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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
IAZ060-071000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 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 53 56 58 65 68 66 63 58 45 38 38 44 49 47 41 39 39 39
DEWPT 50 53 56 59 61 61 59 54 41 34 32 33 33 32 31 30 30 29
RH 89 90 93 81 78 84 87 86 86 85 79 65 54 56 67 70 70 67
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S W W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 10 11 13 14 12 14 16 16 14 14 13 12 6 6 9 11 12
WIND GUST 25 25 26
CLOUDS 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
RAIN SHWRS D D L C S D L C
TSTMS C C C C S D L S
WIND CHILL 38 30 30 37 33 32 31
MIN CHILL 29 27 39 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 49 68 42 64 39 54 31 58
TEMP 59 61 53 49 65 62 49 43 61 61 48 40 49 50 36 32 50 54
DEWPT 37 39 39 39 44 40 37 36 43 44 41 36 33 26 24 24 26 29
PWIND DIR SW SW W NE E N N N S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50 40 10 5 5
RAIN C C C C
IAZ039-071000-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 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 48 51 53 60 64 61 59 58 47 38 36 41 44 43 37 35 36 36
DEWPT 45 48 52 56 59 59 58 56 44 35 32 31 32 31 30 29 30 29
RH 89 89 96 87 84 93 96 93 89 89 85 67 62 62 75 78 79 75
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S SW SW W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 11 12 13 13 10 14 17 18 18 18 17 14 8 8 10 13 13
CLOUDS 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 32 37 37 31 28 27 27
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 64 38 58 34 50 28 52
TEMP 57 57 48 46 60 58 44 38 55 54 42 36 45 45 33 29 46 47
DEWPT 38 40 38 38 41 39 34 33 42 41 36 32 31 27 25 22 25 28
PWIND DIR SW SW W NE E NE N N S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 40 20 5 5
RAIN S C C C S
SNOW C S
IAZ048-071000-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 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 49 52 56 63 66 64 59 53 41 36 36 43 47 45 39 37 37 37
DEWPT 49 52 55 58 62 60 58 51 38 33 31 32 33 33 32 31 31 29
RH 100100 96 84 87 87 96 93 89 89 82 65 58 62 76 79 79 72
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 10 11 13 13 12 14 17 17 17 17 14 13 8 8 10 11 12
WIND GUST 25
CLOUDS 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
RAIN SHWRS D D D C C L D L
TSTMS C S C C C L D S
WIND CHILL 33 26 26 36 30 30 29
MIN CHILL 26 26 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 47 66 39 61 37 53 30 57
TEMP 58 59 50 47 62 60 45 40 58 56 44 38 47 47 34 30 49 52
DEWPT 38 41 39 39 43 40 35 34 41 42 39 35 31 26 24 24 26 30
PWIND DIR SW SW NW NE E N N N S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 30 10 0 5
RAIN S C C C
IAZ004-071000-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 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 46 48 55 57 44 34 33 30 28 30 39 44 41 37 37 37 36
DEWPT 44 45 48 52 52 42 32 31 27 24 25 28 30 31 30 29 28 26
RH 96 96100 90 83 93 92 92 88 85 81 64 57 67 75 72 70 67
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 11 10 9 10 13 16 18 18 19 18 18 16 14 11 13 17 18 18
WIND GUST 27 28
CLOUDS 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
RAIN SHWRS D L D C C L D C
SNOWSHWRS S
TSTMS S C S C L D
WIND CHILL 39 37 23 22 17 15 18 30 37 34 28 27 27 26
MIN CHILL 39 37 35 22 14 15 33 26 23
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 42 59 33 53 31 48 27 55
TEMP 57 58 49 42 55 52 39 33 49 48 37 32 43 42 29 28 47 49
DEWPT 36 39 36 33 33 30 29 28 31 33 31 28 27 23 22 20 24 27
PWIND DIR SW SW NW NE E N NW NW S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 20 10 5 10
RAIN S S S
SNOW S S
IAZ035-071000-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 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 48 50 54 61 64 60 50 41 35 32 33 42 47 44 38 36 37 37
DEWPT 47 49 52 57 60 58 49 39 33 29 28 30 32 32 31 30 30 29
RH 96 96 93 87 87 93 96 92 92 88 82 62 56 62 76 79 75 72
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 9 9 11 11 10 12 13 16 14 14 13 12 6 8 10 12 12
