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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
IAZ060-010900-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI
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 50 43 66 39
TEMP 53 48 45 43 44 47 49 47 47 46 49 54 60 62 64 57 47 43 40 39
DEWPT 33 29 29 30 35 39 40 41 43 45 48 53 57 55 50 45 40 38 36 36
RH 46 47 53 60 70 74 71 79 86 96 96 96 90 78 60 64 76 82 85 89
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE S SW W W W NW NE E
WIND SPD 12 12 11 11 13 16 16 14 14 13 13 13 17 20 19 13 9 5 5 8
WIND GUST 26 26 25 25 27 31 32
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 20 70 100 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 1.60 0.38 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS S S S C L D D D D D L L
TSTMS S C S C C C
WIND CHILL 37 38
MIN CHILL 36 33 39 39 33
DATE 04/03 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 66 35 47 30 53 33 64 40 61
TEMP 55 62 46 37 45 45 37 32 47 51 38 34 58 61 48 40 56 59
DEWPT 48 52 43 35 32 30 29 27 29 31 30 29 39 40 39 35 37 36
PWIND DIR E NW NW NW NW SW S W NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 80 70 30 10 0 5 10 10 5
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C C S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ039-010900-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI
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 37 50 38 64 34
TEMP 50 43 39 37 42 48 49 45 40 40 40 45 53 61 63 54 44 38 36 34
DEWPT 30 28 28 28 30 32 33 36 37 38 40 45 52 56 53 46 40 35 33 32
RH 46 55 64 70 62 54 54 70 89 92100100 96 84 70 74 86 89 89 92
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E E E E SE S SW W W W NW NE
WIND SPD 13 12 11 12 16 17 17 17 18 18 17 16 19 21 21 18 14 9 5 5
WIND GUST 27 32
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 50 100 100 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 1.13 0.52 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS S L D D D D D D D
TSTMS S C C S
WIND CHILL 37 32 29 35 38 31 30 31 39 37 32 30
MIN CHILL 36 28 27 37 29 29 31 28
DATE 04/03 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 59 35 45 28 49 30 59 36 57
TEMP 51 56 48 38 43 42 34 30 45 48 35 31 54 56 43 38 52 54
DEWPT 42 49 46 37 34 31 27 25 27 28 28 28 36 39 37 34 36 36
PWIND DIR E N NW NW NW SW SW NW NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 70 80 30 10 0 5 10 10 5
RAIN S L
RAIN SHWRS D C C C
TSTMS S C C
IAZ048-010900-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI
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 39 49 40 64 35
TEMP 48 44 41 39 44 47 48 45 42 42 44 49 56 59 61 54 43 39 36 35
DEWPT 31 27 27 28 33 38 39 41 41 42 44 49 55 54 51 46 39 36 34 34
RH 51 51 57 64 65 71 71 86 96100100100 96 83 70 74 86 89 92 96
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE S SW W W W NW NE E
WIND SPD 16 12 12 12 16 17 18 17 18 17 16 14 18 20 20 16 11 5 5 8
WIND GUST 27 28 32 31
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 70 100 100 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 1.41 0.40 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS C D D D D D D L L
TSTMS S S C C C
WIND CHILL 38 34 31 37 37 33 33 37 37 29
MIN CHILL 36 28 30 36 33 33 33 28
DATE 04/03 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 59 33 45 28 52 31 63 37 60
TEMP 51 58 44 35 43 43 34 30 46 50 36 32 57 59 45 38 55 57
DEWPT 46 50 42 34 33 31 28 26 29 31 30 29 39 41 39 35 37 37
PWIND DIR E NW NW NW NW SW S NW NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 80 70 30 10 0 10 10 10 5
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C C S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ004-010900-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI
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 32 45 32 41 28
TEMP 36 34 33 32 37 42 44 40 36 34 34 33 35 38 40 37 33 30 29 28
DEWPT 24 23 20 21 25 28 33 36 35 34 33 33 35 37 37 34 31 29 28 27
RH 61 64 58 63 61 57 65 85 96100 96100100 96 89 89 92 96 96 96
WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE N NW NW NW NW N NE
WIND SPD 14 13 13 12 14 17 19 18 19 18 18 18 19 18 18 17 13 9 9 10
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 5 70 100 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.18 0.69 0.34 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS S L D D D D D D C C
SLEET S
SNOW S
WIND CHILL 27 25 23 23 28 34 36 31 25 23 23 22 24 29 31 27 23 22 20 19
MIN CHILL 24 21 21 30 22 21 21 26 22 19
DATE 04/03 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 41 27 38 25 46 30 57 32 55
TEMP 38 41 34 29 36 35 29 26 42 44 33 31 52 51 37 33 50 51
DEWPT 35 37 32 28 31 29 25 22 27 29 28 28 38 39 34 30 34 35
PWIND DIR NE N NW NW NW S SW N NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 80 70 40 20 5 10 10 10 5
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C
SNOW S
SNOWSHWRS L C C C S
IAZ035-010900-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI
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 35 48 37 54 32
TEMP 43 41 36 35 42 46 47 43 39 39 39 41 45 50 53 46 38 34 32 32
DEWPT 26 26 23 24 29 34 38 38 38 39 39 41 45 47 46 40 34 33 31 30
RH 51 55 59 64 60 63 71 82 96100100100100 89 77 79 85 96 96 92
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E NE W W W NW NW N E
WIND SPD 13 12 10 10 13 14 16 16 17 16 14 14 16 17 17 14 10 5 5 8
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 70 100 90 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.92 0.69 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS C D D D D D D L L
