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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
IAZ060-160900-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 59 91 62 86 63
TEMP 61 61 74 84 89 88 76 71 66 65 75 83 83 81 73 70 66 65
DEWPT 50 52 57 60 58 58 61 62 60 59 60 58 58 58 60 62 62 62
RH 67 72 55 44 35 36 60 73 81 81 60 43 43 46 64 76 87 90
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S N E E E E E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 5 8 10 12 11 10 6 5 4 5 8 9 10 9 9 10 12
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 70 40 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.40 0.11 0.24
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L D D C
TSTMS C C S C C C C C
DATE 05/17 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 89 68 89 62 74 48 69 48 74
TEMP 84 87 76 70 84 84 73 65 70 70 55 49 65 67 54 51 70 72
DEWPT 64 60 63 65 67 63 62 58 54 46 42 41 43 42 42 43 47 45
PWIND DIR S S S SW W NW N NE E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 30 60 60 70 20 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C L C L L C S S
TSTMS C C C C L C S
IAZ039-160900-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 55 86 57 83 58
TEMP 59 59 70 81 85 82 70 65 61 60 72 81 81 77 67 64 61 60
DEWPT 46 49 54 59 58 59 60 60 58 57 58 55 54 56 55 56 58 59
RH 62 69 57 47 40 46 71 84 90 90 61 41 39 48 65 75 90 96
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W N N NE E E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 9 11 11 14 13 11 8 3 3 4 6 8 8 9 9 11 13
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL FW B1 OV OV B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 70 30 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.45 0.02 0.40
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C C C C C L L C
TSTMS S L C S C C C C C
DATE 05/17 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 86 63 85 59 75 45 66 44 71
TEMP 81 83 70 65 82 81 68 62 71 68 52 47 64 64 50 47 69 69
DEWPT 66 63 61 62 69 66 61 58 57 48 42 39 42 41 40 41 46 45
PWIND DIR SE S S S W NW NW NE E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 60 70 80 20 5 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L D L S S
TSTMS C C C C C C
IAZ048-160900-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 56 90 58 85 60
TEMP 59 59 72 83 87 86 73 67 63 62 74 81 82 80 70 66 62 64
DEWPT 49 51 57 61 59 59 62 61 59 58 59 57 56 57 59 60 61 62
RH 69 75 59 47 39 40 68 81 87 87 59 44 41 45 68 81 97 93
WIND DIR SE S S SE S S SE S NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 5 8 11 12 11 10 6 4 4 5 8 10 10 9 9 11 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 70 40 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.51 0.05 0.39
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C C C L L D D C
TSTMS S L C S C C C C C
DATE 05/17 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 88 64 88 58 73 45 67 45 73
TEMP 82 85 72 68 82 82 70 62 68 68 53 47 64 65 52 49 69 71
DEWPT 66 63 63 65 69 64 61 57 55 47 42 41 44 42 42 43 48 46
PWIND DIR S S S SW W NW N NE E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 70 70 80 10 5 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C L C L D C
TSTMS C C L C L C S
IAZ004-160900-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 53 89 52 83 56
TEMP 57 56 73 83 87 81 66 60 56 56 71 77 81 79 66 60 57 60
DEWPT 46 48 51 47 48 53 52 48 44 41 41 40 42 45 47 50 53 56
RH 67 74 46 28 26 38 61 64 64 57 34 26 25 30 50 69 86 87
WIND DIR S S SW S SW W N N NW NW N NE E E E E E SE
WIND SPD 9 6 8 9 12 10 6 5 5 8 10 9 9 11 11 13 16 18
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 OV
POP 12HR 0 30 30 10 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.38
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C L L D
TSTMS C C C C C
DATE 05/17 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 84 57 79 50 63 39 63 42 71
TEMP 77 80 64 59 71 73 59 53 59 58 45 42 58 61 47 46 66 69
DEWPT 63 65 59 57 61 62 54 48 46 42 36 35 39 39 38 39 44 44
PWIND DIR SE S NE W NW NW N NE E
WIND CHAR WY BZ BZ BZ WY GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 80 80 10 0 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS D C D L C D D C
TSTMS C C C C S C C S
IAZ035-160900-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 54 91 55 85 58
TEMP 59 59 73 83 88 83 69 63 59 58 73 79 82 80 68 63 59 62
DEWPT 48 50 55 55 54 58 59 55 53 52 52 49 50 53 54 55 58 59
RH 67 72 53 38 31 43 70 75 80 80 48 35 33 39 61 75 96 90
WIND DIR S S S S S S S N N N NE E E E E E E SE
WIND SPD 8 6 8 10 12 10 6 3 3 4 5 9 10 9 9 10 12 14
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL SC B2 OV B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 20 70 30 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.24 0.03 0.38
