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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
IAZ060-202200-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 26 13 27 11 23
TEMP 20 23 26 23 17 15 14 14 18 25 27 24 18 15 13 12 14 20 23 21
DEWPT 14 16 17 16 13 11 9 10 13 15 16 14 11 9 9 8 8 9 11 9
RH 77 74 68 74 84 84 80 84 80 65 63 65 73 77 84 84 76 62 59 59
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 16 14 12 6 5 5 5 5 8 10 11 8 6 6 9 11 13 16 16 10
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC CL
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW
WIND CHILL 6 11 14 14 9 6 5 5 8 15 17 16 10 5 1 -2 -1 5 10 10
MIN CHILL 2 3 10 6 4 3 14 5 -2 -3 5
WINTER STORM
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26
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 4 21 10 44 29 45 23 48
TEMP 11 5 18 18 12 18 38 42 37 30 42 41 31 24 42 45
DEWPT 3 1 7 8 7 11 26 29 29 28 29 29 24 20 27 28
PWIND DIR NW NW S S W NW W W
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20
RAIN S S
IAZ039-202200-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 26 13 26 11 21
TEMP 23 24 26 22 17 14 13 13 17 25 26 24 19 15 13 11 13 18 21 18
DEWPT 19 18 18 17 13 11 10 10 13 16 16 15 13 10 8 7 8 9 10 8
RH 84 77 71 81 84 88 87 87 84 68 65 68 77 80 80 83 80 67 62 64
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 20 19 16 10 9 8 9 9 11 13 13 11 12 12 14 16 18 19 19 14
WIND GUST 29
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 50 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
SNOW
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 8 10 13 11 7 3 2 1 4 13 14 13 6 1 -3 -5 -5 1 5 3
MIN CHILL 7 7 11 2 0 0 11 0 -6 -7 1
WINTER STORM
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26
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 7 21 7 38 24 36 16 38
TEMP 12 7 18 16 9 15 32 35 31 25 33 32 23 17 34 34
DEWPT 6 3 10 8 5 10 22 28 27 23 25 25 19 15 24 26
PWIND DIR NW NW S S W NW NW SW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 20
RAIN S
SNOW S
IAZ048-202200-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 26 11 26 9 22
TEMP 20 23 26 22 16 12 11 13 18 24 26 23 14 13 11 10 13 19 22 18
DEWPT 15 16 18 14 10 8 8 8 13 15 17 14 10 8 8 7 7 10 12 8
RH 81 74 71 71 77 84 87 80 80 68 68 68 84 80 87 87 76 67 65 64
WIND DIR NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 16 16 13 6 6 5 5 6 9 11 11 8 6 9 11 13 16 18 16 11
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW
WIND CHILL 6 10 14 13 6 3 1 3 7 13 16 14 4 0 -3 -6 -4 3 9 5
MIN CHILL 4 3 11 3 0 0 12 0 -6 -7 5
WINTER STORM
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26
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 3 19 7 40 26 40 19 42
TEMP 9 3 15 14 9 15 34 38 33 27 37 36 25 20 37 39
DEWPT 3 1 8 7 6 11 27 29 29 25 29 28 22 19 27 28
PWIND DIR NW NW S S W NW NW SW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20
RAIN S S
IAZ004-202200-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 26 12 27 8 21
TEMP 18 21 26 22 18 16 14 12 15 24 26 23 17 15 11 9 11 18 20 16
DEWPT 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 5 5 7 8 8 7 5 2 -1 0 2 3 2
RH 67 62 50 59 67 70 73 73 64 47 46 52 64 64 66 63 60 49 47 53
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NW NW N NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 19 18 16 11 10 10 10 10 13 14 14 11 13 16 18 18 21 23 23 18
WIND GUST 33
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW
WIND CHILL 1 6 13 10 6 3 1 -1 1 11 14 12 3 -1 -7-10 -9 1 4 0
MIN CHILL -3 -3 9 2 -1 -3 10 -2 -11 -10 0
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26
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 3 27 14 46 22 43 20 49
TEMP 8 3 19 23 16 18 40 40 30 23 38 37 25 21 42 43
DEWPT -1 -3 3 6 6 8 20 26 24 19 21 21 18 17 25 26
PWIND DIR N NW S SW NW NW NW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 20
SNOW S
IAZ035-202200-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 28 12 28 9 23
TEMP 20 24 28 23 16 13 13 13 17 25 28 23 16 14 11 10 12 19 23 18
DEWPT 12 14 15 12 11 10 9 7 10 12 14 11 9 8 6 4 4 7 8 5
RH 71 65 58 62 80 87 84 76 73 57 55 59 73 76 80 76 70 59 52 56
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 16 14 12 6 5 5 6 6 8 10 10 6 6 10 11 12 16 17 17 11
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW SC CL CL