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 36 34 29 27 35 36 31 30 31 33 38 31 26 25
MIN CHILL 32 27 28 35 28 29 34 28 24
DATE 04/03 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 30 43 26 50 31 62 35 58
TEMP 45 51 39 31 40 41 32 28 45 48 35 32 56 59 41 36 53 56
DEWPT 41 44 37 31 32 29 27 24 27 29 29 28 38 40 37 33 36 36
PWIND DIR NE NW NW NW NW SW SW N NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 80 70 30 10 5 10 10 10 5
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C C C
SNOWSHWRS C C C
TSTMS S S S
IAZ094-010900-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI
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 44 56 48 69 43
TEMP 55 50 46 44 46 51 54 52 52 53 56 59 61 65 66 60 50 46 44 44
DEWPT 36 36 37 37 42 44 46 46 48 52 56 58 59 56 52 47 42 41 41 42
RH 49 58 71 76 86 77 74 80 86 96100 96 93 73 61 62 74 83 89 93
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE S S SW W W NW NE E E
WIND SPD 13 13 13 13 14 16 16 13 13 12 13 16 21 23 20 13 8 5 8 10
WIND GUST 26 25 26 27 33 35 33
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR 50 70 100 90 10
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.18 1.53 0.24 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C L L D D D D D C C
TSTMS C C C C S C C C
WIND CHILL 38 38
MIN CHILL 37 37 36
DATE 04/03 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 72 35 48 29 53 33 65 40 64
TEMP 65 66 48 38 46 46 37 31 48 51 38 33 58 61 48 42 58 59
DEWPT 57 55 44 36 33 30 28 27 29 31 30 29 39 40 38 36 39 38
PWIND DIR SE W NW NW NW SE S SW NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 80 60 30 10 0 5 5 10 5
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS L C C S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ017-010900-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI
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 33 47 34 52 29
TEMP 43 38 35 33 39 45 46 42 37 35 36 37 41 48 50 44 36 33 31 30
DEWPT 25 25 23 24 27 29 32 35 35 34 35 36 41 46 44 39 34 31 29 28
RH 49 59 61 69 62 53 58 76 92 96 96 96100 93 80 82 92 92 92 92
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E NE W W W NW NW NE
WIND SPD 14 12 11 11 14 17 18 18 20 20 19 17 18 18 19 18 13 8 6 6
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 50 100 100 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.95 0.64 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
RAIN SHWRS C C D D D D D L L
TSTMS S S S
WIND CHILL 36 30 27 24 31 38 39 33 26 23 25 27 32 36 27 26 24 23
MIN CHILL 28 22 23 33 22 22 27 36 25 20
DATE 04/03 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 48 30 40 26 47 29 57 33 55
TEMP 43 48 40 32 38 38 31 27 43 45 33 30 53 54 39 35 50 52
DEWPT 38 43 38 32 32 30 27 24 26 28 28 27 38 40 36 31 35 36
PWIND DIR NE N NW NW NW SW SW N NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 80 80 40 20 5 10 10 10 5
RAIN C D
RAIN SHWRS D C C C
SNOWSHWRS C C C S
TSTMS S S C
IAZ049-010900-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI
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 37 49 38 65 34
TEMP 49 44 39 37 43 47 48 44 41 40 42 48 55 62 62 54 43 38 35 34
DEWPT 30 28 27 28 32 35 36 38 39 40 42 47 55 57 52 46 39 35 33 32
RH 48 53 62 70 65 63 63 79 92100100 96100 84 70 74 86 89 92 92
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE S S W W W NW N NE
WIND SPD 14 13 11 12 16 17 18 17 18 17 14 14 19 23 23 17 12 6 5 5
WIND GUST 33 33
CLOUDS B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 60 100 100 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 1.57 0.47 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS C L D D D D D L L
TSTMS S S C C C S
WIND CHILL 38 32 29 35 37 32 32 35 37
MIN CHILL 37 28 28 36 31 31 32 27
DATE 04/03 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 60 33 44 27 49 29 60 35 57
TEMP 51 58 45 37 42 42 33 29 44 47 34 30 54 56 43 37 53 55
DEWPT 44 50 44 36 34 30 27 24 28 29 28 28 38 40 37 34 37 36
PWIND DIR E NW NW NW NW SW SW NW NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 70 80 30 10 0 5 10 10 5
RAIN S L
RAIN SHWRS D C C S
TSTMS S C C
IAZ086-010900-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
944 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
DATE 03/31/26 WED 04/01/26 THU 04/02/26 FRI
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 43 51 45 71 42
TEMP 54 51 46 44 46 48 50 48 48 49 52 58 63 68 69 62 51 46 43 42
DEWPT 37 34 36 38 41 41 41 43 45 48 52 57 61 61 56 50 45 42 40 40
RH 52 52 68 79 83 77 71 83 89 96100 96 93 78 63 65 80 86 89 93
WIND DIR N NE NE E E E E E E E SE S S S SW W W NW NE E
WIND SPD 13 14 12 13 17 17 17 16 16 13 13 16 20 24 23 17 12 6 5 8
WIND GUST 27 27 26 24 24 26 33 35 35 27
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 70 100 100 20
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.21 0.87 0.29 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C L D D D D D L L S S
TSTMS S S C C S C C C S S
WIND CHILL 38 39
MIN CHILL 36 35 36
DATE 04/03 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 73 38 50 31 52 31 62 39 62
TEMP 65 66 52 42 47 47 37 32 47 50 38 32 57 59 46 41 57 58
DEWPT 55 56 50 42 36 32 29 27 29 31 30 30 38 39 37 36 39 37
PWIND DIR SE W NW NW NW SW S SW NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 60 80 30 10 0 5 10 10 5
RAIN S L
RAIN SHWRS D C C S
TSTMS S C L
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