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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
IAZ060-312100-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 41 47 39 58
TEMP 63 60 62 66 61 54 49 46 43 43 44 46 45 43 41 40 43 49 54 57 53
DEWPT 57 52 45 42 38 35 34 34 34 37 38 38 38 39 39 40 43 47 48 48 45
RH 81 75 54 42 42 48 56 63 70 79 79 73 76 86 92100100 93 80 72 74
WIND DIR S N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SW W W
WIND SPD 11 16 18 19 16 13 12 11 11 13 14 16 13 13 12 11 10 11 12 13 11
WIND GUST 26 31 32 26 26
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 40 80 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.49 1.07 0.38
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C D D D D D D D D C C
RAIN SHWRS S S C
TSTMS S S S S C C C S S
WIND CHILL 37 36 37 39 39 36 34 33 37
MIN CHILL 36 33 37 33 32 39
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 38 66 41 51 32 52 32 57
TEMP 42 38 58 63 53 43 50 49 40 34 47 50 38 33 52 55
DEWPT 39 36 49 54 49 43 42 35 31 28 30 30 30 29 33 35
PWIND DIR N E NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 10 60 80 50 10 10 5 10
RAIN S L D L C C S
TSTMS C C S
IAZ039-312100-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 64 36 45 34 54
TEMP 60 55 59 62 56 49 44 41 38 40 43 45 42 38 36 35 37 42 50 53 50
DEWPT 55 48 43 41 38 34 31 29 29 31 31 30 32 33 35 35 37 42 46 47 46
RH 84 77 55 46 51 56 60 62 70 70 62 55 67 82 96100100100 86 80 86
WIND DIR SW N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE W W
WIND SPD 9 18 20 21 18 14 13 13 13 16 16 17 17 18 17 16 14 14 13 14 13
WIND GUST 28 31
CLOUDS SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 10 20 60 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.30 0.86 0.51
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S L L D D D D D D L L S
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 38 33 30 32 36 37 34 28 27 25 28 34
MIN CHILL 37 28 25 33 26 24 29
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 34 59 40 49 31 48 30 53
TEMP 39 34 52 57 51 41 49 46 38 33 44 45 35 31 49 50
DEWPT 37 33 43 50 49 41 42 37 31 28 29 29 28 27 32 34
PWIND DIR NW E NE NW NW NW NW W
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 20 50 80 50 30 5 5 10
RAIN S C D L C C C
TSTMS S C
IAZ048-312100-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 38 46 36 55
TEMP 60 52 60 64 58 51 46 42 39 41 44 46 43 40 38 37 39 45 51 54 50
DEWPT 56 42 41 40 36 33 31 30 31 34 36 36 37 38 38 37 39 44 47 49 47
RH 87 69 49 41 44 50 55 62 73 76 73 68 79 92100100100 96 86 83 89
WIND DIR SW N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E W W NW
WIND SPD 8 20 21 21 17 14 13 12 13 16 16 17 16 16 14 13 12 12 13 14 12
WIND GUST 32 34 33 27
CLOUDS SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 70 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.40 0.88 0.42
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L D D D D D D L L
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S S S
WIND CHILL 35 32 33 36 38 35 31 29 28 31 39
MIN CHILL 39 30 27 34 28 27 33
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 35 61 39 49 30 51 30 56
TEMP 39 35 55 59 49 41 48 46 37 32 46 48 36 31 51 52
DEWPT 37 35 47 54 48 41 42 36 31 28 30 31 30 29 34 36
PWIND DIR NW E N NW NW NW NW W
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 60 80 50 20 5 10 10
RAIN S L D L C C S
SNOW S
TSTMS S C
IAZ004-312100-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 32 43 31 41
TEMP 39 43 51 54 47 40 37 34 32 36 40 42 38 35 33 32 32 34 39 41 38
DEWPT 32 31 34 32 26 23 22 22 23 26 28 32 31 31 32 32 31 33 38 39 36
RH 76 62 52 43 43 50 54 61 69 67 62 67 76 85 96100 96 96 96 92 92
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE N NW
WIND SPD 23 25 25 24 19 16 17 13 13 16 17 19 18 18 18 17 16 14 14 14 13
WIND GUST 34 37 35 35
CLOUDS B1 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 10 60 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.16 0.48 0.34
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN D D
RAIN S L L D D D D D D L L
SNOW S S S
WIND CHILL 28 33 32 27 25 22 26 31 33 28 24 22 21 21 23 31 33 30
MIN CHILL 28 28 26 20 20 28 20 19 21 28
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 29 43 31 42 27 46 29 50
TEMP 32 29 40 42 37 32 39 39 33 28 42 43 33 29 47 45
DEWPT 31 29 37 39 37 32 35 32 28 24 28 28 27 26 33 33
PWIND DIR N NE N NW NW NW W W
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 60 70 50 30 10 10 10
RAIN C L L C C C
SNOW S C C S
IAZ035-312100-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 34 44 34 50
TEMP 48 46 56 61 54 46 42 38 36 39 42 44 41 37 35 35 36 40 47 49 45
DEWPT 37 32 36 37 31 27 26 25 26 29 32 34 33 35 35 35 36 39 44 47 42
RH 65 58 47 41 41 47 53 59 67 67 67 68 73 92100100100 96 89 93 89
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE N NW NW
WIND SPD 18 21 23 21 17 14 13 11 11 13 14 16 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 12 10
WIND GUST 35 34
CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 70 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.23 0.64 0.42
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L D D D D D D L L
