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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
IAZ060-291000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25 WED
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 13 37 26
TEMP 23 17 12 11 11 11 12 16 20 19 17 15 15 14 21 33 37 34 32 30 29 27
DEWPT 17 9 2 3 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 14 17 20 22 24 25 24
RH 77 70 63 69 66 69 66 61 54 59 67 73 73 76 59 45 44 56 66 78 85 88
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 28 26 25 26 26 25 23 19 18 11 8 5 5 5 6 10 11 9 9 8 8 8
WIND GUST 46 37 35 42 42 39 37 33 29
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW C
WIND CHILL 7 -2 -8-10-10 -9 -7 -1 4 7 6 6 6 6 12 24 29 26 24 23 21 19
MIN CHILL -2 -11 -11 -10 -1 2 3 5 24 21 18
WIND Y Y Y Y Y
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26
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 35 16 26 17 34 21 35 19 36
TEMP 32 28 23 17 24 24 22 20 30 31 26 22 32 31 25 20 34 33
DEWPT 22 20 16 11 10 12 13 13 18 20 19 16 18 17 16 16 20 22
PWIND DIR NW N N NW SW NE W SW S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
IAZ039-291000-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25 WED
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 13 6 31 21
TEMP 22 16 12 10 10 8 8 11 13 11 9 8 8 9 14 25 30 29 29 29 27 23
DEWPT 18 12 8 5 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 9 16 21 22 24 25 25 22
RH 84 84 84 80 73 79 76 73 67 69 76 79 83 83 80 68 69 75 81 85 92 96
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 29 27 27 31 31 28 27 24 21 14 11 8 5 5 6 11 12 11 12 11 12 12
WIND GUST 48 37 44 47 44 42 37 33
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 80 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 00-00 00-00
SNOW L L D L C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 5 -4 -9-12-13-14-14 -9 -6 -5 -6 -5 -3 -1 4 15 20 20 18 19 15 10
MIN CHILL -5 -13 -15 -17 -8 -8 -6 0 15 17 9
BLIZZARD W W W W W W
DATE 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26
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 26 8 16 7 24 12 26 11 26
TEMP 24 20 14 9 15 14 12 11 22 21 17 14 24 22 18 12 24 24
DEWPT 18 14 11 5 5 7 7 8 15 16 14 12 16 14 12 11 17 18
PWIND DIR NW N NW W W NW W SW S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
SNOW S
IAZ048-291000-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25 WED
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 9 18 11 35 23
TEMP 21 16 12 11 11 10 11 15 17 15 14 13 12 13 20 31 35 32 30 29 27 24
DEWPT 16 9 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 7 8 8 8 8 11 15 20 22 24 25 26 24
RH 81 73 66 69 69 73 69 61 61 70 76 80 84 80 67 51 54 66 78 85 96100
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 29 27 26 28 28 27 25 20 18 11 8 5 4 4 6 10 11 10 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST 48 37 37 44 44 43 41 34 31
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
SNOW C S S
WIND CHILL 3 -3 -9-11-11-12-10 -3 1 2 3 4 5 5 11 21 26 23 21 21 18 15
MIN CHILL -4 -12 -12 -14 -3 -1 3 5 22 20 14
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26
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 31 12 23 14 32 17 32 16 32
TEMP 28 24 18 13 20 21 18 18 28 28 23 19 29 27 21 17 30 29
DEWPT 21 19 14 10 10 12 12 12 18 20 18 15 18 17 15 15 19 21
PWIND DIR NW N N NW W NE W SW S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
IAZ004-291000-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25 WED
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 3 12 5 33 18
TEMP 12 9 7 6 6 4 4 9 12 9 7 7 8 12 19 29 33 30 29 28 24 19
DEWPT 8 4 2 1 -1 -2 -2 1 4 2 2 2 3 5 11 19 23 23 24 25 23 19
RH 84 80 79 79 72 75 75 69 70 72 79 79 79 73 70 66 66 75 81 88 96100
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 34 29 29 32 31 28 27 23 18 9 6 6 9 10 12 14 14 12 12 11 12 11
WIND GUST 48 47 47 44 42 34
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 70 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 00-00 00-00
SNOW L L L C S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -10-13-16-19-18-19-19-12 -6 -5 -4 -5 -4 -1 5 17 22 20 19 18 13 7
MIN CHILL -15 -20 -21 -21 -11 -7 -6 0 17 17 7
BLIZZARD W W W W W W
DATE 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26
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 23 4 16 7 22 10 25 9 26
TEMP 21 16 8 5 12 13 12 11 20 19 14 13 22 22 16 11 24 23
DEWPT 16 11 5 1 6 9 7 7 14 14 11 11 16 14 12 11 18 19
PWIND DIR N N NW W NW NW W SW SE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 20
SNOW S S S
IAZ035-291000-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25 WED
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 15 8 33 20
TEMP 17 13 9 8 9 8 8 12 14 12 10 10 10 12 18 29 33 30 29 27 25 21
DEWPT 15 6 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 6 6 5 6 7 11 18 22 22 24 25 24 21
RH 92 73 72 79 69 72 72 70 70 76 83 80 83 80 73 63 63 72 81 92 96100
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 29 26 26 27 27 26 24 20 17 9 5 4 4 5 6 10 11 10 9 8 9 8
WIND GUST 44 42 42 41 39
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
