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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
IAZ060-110900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
DATE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI  
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 36 47 30 59 37  
TEMP 46 44 39 37 43 47 45 37 33 31 30 40 52 58 58 54 51 44 38  
DEWPT 43 38 35 32 30 26 22 23 24 23 23 23 24 26 28 30 31 27 25  
RH 89 79 85 82 60 43 40 56 69 72 75 50 33 29 32 40 46 51 59  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW S S S SW W NW NW  
WIND SPD 12 12 14 18 20 19 11 5 5 5 5 11 18 23 19 20 20 20 18  
WIND GUST 28 31 31 36 32 37 34 32 28  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 60 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S L S S S  
WIND CHILL 38 31 28 34 39 25 24 33 36 28  
MIN CHILL 30 26 34 27 23 25 28  
 
DATE 03/13 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 50 35 57 32 41 11 30 15 40  
TEMP 46 48 37 37 53 55 45 37 35 32 18 13 26 27 18 18 34 38  
DEWPT 21 19 21 23 33 36 37 34 26 16 9 5 7 10 9 9 16 21  
PWIND DIR NW E SE NE N NW NW E S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 60 50 10 5 5 20  
RAIN C L C C  
SNOW L C C S  
 
 
IAZ039-110900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
DATE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI  
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 33 42 27 51 33  
TEMP 41 37 35 35 38 41 39 33 30 28 27 35 45 50 50 47 45 39 34  
DEWPT 37 33 32 30 28 26 24 24 25 23 23 26 26 27 29 31 34 30 26  
RH 85 85 89 82 67 55 54 69 81 81 85 69 47 41 44 53 65 70 72  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW S S S S SW W W  
WIND SPD 13 13 14 20 23 20 12 8 5 5 5 9 14 19 18 21 25 26 26  
WIND GUST 33 31 28 37 37 39 36  
CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC B1  
POP 12HR 30 60 5 5 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L S L L C  
SNOW L C C  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 33 28 25 23 28 31 31 25 24 22 20 28 39 36 28 21  
MIN CHILL 33 24 20 28 23 18 21 34 20  
 
DATE 03/13 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 45 30 48 29 37 9 23 8 34  
TEMP 41 41 33 31 44 46 36 32 33 28 17 11 21 21 11 11 28 31  
DEWPT 23 20 21 23 28 33 33 31 25 17 9 2 4 7 3 4 12 19  
PWIND DIR NW NE SE NE N NW NW W S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 70 50 20 5 5 20  
RAIN S C L C C  
SNOW S S C L C C S S  
 
 
IAZ048-110900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
DATE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI  
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 33 46 27 58 34  
TEMP 43 39 36 35 41 45 43 35 31 29 27 37 48 56 57 51 48 40 35  
DEWPT 39 36 34 31 29 26 24 24 25 24 24 24 25 27 29 32 32 28 25  
RH 86 89 92 85 62 47 47 64 78 81 88 59 40 32 34 48 54 62 66  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW W W W SW S S S S SW W NW NW  
WIND SPD 13 13 16 20 21 20 11 5 5 4 5 11 18 21 19 21 24 25 21  
WIND GUST 32 33 31 34 31 37 37 36 33  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 50 60 0 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S L C C  
SNOW S S  
WIND CHILL 37 31 26 24 32 38 36 29 25 23 21 30 29 23  
MIN CHILL 36 25 22 32 24 18 21 36 22  
 
DATE 03/13 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 48 33 54 29 39 9 27 12 37  
TEMP 44 45 35 34 49 51 40 34 33 29 15 11 23 24 14 15 32 35  
DEWPT 21 20 21 23 31 36 36 32 24 16 8 3 6 10 7 8 16 22  
PWIND DIR NW E SE NE N NW NW E S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 60 50 10 5 10 20  
RAIN C L C C  
SNOW S L C C S  
 