WIND CHILL 39 35 31 28 31 34 37 33 28 26 26 27 32
MIN CHILL 37 35 28 26 33 25 24 27 38
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 31 54 35 46 29 50 30 54
TEMP 35 31 50 52 44 36 44 44 35 30 44 47 34 31 50 50
DEWPT 34 31 42 47 43 36 38 34 29 27 29 29 28 28 33 34
PWIND DIR N E N NW NW NW W W
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 70 70 50 20 10 10 10
RAIN C L L C C C
SNOW S
TSTMS S
IAZ094-312100-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 76 44 52 44 63
TEMP 64 71 71 70 62 56 51 47 45 46 48 49 51 48 47 47 50 54 60 61 57
DEWPT 57 57 51 46 42 40 40 40 41 42 43 43 44 44 46 47 50 53 52 50 47
RH 78 61 49 42 48 55 66 76 86 86 83 80 77 86 96100100 96 75 67 69
WIND DIR S SW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SW SW W W
WIND SPD 14 16 19 20 17 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 13 14 16 16 10
WIND GUST 26 28 31 33 28 26 24 25 26
CLOUDS FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 60 90 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0.18 0.64 1.26 0.31
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L D D D D D D D D C C
RAIN SHWRS S S S C L C
TSTMS S C C S S S C C C C C S S S
WIND CHILL 39
MIN CHILL 37 36
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 41 72 41 52 31 53 31 59
TEMP 45 41 65 68 55 43 51 49 40 34 48 50 38 33 53 55
DEWPT 42 41 56 57 50 43 42 36 31 29 30 31 30 29 34 35
PWIND DIR N SE W NW NW NW N SW
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 10 60 80 50 10 5 5 10
RAIN C L D L C C
TSTMS C C S
IAZ017-312100-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 33 43 31 47
TEMP 45 44 53 58 51 44 40 36 34 37 40 43 40 35 33 32 33 36 42 46 44
DEWPT 39 35 38 37 32 29 26 25 26 28 30 31 31 31 32 32 33 36 41 43 41
RH 79 70 57 45 48 55 57 64 72 70 67 62 70 85 96100100100 96 89 89
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E NE NE NW NW
WIND SPD 17 20 23 21 18 14 13 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 16 13 12 13 13
WIND GUST 33 34 32
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 5 50 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.18 0.62 0.48
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C D D D D D D L L S
WIND CHILL 37 36 37 32 28 25 28 32 34 31 24 22 20 22 27 35 37
MIN CHILL 36 34 30 24 23 30 21 20 23 36
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 31 50 34 44 28 45 28 51
TEMP 34 31 45 48 44 36 43 41 34 30 42 43 33 29 48 47
DEWPT 33 30 39 45 43 36 39 35 29 25 29 29 27 27 33 34
PWIND DIR NW NE N NW NW NW NW W
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 60 80 50 30 10 10 20
RAIN S S L D L C C C S
SNOW S C S
TSTMS S
IAZ049-312100-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 36 45 34 55
TEMP 61 57 60 63 57 49 44 41 38 41 43 45 42 38 36 35 37 44 52 54 50
DEWPT 57 48 43 41 37 33 31 30 30 33 34 33 35 35 36 35 37 44 48 48 46
RH 87 72 53 44 47 54 60 65 73 73 70 62 76 89100100100100 86 80 86
WIND DIR SW N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SW W W
WIND SPD 10 18 20 23 18 14 13 12 13 16 17 18 17 16 14 14 13 13 13 14 13
WIND GUST 33 33
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 70 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.32 1.02 0.48
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L L D D D D D D L L
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 37 34 30 33 35 37 34 28 27 26 29 38
MIN CHILL 37 28 26 33 26 25 31
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 34 61 39 49 29 48 28 53
TEMP 39 34 53 59 49 41 48 46 37 31 44 46 34 29 49 50
DEWPT 37 33 46 52 48 41 42 37 31 27 30 30 28 27 33 34
PWIND DIR NW E N NW NW NW NW W
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 10 50 80 50 20 5 5 10
RAIN C D L C C S
SNOW S
TSTMS S C
IAZ086-312100-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
448 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE TUE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 76 42 49 41 65
TEMP 65 71 72 69 61 55 51 48 44 44 44 46 48 44 44 43 48 55 60 63 58
DEWPT 58 58 56 51 45 43 41 41 41 41 40 40 41 41 43 43 48 54 55 54 50
RH 78 63 57 53 56 64 68 77 89 89 86 79 77 89 96100100 96 84 72 75
WIND DIR S SW NW N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE S SW SW W
WIND SPD 14 17 19 19 17 14 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 14 13 12 12 14 17 16 13
WIND GUST 27 29 31 25 26 26 23 25 26
CLOUDS B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 60 90 100 100
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.27 0.51 1.32 0.47
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN L L D D D D D D D D L L S
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C L
TSTMS S C S S S C S S S S C C C C S C S S C
WIND CHILL 38 36 37 39 37 37 37
MIN CHILL 37 32 36 36 36
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 41 71 44 54 32 52 31 57
TEMP 46 41 63 67 58 47 53 51 41 34 47 49 37 33 52 53
DEWPT 42 41 53 58 54 46 46 39 34 30 32 31 30 29 34 35
PWIND DIR NW SE SW W NW NW N W
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 20 40 80 60 30 5 5 10
RAIN S C D D L C C
TSTMS C C S
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