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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
IAZ060-312100-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
128 PM 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 50 43 66
TEMP 62 58 53 49 45 43 44 47 49 47 47 46 49 54 60 62 64 57
DEWPT 35 35 32 28 29 30 35 39 40 41 43 45 48 53 57 55 50 45
RH 36 42 44 44 53 60 70 74 71 79 86 96 96 96 90 78 60 64
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE S SW W W
WIND SPD 19 16 11 11 11 11 13 16 16 14 13 12 12 13 17 20 19 13
WIND GUST 26 27 31 32
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 20 80 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.14 1.60 0.38
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S L D D D D D D L L
TSTMS C C C C C C C
WIND CHILL 39 36 38
MIN CHILL 35 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 39 66 35 47 30 53 33 64
TEMP 43 39 55 62 46 37 45 45 37 32 47 51 38 34 58 61
DEWPT 38 36 48 52 43 35 32 30 29 27 29 31 30 29 39 40
PWIND DIR NW E NW NW NW NW SW S
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 80 70 30 10 0 5 10
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C C S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ039-312100-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
128 PM 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 50 38 64
TEMP 60 55 48 44 39 37 42 48 49 45 40 40 40 45 53 61 63 54
DEWPT 35 34 30 27 28 28 30 32 33 36 37 38 40 45 52 56 53 46
RH 39 45 49 51 64 70 62 54 54 70 89 92100100 96 84 70 74
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E SE S SW W
WIND SPD 20 18 13 13 12 13 17 17 18 17 18 17 16 16 19 21 21 18
WIND GUST 32
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 5 60 100 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 1.13 0.52
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D D D D D D D
TSTMS S C C C S C C
WIND CHILL 37 32 29 34 37 31 31 32 39
MIN CHILL 36 28 27 37 29 30
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 35 45 28 49 30 59
TEMP 38 34 51 56 48 38 43 42 34 30 45 48 35 31 54 56
DEWPT 35 32 42 49 46 37 34 31 27 25 27 28 28 28 36 39
PWIND DIR NW E N NW NW NW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 70 80 30 10 0 5 10
RAIN S L
RAIN SHWRS D C C C
TSTMS S C C
IAZ048-312100-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
128 PM 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 49 40 64
TEMP 61 56 48 43 41 39 44 47 48 45 42 42 44 49 56 59 61 54
DEWPT 33 33 29 26 27 28 33 38 39 41 41 42 44 49 55 54 51 46
RH 35 42 47 51 57 64 65 71 71 86 96100100100 96 83 70 74
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE S SW W W
WIND SPD 20 17 13 12 12 13 16 17 18 16 16 16 14 14 18 20 20 16
WIND GUST 27 28 32 31
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 10 80 100 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 1.41 0.40
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L D D D D D D L L
TSTMS S C C C C C C
WIND CHILL 36 34 31 37 37 34 34 37
MIN CHILL 35 28 30 36 34 34
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 59 33 45 28 52 31 63
TEMP 39 35 51 58 44 35 43 43 34 30 46 50 36 32 57 59
DEWPT 36 34 46 50 42 34 33 31 28 26 29 31 30 29 39 41
PWIND DIR NW E NW NW NW NW SW S
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 80 70 30 10 0 10 10
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C C S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ004-312100-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
128 PM 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 45 32 41
TEMP 50 44 38 35 33 32 37 42 44 40 36 34 34 33 35 38 40 37
DEWPT 26 23 21 20 20 21 25 28 33 36 35 34 33 33 35 37 37 34
RH 39 43 50 54 58 63 61 57 65 85 96100 96100100 96 89 89
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE N NW NW
WIND SPD 24 19 16 14 13 13 16 18 18 18 19 18 18 18 19 18 18 17
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
POP 12HR 0 5 80 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.18 0.69 0.34
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S D D D D D D D C C
SLEET S
WIND CHILL 36 29 25 23 22 28 34 36 31 25 23 23 22 24 29 31 27
MIN CHILL 36 22 20 20 30 23 21 21 26
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 28 41 27 38 25 46 30 57
TEMP 30 28 38 41 34 29 36 35 29 26 42 44 33 31 52 51
DEWPT 29 27 35 37 32 28 31 29 25 22 27 29 28 28 38 39
PWIND DIR NW NE N NW NW NW S SW
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 80 70 40 20 5 10 10
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C
SNOW S
SNOWSHWRS L C C C S
IAZ035-312100-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
128 PM 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 48 37 54
TEMP 57 52 43 41 36 35 42 46 47 43 39 39 39 41 45 50 53 46
DEWPT 33 28 23 22 23 24 29 34 38 38 38 39 39 41 45 47 46 40
RH 40 39 45 46 59 64 60 63 71 82 96100100100100 89 77 79
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E NE W W W
WIND SPD 20 17 13 12 11 10 13 16 16 14 14 14 13 14 16 17 17 14
