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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
IAZ060-052200-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE THU 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26
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 47 70 36 50
TEMP 56 56 51 49 50 54 58 66 69 67 61 53 42 37 38 44 50 48
DEWPT 46 45 44 46 49 53 56 60 60 60 58 49 40 33 31 32 33 32
RH 69 66 77 89 96 96 93 81 73 78 90 86 93 85 76 62 52 54
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S W NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 6 6 8 9 10 11 13 16 16 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 6
WIND GUST 26 26
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL
POP 12HR 0 90 100 100 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.47 0.22 0.50 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS S D D L C S D D C C
TSTMS S C C S C S C L C
WIND CHILL 34 28 29 38
MIN CHILL 28 26
DATE SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26
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 36 65 48 72 49 73 41 52
TEMP 40 38 60 60 53 50 67 66 51 51 69 68 52 42 47 47
DEWPT 31 30 37 39 39 40 46 45 44 48 54 52 43 34 29 23
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SE SW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 50 50 20
RAIN C C C C S
TSTMS S S
IAZ039-052200-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE THU 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26
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 53 44 67 34 46
TEMP 51 50 47 46 46 49 53 60 66 64 59 52 43 35 35 41 45 43
DEWPT 44 45 44 44 45 48 52 57 60 59 57 50 42 33 29 30 31 32
RH 77 83 89 93 96 96 96 90 81 84 93 93 96 92 78 65 58 65
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W W NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 5 5 6 9 10 13 13 14 13 11 13 17 17 17 17 14 13 8
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 0 90 100 100 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.28 0.31 0.56 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D L S D D D C
TSTMS C C C C S C C C
WIND CHILL 36 24 25 33 38
MIN CHILL 23 22 35
DATE SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26
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 62 46 67 45 69 37 48
TEMP 36 36 57 56 50 47 63 61 47 47 64 63 47 38 43 42
DEWPT 29 30 37 39 38 39 44 44 41 43 50 50 42 32 27 24
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W E S NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 40 50 20
RAIN S C C C S
SNOW S
IAZ048-052200-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE THU 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26
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 56 45 68 33 49
TEMP 53 53 49 46 48 51 56 63 68 64 56 49 39 34 35 44 48 45
DEWPT 45 46 45 45 47 51 55 59 61 60 55 46 38 32 30 32 33 33
RH 74 77 86 96 96100 96 87 78 87 96 89 96 92 82 62 56 62
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 8 6 9 9 11 12 13 16 14 12 14 17 17 16 14 13 12 6
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL
POP 12HR 0 100 90 90 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.49 0.29 0.41 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S D D D C C D D C C
TSTMS S C C C C C C C C
WIND CHILL 30 23 25 37
MIN CHILL 39 22 22 39
DATE SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26
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 64 46 70 46 73 38 51
TEMP 37 37 58 58 50 47 65 64 48 49 67 66 48 40 45 45
DEWPT 31 30 38 40 39 40 45 45 43 46 52 51 41 33 27 23
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW SE SW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 40 50 20
RAIN S C C C S
SNOW S
IAZ004-052200-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE THU 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26
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 55 44 58 27 45
TEMP 52 51 47 45 44 45 50 55 55 47 37 33 29 27 30 39 45 42
DEWPT 43 44 43 44 44 45 49 52 50 42 35 30 26 22 24 27 28 29
RH 71 77 86 96100100 96 90 83 83 92 89 88 81 78 62 51 60
WIND DIR S SE SE S SE SE SE S NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W SW
WIND SPD 13 13 13 13 13 11 10 12 16 16 18 18 18 18 16 14 13 10
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL
POP 12HR 0 80 90 80 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.28 0.21 0.30 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS C D D D C L D D C
SNOWSHWRS C
TSTMS C S C S S C C C S
WIND CHILL 38 37 39 27 22 17 14 19 31 39 36
MIN CHILL 37 37 20 14 14 34
DATE SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26
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 64 43 62 39 64 30 46
TEMP 37 37 57 58 50 45 59 56 43 40 59 56 40 32 40 40
DEWPT 28 27 34 37 35 33 38 38 36 36 38 38 32 25 21 17
PWIND DIR SW SW SW N E SW NW NW
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 10
RAIN S C C
SNOW C
IAZ035-052200-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE THU 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26
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 55 45 65 29 48
TEMP 52 52 47 45 46 49 53 60 64 58 47 40 33 30 32 41 47 44
DEWPT 45 45 45 44 46 49 53 57 59 54 47 39 32 27 27 30 31 31
RH 77 77 93 96100100100 90 84 86100 96 96 88 81 65 53 60
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 11 13 14 14 13 13 12 11 6
