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          47      36    54      38    48      25    32      18    33
Temp          42 39 39   39 49 48 44   39 44 40 31   26 30 28 22   20 31 29
Dewpt         29 32 36   38 44 46 43   38 37 31 25   21 19 18 16   14 16 19
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    NW      NW    NW      NW     W
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   SC SC SC B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 SC SC   FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20    10      10    10       0     0
Rain                               S    S

$$