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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
IAZ060-062200-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26
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 69 36 49 36 65
TEMP 68 65 61 53 44 38 37 43 47 45 41 39 38 38 46 59 64 61
DEWPT 61 61 59 53 42 34 31 33 33 33 32 30 29 29 33 38 40 40
RH 78 87 93100 93 85 79 67 58 62 70 70 70 70 60 45 41 46
WIND DIR S S S W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 14 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 12 6 6 9 11 12 12 13 14 11
WIND GUST 25 25
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW
POP 12HR 40 90 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.65 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L
RAIN SHWRS S L D
TSTMS S L D C
WIND CHILL 37 30 28 36 33 31 30
MIN CHILL 29 26 37 31 30 32
DATE MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 46 69 41 60 36 52 31 59
TEMP 52 47 64 62 48 42 58 56 43 36 46 48 35 32 52 55
DEWPT 40 39 44 43 39 37 44 42 36 30 28 25 24 24 28 29
PWIND DIR SW W NE NE N N NW S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 30 10 5 0
RAIN S C C C S
TSTMS S S
IAZ039-062200-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26
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 65 35 46 33 61
TEMP 62 61 59 55 44 38 37 40 44 42 37 36 36 36 44 56 61 57
DEWPT 59 59 58 55 44 35 31 31 32 32 30 30 29 29 32 37 41 41
RH 90 93 96100100 89 79 70 62 67 75 79 75 75 62 49 48 55
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 13 11 13 14 14 17 18 17 14 9 8 10 13 13 13 14 17 13
WIND GUST 24
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL SC FW FW FW FW CL FW
POP 12HR 50 90 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.94 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L S
RAIN SHWRS C C D
TSTMS C C D C
WIND CHILL 37 29 27 31 37 36 31 29 27 27 37
MIN CHILL 28 24 33 28 25 29
DATE MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 44 66 38 56 31 48 28 54
TEMP 49 44 61 58 43 39 53 51 38 33 42 42 32 29 47 49
DEWPT 39 39 43 41 33 33 40 39 32 28 27 24 22 21 25 29
PWIND DIR SW W NE NE N N N S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 30 20 5 5
RAIN S C C C S
IAZ048-062200-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26
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 68 33 48 35 64
TEMP 66 64 59 47 40 36 35 43 47 44 38 36 37 37 45 57 63 58
DEWPT 61 60 58 47 39 33 30 31 33 33 32 31 30 30 33 38 42 42
RH 84 87 96100 96 89 82 62 58 65 79 82 75 75 62 49 46 55
WIND DIR S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 14 11 13 14 16 17 17 16 13 8 8 10 12 12 13 13 16 12
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
POP 12HR 50 90 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.68 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L
RAIN SHWRS C L L
TSTMS C L L C
WIND CHILL 31 26 25 36 29 28 28 38
MIN CHILL 26 23 36 28 26 30
DATE MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 44 68 39 57 33 51 29 58
TEMP 49 45 62 59 44 40 55 53 40 34 45 46 33 30 51 53
DEWPT 41 40 44 42 36 35 42 40 34 29 27 24 24 24 28 30
PWIND DIR SW NW NE NE N N NW S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 30 20 5 0
RAIN S C S C S
IAZ004-062200-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26
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 27 45 33 63
TEMP 53 42 35 32 30 28 29 38 44 40 37 37 36 35 43 56 63 58
DEWPT 52 40 33 30 27 25 25 28 30 31 29 27 27 27 31 37 40 40
RH 96 93 92 92 88 88 85 67 57 70 72 67 69 72 62 49 43 51
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 11 16 18 18 19 19 18 16 14 11 14 18 18 16 16 18 19 16
WIND GUST 28
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 FW CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 90 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.46 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN C C
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS L C D
SNOW S
TSTMS L C D
WIND CHILL 33 24 20 17 16 17 29 37 33 28 27 26 25 35
MIN CHILL 32 19 15 14 31 25 23 26
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 42 59 32 50 28 47 27 58
TEMP 50 42 56 52 38 33 46 44 33 29 42 41 31 29 50 51
DEWPT 36 32 35 31 27 26 31 29 27 24 24 22 22 20 27 28
PWIND DIR SW N NE NE N NW W SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN BZ GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20 20 5 0
RAIN S
SNOW S S
IAZ035-062200-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26
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 65 30 47 34 64
TEMP 64 59 47 38 34 32 33 42 46 43 37 36 36 36 43 57 63 58
DEWPT 60 58 47 38 32 29 28 30 32 33 31 30 28 28 32 38 41 41
RH 87 96100100 92 88 82 62 58 67 79 79 72 72 65 49 44 53
WIND DIR S SW N N NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 11 8 12 13 14 14 16 13 12 6 9 11 13 11 11 13 14 12
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 80 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.40 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS C L D
