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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
IAZ060-282200-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 45 10 21 12 36
TEMP 45 41 29 22 17 14 13 13 12 13 17 20 19 17 14 13 14 19 32 36 33
DEWPT 45 40 27 18 11 5 3 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 8 12 16 18
RH 100 96 92 84 77 67 63 61 66 63 58 54 59 67 73 76 73 61 43 43 53
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W
WIND SPD 6 19 27 29 28 27 26 26 25 23 19 18 12 9 6 5 4 6 10 10 9
WIND GUST 31 44 47 44 43 42 42 39 37 33 29
CLOUDS OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 100 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.23 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L
SLEET D
SNOW D C
OBVIS F PF
WIND CHILL 32 14 4 -2 -6 -8 -8 -9 -7 0 5 6 5 4 4 6 11 24 28 25
MIN CHILL 14 -3 -9 -10 -11 1 2 2 6 24
DENSE FOG
WIND Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 25 35 17 26 15 36 23 38
TEMP 30 26 32 30 24 18 23 23 19 18 32 31 27 24 35 32
DEWPT 23 24 23 20 18 13 12 12 13 13 19 21 22 21 23 22
PWIND DIR NW NW N N W S SE NE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 5
IAZ039-282200-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 40 6 13 5 30
TEMP 40 40 35 23 17 13 10 11 9 10 12 13 11 9 7 6 8 14 25 30 28
DEWPT 40 39 34 19 12 7 5 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 7 14 19 20
RH 100 96 96 84 80 76 80 69 76 69 70 67 69 76 83 83 83 73 62 63 71
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 5 13 25 31 29 31 31 31 28 27 24 21 16 13 10 8 5 6 10 12 10
WIND GUST 40 48 44 46 44 47 44 42 37 33
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 100 80 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.11 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 2 00-00
RAIN C D D
SNOW S L L D L C
OBVIS F+ F+ F+ BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 32 23 5 -3 -9-13-11-13-12 -8 -5 -6 -7 -7 -6 -3 3 15 20 18
MIN CHILL 35 22 -4 -13 -15 -16 -8 -9 -9 -2 16
DENSE FOG Y
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 19 27 10 18 7 27 15 29
TEMP 28 21 25 20 15 10 15 14 11 12 24 23 19 16 27 25
DEWPT 25 21 17 13 11 7 7 6 6 8 15 17 17 16 19 17
PWIND DIR NW NW N NW W SW E NE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 5
SNOW S S
IAZ048-282200-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 42 9 18 10 34
TEMP 42 39 27 20 17 13 12 12 10 12 15 17 16 14 12 11 12 18 29 34 31
DEWPT 42 38 25 16 10 6 3 3 3 3 4 6 7 7 6 7 8 9 14 19 20
RH 100 96 92 84 73 73 66 66 73 66 61 61 67 73 76 83 84 67 53 54 63
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W
WIND SPD 9 20 28 29 28 28 28 28 27 25 20 18 12 10 6 5 4 5 10 11 10
WIND GUST 33 46 49 46 46 44 44 43 41 34 31
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 100 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.24 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
RAIN L D
SLEET S
SNOW D C S S
OBVIS F+ F BS
WIND CHILL 29 11 1 -3 -8 -9 -9-12 -9 -3 1 2 1 2 2 5 10 20 26 22
MIN CHILL 36 10 -4 -10 -12 -13 -2 -1 -1 5 21
DENSE FOG Y
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 22 32 14 23 13 32 20 34
TEMP 29 24 29 26 19 15 20 19 16 15 29 28 24 21 31 29
DEWPT 25 23 21 18 16 12 10 11 11 13 18 21 21 20 22 20
PWIND DIR NW NW N N W S E NE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 5
IAZ004-282200-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 30 3 12 4 32
TEMP 32 23 16 12 9 8 6 4 4 5 10 12 8 7 6 5 10 16 27 32 30
DEWPT 31 20 13 9 5 3 1 -1 -2 -2 1 4 2 1 2 2 5 9 17 22 23
RH 96 88 88 87 83 79 79 79 75 72 66 70 76 76 83 87 80 73 65 66 75
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 25 29 34 34 31 32 32 31 28 27 23 18 10 9 6 8 9 10 13 13 13
WIND GUST 35 42 48 49 46 47 47 47 44 42 34
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 100 70 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.08 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 3 2 00-00
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN C
SNOW D D L L L C S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 19 5 -5-11-14-16-18-21-20-18-11 -6 -6 -7 -6 -8 -3 4 16 22 20
MIN CHILL 19 -5 -14 -19 -21 -21 -10 -8 -9 -3 19
BLIZZARD W W W W W W W W
DENSE FOG Y
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 16 24 6 15 6 25 13 27
TEMP 27 17 21 18 11 7 12 12 10 11 23 21 18 16 25 22
DEWPT 24 16 15 12 8 3 6 7 7 8 17 17 15 14 18 15
PWIND DIR NW N N NW W SW E N
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 30 20 5 0 0 0 10
SNOW C S
IAZ035-282200-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 37 7 15 6 32
TEMP 39 33 21 17 13 10 9 8 8 9 12 15 13 10 8 7 9 16 28 32 29
DEWPT 38 32 18 14 8 5 3 1 1 1 4 6 6 5 4 5 5 9 17 21 22
RH 96 96 88 88 80 80 76 72 72 69 70 67 73 80 83 91 83 73 63 63 75
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W
WIND SPD 17 23 29 29 28 28 27 27 26 24 20 17 10 6 5 4 4 6 10 11 10
WIND GUST 27 35 44 44 43 43 42 42 41 39
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW B1
POP 12HR 100 50 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.31 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 T 00-00