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C S C C L L D D L
TSTMS L C S S C C C C C
DATE 05/17 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 88 61 87 54 69 42 66 43 72
TEMP 81 82 68 63 80 80 64 57 64 64 49 44 62 64 49 46 68 70
DEWPT 64 63 60 61 65 63 57 52 50 43 38 37 40 40 39 40 45 45
PWIND DIR S S S SW NW NW NW NE E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 70 70 70 10 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L C L L L L L C
TSTMS C C C L C L C S
IAZ094-160900-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 59 89 64 87 63
TEMP 61 61 74 85 88 86 77 71 67 65 77 84 84 82 73 69 66 65
DEWPT 52 54 60 62 61 61 61 60 60 61 63 62 62 61 61 61 61 61
RH 72 78 62 46 40 43 58 68 78 87 62 48 48 49 66 76 84 87
WIND DIR S S S SE S S S N S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 8 6 9 10 12 11 11 9 5 6 5 8 10 11 10 10 12 13
WIND GUST 25 19
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 5 70 40 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.46 0 0.18
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L S C C L L C C S
TSTMS S C S S C C C C C S
DATE 05/17 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 88 69 89 62 75 48 70 48 74
TEMP 85 86 75 70 85 83 71 64 71 70 55 49 66 68 54 51 71 72
DEWPT 65 61 62 65 68 64 61 59 56 49 44 42 45 44 43 44 48 47
PWIND DIR S S S SW W NW N E NE
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 50 50 70 20 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C L C S S
TSTMS S C C C C S
IAZ017-160900-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 52 87 52 82 54
TEMP 57 57 72 82 86 82 67 61 57 58 72 78 80 78 66 61 56 60
DEWPT 46 48 54 54 52 56 58 55 52 50 50 46 46 50 50 51 53 56
RH 67 72 53 38 31 41 73 81 83 75 46 32 30 37 56 70 90 87
WIND DIR S S S S S S S W NW NW N N NE E E E E SE
WIND SPD 9 6 9 10 13 12 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 9 9 11 13 17
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 20 60 20 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.35 0 0.26
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L C S S C C L L D
TSTMS L C S S C C C C
DATE 05/17 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 84 58 83 53 68 40 63 41 70
TEMP 77 80 65 64 78 79 64 58 64 63 48 43 60 61 48 45 66 68
DEWPT 64 63 59 60 66 64 57 53 51 44 37 36 40 39 38 38 44 44
PWIND DIR SE S S SW W NW NW NE E
WIND CHAR WY BZ BZ BZ WY GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 70 80 20 0 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS D C D D C L D L S
TSTMS C C C C S C C S
IAZ049-160900-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 55 87 57 84 59
TEMP 58 58 71 81 86 84 70 65 61 60 73 81 82 78 67 64 60 62
DEWPT 47 50 55 59 58 59 59 59 57 57 58 56 55 57 56 57 59 60
RH 67 75 57 47 39 43 68 81 87 90 59 42 40 48 68 78 96 93
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S W NW NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 9 6 10 11 13 12 11 6 3 3 5 8 8 8 8 8 9 12
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 70 40 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.54 0.04 0.52
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C C C C C D D C
TSTMS S L C S C C C C C
DATE 05/17 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 87 63 86 59 74 44 67 44 72
TEMP 82 84 71 65 81 82 68 62 70 69 52 46 63 65 50 47 68 70
DEWPT 64 62 61 63 68 64 60 57 55 48 41 39 43 41 40 41 46 46
PWIND DIR S S S SW W NW NW NE E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 60 60 70 20 5 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L C S S
TSTMS C S C C C C S
IAZ086-160900-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DATE 05/14/26 FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 58 88 64 87 63
TEMP 62 61 72 81 87 86 76 71 67 66 77 82 84 82 72 68 65 65
DEWPT 51 53 55 59 60 60 61 62 61 62 63 62 62 61 62 62 62 62
RH 67 75 55 47 40 42 60 73 81 87 62 51 48 49 71 81 90 90
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S SW S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 12 11 11 11 13 13 11 10 6 5 6 6 9 10 9 9 10 12
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 0 70 50 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.58 0.01 0.21
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L C C C L L L L S
TSTMS S C C S C C C C S S
DATE 05/17 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 90 69 88 65 80 50 70 48 73
TEMP 84 88 75 70 83 84 73 68 75 74 57 52 66 68 54 51 70 71
DEWPT 65 62 62 65 68 66 63 61 60 52 46 44 45 44 44 44 47 47
PWIND DIR S S S S W NW N NE E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 50 70 60 30 10 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C L L L C S C
TSTMS S S C C L C S S
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