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FOUS53 KDMX 202122  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
IAZ060-211000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON  
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 23 9 22 5  
TEMP 22 17 13 11 12 15 20 22 21 16 12 10 10 14 19 22 21 14 11 7 5  
DEWPT 15 11 9 8 9 12 15 16 14 10 8 7 7 8 9 10 9 5 3 2 1  
RH 74 77 84 87 87 88 81 77 74 77 84 87 87 76 64 59 59 67 69 79 83  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW  
WIND SPD 6 5 5 5 5 6 10 10 6 6 6 10 11 13 16 14 10 9 10 9 8  
WIND GUST 25  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 14 9 4 2 3 6 8 11 12 6 2 -4 -5 -1 4 9 10 2 -3 -7 -8  
MIN CHILL 12 3 0 0 7 0 -7 -5 5 -3 -9  
 
DATE 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
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 21 10 43 27 45 23 48 32 59  
TEMP 18 17 12 20 38 40 33 28 42 40 29 24 42 44 35 32 54 53  
DEWPT 7 7 6 13 27 29 27 26 31 28 23 21 28 28 26 25 32 32  
PWIND DIR NW S SW NW NW NW W SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10  
 

 
IAZ039-211000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON  
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 9 18 5  
TEMP 22 15 12 12 11 14 18 21 19 15 12 10 9 12 16 18 17 12 10 8 6  
DEWPT 16 11 9 8 9 12 14 15 14 12 9 8 6 7 8 9 8 6 5 3 2  
RH 77 84 87 84 91 92 84 77 80 88 87 91 87 80 70 67 67 76 80 79 83  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 8 6 6 8 9 10 12 13 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 19 14 14 13 12 10  
WIND GUST 29  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 12 5 0 0 -1 1 5 8 6 1 -3 -6 -9 -6 0 2 2 -4 -5 -8-10  
MIN CHILL 11 0 -3 -2 5 -3 -10 -9 0 -7 -12  
 
DATE 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
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 19 7 37 23 37 16 36 22 45  
TEMP 16 14 9 13 31 35 28 24 34 31 23 17 31 33 27 24 41 41  
DEWPT 8 6 5 8 23 27 25 22 27 25 19 15 23 26 23 22 31 32  
PWIND DIR NW S SW NW NW NW W SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 10 10 10 10  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ048-211000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON  
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 22 8 20 3  
TEMP 22 14 11 9 10 14 17 21 18 12 10 9 8 12 18 20 18 11 8 5 3  
DEWPT 13 9 7 6 7 12 14 16 14 9 7 7 5 7 9 11 8 5 2 1 0  
RH 68 80 83 87 87 92 88 81 84 87 87 91 87 80 67 67 64 76 76 83 87  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 6 5 5 5 5 8 11 10 6 8 10 11 13 16 17 16 11 11 11 10 8  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 14 5 2 0 1 2 5 10 10 1 -4 -6 -8 -5 3 6 5 -3 -7-10-11  
MIN CHILL 12 2 -1 -1 8 -4 -8 -7 4 -8 -12  
 
DATE 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
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 18 8 39 24 40 19 42 27 52  
TEMP 15 15 9 16 34 36 30 25 37 34 25 20 36 38 31 28 48 47  
DEWPT 7 6 5 12 27 29 27 24 30 27 22 19 28 28 26 25 34 32  
PWIND DIR NW S SW NW NW NW W SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 10 10 10 10  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ004-211000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON  
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 12 25 8 20 3  
TEMP 21 17 15 14 12 13 20 23 21 16 13 10 8 10 17 19 15 9 7 5 3  
DEWPT 10 9 9 7 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 -1 -2 -3  
RH 62 70 77 73 73 73 56 52 54 64 70 69 69 63 51 49 55 66 69 72 75  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 11 10 9 10 10 12 13 14 13 13 17 18 18 21 23 23 18 18 14 12 10  
WIND GUST 33 33  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 9 5 3 1 -1 -1 7 10 8 2 -4 -8-11-11 -1 2 -2-10-10-12-12  
MIN CHILL 9 2 -1 -2 8 -4 -11 -11 -3 -13 -14  
 
DATE 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
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 15 46 24 41 18 49 29 57  
TEMP 18 23 17 20 40 39 28 25 36 35 24 19 41 43 32 29 52 48  
DEWPT 2 5 7 11 22 26 23 21 22 21 17 16 24 24 23 22 27 25  
PWIND DIR NW S W NW NW NW W SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 10 10 10 5  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ035-211000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON  
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 24 8 21 3  
TEMP 23 15 11 9 9 14 18 23 20 14 11 10 8 13 18 21 17 10 7 5 3  
DEWPT 13 9 7 6 6 10 12 14 11 8 6 5 3 5 7 9 6 3 1 1 -1  
RH 65 77 83 87 87 84 77 68 67 76 80 80 79 70 61 59 61 73 76 83 83  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 6 5 4 5 5 8 10 10 6 8 10 11 12 16 17 16 12 11 10 9 6  
CLOUDS FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 15 7 3 0 -1 3 7 12 11 3 -3 -5 -8 -4 3 7 4 -5 -8 -9 -9  
MIN CHILL 14 2 -1 -2 10 -3 -8 -7 3 -8 -11  
 
