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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
IAZ060-181000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU
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 43 68 44 64 38
TEMP 45 45 50 62 68 65 61 56 52 46 51 61 64 59 49 44 40 38
DEWPT 40 40 42 47 48 47 47 42 31 25 26 23 19 20 21 23 24 26
RH 82 82 74 58 49 52 60 59 44 43 37 23 17 22 33 43 52 62
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W W W W NW NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 6 11 19 20 17 18 13 14 14 14 17 16 8 5 5 6 9
WIND GUST 29 35 29 31 24 27 25 27 26
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 5 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 32
MIN CHILL 39 38 36 39 31
DATE 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 55 24 37 21 40 17 33 13 36
TEMP 50 48 32 25 34 34 25 22 35 36 26 18 29 29 19 14 30 33
DEWPT 30 29 25 19 17 16 15 15 16 16 16 11 9 9 8 7 8 9
PWIND DIR NE NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ LT GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 50 50 20 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN C C C S
SNOW C C S S S
IAZ039-181000-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU
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 37 60 44 61 33
TEMP 37 38 43 54 60 57 54 53 50 45 49 57 61 54 45 40 35 33
DEWPT 35 36 39 43 45 46 48 46 38 33 28 24 21 22 24 25 26 27
RH 92 92 86 66 58 67 80 77 63 62 44 28 21 28 43 55 69 78
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W NW NE NE
WIND SPD 4 6 12 19 23 19 18 14 17 18 20 23 20 12 9 6 8 9
WIND GUST 35 31 29 28 31 35 31
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 30 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 37 37 29 26
MIN CHILL 31 31 37 34 33 24
DATE 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 51 26 35 20 34 15 27 12 32
TEMP 48 45 34 27 32 31 25 21 31 30 22 16 24 24 17 12 27 28
DEWPT 30 32 29 23 21 19 17 15 16 17 14 10 10 10 8 6 9 11
PWIND DIR NE NW W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 70 30 5 10 10 10 5 0
RAIN S C L L
SNOW L L C
IAZ048-181000-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU
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 34 65 43 63 34
TEMP 35 38 45 58 65 62 57 53 50 45 49 60 63 57 46 41 36 35
DEWPT 34 37 41 46 48 48 47 42 32 28 27 23 20 20 21 23 25 27
RH 96 96 86 64 54 60 69 66 50 51 42 24 19 23 37 48 64 72
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W W W W W NW NE NE NE
WIND SPD 3 6 12 20 21 17 18 12 17 17 18 19 18 10 6 6 8 10
WIND GUST 32 36 29 29 24 29 27 28 32 28
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 37 30 27
MIN CHILL 26 28 36 35 32 25
DATE 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 51 23 35 20 37 15 30 11 35
TEMP 48 45 30 24 32 30 23 20 33 33 22 16 27 26 16 12 29 30
DEWPT 30 29 26 20 18 16 15 15 16 17 14 10 9 10 8 6 8 10
PWIND DIR NE NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 50 60 20 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN C C L S
SNOW L C S S
IAZ004-181000-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU
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 34 61 40 54 28
TEMP 34 34 42 53 60 57 53 49 45 41 44 51 54 48 38 34 30 28
DEWPT 31 32 38 45 46 47 44 36 30 25 22 21 19 20 22 23 24 23
RH 89 92 86 74 60 69 71 61 55 52 41 30 25 33 52 64 78 81
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W NW NW N N
WIND SPD 8 10 16 25 26 18 17 16 21 24 26 26 24 13 11 10 11 13
WIND GUST 36 37 29 26 34 35 37 40 34
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 10 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
SNOW S
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 27 26 34 37 31 34 31 26 20 17
MIN CHILL 25 26 30 29 23 17
DATE 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 41 19 28 14 29 9 24 6 27
TEMP 38 35 26 20 25 24 18 14 25 25 16 10 20 19 11 7 21 24
DEWPT 25 25 22 16 17 16 13 11 15 16 10 5 9 9 5 3 9 12
PWIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW N E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 40 70 30 10 10 10 5 5 0
RAIN S S
SNOW S C L L C S
IAZ035-181000-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU
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 34 64 41 60 30
TEMP 35 35 43 55 63 60 55 51 48 43 47 57 60 54 43 37 33 31
DEWPT 34 35 41 46 48 47 45 39 30 28 25 22 19 20 20 23 25 26