SNOW L S C C S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 0 -8-13-14-14-14-13 -7 -2 -1 1 1 1 3 9 20 24 21 20 19 16 12
MIN CHILL -9 -15 -16 -16 -6 -2 -1 3 19 17 11
BLIZZARD W W W W W W
DATE 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26
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 28 9 20 11 28 13 29 12 29
TEMP 26 22 14 9 17 18 16 15 25 24 19 15 26 25 19 13 26 25
DEWPT 20 16 11 6 7 11 10 10 17 18 15 12 18 15 13 13 19 20
PWIND DIR NW N NW W W N W S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
IAZ094-291000-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25 WED
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 23 14 38 25
TEMP 24 17 12 10 10 11 13 19 22 20 17 15 15 14 20 33 38 34 31 29 28 26
DEWPT 18 10 3 2 1 4 4 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 12 15 16 19 22 23 24
RH 77 73 66 69 66 73 67 59 52 56 67 70 70 73 59 41 38 47 61 75 81 92
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 28 26 25 26 26 24 23 18 16 10 8 5 5 5 8 10 10 8 8 6 6 5
WIND GUST 44 37 36 41 42 40 39 29 27
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW C
WIND CHILL 7 -2 -8-10-11 -9 -6 3 8 9 7 6 7 6 10 25 31 27 23 22 20 19
MIN CHILL -3 -11 -11 -10 5 3 4 6 26 22 18
WIND Y Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26
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 39 20 30 19 37 23 39 21 39
TEMP 37 32 26 21 28 27 23 22 34 33 27 24 35 33 27 22 37 35
DEWPT 27 24 21 17 15 15 16 15 21 22 21 19 21 19 17 18 22 24
PWIND DIR NW NE N E SE NE W SW S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
IAZ017-291000-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25 WED
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 3 9 3 30 18
TEMP 16 12 10 9 8 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 5 8 14 24 29 29 28 29 25 20
DEWPT 14 8 4 2 0 -2 -1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 10 17 22 23 25 25 23 19
RH 92 84 76 72 69 72 72 76 76 79 79 83 87 79 84 74 75 78 88 85 92 96
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 32 28 28 31 32 29 27 23 20 12 9 5 5 6 9 12 12 11 12 11 13 11
WIND GUST 48 40 40 46 46 43 42 34 31
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 90 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 00-00 00-00
SNOW D D D L C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -4 -9-12-14-16-19-17-13-11-10 -9 -6 -5 -3 3 13 18 19 18 18 13 8
MIN CHILL -10 -15 -19 -20 -13 -12 -9 -4 13 16 6
BLIZZARD W W W W W W
DATE 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26
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 23 3 13 4 20 8 23 7 23
TEMP 21 15 9 4 11 10 11 9 18 17 14 10 21 20 15 9 21 21
DEWPT 16 11 7 2 5 6 7 6 14 14 12 9 16 12 10 9 17 17
PWIND DIR NW N NW W NW NW W SW S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
SNOW S S
IAZ049-291000-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25 WED
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 15 7 31 21
TEMP 21 16 13 11 9 9 8 12 14 12 11 10 9 10 15 27 31 29 27 27 25 23
DEWPT 17 11 6 3 2 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 14 18 20 22 24 23 22
RH 84 80 73 69 72 69 72 66 64 70 73 76 83 83 77 57 58 69 81 88 92 96
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 32 28 28 29 29 27 25 24 20 13 10 6 5 5 8 11 12 10 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST 47 39 39 43 44 42 41 35 31
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
SNOW C C S C S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 3 -4 -9-11-13-13-13 -8 -5 -4 -3 -1 -1 1 4 17 21 20 17 18 15 12
MIN CHILL -6 -11 -14 -15 -7 -5 -5 0 17 17 11
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26
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 28 10 20 11 27 14 28 12 29
TEMP 25 22 15 11 18 17 15 15 25 24 20 16 26 24 19 13 27 26
DEWPT 19 16 11 7 7 9 9 9 16 17 16 13 16 14 12 12 17 19
PWIND DIR NW N NW W W N W SW S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
IAZ086-291000-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
243 PM CST SUN DEC 28 2025
DATE 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25 WED
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 21 12 36 26
TEMP 26 21 15 12 13 12 13 17 20 18 16 15 14 14 20 32 36 33 31 30 29 27
DEWPT 24 17 7 4 3 4 4 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 13 16 17 20 22 24 25
RH 92 84 70 70 63 70 67 58 56 61 67 70 76 76 64 45 43 51 63 72 81 92
WIND DIR NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 29 31 29 28 28 26 26 21 20 14 12 9 6 5 8 11 12 10 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST 46 41 46 46 44 41 34 33 25
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW C
WIND CHILL 10 3 -5-10 -8 -8 -7 0 4 5 3 3 4 5 10 23 27 25 21 21 20 17
MIN CHILL 2 -10 -10 -10 0 0 0 5 22 20 16
WIND Y Y Y Y Y
DATE 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26 SUN 01/04/26
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 35 17 27 16 33 20 35 18 36
TEMP 33 29 23 18 24 25 21 20 30 30 25 21 32 30 25 20 35 32
DEWPT 23 21 18 13 12 13 12 12 18 19 18 17 17 17 15 16 20 22
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW N W SW S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
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