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW
WIND CHILL 6 12 17 15 7 4 3 2 7 15 19 16 6 2 -3 -5 -4 4 10 5
MIN CHILL 3 2 13 4 1 1 15 1 -6 -7 5
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26
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 3 23 9 42 24 43 20 44
TEMP 8 3 18 17 10 15 35 37 31 24 37 37 26 21 39 40
DEWPT 1 -1 7 8 6 11 25 28 27 22 27 25 20 18 26 28
PWIND DIR N NW S S W NW W SW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20
RAIN S S
IAZ094-202200-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 30 17 32 14 27
TEMP 21 27 30 25 20 19 18 17 20 30 32 28 21 20 17 15 18 24 27 23
DEWPT 13 14 14 14 14 14 12 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 7 8 7
RH 71 57 51 62 77 80 77 73 71 49 45 53 71 71 73 77 64 47 44 50
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 16 13 12 8 6 5 8 6 8 10 12 10 8 9 10 11 14 16 16 11
WIND GUST 26 27
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW
WIND CHILL 8 15 20 17 12 11 9 8 10 21 23 19 12 9 5 2 4 11 15 11
MIN CHILL 2 2 15 9 7 7 17 9 1 0 10
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26
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 6 28 16 54 33 55 28 55
TEMP 14 7 23 25 18 20 46 49 42 34 51 49 36 29 49 49
DEWPT 5 1 5 7 8 10 20 27 30 30 30 29 26 24 26 26
PWIND DIR N N SE S SW NW NW W
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20
RAIN S S
IAZ017-202200-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 26 13 25 9 20
TEMP 21 23 26 24 18 17 15 14 16 24 25 22 17 15 12 10 12 17 19 16
DEWPT 14 15 15 14 11 10 9 8 9 11 12 11 9 7 6 4 4 5 7 5
RH 74 71 62 65 73 73 77 76 73 57 57 62 70 70 76 76 70 58 59 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 18 18 16 11 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 12 13 14 17 18 20 21 20 18
WIND GUST 28
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL 6 9 13 13 6 5 2 1 2 12 13 10 3 0 -5 -8 -7 -1 3 0
MIN CHILL 3 2 9 3 0 -2 8 -1 -10 -10 -2
WINTER WEATH
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26
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 5 24 10 40 22 38 18 42
TEMP 11 6 19 19 12 15 33 35 31 23 35 33 24 19 37 37
DEWPT 3 0 7 9 7 8 21 27 25 20 23 22 18 16 24 27
PWIND DIR NW NW S S W NW NW SW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 20
RAIN S
SNOW S S
IAZ049-202200-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 25 11 25 8 20
TEMP 21 23 25 20 16 12 11 12 17 24 25 22 15 13 10 9 12 16 20 17
DEWPT 16 18 18 16 12 9 7 7 11 15 16 14 10 7 6 6 7 9 10 7
RH 81 81 74 84 84 87 83 80 77 68 68 71 80 76 83 87 80 73 64 64
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 18 18 14 8 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 9 9 10 12 13 17 19 18 12
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW
POP 12HR 20 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL 6 9 12 10 6 1 0 1 5 12 14 12 3 0 -5 -7 -5 0 5 4
MIN CHILL 3 3 9 1 -2 -1 10 -1 -7 -8 0
WINTER STORM
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26
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 3 19 5 38 24 37 17 39
TEMP 9 4 15 14 7 14 32 36 32 25 35 33 23 18 35 36
DEWPT 3 1 9 7 5 9 24 28 27 24 27 26 19 17 26 26
PWIND DIR NW NW S S W NW NW SW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20
RAIN S S
SNOW S
IAZ086-202200-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
626 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26
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 30 15 30 14 24
TEMP 24 27 30 25 21 18 16 16 20 29 30 26 21 19 16 14 17 22 24 22
DEWPT 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 10 8 8 7 8 7
RH 77 68 60 71 81 88 92 84 74 53 51 60 71 74 77 76 67 52 50 52
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 19 18 16 10 9 8 8 8 10 13 14 12 10 10 12 14 18 19 19 14
WIND GUST 25 28 29 31 25
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW
WIND CHILL 10 15 18 15 11 8 6 5 9 18 19 16 10 6 2 -1 1 7 10 8
MIN CHILL 6 5 14 6 3 2 14 5 -1 -2 6
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26
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 8 27 13 50 32 50 25 50
TEMP 14 9 23 23 15 18 43 46 39 33 47 44 31 26 45 46
DEWPT 4 3 8 10 7 8 19 25 29 29 29 27 25 21 25 26
PWIND DIR NW NW SW S SW NW NW W
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
RAIN S
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