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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
IAZ060-172200-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
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 68 44 64 38 55
TEMP 62 68 65 61 56 52 46 51 61 64 59 49 44 40 38 41 50 54 48
DEWPT 46 48 47 47 42 31 25 26 23 19 20 21 23 24 26 29 30 30 29
RH 56 49 52 60 59 44 43 37 23 17 22 33 43 52 62 62 46 40 47
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW W W W W W SW W NE NE NE NE NE N NW
WIND SPD 19 20 17 18 13 16 16 16 18 16 8 5 5 6 9 11 14 17 14
WIND GUST 36 32 33 27 29 27 27 32 32
CLOUDS B1 B2 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR 5 30 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C C
RAIN SHWRS S
SNOW S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 32 34
MIN CHILL 38 36 39 31 31
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 37 21 40 17 33 13 36
TEMP 32 25 34 34 25 22 35 36 26 18 29 29 19 14 30 33
DEWPT 25 19 17 16 15 15 16 16 16 11 9 9 8 7 8 9
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND CHAR BZ BZ LT GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 50 20 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN C S
SNOW C C S S S
IAZ039-172200-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
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 60 44 61 33 51
TEMP 56 60 57 54 53 50 45 49 57 61 54 45 40 35 33 38 48 50 45
DEWPT 42 45 46 48 46 38 33 28 24 21 22 24 25 26 27 29 30 32 32
RH 59 58 67 80 77 63 62 44 28 21 28 43 55 69 78 70 49 50 60
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W N NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 19 23 20 18 16 18 18 21 24 21 12 9 6 8 9 10 13 14 14
WIND GUST 35 34 32 28 29 29 36 40 36
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B2 FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 30 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C L
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 37 29 26 31 39
MIN CHILL 37 34 33 24 25 38
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 26 35 20 34 15 27 12 32
TEMP 34 27 32 31 25 21 31 30 22 16 24 24 17 12 27 28
DEWPT 29 23 21 19 17 15 16 17 14 10 10 10 8 6 9 11
PWIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 30 5 10 10 10 5 0
RAIN L L
SNOW L L C
IAZ048-172200-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
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 43 63 34 51
TEMP 60 65 62 57 53 50 45 49 60 63 57 46 41 36 35 38 48 51 45
DEWPT 44 48 48 47 42 32 28 27 23 20 20 21 23 25 27 29 30 30 29
RH 55 54 60 69 66 50 51 42 24 19 23 37 48 64 72 70 49 44 53
WIND DIR SE S S S SW W W W W W SW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 20 21 17 18 13 18 18 19 20 18 10 6 6 8 10 12 14 17 16
WIND GUST 39 32 31 27 32 32 33 36 35
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 20 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C L
RAIN SHWRS S
SNOW L
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 37 30 27 30 38
MIN CHILL 36 35 32 25 26 36
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 23 35 20 37 15 30 11 35
TEMP 30 24 32 30 23 20 33 33 22 16 27 26 16 12 29 30
DEWPT 26 20 18 16 15 15 16 17 14 10 9 10 8 6 8 10
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 60 20 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN L S
SNOW L C S S
IAZ004-172200-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
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 61 40 54 28 41
TEMP 55 60 57 53 49 45 41 44 51 54 48 38 34 30 28 31 38 40 35
DEWPT 43 46 47 44 36 30 25 22 21 19 20 22 23 24 23 24 25 25 25
RH 64 60 69 71 61 55 52 41 30 25 33 52 64 78 81 75 59 55 66
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W NW N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 24 26 19 18 17 21 26 28 28 25 13 11 10 11 13 16 19 20 18
WIND GUST 34 40 33 31 29 36 41 42 42 40
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 10 20 5 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S
RAIN SHWRS S S
SNOW S S C C L
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 37 31 34 31 26 20 17 20 28 30 24
MIN CHILL 30 29 23 17 18 23
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 14 29 9 24 6 27
TEMP 26 20 25 24 18 14 25 25 16 10 20 19 11 7 21 24
DEWPT 22 16 17 16 13 11 15 16 10 5 9 9 5 3 9 12
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 70 30 10 10 10 5 5 0
RAIN S
SNOW L L C S
IAZ035-172200-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
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 60 30 47
TEMP 58 63 60 55 51 48 43 47 57 60 54 43 37 33 31 35 44 46 40
DEWPT 45 48 47 45 39 30 28 25 22 19 20 20 23 25 26 27 28 28 27
RH 62 58 62 69 63 49 55 42 25 20 26 39 56 72 81 72 53 49 59
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW W W W W W W NW N N NE NE N N N