DATE 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
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 21 10 42 24 42 19 45 28 54  
TEMP 16 15 10 16 36 36 28 25 37 36 24 20 38 39 31 28 48 48  
DEWPT 6 7 7 12 27 29 25 23 27 25 19 18 27 27 25 23 32 31  
PWIND DIR NW S SW NW NW NW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 10 10 10 5  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ094-211000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON  
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 17 32 13 25 6  
TEMP 26 22 19 20 18 21 28 31 27 22 20 16 13 17 23 25 23 18 14 9 7  
DEWPT 14 13 11 10 10 12 12 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 6 7 7 6 4 2 1  
RH 60 68 70 64 70 68 50 47 53 62 64 70 76 61 47 46 50 59 64 72 76  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 6 5 5 6 5 8 10 12 10 9 10 10 12 16 16 17 11 10 10 10 10  
WIND GUST 26 26 27  
CLOUDS FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 18 15 11 11 10 11 19 22 18 12 9 4 -1 3 9 12 12 6 0 -5 -8  
MIN CHILL 17 10 9 7 16 9 -2 -1 10 -1 -8  
 
DATE 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
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 17 53 32 55 27 53 33 63  
TEMP 23 25 19 23 46 48 39 33 51 47 35 27 46 48 37 34 58 57  
DEWPT 4 5 7 11 21 25 29 29 31 27 25 23 26 25 26 25 31 30  
PWIND DIR N S SW W NW N W SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 10 10  
RAIN S  
 

 
IAZ017-211000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON  
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 12 22 8 18 3  
TEMP 21 17 14 13 12 14 19 21 19 14 14 10 8 10 15 18 15 11 9 6 4  
DEWPT 13 11 10 9 7 9 11 12 11 9 7 5 3 4 6 7 5 4 2 1 0  
RH 71 77 84 84 80 80 70 68 70 80 73 80 79 76 67 61 64 73 72 79 83  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
WIND SPD 11 10 9 9 10 10 12 13 12 13 14 17 18 20 21 21 18 17 13 11 9  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 9 5 2 1 0 1 6 8 6 -1 -2 -8-11 -9 -3 1 -2 -7 -7-10-10  
MIN CHILL 9 1 -1 -3 4 -4 -11 -11 -4 -10 -13  
 
DATE 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
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 21 9 39 22 36 16 38 25 47  
TEMP 16 15 11 14 33 34 28 23 32 30 22 17 33 34 29 26 43 42  
DEWPT 5 7 6 8 23 26 24 21 25 22 17 15 24 27 23 23 31 31  
PWIND DIR NW S SW NW NW NW W SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 10 10 10 10  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ049-211000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON  
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 21 7 17 3  
TEMP 20 13 9 9 11 14 17 20 18 13 10 9 7 11 15 17 16 10 8 5 4  
DEWPT 14 9 5 5 7 11 14 15 14 9 7 5 5 6 8 10 7 4 2 1 0  
RH 77 84 83 83 83 88 88 81 84 84 87 83 91 80 73 73 67 76 76 83 83  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 6 5 5 5 6 9 11 11 8 10 11 12 13 17 18 18 13 12 11 11 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 11 4 -1 -1 0 2 5 8 8 1 -4 -7-10 -7 -2 1 2 -5 -7-11-11  
MIN CHILL 9 -3 -4 -4 5 -6 -11 -10 0 -8 -13  
 
DATE 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
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 17 5 37 23 38 16 38 24 49  
TEMP 14 13 7 15 32 34 28 24 34 32 22 17 33 34 29 25 45 44  
DEWPT 7 5 4 10 25 27 24 23 29 25 19 16 26 26 23 23 33 32  
PWIND DIR NW S SW NW N NW W SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 10 10 10 10  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ086-211000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
321 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON  
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 17 31 13 23 8  
TEMP 26 21 19 17 17 20 28 29 26 21 18 15 13 16 21 23 21 16 13 10 9  
DEWPT 16 15 14 12 11 12 13 14 13 12 10 8 6 6 7 7 7 5 3 3 3  
RH 65 77 80 80 77 71 53 53 57 68 70 73 73 64 54 50 54 61 63 73 76  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 9 6 6 8 8 10 13 13 12 10 11 13 14 18 19 19 16 14 13 12 11  
WIND GUST 25 29 29 31 25  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 17 12 10 8 7 9 17 18 15 10 6 0 -3 -1 6 8 7 1 -2 -6 -6  
MIN CHILL 17 8 6 5 14 5 -3 -3 5 -4 -8  
 
DATE 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
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 27 14 49 29 51 24 50 31 61  
TEMP 23 23 16 20 43 44 35 30 47 44 31 25 42 44 34 33 57 55  
DEWPT 5 7 6 8 19 24 27 27 29 26 24 21 24 25 25 25 30 31  
PWIND DIR NW S SW W NW NW W SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10  
RAIN S  
 

 
 
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