RH 96100 93 72 58 62 69 63 49 55 42 25 20 26 39 56 72 81
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W W N N NE
WIND SPD 5 8 13 20 21 17 16 12 17 17 19 20 18 9 6 6 8 10
WIND GUST 31 34 27 23 28 27 29 32
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 29 36 35 26 22
MIN CHILL 27 29 33 33 31 21
DATE 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 47 21 31 17 34 12 28 8 32
TEMP 44 40 27 22 28 27 20 17 30 29 18 13 24 23 13 9 26 27
DEWPT 28 27 24 19 18 16 15 14 16 16 13 8 10 10 7 5 9 12
PWIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 50 70 30 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN C C L
SNOW C L L C S
IAZ094-181000-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU
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 45 68 43 66 40
TEMP 46 46 51 63 67 66 62 58 51 45 51 62 66 60 51 46 43 41
DEWPT 40 42 44 48 49 47 48 41 31 24 25 23 21 23 23 26 26 27
RH 79 86 77 58 52 50 60 53 46 43 36 22 18 24 33 45 51 57
WIND DIR S SE S S S S SW SW W W W W SW S SE E E E
WIND SPD 6 9 13 20 21 19 18 13 14 13 13 13 13 5 5 6 9 10
WIND GUST 26 32 36 33 32 25 27 24
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 38 34
MIN CHILL 37 35 33
DATE 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 59 23 40 21 42 18 35 13 38
TEMP 54 50 32 24 35 36 26 21 37 37 26 19 31 31 20 14 32 34
DEWPT 31 28 24 18 15 13 15 15 16 16 16 12 9 9 8 7 8 9
PWIND DIR E NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 40 30 10 10 20 20 10 5 0
RAIN C C C C
SNOW C S S S
IAZ017-181000-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU
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 34 57 41 56 30
TEMP 34 35 41 50 56 55 51 50 47 42 45 53 56 50 40 36 32 30
DEWPT 31 33 38 44 45 46 47 43 34 31 26 24 22 23 25 26 26 25
RH 89 92 89 80 66 72 86 77 60 65 47 32 26 34 55 67 78 81
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W W NW N N
WIND SPD 5 9 13 21 24 19 18 13 18 19 21 25 21 12 10 8 8 9
WIND GUST 32 36 29 35
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 28 33 33 37 34 30 25 22
MIN CHILL 27 27 33 31 26 20
DATE 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 45 23 30 17 29 11 24 8 27
TEMP 42 39 30 24 27 27 22 17 26 26 18 12 21 20 13 9 23 24
DEWPT 28 29 26 21 20 18 16 13 17 17 12 8 10 10 8 5 9 12
PWIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 40 70 40 10 10 10 10 5 0
RAIN S C L
SNOW S L L C S
IAZ049-181000-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU
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 36 61 43 61 33
TEMP 37 38 45 56 61 57 54 52 49 45 49 58 61 55 45 40 35 33
DEWPT 33 37 40 44 46 47 48 44 35 30 27 23 20 21 21 23 24 26
RH 85 96 82 64 58 69 80 74 58 55 42 26 20 26 38 50 64 75
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W W W W W N NE NE
WIND SPD 5 6 11 19 23 18 18 14 17 18 19 21 19 10 6 5 6 9
WIND GUST 29 36 28 28 29 29 33 31
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 39 37 29 26
MIN CHILL 28 31 36 35 33 25
DATE 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 51 24 34 19 36 14 28 10 33
TEMP 47 45 31 25 31 30 23 20 32 31 21 15 25 23 15 11 28 29
DEWPT 30 30 26 21 19 17 15 14 16 16 13 9 9 9 7 6 8 9
PWIND DIR NE NW W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 50 60 30 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN C C L
SNOW L C C S
IAZ086-181000-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
247 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE 02/16/26 TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU
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 42 65 45 66 40
TEMP 43 45 50 61 65 63 59 57 54 47 53 62 66 60 51 45 42 40
DEWPT 36 38 41 46 48 48 50 48 38 29 27 25 20 22 23 26 27 29
RH 76 76 71 58 54 58 72 72 54 49 36 24 17 23 33 47 55 64
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S SW W W W W W SW S E E E
WIND SPD 6 8 11 18 20 18 19 17 17 14 16 18 16 9 6 5 8 9
WIND GUST 28 34 31 33 31 31 27 27 26
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 34
MIN CHILL 36 38 39 32
DATE 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 59 26 40 22 41 19 33 14 36
TEMP 55 53 36 27 37 36 26 22 36 36 26 20 30 29 20 15 32 32
DEWPT 33 33 29 22 19 17 17 17 18 18 16 12 11 10 9 8 10 8
PWIND DIR E W W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 40 10 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN C C C C
SNOW C S
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