907  
FOUS53 KDMX 161117  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
IAZ060-162200-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26  
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 67 45 67 47 63  
TEMP 46 51 63 67 62 52 49 46 46 51 62 67 64 62 58 53 48 51 60 63 58  
DEWPT 41 42 42 41 42 43 43 43 43 46 48 48 48 46 41 35 28 27 24 20 19  
RH 83 71 46 39 48 71 80 89 89 83 60 50 56 56 53 50 46 39 25 19 22  
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 8 8 11 9 5 5 5 5 9 13 18 20 17 17 13 13 13 14 17 16 9  
WIND GUST 29 34 29 27 27 27  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
 
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 35 52 25 40 23 41 19 34  
TEMP 42 35 48 47 33 26 37 37 29 24 38 38 27 19 30 31  
DEWPT 22 25 29 28 26 21 19 18 18 17 18 19 16 13 11 10  
PWIND DIR N NE NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 40 40 20 10 30 30 10  
RAIN C C C C C C  
SNOW C C S S C C S  
 
 
IAZ039-162200-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26  
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 62 40 61 45 59  
TEMP 43 45 57 62 56 47 44 41 41 46 56 61 58 54 54 50 46 49 56 59 53  
DEWPT 39 43 43 41 40 41 40 40 40 42 44 46 47 48 46 41 35 31 29 25 26  
RH 86 93 59 46 55 79 86 96 96 86 64 58 67 80 74 71 65 50 35 27 35  
WIND DIR SW SW W SW E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 10 9 9 5 4 5 5 6 9 13 19 21 18 18 14 14 16 17 20 19 11  
WIND GUST 33 28 31  
CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S  
WIND CHILL 37 35 39  
MIN CHILL 34 33 39 33 34 36 37  
 
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 32 49 27 37 22 36 17 29  
TEMP 39 33 46 44 33 28 34 34 27 23 33 31 24 18 26 26  
DEWPT 27 28 28 30 28 24 22 21 19 17 18 19 16 12 11 11  
PWIND DIR NW NE N NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 40 50 30 10 20 30 20  
RAIN C C C  
SNOW C C C S C S S  
 
 
IAZ048-162200-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26  
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 65 42 66 45 61  
TEMP 43 48 60 64 59 49 45 43 44 49 60 65 62 58 54 50 45 49 58 61 55  
DEWPT 41 42 42 42 41 42 42 42 42 46 48 49 48 47 42 36 30 28 26 22 21  
RH 93 80 51 45 51 77 89 96 93 89 64 56 60 67 64 58 55 44 29 22 26  
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 8 8 9 8 5 5 5 6 10 14 19 21 17 17 12 14 14 17 19 18 10  
WIND GUST 29 35 27 29 28  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
WIND CHILL 38 39  
MIN CHILL 35 35 37 37 36 37  
 
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 33 49 24 39 23 40 17 32  
TEMP 39 33 46 43 31 25 35 34 27 23 35 34 24 18 29 28  
DEWPT 24 27 28 28 26 21 19 19 19 17 18 19 16 12 11 10  
PWIND DIR N NE N NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 40 50 20 10 30 30 10  
RAIN S C C C C  
SNOW C C S S C C S  
 
 
IAZ004-162200-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26  
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 58 37 61 41 52  
TEMP 35 42 52 58 52 43 40 39 39 44 54 60 58 53 49 45 41 43 49 51 46  
DEWPT 35 34 35 34 35 36 36 36 37 41 44 47 47 43 38 33 28 26 26 25 24  
RH 100 73 52 40 52 76 85 89 92 89 69 62 67 69 66 62 59 51 40 36 42  
WIND DIR W NW NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 8 5 6 9 8 8 9 10 13 18 24 25 18 16 13 18 20 21 25 23 13  
WIND GUST 36 36 28 32 35 33  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C C S S  
WIND CHILL 29 34 32 31 36 37 32 34  
MIN CHILL 23 32 33 28 30 29 29 38  
 
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 27 39 20 32 17 32 12 26  
TEMP 33 28 36 34 25 20 29 28 22 18 29 27 19 12 22 22  
DEWPT 24 23 24 23 20 16 17 16 14 12 16 16 12 7 9 9  
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 30 50 20 10 20 20 10  
SNOW C C C S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ035-162200-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26  
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 62 41 64 42 58  
TEMP 44 48 59 62 56 47 43 42 43 48 58 64 61 56 52 47 43 46 55 58 51  
DEWPT 42 42 42 41 40 41 40 40 41 44 47 48 47 44 39 33 28 27 26 22 21  
RH 93 80 53 46 55 79 89 93 93 86 67 56 60 64 61 58 55 47 32 25 30  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SE E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W  
WIND SPD 8 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 10 14 19 20 14 13 11 13 14 17 19 18 10  
WIND GUST 31 32  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 40 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S  
WIND CHILL 37 36  
MIN CHILL 38 38 39 36 36 34 35  
 