 
IAZ004-110900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
DATE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI  
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 29 41 25 53 29  
TEMP 33 31 30 30 37 41 38 30 28 26 26 35 45 52 50 44 40 34 29  
DEWPT 31 30 27 27 27 25 24 24 23 22 20 22 25 28 30 33 29 26 21  
RH 92 96 88 88 67 52 57 78 81 85 78 59 45 39 46 65 64 72 72  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW W W W SW S S S SW W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 17 18 19 20 20 17 9 6 8 6 8 14 21 21 17 21 29 29 25  
WIND GUST 29 31 32 37 41 41 36  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 80 50 10 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.01 0 0 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00  
RAIN C C C  
SNOW C D C  
WIND CHILL 22 20 18 17 26 32 31 23 20 18 17 26 37 35 28 20 15  
MIN CHILL 22 16 16 27 18 15 17 26 15  
 
DATE 03/13 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 42 28 45 22 30 5 25 11 35  
TEMP 38 39 31 30 42 41 31 24 26 22 10 5 20 20 11 12 29 30  
DEWPT 19 17 20 22 29 31 28 21 17 11 3 -2 6 8 4 6 16 20  
PWIND DIR NW E SE NE N NW NW SW S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN BZ WY BZ GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 40 30 70 50 10 5 10 20  
RAIN C L L  
SNOW S C S L L C C S  
 
 
IAZ035-110900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
DATE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI  
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 31 44 26 58 31  
TEMP 38 36 33 33 39 44 41 32 29 27 26 36 47 55 55 49 44 37 32  
DEWPT 33 33 32 29 28 25 23 25 24 23 22 23 25 27 30 32 32 27 24  
RH 82 89 96 85 64 47 48 75 81 85 85 59 42 34 38 52 62 67 72  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW W W W SW S S S SW SW W NW NW  
WIND SPD 13 14 16 19 20 18 9 6 5 5 5 11 18 19 16 18 23 24 20  
WIND GUST 29 32 34 34  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV SC B1  
POP 12HR 70 70 5 5 40  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C S C C  
SNOW C L S  
WIND CHILL 30 27 22 21 29 36 35 26 23 21 19 29 35 25 20  
MIN CHILL 29 21 19 32 23 18 21 35 19  
 
DATE 03/13 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 46 30 51 26 35 7 27 12 37  
TEMP 41 42 33 32 47 47 35 28 30 26 13 9 22 24 14 14 31 33  
DEWPT 21 20 20 23 31 34 32 28 22 14 6 1 6 9 7 8 16 22  
PWIND DIR NW E SE NE N NW NW SE S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 70 50 10 5 10 20  
RAIN S C L C  
SNOW C L C C S  
 
 
IAZ094-110900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
DATE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI  
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 38 48 28 58 40  
TEMP 50 46 40 40 44 48 45 37 34 30 28 40 53 58 56 53 51 46 40  
DEWPT 46 41 38 35 32 26 22 22 22 22 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 27 26  
RH 86 83 92 82 62 42 40 54 61 72 78 52 33 29 32 38 44 47 57  
WIND DIR N N NW NW N N NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW  
WIND SPD 10 13 16 18 21 20 12 6 5 5 6 12 19 24 20 21 20 18 16  
WIND GUST 26 29 33 32 23 31 37 34 37 33 31 26  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 60 60 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.03 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C L S  
WIND CHILL 32 31 36 39 31 24 22 33 39 32  
MIN CHILL 32 28 37 28 21 24 29  
 
DATE 03/13 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 53 36 64 35 47 12 33 17 45  
TEMP 50 50 39 38 58 60 50 42 40 34 20 14 29 30 21 19 38 41  
DEWPT 21 19 21 25 36 40 40 39 27 17 9 6 7 8 9 10 15 21  
PWIND DIR NW E SE E N NW NW E S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 50 50 20 5 10 10  
RAIN S C C C  
SNOW C C S  
 
