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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
IAZ060-061000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN
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 47 69 37 50 37
TEMP 50 53 56 58 65 68 66 64 58 47 39 38 44 49 47 41 39 39 39
DEWPT 45 50 53 56 59 61 60 59 53 43 34 32 33 33 32 31 30 30 29
RH 83 89 90 93 81 78 81 84 83 86 82 79 65 54 56 67 70 70 67
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S W W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 8 9 10 11 13 14 12 14 16 16 14 14 13 12 6 6 9 11 12
WIND GUST 25 25 26
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 90 80 90 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.47 0.19 0.46 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS D D L C S D L C
TSTMS C C C C C S D L S
WIND CHILL 30 30 38 33 32 31
MIN CHILL 29 27 32 29
DATE 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 65 48 72 49 73 41 52 30 54
TEMP 59 60 53 50 67 66 51 51 69 68 52 42 47 47 34 30 48 52
DEWPT 37 39 39 40 46 45 44 48 54 52 43 34 29 23 22 22 23 26
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SE SW NW NW NW S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 50 50 20 0 5
RAIN C C C C S
TSTMS S S
IAZ039-061000-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN
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 66 35 46 34
TEMP 46 48 51 53 60 64 62 59 58 48 38 36 41 44 43 37 35 36 36
DEWPT 44 45 48 52 56 59 59 58 56 46 36 32 31 32 31 30 29 30 29
RH 93 89 89 96 87 84 90 96 93 93 92 85 67 62 62 75 78 79 75
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 8 10 11 12 13 13 10 14 17 18 18 18 17 14 8 8 10 13 13
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 100 100 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.28 0.84 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L D L L S C D D
TSTMS S S S C S C D C
WIND CHILL 29 26 33 38 37 31 28 27 28
MIN CHILL 28 25 35 27 25
DATE 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 61 46 67 45 69 37 48 27 49
TEMP 57 56 50 47 63 61 47 47 64 63 47 38 43 42 31 28 43 45
DEWPT 38 39 38 39 44 44 41 43 50 50 42 32 27 24 20 18 22 26
PWIND DIR SW SW W E S NW NW N S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 50 20 5 10
RAIN S C C C S
SNOW S
IAZ048-061000-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN
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 46 68 34 49 35
TEMP 47 49 52 56 63 66 63 59 51 43 36 36 43 47 45 39 37 37 37
DEWPT 44 49 52 55 58 62 60 58 51 41 33 31 32 33 33 32 31 31 29
RH 89100100 96 84 87 90 96100 93 89 82 65 58 62 76 79 79 72
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 10 10 11 13 13 12 14 17 17 17 17 14 13 8 8 10 11 12
WIND GUST 25
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 100 90 90 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.49 0.20 0.59 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS D D D C C L D L
TSTMS S C S C C C L D S
WIND CHILL 35 26 26 36 30 29 29
MIN CHILL 25 23 38 27 26
DATE 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 64 46 70 46 73 38 51 28 53
TEMP 58 58 50 47 65 64 48 49 67 66 48 40 45 45 31 28 46 50
DEWPT 38 40 39 40 45 45 43 46 52 51 41 33 27 23 21 21 23 27
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SE SW NW NW N S
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 50 20 0 5
RAIN S C C C S
SNOW S
IAZ004-061000-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN
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 44 59 27 45 34
TEMP 45 45 46 48 55 57 47 37 33 30 28 30 39 44 41 37 37 37 36
DEWPT 43 44 45 48 52 52 45 36 32 27 23 25 28 30 31 30 29 28 26
RH 93 96 96100 90 83 93 96 96 88 81 81 64 57 67 75 72 70 67
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 13 11 10 9 10 13 16 18 18 19 18 18 16 14 11 13 17 18 18
WIND GUST 27 28
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 80 90 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.39 0.44 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS D L D C C L D C
SNOWSHWRS S
TSTMS S S C S C L D
WIND CHILL 39 39 27 22 17 15 18 30 37 34 28 27 27 25
MIN CHILL 39 37 39 22 14 14 33 26 24
DATE 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 63 43 62 39 64 30 46 24 52
TEMP 57 58 50 45 59 56 43 40 59 56 40 32 40 40 27 25 45 48
DEWPT 36 37 35 33 38 38 36 36 38 38 32 25 21 17 16 16 21 25
PWIND DIR SW SW N E SW NW NW W S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 30 10 0 10
RAIN S C C
SNOW C
IAZ035-061000-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN
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 66 31 49 35
TEMP 45 48 50 54 61 64 60 51 42 35 31 33 42 47 44 38 36 37 37
DEWPT 43 47 49 52 57 60 57 51 41 34 29 28 30 32 32 31 30 30 29
RH 93 96 96 93 87 87 90100 96 96 92 82 62 56 62 76 79 75 72
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 9 9 9 11 11 10 12 13 16 14 14 13 12 6 8 10 12 12
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 90 90 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.35 0.21 0.37 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS D D D C C L L C