RAIN L S
SNOW D D L S C C S
OBVIS F BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 30 20 3 -3 -8-12-13-14-14-12 -6 -1 -1 -1 -2 -2 0 7 18 23 20
MIN CHILL 30 3 -8 -14 -16 -16 -5 -3 -3 2 19
DENSE FOG
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 19 28 10 20 10 29 17 31
TEMP 27 21 25 22 16 10 17 16 13 13 26 24 21 18 28 25
DEWPT 24 21 19 16 13 8 8 9 9 11 18 19 18 17 20 17
PWIND DIR NW NW N N W S E NE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 20 10 0 0 0 0 5
SNOW S
IAZ094-282200-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 10 23 13 36
TEMP 49 47 34 25 18 15 13 12 11 13 19 22 20 18 15 14 15 19 32 36 33
DEWPT 48 46 30 20 12 6 2 1 4 4 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 11 14 15
RH 96 96 85 81 77 67 61 60 73 67 59 52 56 64 70 73 70 61 41 40 47
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 6 18 27 29 27 26 26 26 24 23 18 16 10 9 6 5 5 6 10 10 8
WIND GUST 29 43 46 42 42 41 42 40 39 29 27
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 80 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.14 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D D L
SLEET L
SNOW C
OBVIS F+ PF PF
WIND CHILL 21 8 -1 -4 -7 -9 -9 -6 4 9 9 7 5 5 6 10 24 29 26
MIN CHILL 19 -1 -8 -10 -10 6 4 4 5 25
DENSE FOG
WIND Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 24 39 20 31 18 39 25 42
TEMP 29 25 36 33 26 21 28 26 21 20 35 33 29 26 38 35
DEWPT 21 23 26 24 21 17 16 15 15 16 21 23 24 24 27 24
PWIND DIR W NW N N SW S SE W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
IAZ017-282200-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 36 3 9 2 30
TEMP 36 33 22 16 11 8 7 8 6 6 8 9 7 5 4 3 6 13 24 29 28
DEWPT 36 33 21 12 7 4 2 0 -2 -1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 8 16 21 23
RH 100100 96 84 83 83 79 69 69 72 72 72 76 83 87 87 83 80 71 72 81
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W
WIND SPD 12 20 29 32 31 31 31 32 29 27 23 20 13 10 8 5 5 8 11 12 11
WIND GUST 46 49 47 46 46 46 43 42 34 31
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 100 90 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.42 0.11 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 2 00-00
RAIN C D
SNOW S D D D D L C
OBVIS F+ F BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 28 21 4 -5-11-15-17-16-18-17-14-10-10-10 -9 -8 -5 2 13 19 19
MIN CHILL 27 4 -12 -17 -19 -20 -13 -12 -10 -5 16
BLIZZARD W W W W W W W W
DENSE FOG Y
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 15 22 6 13 3 23 12 26
TEMP 27 17 21 15 11 7 11 9 8 9 21 19 17 16 23 21
DEWPT 25 17 15 11 8 4 5 5 5 7 16 15 14 14 17 15
PWIND DIR NW NW N NW W SW SE NE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 5
SNOW S S
IAZ049-282200-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 41 7 15 6 31
TEMP 41 40 32 20 16 13 11 10 8 9 12 14 12 10 9 7 9 14 26 31 29
DEWPT 41 39 30 17 11 7 3 2 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 8 12 17 19
RH 100 96 92 88 80 76 69 69 72 69 66 64 70 73 76 87 83 76 55 56 66
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 6 16 28 32 31 29 29 29 27 25 24 20 13 11 8 6 5 6 10 11 10
WIND GUST 43 49 43 44 43 44 42 41 35 31
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 100 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.24 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00
FRZG RAIN D
RAIN L D D
SLEET D
SNOW D C C S C S
OBVIS F+ F+ F+ BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 31 17 1 -4 -8-11-12-14-12 -8 -3 -3 -5 -3 -4 -1 4 16 21 19
MIN CHILL 36 16 -6 -12 -15 -16 -6 -7 -7 -1 17
DENSE FOG Y
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 20 29 11 20 9 29 17 31
TEMP 27 22 26 23 17 12 17 16 12 13 26 24 22 18 29 26
DEWPT 23 21 18 16 13 8 8 8 8 9 16 18 17 17 20 18
PWIND DIR NW NW N N W SW E NE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 0 0 0 5
SNOW S
IAZ086-282200-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
343 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
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 11 21 11 35
TEMP 48 48 41 28 23 17 14 14 13 14 18 20 18 17 14 12 14 19 31 35 33
DEWPT 47 47 39 24 17 8 4 3 4 4 5 7 7 7 6 7 8 9 12 15 16
RH 96 96 92 85 77 67 64 61 67 64 56 56 61 64 70 80 76 64 45 43 49
WIND DIR SE NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W
WIND SPD 6 10 26 31 31 29 28 28 26 26 21 20 14 13 10 9 6 8 10 11 10
WIND GUST 39 47 46 46 46 46 44 41 34 33 26
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 100 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.42 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D D L
SNOW C
OBVIS F+PF+ PF
WIND CHILL 30 12 5 -3 -7 -6 -7 -5 1 5 4 3 1 1 4 9 22 27 25
MIN CHILL 29 4 -7 -8 -9 1 0 -3 4 23
DENSE FOG
WIND Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 24 35 18 27 15 36 23 38
TEMP 29 25 33 30 24 19 24 23 18 18 31 31 27 24 35 32
DEWPT 22 24 22 20 18 14 12 12 11 12 18 21 21 21 24 23
PWIND DIR W NW N N NW S SE E
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 5
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