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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
IAZ060-010900-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 62 69 40 46 38
TEMP 67 67 64 69 65 64 60 53 48 45 42 42 44 45 44 42 41 41 42
DEWPT 58 58 58 57 48 43 38 35 31 30 31 33 36 38 38 38 38 39 40
RH 73 73 81 66 54 46 44 50 51 55 65 70 73 76 79 86 89 92 93
WIND DIR SW S S NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE E
WIND SPD 8 12 10 14 18 19 16 13 12 11 11 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 11
WIND GUST 23 23 23 29 29 26 25
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 50 20 50 80 100
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.02 0.33 0.97
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S C C C C D D D D D D D
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND CHILL 39 35 35 37 38 37 35 34 34 36
MIN CHILL 33 33 36 32 32
SVR TSTORM A
DATE 04/02 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 55 37 63 40 50 32 53 33 62
TEMP 50 48 40 37 55 61 50 41 47 47 38 33 48 51 40 34 55 59
DEWPT 46 43 37 35 45 50 45 40 38 34 31 29 32 32 32 30 37 38
PWIND DIR NW NW E NW NW NW NW NE S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 100 20 50 70 50 20 5 5 5
RAIN D L S S C L L C C S
TSTMS S C C
IAZ039-010900-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 56 64 35 44 34
TEMP 70 64 61 63 60 60 55 48 44 40 37 40 43 44 41 37 35 35 36
DEWPT 52 57 55 54 47 42 38 32 29 28 26 28 29 30 32 33 33 34 35
RH 53 78 81 72 62 51 53 54 55 62 64 62 57 57 70 85 92 96 96
WIND DIR SW S SW N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 8 10 6 17 20 21 18 14 13 13 13 16 16 17 16 17 17 17 16
WIND GUST 19 21 18 31
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2
POP 12HR 20 20 20 60 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.20 0.86
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S L C D D D D D
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 37 32 29 32 35 36 33 27 25 25 27
MIN CHILL 36 27 28 32 24 24
DATE 04/02 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 51 33 58 39 47 30 50 30 57
TEMP 46 45 37 34 51 55 50 40 45 44 36 32 45 47 36 30 51 53
DEWPT 44 43 36 32 41 48 47 39 38 34 31 28 31 32 30 28 35 38
PWIND DIR E NW E NE NW NW NW NE S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 100 30 40 80 50 30 5 5 10
RAIN D D C C D L C C C S
SNOW C S
TSTMS C C
IAZ048-010900-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 58 65 38 45 35
TEMP 65 64 61 63 61 63 58 50 44 41 38 40 43 44 42 39 37 37 38
DEWPT 57 58 56 53 45 41 37 32 29 28 28 31 34 36 37 37 36 37 38
RH 75 81 84 70 56 44 45 50 55 59 67 70 70 73 82 92 96100100
WIND DIR S S W N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE
WIND SPD 10 10 6 19 21 20 17 14 13 12 13 16 16 17 16 16 14 14 13
WIND GUST 20 23 17 34 31
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 40 10 30 70 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.31 0.81
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C C L L D D D D D
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 38 34 30 32 36 36 34 30 28 28 30
MIN CHILL 36 27 28 34 28 27
SVR TSTORM A
DATE 04/02 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 53 33 59 38 48 30 52 31 62
TEMP 47 45 37 34 52 57 46 39 45 45 36 32 46 50 38 32 54 58
DEWPT 46 43 36 33 43 50 45 39 38 35 31 29 32 33 31 30 37 39
PWIND DIR N NW E N NW NW NW NE S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 90 20 50 70 50 20 5 5 5
RAIN D L S S C L L C C S
SNOW S
TSTMS C C
IAZ004-010900-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 41 55 30 40 30
TEMP 52 47 41 45 52 53 46 40 35 32 31 34 38 40 37 33 32 31 31
DEWPT 43 39 33 36 36 30 25 23 22 20 20 23 27 29 30 31 31 30 30
RH 71 74 73 70 54 41 43 50 59 61 63 64 64 64 75 92 96 96 96
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE
WIND SPD 6 16 20 26 26 24 19 16 17 13 13 16 17 18 18 18 17 17 17
WIND GUST 36 37 34
CLOUDS FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 10 5 10 60 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.30 0.43
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN C D D C
RAIN S L L D D D D
SLEET S
SNOW S S L D D D D D
WIND CHILL 32 35 38 32 25 22 20 24 29 31 27 22 21 20 19
MIN CHILL 32 33 38 23 19 20 27 20 18
DATE 04/02 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 38 29 42 31 39 26 45 28 55
TEMP 36 34 31 29 39 39 34 31 37 37 30 27 40 42 33 29 49 49
DEWPT 36 34 30 28 36 38 34 31 34 32 28 25 30 31 29 27 37 35
PWIND DIR NE N NE N NW NW NW S SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 20 50 70 50 20 10 5 5
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN D L S C C L L C C S
SNOW D L S C L L C C S S
IAZ035-010900-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 49 61 34 43 33
TEMP 62 61 51 51 56 59 54 45 40 37 35 37 42 43 39 35 34 33 34
DEWPT 44 54 40 43 39 37 30 26 24 24 24 26 29 33 34 34 33 33 34
RH 52 78 66 74 53 44 40 47 52 59 64 64 60 67 82 96 96100100
WIND DIR S S N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE
WIND SPD 5 9 16 21 23 21 17 14 13 11 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 12
WIND GUST 27 33
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 10 10 10 70 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.29 0.61
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L D D D D D
