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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026
IAZ060-020900-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 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 42 65 39
TEMP 43 41 47 49 47 45 44 44 46 49 56 62 60 53 49 44 41 40
DEWPT 31 31 37 38 37 38 41 43 45 48 53 55 52 44 41 39 37 38
RH 62 67 68 66 68 76 89 96 96 96 90 78 75 71 74 82 85 92
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E SE S S SW W W NW NE E
WIND SPD 11 11 13 16 16 14 14 13 13 12 14 18 19 14 9 5 5 6
WIND GUST 26 25 25 28 31
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 20 70 100 90 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 1.09 0.48 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C L D D D D D L L C
TSTMS S C S C C C C
WIND CHILL 37 35 38 37 37
MIN CHILL 33 36 38 35 37 39 34
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 68 37 48 31 54 35 62 33 55
TEMP 58 64 46 37 45 46 37 31 48 52 40 35 57 58 43 35 51 53
DEWPT 51 55 41 33 31 29 28 25 28 29 30 31 36 36 34 30 32 31
PWIND DIR SE W NW NW NW SW SW N NE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 80 70 20 0 0 10 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS C D L S S S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ039-020900-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 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 51 38 62 35
TEMP 41 38 44 50 51 47 41 39 40 41 47 56 60 52 46 41 37 36
DEWPT 28 28 30 31 30 31 35 37 39 41 46 52 54 46 42 37 34 33
RH 59 67 57 48 44 53 79 92 96100 96 86 81 80 86 85 89 89
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E E SE S S W W W NW NE
WIND SPD 11 12 16 17 17 17 18 18 17 17 17 17 20 18 14 10 6 5
WIND GUST 27
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 30 100 100 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.81 0.95 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C D D D D D D D S S S
TSTMS S C C S
WIND CHILL 34 30 36 32 29 31 33 35
MIN CHILL 36 28 32 28 28 35 34 29
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 62 37 45 29 50 32 55 30 50
TEMP 53 60 49 38 42 42 33 30 45 48 36 32 52 50 39 32 46 48
DEWPT 45 53 47 36 33 31 27 24 27 28 29 29 35 35 33 29 31 31
PWIND DIR E SW W NW NW SW W N NE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 80 20 5 0 20 30 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S L D C S S S S C S
SNOWSHWRS S
TSTMS S C L C
IAZ048-020900-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 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 51 40 63 36
TEMP 41 39 45 49 49 45 43 41 42 44 52 59 57 50 45 41 38 36
DEWPT 28 29 34 37 37 36 40 41 42 44 50 54 51 43 41 37 36 35
RH 59 67 65 63 63 70 89100100100 93 83 80 77 86 85 92 96
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE S SW W W NW NE E
WIND SPD 12 12 16 17 18 17 18 17 16 14 14 18 19 17 11 5 5 8
WIND GUST 29
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 60 100 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 1.03 0.60 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L D D D D D D D C
TSTMS S S C C C C
WIND CHILL 34 31 39 38 34 32 34 37 39 30
MIN CHILL 36 30 33 37 32 32 38 35 29
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 64 35 46 29 53 33 60 32 54
TEMP 52 62 43 35 43 43 34 29 47 51 38 34 55 55 40 33 49 52
DEWPT 48 56 41 33 32 31 28 25 28 29 30 31 36 37 34 29 31 31
PWIND DIR E W NW NW NW SW SW N NE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 80 70 20 5 0 10 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS C D L S S S S
TSTMS C C C S
IAZ004-020900-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 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 48 34 40 29
TEMP 32 32 38 45 46 44 39 36 35 34 36 38 38 36 34 32 30 29
DEWPT 21 21 25 28 31 33 34 34 34 33 35 37 36 34 33 31 29 28
RH 63 63 59 51 55 65 82 92 96 96 96 96 92 92 96 96 96 96
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE N NW NW NW N NE
WIND SPD 13 12 14 17 19 18 19 18 18 18 17 16 17 16 12 10 9 10
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 60 100 90 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.61 0.36 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D D D D D D L L L
SNOWSHWRS S L
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 22 23 29 37 39 36 29 26 24 23 26 29 28 27 25 24 22 20
MIN CHILL 24 21 22 35 25 23 23 26 23 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 43 29 40 25 48 31 52 27 50
TEMP 39 40 34 29 37 36 29 26 43 46 34 31 50 46 34 28 43 46
DEWPT 36 38 33 28 30 28 24 21 26 29 29 29 35 33 28 26 29 29
PWIND DIR NE NW NW NW NW SW NW N E
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 80 60 30 10 0 20 20 10 5
FRZG RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS L D L S S S S S
SNOWSHWRS L S C
TSTMS S C S
IAZ035-020900-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 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 50 38 54 32
TEMP 37 35 43 49 48 46 42 40 39 40 44 50 48 44 39 36 33 32
DEWPT 23 25 29 33 34 34 37 38 39 39 44 48 44 39 36 34 32 31
RH 56 66 57 54 58 63 82 92100 96100 93 86 82 89 92 96 96
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E S W W W NW N NE
WIND SPD 10 10 13 14 16 16 17 16 14 13 12 13 14 13 10 5 5 8