TSTMS C L D S
WIND CHILL 30 24 22 22 34 30 28 27 28 37
MIN CHILL 29 21 19 36 28 27 30
DATE MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 43 65 35 54 31 50 28 59
TEMP 49 43 60 56 41 36 51 49 36 31 44 44 31 29 51 53
DEWPT 38 37 40 38 32 31 37 35 29 26 26 22 23 21 28 29
PWIND DIR SW NW NE NE N NW W S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW SC B2
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 0
RAIN S S
IAZ094-062200-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26
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 71 37 51 35 65
TEMP 69 66 64 56 47 40 39 44 49 46 40 37 37 37 45 59 64 60
DEWPT 61 60 60 56 45 36 33 33 33 33 30 30 29 28 33 38 39 39
RH 76 81 87100 93 85 79 65 54 60 67 75 72 70 62 45 40 46
WIND DIR S S S SW W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 18 13 16 14 14 16 14 13 12 6 6 8 10 11 13 13 16 12
WIND GUST 28 25 28 26
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
POP 12HR 40 90 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.45 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L
RAIN SHWRS C L L
TSTMS C L L S
WIND CHILL 32 30 37 31 30 29 39
MIN CHILL 32 27 38 30 28 30
DATE MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 45 72 45 67 37 53 31 59
TEMP 51 46 65 65 51 46 64 61 46 39 48 48 37 32 53 55
DEWPT 38 38 45 44 41 42 51 46 39 33 30 24 23 24 28 29
PWIND DIR SW SW NE S N N N S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 50 50 20 5 0
RAIN S C C C C S
TSTMS S C C S
IAZ017-062200-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26
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 61 31 45 33 63
TEMP 59 56 48 40 35 32 32 39 43 40 37 36 36 36 43 56 62 57
DEWPT 57 55 48 40 34 29 28 29 30 30 30 29 28 27 31 37 40 40
RH 93 96100100 96 88 85 67 60 67 75 75 72 69 62 49 44 53
WIND DIR S S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 11 9 11 14 17 18 18 17 14 8 10 14 16 14 14 14 18 14
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW CL CL SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
POP 12HR 60 90 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.51 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L
RAIN SHWRS C L L
TSTMS C L L S
WIND CHILL 32 25 20 20 30 36 29 27 26 27 36
MIN CHILL 31 20 18 31 26 26 29
DATE MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 43 61 35 52 29 46 27 55
TEMP 49 44 58 53 40 35 49 46 35 30 41 41 30 28 48 50
DEWPT 38 36 39 35 30 28 36 34 29 26 26 24 22 21 26 29
PWIND DIR SW NW NE NE N NW W S
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 20 20 5 0
RAIN S S
SNOW S
IAZ049-062200-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26
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 66 34 46 33 61
TEMP 64 62 59 54 43 37 35 40 44 41 37 35 35 36 43 54 60 56
DEWPT 60 60 58 54 42 34 31 32 32 32 30 30 28 29 33 38 41 41
RH 87 93 96100 96 89 85 73 62 70 75 82 75 75 67 54 49 57
WIND DIR S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 14 12 13 14 14 16 17 17 14 8 8 10 12 13 13 14 16 12
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL SC FW FW FW FW CL FW
POP 12HR 40 100 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.76 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L S
RAIN SHWRS C C D
TSTMS C C D C
WIND CHILL 35 28 25 31 37 31 27 26 27 36
MIN CHILL 27 23 32 26 25 29
DATE MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 43 66 38 56 31 48 27 55
TEMP 48 44 60 57 43 38 53 51 39 33 42 43 31 28 48 49
DEWPT 38 39 44 41 34 33 42 40 33 28 27 24 22 22 26 29
PWIND DIR SW W NE NE N N N S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 30 20 5 5
RAIN S C C C S
IAZ086-062200-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
122 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
DATE FRI 03/06/26 SAT 03/07/26 SUN 03/08/26
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 72 40 50 34 64
TEMP 70 66 63 61 54 44 41 44 48 46 39 36 36 37 47 59 64 60
DEWPT 61 60 59 59 54 42 36 34 34 34 32 30 30 30 33 37 39 38
RH 73 81 87 93100 93 82 68 58 63 76 79 79 75 58 44 40 44
WIND DIR S S S S SW W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 17 12 13 16 14 17 18 17 14 9 6 8 10 12 14 16 17 13
WIND GUST 28 23 25 29 25 23
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
POP 12HR 30 80 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.25 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN D C
RAIN SHWRS S S L
TSTMS S S L C C
WIND CHILL 36 32 37 30 29 28
MIN CHILL 36 31 38 29 26 31
DATE MON 03/09/26 TUE 03/10/26 WED 03/11/26 THU 03/12/26
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 47 72 44 65 36 51 29 58
TEMP 52 47 66 64 50 45 62 61 46 38 45 46 35 31 51 53
DEWPT 38 38 44 44 41 41 50 47 41 34 30 26 25 24 27 29
PWIND DIR SW SW NE E N N N S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 10 60 50 20 5 0
RAIN C L C C S
TSTMS C C C
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