WIND SPD 20 21 17 16 13 17 18 20 21 19 9 6 6 8 10 12 14 16 14
WIND GUST 34 29 26 24 29 32 34 36 33
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 10 20 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C L
RAIN SHWRS S
SNOW C L
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 35 26 22 26 37 39 32
MIN CHILL 33 33 31 21 22 32
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 21 31 17 34 12 28 8 32
TEMP 27 22 28 27 20 17 30 29 18 13 24 23 13 9 26 27
DEWPT 24 19 18 16 15 14 16 16 13 8 10 10 7 5 9 12
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 70 30 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN L
SNOW L L C S
IAZ094-172200-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
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 68 43 66 40 59
TEMP 62 67 66 62 58 51 45 51 62 66 60 51 46 43 41 45 54 58 50
DEWPT 48 49 47 48 41 31 24 25 23 21 23 23 26 26 27 29 31 31 28
RH 60 52 50 60 53 46 43 36 22 18 24 33 45 51 57 53 41 36 42
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W W W W SW S S E E E E E W W
WIND SPD 20 21 19 18 13 14 13 13 13 13 5 5 6 9 10 13 16 18 14
WIND GUST 32 36 34 34 29 29 25 25 26 25 26 28 25
CLOUDS B1 B2 SC SC SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 0 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C C
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 38 34 39
MIN CHILL 37 35 33 33
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 23 40 21 42 18 35 13 38
TEMP 32 24 35 36 26 21 37 37 26 19 31 31 20 14 32 34
DEWPT 24 18 15 13 15 15 16 16 16 12 9 9 8 7 8 9
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 30 10 10 20 20 10 5 0
RAIN C C
SNOW C S S S
IAZ017-172200-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
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 57 41 56 30 45
TEMP 54 56 55 51 50 47 42 45 53 56 50 40 36 32 30 34 42 44 39
DEWPT 41 45 46 47 43 34 31 26 24 22 23 25 26 26 25 27 28 30 29
RH 61 66 72 86 77 60 65 47 32 26 34 55 67 78 81 75 57 57 67
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W W NW N N N N N N
WIND SPD 21 24 20 18 13 18 20 24 26 23 12 10 8 8 9 11 14 16 16
WIND GUST 37 33 29 25 28 35 40 36
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 10 30 5 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C L
RAIN SHWRS S S
SNOW S L
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 33 37 34 30 25 22 26 34 37 31
MIN CHILL 33 31 26 20 20 28
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 23 30 17 29 11 24 8 27
TEMP 30 24 27 27 22 17 26 26 18 12 21 20 13 9 23 24
DEWPT 26 21 20 18 16 13 17 17 12 8 10 10 8 5 9 12
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 70 40 10 10 10 10 5 0
RAIN L
SNOW L L C S
IAZ049-172200-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
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 61 43 61 33 51
TEMP 59 61 57 54 52 49 45 49 58 61 55 45 40 35 33 38 47 50 45
DEWPT 42 46 47 48 44 35 30 27 23 20 21 21 23 24 26 29 30 30 30
RH 53 58 69 80 74 58 55 42 26 20 26 38 50 64 75 70 51 46 55
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SW W W W W W SW W N NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 19 23 18 18 14 18 18 20 23 20 10 6 5 6 9 11 14 16 14
WIND GUST 37 31 29 26 31 31 34 37 37
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 30 0 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C L
RAIN SHWRS S
SNOW S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 37 29 26 31 38
MIN CHILL 36 35 33 25 26 38
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 34 19 36 14 28 10 33
TEMP 31 25 31 30 23 20 32 31 21 15 25 23 15 11 28 29
DEWPT 26 21 19 17 15 14 16 16 13 9 9 9 7 6 8 9
PWIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 60 30 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN L
SNOW L C C S
IAZ086-172200-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26
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 45 66 40 59
TEMP 62 65 63 59 57 54 47 53 62 66 60 51 45 42 40 45 55 58 53
DEWPT 44 48 48 50 48 38 29 27 25 20 22 23 26 27 29 31 33 34 33
RH 52 54 58 72 72 54 49 36 24 17 23 33 47 55 64 58 43 40 46
WIND DIR SE S S S SW W W W W W SW S E E E E E SE W
WIND SPD 18 20 18 19 18 17 16 17 18 16 9 6 6 8 9 11 14 17 14
WIND GUST 34 34 34 34 33 29 29 32 31 25
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 0 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C C C C
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 34
MIN CHILL 39 32 33
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 26 40 22 41 19 33 14 36
TEMP 36 27 37 36 26 22 36 36 26 20 30 29 20 15 32 32
DEWPT 29 22 19 17 17 17 18 18 16 12 11 10 9 8 10 8
PWIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 10 5 20 10 10 5 0
RAIN C C
SNOW C S
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