WIND CHILL 38 32 29 27 28 35 36 31 26 25 23 25
MIN CHILL 32 26 27 31 24 23
DATE 04/02 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 47 30 53 34 45 28 51 30 61
TEMP 43 40 33 31 47 49 40 35 42 41 33 29 45 47 35 31 53 55
DEWPT 42 38 33 31 40 45 39 35 36 33 30 27 31 31 30 29 37 35
PWIND DIR N N NE N NW NW NW E SW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 20 50 70 50 20 5 5 5
RAIN D L S S C L L C C S
SNOW S
TSTMS C S
IAZ094-010900-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 62 76 43 51 43
TEMP 70 66 64 71 75 68 62 55 51 47 44 44 47 48 49 47 48 47 48
DEWPT 58 58 57 56 54 47 41 40 38 38 37 39 41 43 43 43 44 46 46
RH 66 75 78 59 48 47 46 57 61 71 76 82 79 83 80 86 86 96 93
WIND DIR S S S SW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 16 13 11 17 18 19 17 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 11 11 11
WIND GUST 27 26 25 29 28 26 24 25
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 30 40 70 90 100
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.18 0.41 1.13
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C S C C L L L L D D D D D D D
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS C S C C C S S S C C C S C S C
WIND CHILL 37 37
MIN CHILL 36 36
DATE 04/02 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 61 39 69 39 51 31 55 34 63
TEMP 56 52 42 40 62 64 52 41 49 48 38 33 49 52 41 35 55 58
DEWPT 50 46 40 39 52 56 48 41 39 34 31 29 32 34 33 32 38 39
PWIND DIR SW N SE W NW NW NW NE S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 100 20 60 70 50 20 5 5 5
RAIN D C S C L L L C C S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ017-010900-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 58 32 41 30
TEMP 57 57 47 49 53 56 51 43 39 35 33 36 39 41 38 35 32 32 32
DEWPT 44 49 40 43 40 38 31 27 25 24 23 26 28 30 31 32 31 31 31
RH 62 75 76 80 61 51 46 53 57 64 66 67 64 65 76 89 96 96 96
WIND DIR SW S N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 4 8 14 21 24 21 18 14 13 12 12 14 16 17 17 18 18 18 17
WIND GUST 26 32
CLOUDS FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
POP 12HR 20 20 10 50 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.21 0.65
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN D D C
RAIN S S C C D D D D D
RAIN SHWRS S
SNOW S S S S S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 36 31 26 24 27 31 32 29 24 20 20 21
MIN CHILL 39 38 27 22 23 28 20 20
DATE 04/02 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 43 29 48 34 42 28 46 28 56
TEMP 39 37 32 30 42 45 40 35 40 39 33 29 41 43 33 29 49 51
DEWPT 39 37 31 30 39 43 40 34 36 34 30 26 31 31 29 27 35 36
PWIND DIR NE NW NE N NW NW NW N SW
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 90 30 40 80 60 30 5 5 10
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN D L C C D L L C C S
SNOW L C S
TSTMS C C
IAZ049-010900-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 57 66 35 44 34
TEMP 66 64 61 64 62 61 56 48 44 40 38 40 42 43 41 37 35 36 37
DEWPT 56 58 57 55 47 42 37 32 28 27 27 30 32 33 34 34 34 34 36
RH 70 81 87 73 58 49 49 54 53 59 64 67 67 67 76 89 96 92 96
WIND DIR SW S SW N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE
WIND SPD 14 10 9 17 21 23 18 14 13 12 13 16 17 17 16 16 14 14 13
WIND GUST 21 21
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 30 20 30 70 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.27 0.99
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C C L L D D D D D
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S S S S
WIND CHILL 37 32 29 32 34 35 33 28 26 27 28
MIN CHILL 35 27 28 32 25 25
SVR TSTORM A
DATE 04/02 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 52 32 59 38 47 29 50 28 58
TEMP 48 45 36 33 52 56 47 39 45 43 35 30 45 47 36 29 51 54
DEWPT 46 43 35 32 43 49 45 39 38 34 30 28 32 32 30 28 36 38
PWIND DIR NE NW E N NW NW NW NE S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 100 20 40 70 50 20 5 5 5
RAIN D L S C L L C C S
SNOW S
TSTMS C C
IAZ086-010900-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
1237 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/30/26 TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 63 76 42 49 41
TEMP 72 67 65 71 76 68 61 54 50 47 43 43 46 46 46 44 44 46 46
DEWPT 57 58 58 59 58 51 45 42 40 38 37 38 39 39 40 41 42 44 46
RH 59 73 78 66 54 54 56 64 68 71 79 82 76 76 79 89 93 93100
WIND DIR SW S S SW NW N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 13 14 13 19 18 19 17 14 13 13 13 16 16 16 14 14 13 12 12
WIND GUST 26 28 27 29 25 26 26 25 25 23
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 60 40 80 90 100
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.03 0.27 0.42 1.35
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C C C L D L L D D D D D D D
RAIN SHWRS L C S
TSTMS C S S S C S S C C S S S S C C C C S
WIND CHILL 36 36 39 39 39 37 37
MIN CHILL 36 34 38 35 37
DATE 04/02 FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 62 39 68 43 54 33 53 33 62
TEMP 56 52 43 40 61 65 57 45 51 50 40 35 48 50 40 34 54 56
DEWPT 52 48 42 39 50 56 53 45 42 37 33 31 34 34 33 31 38 39
PWIND DIR S NW E SW W NW NW N S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 100 30 40 80 50 30 5 5 5
RAIN D L C S C D L C C C S
SNOW S
TSTMS S S C C S
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