CLOUDS SC OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 80 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.92 0.69
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S L D D D D D D L L
TSTMS S S S S S
WIND CHILL 36 34 29 27 35 36 31 30 31 33 38
MIN CHILL 33 27 27 35 29 29 34
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 32 51 30 43 26 50 31 62
TEMP 34 32 45 51 39 31 40 41 32 28 45 48 35 32 56 59
DEWPT 33 30 41 44 37 31 32 29 27 24 27 29 29 28 38 40
PWIND DIR NW NE NW NW NW NW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 80 70 30 10 5 10 10
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C C C
SNOWSHWRS C C C
TSTMS S S S
IAZ094-312100-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
128 PM 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 56 48 69
TEMP 64 60 53 49 46 44 46 51 54 52 52 53 56 59 61 65 66 60
DEWPT 42 37 35 34 37 37 42 44 46 46 48 52 56 58 59 56 52 47
RH 45 42 50 56 71 76 86 77 74 80 86 96100 96 93 73 61 62
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE S S S SW W W
WIND SPD 19 17 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 13 16 21 23 20 13
WIND GUST 24 25 25 27 33 35 33
CLOUDS B1 B1 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 0.15 0.18 1.53 0.24
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L L C C C L D D D D D D C C
TSTMS S S S S C L L C C C C
WIND CHILL 39 38
MIN CHILL 37 37
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 43 72 35 48 29 53 33 65
TEMP 46 44 65 66 48 38 46 46 37 31 48 51 38 33 58 61
DEWPT 41 42 57 55 44 36 33 30 28 27 29 31 30 29 39 40
PWIND DIR N SE W NW NW NW SE S
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 80 60 30 10 0 5 5
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C C S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ017-312100-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
128 PM 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 47 34 52
TEMP 55 49 43 39 35 33 39 45 46 42 37 35 36 37 41 48 50 44
DEWPT 32 28 24 23 23 24 27 29 32 35 35 34 35 36 41 46 44 39
RH 41 44 47 52 61 69 62 53 58 76 92 96 96 96100 93 80 82
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E NE W W
WIND SPD 21 18 13 13 12 12 16 17 18 18 19 20 18 17 18 18 19 18
CLOUDS FW B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 60 100 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.95 0.64
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D D D D D L L
TSTMS S S S S
WIND CHILL 36 31 27 24 30 38 39 33 27 23 25 27 32 36
MIN CHILL 28 22 23 33 22 22 27 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 29 48 30 40 26 47 29 57
TEMP 33 30 43 48 40 32 38 38 31 27 43 45 33 30 53 54
DEWPT 31 28 38 43 38 32 32 30 27 24 26 28 28 27 38 40
PWIND DIR NW NE N NW NW NW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 80 80 40 20 5 10 10
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS D C C C
SNOWSHWRS C C C S
TSTMS S S C
IAZ049-312100-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
128 PM 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 49 38 65
TEMP 60 54 47 44 39 37 43 47 48 44 41 40 42 48 55 62 62 54
DEWPT 36 35 29 27 27 28 32 35 36 38 39 40 42 47 55 57 52 46
RH 41 48 49 51 62 70 65 63 63 79 92100100 96100 84 70 74
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE S S W W
WIND SPD 21 18 13 12 12 13 17 17 18 17 16 14 14 14 19 23 23 17
WIND GUST 33 33
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 80 100 100
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 1.57 0.47
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D D D D D L L
TSTMS S C C C S C C C
WIND CHILL 38 32 28 34 37 32 32 35
MIN CHILL 36 28 27 36 31 32
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 60 33 44 27 49 29 60
TEMP 38 34 51 58 45 37 42 42 33 29 44 47 34 30 54 56
DEWPT 35 32 44 50 44 36 34 30 27 24 28 29 28 28 38 40
PWIND DIR NW E NW NW NW NW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 10 70 80 30 10 0 5 10
RAIN S L
RAIN SHWRS D C C S
TSTMS S C C
IAZ086-312100-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
128 PM 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 51 45 71
TEMP 63 60 53 50 46 44 46 48 50 48 48 49 52 58 63 68 69 62
DEWPT 44 41 38 35 36 38 41 41 41 43 45 48 52 57 61 61 56 50
RH 50 49 57 56 68 79 83 77 71 83 89 96100 96 93 78 63 65
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E SE S S S SW W
WIND SPD 19 17 13 12 12 13 16 17 17 14 14 12 13 16 20 24 23 17
WIND GUST 23 27 27 25 23 26 33 35 35 27
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 60 80 100 100
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.21 0.87 0.29
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C D D D D D D L L S
TSTMS S S S C C C C S C C C S
WIND CHILL 37 39
MIN CHILL 36 35
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 42 73 38 50 31 52 31 62
TEMP 46 42 65 66 52 42 47 47 37 32 47 50 38 32 57 59
DEWPT 42 40 55 56 50 42 36 32 29 27 29 31 30 30 38 39
PWIND DIR NW SE W NW NW NW SW S
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 60 80 30 10 0 5 10
RAIN S L
RAIN SHWRS S D C C S
TSTMS S C L
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