TSTMS S C C S C L L
WIND CHILL 34 26 21 23 35 32 29 28 28
MIN CHILL 33 20 19 37 28 27
DATE 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 64 45 68 43 69 35 49 26 53
TEMP 57 58 50 46 63 62 45 45 64 63 43 35 43 43 29 27 46 49
DEWPT 37 38 37 37 42 41 40 42 45 44 37 29 25 21 19 18 23 26
PWIND DIR SW SW NW E SW NW NW NW S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 40 10 0 10
RAIN C C C
IAZ094-061000-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN
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 50 71 37 52 35
TEMP 52 55 59 61 67 69 66 64 59 48 39 39 46 50 47 41 39 37 37
DEWPT 49 53 56 58 61 60 60 59 55 44 35 33 33 33 32 30 29 29 29
RH 89 93 90 90 81 73 81 84 87 86 85 79 60 52 56 65 67 72 72
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 11 12 13 17 18 14 16 17 16 16 14 13 12 6 5 8 10 11
WIND GUST 24 27 29 25 26 27 27
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL
POP 12HR 90 80 90 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.44 0.12 0.25 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D
RAIN SHWRS D D C C S L L L
TSTMS C S C C S S L L S
WIND CHILL 30 31 39 33 30 29
MIN CHILL 29 28 32 28
DATE 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 65 47 73 51 74 42 55 29 55
TEMP 59 59 52 48 67 68 55 54 71 69 54 44 50 49 36 30 50 53
DEWPT 37 38 37 40 48 47 48 51 59 56 46 36 31 24 22 23 25 28
PWIND DIR SW SW SW S SW W N N S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 60 60 20 0 5
RAIN C L L L S
TSTMS S C S
IAZ017-061000-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN
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 44 62 31 45 34
TEMP 44 46 47 51 57 60 57 51 44 37 32 32 39 43 41 36 36 37 37
DEWPT 42 43 46 50 54 57 55 51 43 36 29 27 30 30 31 30 29 29 28
RH 93 89 96 96 90 90 93100 96 96 88 81 70 60 67 79 75 72 70
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 10 10 10 10 11 10 13 16 18 18 18 17 14 8 10 13 16 16
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 100 100 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.25 0.39 0.43 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D D C C L L L S
TSTMS S S S C C L L S
WIND CHILL 37 27 20 20 30 36 29 27 28 28
MIN CHILL 38 38 36 19 19 32 25 24
DATE 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 62 45 64 42 66 33 45 25 49
TEMP 56 56 49 47 61 58 46 43 61 60 43 35 40 39 28 26 43 45
DEWPT 36 38 37 37 41 40 37 38 44 44 37 28 25 22 18 17 22 26
PWIND DIR SW SW NW E SW NW NW NW S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 40 20 5 10
RAIN C C C
SNOW C S
IAZ049-061000-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN
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 66 34 46 33
TEMP 45 49 53 54 61 64 63 59 57 47 37 36 41 45 42 37 35 35 36
DEWPT 43 47 50 53 58 60 60 58 55 44 34 31 32 32 32 30 29 29 29
RH 93 93 89 96 90 87 90 96 93 89 89 82 70 60 67 75 78 78 75
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 9 11 11 13 13 11 14 17 17 17 17 16 14 6 6 10 11 13
CLOUDS SC OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL CL FW SC
POP 12HR 100 90 100 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.40 0.26 0.54 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D D L S C D L
TSTMS C C S C S C D C
WIND CHILL 27 26 33 39 27 26 27
MIN CHILL 27 24 35 26 25
DATE 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 61 45 67 45 69 37 49 26 50
TEMP 56 55 49 46 62 61 47 47 64 63 47 38 43 41 29 27 43 46
DEWPT 38 39 38 39 45 45 41 45 52 51 42 32 28 23 19 19 23 26
PWIND DIR SW SW W E SW NW NW NW S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50 50 20 0 5
RAIN S C C C S
SNOW S
TSTMS S S
IAZ086-061000-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
1057 PM CST THU MAR 5 2026
DATE 03/05/26 FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN
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 47 72 40 52 35
TEMP 50 53 56 59 67 70 67 64 63 56 45 42 46 49 46 40 37 37 37
DEWPT 47 51 54 58 61 61 60 59 60 54 43 37 35 34 33 31 30 30 30
RH 89 93 93 96 81 73 78 84 90 93 93 82 65 56 60 70 75 75 75
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S W W W W W W W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 10 12 14 17 17 13 14 17 17 17 18 16 14 9 6 9 10 12
WIND GUST 27 27 26 29 28 28
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 90 90 90 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.31 0.15 0.20 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D L C C D L
TSTMS C C S S C D C
WIND CHILL 37 33 39 31 29 29
MIN CHILL 36 31 30 27
DATE 03/08/26 MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 65 48 74 51 74 42 54 29 53
TEMP 60 59 52 49 68 67 53 54 70 69 54 44 48 48 33 30 48 50
DEWPT 37 37 37 39 47 47 48 51 57 56 48 39 33 27 23 22 25 26
PWIND DIR SW SW SW S SW W NW N S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 60 60 30 5 5
RAIN C L L L C
TSTMS S C S
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