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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1044 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
IAZ060-312100-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1044 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 68 41 47 39 58
TEMP 60 62 59 53 49 45 43 43 44 46 45 43 41 40 43 49 54 57 53
DEWPT 40 38 36 32 28 29 34 37 38 38 38 39 39 40 43 47 48 48 45
RH 47 41 42 44 44 53 70 79 79 73 76 86 92100100 93 80 72 74
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SW W W
WIND SPD 18 19 16 11 11 11 11 13 14 16 13 13 12 11 10 11 12 13 11
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 80 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.49 1.07 0.38
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S C C D D D D D D D D C C
TSTMS S C C C S S
WIND CHILL 39 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
1044 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 37 45 34 54
TEMP 59 60 55 48 44 39 38 40 43 45 42 38 36 35 37 42 50 53 50
DEWPT 40 38 35 30 27 28 29 31 31 30 32 33 35 35 37 42 46 47 46
RH 49 44 47 49 51 64 70 70 62 55 67 82 96100100100 86 80 86
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE W W
WIND SPD 20 20 18 13 13 12 13 16 16 17 17 18 17 16 14 14 13 14 13
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 5 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 37 32 30 32 36 37 34 28 27 25 28 34
MIN CHILL 36 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
1044 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 63 39 46 36 55
TEMP 58 61 55 48 43 41 39 41 44 46 43 40 38 37 39 45 51 54 50
DEWPT 38 36 34 29 26 27 31 34 36 36 37 38 38 37 39 44 47 49 47
RH 47 39 45 47 51 57 73 76 73 68 79 92100100100 96 86 83 89
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E W W NW
WIND SPD 21 20 17 13 12 12 13 16 16 17 16 16 14 13 12 12 13 14 12
WIND GUST 27
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 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
TSTMS S S S
WIND CHILL 36 34 32 33 36 38 35 31 29 28 31 39
MIN CHILL 34 35 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
1044 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 52 32 43 31 41
TEMP 48 49 44 38 35 33 32 36 40 42 38 35 33 32 32 34 39 41 38
DEWPT 33 27 23 21 20 20 23 26 28 32 31 31 32 32 31 33 38 39 36
RH 56 42 43 50 54 58 69 67 62 67 76 85 96100 96 96 96 92 92
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE N NW
WIND SPD 25 24 19 16 14 13 13 16 17 19 18 18 18 17 16 14 14 14 13
CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 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 36 29 25 23 22 26 31 33 28 24 22 21 21 23 31 33 30
MIN CHILL 29 36 22 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
1044 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 59 35 44 34 50
TEMP 55 57 51 43 41 36 36 39 42 44 41 37 35 35 36 40 47 49 45
DEWPT 32 34 28 23 22 23 26 29 32 34 33 35 35 35 36 39 44 47 42
RH 41 42 41 45 46 59 67 67 67 68 73 92100100100 96 89 93 89
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE N NW NW
WIND SPD 23 20 17 13 12 11 11 13 14 16 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 12 10
WIND GUST 33
CLOUDS B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 5 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 36 34 29 28 31 34 37 33 28 26 26 27 32
MIN CHILL 34 33 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
1044 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 75 44 52 44 63
TEMP 64 65 59 53 49 46 45 46 48 49 51 48 47 47 50 54 60 61 57
DEWPT 47 42 38 35 34 37 41 42 43 43 44 44 46 47 50 53 52 50 47
RH 54 43 45 50 56 71 86 86 83 80 77 86 96100100 96 75 67 69
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SW SW W W
WIND SPD 19 19 17 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 13 14 16 16 10
WIND GUST 24 25 26
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 70 90 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0.18 0.64 1.26 0.31
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S L L L L D D D D D D D D C C
TSTMS S S S S S C C C C C S S S
WIND CHILL 39 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
1044 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 57 33 43 31 47
TEMP 52 56 49 43 39 35 34 37 40 43 40 35 33 32 33 36 42 46 44
DEWPT 35 33 29 24 23 23 26 28 30 31 31 31 32 32 33 36 41 43 41
RH 52 42 46 47 52 61 72 70 67 62 70 85 96100100100 96 89 89
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E NE NE NW NW
WIND SPD 23 21 18 13 13 12 12 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 16 13 12 13 13
CLOUDS B2 SC B1 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 36 31 27 25 28 32 34 31 24 22 20 22 27 35 37
MIN CHILL 37 28 23 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
1044 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 37 45 34 55
TEMP 59 60 54 47 44 39 38 41 43 45 42 38 36 35 37 44 52 54 50
DEWPT 39 38 35 29 27 27 30 33 34 33 35 35 36 35 37 44 48 48 46
RH 47 44 48 49 51 62 73 73 70 62 76 89100100100100 86 80 86
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SW W W
WIND SPD 21 21 18 13 12 12 13 16 17 18 17 16 14 14 13 13 13 14 13
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 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
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 38 32 30 33 35 37 34 28 27 26 29 38
MIN CHILL 38 36 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
1044 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 43 49 41 65
TEMP 69 64 59 53 50 46 44 44 44 46 48 44 44 43 48 55 60 63 58
DEWPT 52 44 41 38 35 36 41 41 40 40 41 41 43 43 48 54 55 54 50
RH 55 48 51 57 56 68 89 89 86 79 77 89 96100100 96 84 72 75
WIND DIR NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE S SW SW W
WIND SPD 19 19 17 13 12 12 13 16 16 16 16 14 13 12 12 14 17 16 13
WIND GUST 23 26 26 23 25 26
CLOUDS B2 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 C S C C L L D D D D D D D D L L S
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS S S S 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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