CLOUDS 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
RAIN SHWRS D D D C C L L C
TSTMS C C S C L L
WIND CHILL 33 26 22 23 35 32 29 28 28
MIN CHILL 32 21 21 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 44 63 36 58 34 52 28 57
TEMP 57 59 49 44 59 57 42 37 54 53 40 35 46 46 31 29 49 51
DEWPT 37 39 38 37 39 35 32 32 38 38 35 32 29 23 22 22 26 28
PWIND DIR SW SW NW NE E N NW N S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30 20 10 5 5
RAIN S C S S
SNOW S S
IAZ094-071000-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 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 55 59 61 67 69 67 65 59 47 39 39 46 50 47 41 39 37 37
DEWPT 53 56 58 61 60 60 60 56 43 35 33 33 33 32 30 29 29 29
RH 93 90 90 81 73 78 84 90 86 85 79 60 52 56 65 67 72 72
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 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 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL
POP 12HR 90 80 90 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.43 0.12 0.25 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS D D C C S L L L
TSTMS S C C S S L L S
WIND CHILL 30 31 33 30 29
MIN CHILL 30 30 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 71 45 68 40 56 32 58
TEMP 59 61 51 47 67 65 51 46 65 64 53 43 51 50 38 33 51 54
DEWPT 37 38 38 39 45 42 39 41 49 49 46 39 35 27 25 24 28 31
PWIND DIR SW SW W E SE N N N SE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 60 60 20 5 5
RAIN C L L C S
TSTMS S S S
IAZ017-071000-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 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 46 47 51 57 60 57 50 43 37 32 32 39 43 41 36 36 37 37
DEWPT 43 46 50 54 57 55 49 42 34 29 27 30 30 31 30 29 29 28
RH 89 96 96 90 90 93 96 96 89 88 81 70 60 67 79 75 72 70
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 11 10 13 16 18 18 18 17 14 8 10 13 16 16
CLOUDS 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 35 27 20 20 30 36 29 27 28 28
MIN CHILL 38 38 34 20 20 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 44 60 35 55 32 48 27 53
TEMP 56 58 49 44 57 54 41 36 51 49 39 34 43 43 31 28 45 47
DEWPT 36 39 38 35 37 34 30 29 36 37 33 29 29 26 24 21 25 28
PWIND DIR SW SW NW NE E NE NW N S
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 30 10 5 10
RAIN S C S C
SNOW S C
IAZ049-071000-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 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 49 53 54 61 64 63 60 58 46 37 36 41 45 42 37 35 35 36
DEWPT 47 50 53 58 60 60 58 56 43 34 31 32 32 32 30 29 29 29
RH 93 89 96 90 87 90 93 93 89 89 82 70 60 67 75 78 78 75
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S SW W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 11 11 13 13 11 14 17 17 17 17 16 14 6 6 10 11 13
CLOUDS 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 39 27 26 33 38 27 27 27
MIN CHILL 27 26 34 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 64 38 59 34 51 28 53
TEMP 56 56 48 45 60 58 44 39 56 54 43 37 45 45 32 29 46 48
DEWPT 38 41 38 38 43 40 34 34 42 42 38 33 31 27 24 22 26 28
PWIND DIR SW SW W NE E N N N S
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40 40 20 5 5
RAIN S C C C S
SNOW S
IAZ086-071000-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 6 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 53 56 59 67 70 67 65 63 56 45 42 46 49 46 40 37 37 37
DEWPT 51 54 58 61 61 60 60 60 53 42 37 35 34 33 31 30 30 30
RH 93 93 96 81 73 78 84 90 90 89 82 65 56 60 70 75 75 75
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S W W W W W W W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 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 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 38 33 39 31 30 29
MIN CHILL 37 32 30 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 48 71 45 68 39 55 30 55
TEMP 60 60 51 49 67 65 50 46 65 64 51 42 50 49 36 32 49 50
DEWPT 37 37 38 39 45 43 39 40 48 50 47 39 36 31 26 25 29 30
PWIND DIR SW SW W NE SE N N N SE
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 60 60 20 5 5
RAIN C L L C S
TSTMS S S
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