 
IAZ017-110900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
DATE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI  
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 30 40 25 51 29  
TEMP 37 36 31 31 36 40 37 31 29 27 26 35 44 49 48 45 42 35 30  
DEWPT 32 32 29 27 28 25 24 24 24 23 22 24 26 28 30 33 32 28 24  
RH 82 85 92 85 72 55 59 75 81 85 85 64 49 44 49 62 67 75 78  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW W W W SW S S S S SW W W NW  
WIND SPD 13 14 17 20 21 19 10 6 6 6 5 10 17 19 18 21 28 29 27  
WIND GUST 31 35 39  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 70 70 10 10 70  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0 0 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
RAIN C L L S S  
SNOW C L S S  
WIND CHILL 29 27 20 18 25 30 29 24 23 20 19 26 36 37 31 22 15  
MIN CHILL 28 20 17 26 20 16 19 37 28 15  
 
DATE 03/13 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 42 28 45 26 33 6 23 8 33  
TEMP 38 39 31 29 42 42 34 29 28 25 13 7 19 19 11 10 27 28  
DEWPT 22 19 21 23 28 33 30 26 21 15 5 0 5 8 3 3 15 19  
PWIND DIR NW E SE NE N NW NW W S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN BZ WY BZ GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 40 30 70 50 20 5 10 20  
RAIN L L C  
SNOW C S C L L C C S S  
 
 
IAZ049-110900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
DATE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI  
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 33 42 25 53 33  
TEMP 42 39 35 35 39 42 40 32 29 27 26 35 46 51 52 48 46 39 34  
DEWPT 39 35 32 30 29 26 23 23 23 23 22 24 25 26 29 31 31 27 25  
RH 89 85 89 82 67 53 50 69 78 85 85 64 43 37 41 51 55 62 69  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW S S S SW W W NW  
WIND SPD 13 13 16 20 23 21 12 6 5 5 5 10 17 21 19 21 23 24 23  
WIND GUST 32 29 36 34 35 33  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 50 5 0 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C S S  
SNOW S S  
WIND CHILL 35 31 25 24 29 33 33 26 20 19 27 38 38 28 22  
MIN CHILL 35 25 21 29 21 17 20 35 20  
 
DATE 03/13 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 46 30 50 29 37 7 24 9 35  
TEMP 42 41 32 32 45 47 38 33 32 28 15 9 21 21 12 12 30 32  
DEWPT 22 19 20 22 30 34 34 31 25 16 7 2 4 7 4 5 15 20  
PWIND DIR NW E SE NE N NW NW NW S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 70 50 10 5 5 20  
RAIN S C L C C  
SNOW S S C L C C S S  
 
 
IAZ086-110900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1023 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2026  
 
DATE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26 FRI  
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 38 46 27 56 39  
TEMP 49 47 41 40 43 46 43 35 32 29 28 40 52 55 53 50 50 45 40  
DEWPT 47 43 39 36 33 29 25 24 24 23 24 26 26 26 27 28 30 30 26  
RH 93 86 92 85 67 51 49 64 72 78 85 57 36 32 36 42 46 55 57  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW S S S SW W W  
WIND SPD 10 13 16 18 21 20 14 8 5 5 6 11 17 20 19 23 23 21 19  
WIND GUST 26 28 32 32 32 32 40 37 36 32  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 SC CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 60 70 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.03 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C L C S S  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 33 31 34 38 36 28 26 23 21 33 37 30  
MIN CHILL 32 28 34 25 19 22 39 28  
 
DATE 03/13 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26  
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 52 34 58 36 45 12 29 14 39  
TEMP 48 47 36 36 52 55 46 42 39 34 20 14 25 26 17 16 34 36  
DEWPT 23 19 21 23 33 36 39 39 31 20 11 6 7 8 8 9 16 19  
PWIND DIR NW E SE E N NW NW W S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 60 60 20 5 5 10  
RAIN S L L C  
SNOW L C S  
 
 
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