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 30 45 21 36 20 37 14 29  
TEMP 36 30 42 39 28 22 32 31 24 21 32 31 22 15 26 25  
DEWPT 24 25 27 25 23 19 19 18 16 15 19 18 15 10 11 9  
PWIND DIR NW NE N NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 40 50 20 10 30 30 10  
RAIN S C C  
SNOW S C C C S S C C C  
 
 
IAZ094-162200-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26  
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 67 45 68 47 65  
TEMP 45 50 61 67 61 53 49 46 47 51 62 68 65 62 59 53 48 52 62 65 59  
DEWPT 42 42 42 43 44 44 44 45 45 47 49 49 47 47 43 36 28 27 24 20 20  
RH 89 74 49 42 53 71 83 96 93 86 62 51 52 58 55 52 46 38 23 18 22  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S S SE S S S S S SW W W W W W SW  
WIND SPD 10 10 13 13 6 6 8 9 11 16 19 23 19 18 13 13 13 13 14 13 6  
WIND GUST 20 24 26 32 36 32 31 24 24 25 24  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
 
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 38 58 25 42 23 44 19 37  
TEMP 44 38 53 50 33 26 38 39 30 24 39 39 29 20 34 33  
DEWPT 22 24 31 27 23 20 19 18 18 18 19 19 18 15 11 10  
PWIND DIR E NE NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 40 30 20 10 30 30 10  
RAIN C C C S C C  
SNOW C C S S C S  
 
 
IAZ017-162200-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26  
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 58 37 59 42 54  
TEMP 41 41 52 57 52 45 41 39 39 44 52 58 56 52 50 47 42 45 51 53 48  
DEWPT 38 41 40 38 39 39 37 36 37 41 45 47 47 47 44 38 32 30 29 28 27  
RH 89100 63 49 61 79 85 89 92 89 77 67 72 83 80 71 67 55 42 38 44  
WIND DIR SW W NW E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 11 6 4 5 5 5 6 8 10 16 21 21 18 17 12 13 16 18 21 20 12  
WIND GUST 32 34  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C  
WIND CHILL 34 33 32 37 34 37  
MIN CHILL 33 30 33 30 31 32 32  
 
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 30 44 24 33 19 32 14 26  
TEMP 36 30 41 39 30 24 31 31 24 20 29 29 21 14 23 23  
DEWPT 26 25 27 27 26 21 20 19 17 14 17 17 13 8 11 10  
PWIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 30 50 20 10 20 30 20  
RAIN C C  
SNOW C C C S S S C C S  
 
 
IAZ049-162200-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26  
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 64 41 63 45 60  
TEMP 43 47 59 63 57 48 44 42 42 46 58 63 60 56 54 50 45 49 57 59 53  
DEWPT 40 41 42 41 41 41 41 41 41 43 46 48 48 47 44 37 31 28 26 23 22  
RH 89 79 53 44 55 77 89 96 96 89 64 58 64 72 69 61 58 44 30 25 29  
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 8 4 5 5 5 9 13 19 21 18 17 13 14 14 18 20 19 10  
WIND GUST 33 27  
CLOUDS B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
WIND CHILL 38  
MIN CHILL 37 35 35 36 35 35  
 
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 32 49 25 37 21 38 17 30  
TEMP 38 32 46 43 31 26 34 34 27 22 34 33 23 17 27 26  
DEWPT 24 26 28 29 26 22 20 19 17 16 18 19 16 11 10 9  
PWIND DIR NW NE N NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 40 50 20 10 20 30 20  
RAIN S C C C S  
SNOW C C S S C S S  
 
 
IAZ086-162200-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
516 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
DATE MON 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26  
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 67 44 66 49 65  
TEMP 41 47 62 67 60 52 48 46 46 51 61 66 63 60 59 55 50 54 62 65 59  
DEWPT 39 42 41 41 42 43 43 43 43 45 48 48 49 49 48 43 34 31 26 23 22  
RH 92 83 46 39 51 71 83 89 89 80 62 52 60 67 67 64 54 41 25 20 24  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 10 10 13 12 8 6 6 8 9 13 18 19 18 19 18 16 14 16 18 17 10  
WIND GUST 20 32 29 32 29 27 26 26 27  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C  
WIND CHILL 35  
MIN CHILL 34 33 38  
 
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 37 58 29 42 25 43 20 35  
TEMP 43 37 53 52 37 30 39 39 30 26 38 38 27 21 32 31  
DEWPT 23 26 33 32 28 25 23 20 20 19 20 19 18 16 13 10  
PWIND DIR N E NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 40 30 20 10 30 30 10  
RAIN C C C S S C C  
SNOW S S S C C S S  
 
 
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