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 60 100 90 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.79 0.49 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C L D D D D D D D C
TSTMS S C
WIND CHILL 30 27 36 39 34 32 31 32 38 37 32 26
MIN CHILL 33 27 29 38 30 29 32 36 30 25
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 55 32 44 26 52 32 58 29 53
TEMP 47 52 38 32 41 41 32 27 46 50 36 33 55 52 37 31 47 51
DEWPT 43 47 37 30 31 29 26 23 27 29 29 30 36 35 31 28 31 30
PWIND DIR E NW NW NW NW SW W N E
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 60 20 5 0 10 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS C D L S S S S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ094-020900-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 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 50 45 69 43
TEMP 46 44 48 48 47 46 46 49 53 56 62 66 62 57 51 47 45 45
DEWPT 37 38 41 43 42 42 44 47 52 56 59 58 52 48 44 42 42 44
RH 71 79 77 83 83 86 93 93 96100 90 75 70 72 77 83 89 96
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E SE S S SW SW W NW NE E E
WIND SPD 13 13 14 16 16 13 13 12 13 16 20 23 21 13 8 5 8 10
WIND GUST 26 26 31 35 34
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 70 90 100 90 10
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.10 1.73 0.39 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C L L D D D D D C C L
TSTMS C C C C S C C C C
WIND CHILL 37 39
MIN CHILL 37 38 39 39 37
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 36 49 30 55 35 65 34 57
TEMP 67 67 48 37 46 46 37 31 49 52 40 35 59 60 44 37 53 55
DEWPT 59 57 42 34 31 29 27 26 29 31 31 31 38 38 36 31 32 31
PWIND DIR SE W NW NW NW SW SW N NE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 90 70 20 0 0 5 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS L D L C S S S
TSTMS C C C
IAZ017-020900-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 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 50 35 51 31
TEMP 35 33 40 48 48 45 40 36 36 37 39 44 48 41 38 35 33 31
DEWPT 23 24 27 28 30 31 33 34 34 35 38 44 45 39 36 33 31 30
RH 61 69 59 46 49 58 76 92 92 92 96100 89 92 92 92 92 96
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E E E E W W W W NW NE
WIND SPD 11 11 14 17 18 18 20 20 19 18 16 13 16 17 13 10 8 6
CLOUDS B2 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 40 100 100 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.73 0.51 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S L D D D D D D D C
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 27 24 32 37 30 25 26 27 30 37 32 30 28 26 24
MIN CHILL 28 22 25 37 25 24 25 31 27 22
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 52 33 42 26 49 31 51 27 48
TEMP 45 50 40 33 39 38 30 27 44 47 35 31 49 47 36 29 44 46
DEWPT 41 46 39 32 31 29 25 23 27 29 29 29 35 35 31 26 30 31
PWIND DIR E N NW NW NW SW W N E
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ WY BZ LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 30 10 0 20 30 20 5
RAIN SHWRS C D D C S C S C C S
TSTMS S C C
IAZ049-020900-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 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 51 38 63 34
TEMP 40 38 44 49 49 45 41 39 41 43 51 59 61 51 45 40 36 36
DEWPT 28 29 33 34 33 34 37 38 40 43 50 55 53 45 41 36 34 34
RH 62 70 65 56 54 65 85 96 96100 96 87 75 80 86 85 92 92
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE S SW W W W N E
WIND SPD 11 12 16 17 18 17 18 17 14 14 16 19 21 18 12 8 5 5
WIND GUST 32
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 40 100 100 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 1.12 0.84 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C D D D D D D D C
TSTMS S S S C C S S
WIND CHILL 33 30 37 38 32 30 33 36 39 30
MIN CHILL 37 28 34 37 30 30 37 35 29
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 64 36 45 29 50 31 56 29 51
TEMP 52 62 45 36 42 42 33 29 45 48 35 32 53 52 39 32 47 49
DEWPT 47 55 43 34 33 30 26 23 28 29 29 29 36 36 32 28 31 31
PWIND DIR E W W NW NW SW SW N NE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 20 5 0 20 20 20 5
RAIN SHWRS C D D C S S S S S
SNOWSHWRS S
TSTMS C C L C
IAZ086-020900-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
127 AM CDT WED APR 1 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 48 43 71 43
TEMP 47 44 45 46 47 45 44 45 50 53 61 68 67 60 53 47 45 44
DEWPT 36 39 40 38 38 40 42 44 49 53 59 62 58 51 47 43 42 42
RH 65 82 82 73 71 82 93 96 96100 93 81 73 72 80 86 89 93
WIND DIR NE E E E E E E E SE S S S SW W W NW NE E
WIND SPD 12 13 17 17 17 16 16 13 13 14 18 23 23 18 11 6 5 6
WIND GUST 27 27 26 24 24 25 31 35 36 28
CLOUDS OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 40 70 100 100 20
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.16 0.90 0.29 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S L L D D D D D D D S S C
TSTMS S S C C S C C C C S
WIND CHILL 38 38 39 38 36 39
MIN CHILL 36 37 37 35 38
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 40 50 31 53 33 62 34 55
TEMP 66 70 53 41 46 46 37 32 48 50 38 34 57 57 44 36 51 53
DEWPT 57 59 48 39 34 31 29 26 30 30 31 31 37 38 36 32 33 31
PWIND DIR SE SW W NW NW SW SW NW NE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 90 30 5 0 10 10 20 5
RAIN SHWRS C L D C C S S
SNOWSHWRS S
TSTMS S C L
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