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL
POP 12HR 0 90 100 90 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.35 0.37 0.33 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S D D D L C D D C
SNOWSHWRS C
TSTMS S C C S C C C L S
WIND CHILL 32 23 19 22 34
MIN CHILL 31 19 19 38
DATE SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26
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 65 45 68 43 69 35 49
TEMP 37 37 58 58 50 46 63 62 45 45 64 63 43 35 43 43
DEWPT 29 29 37 38 37 37 42 41 40 42 45 44 37 29 25 21
PWIND DIR SW SW SW NW E SW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 40 10
RAIN C C C
IAZ094-052200-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE THU 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26
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 59 49 70 37 52
TEMP 54 55 51 51 54 56 61 67 70 67 63 56 44 38 38 46 51 48
DEWPT 46 45 46 49 53 56 59 60 60 59 58 52 41 35 32 33 33 32
RH 74 69 83 93 96100 93 78 71 75 84 86 89 89 79 60 50 54
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 6 8 9 10 12 14 16 19 19 16 16 14 14 14 13 12 11 6
WIND GUST 26 31 31 26 26 25
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 90 90 100 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.43 0.25 0.34 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS L D D C C S D D C C
TSTMS C C C S C S C C C
WIND CHILL 37 29 30
MIN CHILL 28 27
DATE SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26
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 64 47 73 51 74 42 55
TEMP 40 37 60 59 52 48 67 68 55 54 71 69 54 44 50 49
DEWPT 29 30 37 38 37 40 48 47 48 51 59 56 46 36 31 24
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW W N
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 60 60 20
RAIN C L L L S
TSTMS S C S
IAZ017-052200-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE THU 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26
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 53 43 63 29 44
TEMP 50 48 46 44 44 46 50 57 62 57 47 41 35 30 31 39 44 42
DEWPT 44 44 44 43 44 46 50 55 57 52 47 39 33 27 26 29 30 30
RH 80 86 93 96100100100 93 84 83100 92 92 88 81 67 57 62
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 12 13 16 18 18 17 14 13 6
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL
POP 12HR 0 90 100 100 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.25 0.33 0.42 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS D D D D C D D L
TSTMS C C C C C C C C
WIND CHILL 38 38 33 24 18 20 31 37
MIN CHILL 38 37 31 17 16 32
DATE SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26
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 34 64 45 64 42 66 33 45
TEMP 37 37 57 56 49 47 61 58 46 43 61 60 43 35 40 39
DEWPT 29 28 37 38 37 37 41 40 37 38 44 44 37 28 25 22
PWIND DIR SW SW SW NW E SW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 40 20
RAIN C C C
SNOW C S
IAZ049-052200-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE THU 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26
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 54 45 67 33 46
TEMP 52 52 48 46 47 50 55 62 66 64 58 51 42 34 34 41 45 43
DEWPT 44 46 45 44 47 50 54 58 60 60 57 49 40 33 29 31 32 32
RH 74 80 89 93100100 96 87 81 87 96 93 93 96 82 67 60 65
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S W NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 6 5 6 8 11 12 14 16 16 12 14 16 16 16 16 13 12 6
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 90 90 100 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.40 0.24 0.62 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS D D D L S D D L C
TSTMS C C C C S C L C
WIND CHILL 33 24 24 33 39
MIN CHILL 22 22 35
DATE SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26
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 62 45 67 45 69 37 49
TEMP 36 35 56 55 49 46 62 61 47 47 64 63 47 38 43 41
DEWPT 29 30 38 39 38 39 45 45 41 45 52 51 42 32 28 23
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W E SW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 50 50 20
RAIN S C C C S
SNOW S
TSTMS S S
IAZ086-052200-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
137 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE THU 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26
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 59 49 73 39 51
TEMP 55 56 51 49 51 54 60 68 71 68 64 61 49 40 40 46 49 47
DEWPT 46 46 46 47 50 54 59 61 60 60 59 58 49 39 34 34 33 33
RH 72 69 83 93 96100 96 78 68 76 84 90100 96 79 63 54 58
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW W W NW NW NW W
WIND SPD 5 6 8 9 11 13 16 19 18 14 14 17 16 16 16 14 13 8
WIND GUST 27 28 26 27 27 26
CLOUDS B1 B2 SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 80 90 100 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.31 0.18 0.44 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS L D L C D D D C
TSTMS C C C C C C L
WIND CHILL 32 32 39
MIN CHILL 31 30
DATE SUN 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26
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 65 48 74 51 74 42 54
TEMP 39 37 60 59 52 49 68 67 53 54 70 69 54 44 48 48
DEWPT 31 30 37 37 37 39 47 47 48 51 57 56 48 39 33 27
PWIND DIR W SW SW SW S SW W NW
WIND CHAR LT BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 60 60 30
RAIN C L L L C
TSTMS S C S
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