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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
IAZ060-042100-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
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 47 32 58 35 47
TEMP 43 45 44 39 38 34 32 41 51 57 57 48 44 37 35 40 44 47 45
DEWPT 31 31 32 31 30 29 28 33 35 36 38 36 35 32 30 29 27 25 22
RH 62 58 62 73 73 82 85 73 54 45 49 63 70 82 82 64 51 42 40
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 19 21 16 13 11 10 8 10 10 11 8 8 9 8 8 10 10 11 10
WIND GUST 32 35 29
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
SPRINKLES C
WIND CHILL 34 37 37 32 30 26 25 35 28 33 38
MIN CHILL 29 34 29 24 27 38 27 28
DATE TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26
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 27 44 37 70 46 63 45 63
TEMP 33 27 40 43 42 43 66 68 57 49 59 60 52 47 61 61
DEWPT 19 18 22 29 33 39 47 47 45 43 46 45 43 43 50 50
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S SW E E S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ BZ GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 40 50 40 40 50 60 70
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C L L L L
SNOWSHWRS S S C C
TSTMS S S S C
IAZ039-042100-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
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 45 32 54 32 45
TEMP 42 42 40 36 36 33 32 39 48 53 53 45 40 34 32 37 42 45 41
DEWPT 33 32 33 31 30 30 28 31 33 35 36 35 32 30 28 26 23 20 19
RH 70 67 76 82 79 89 85 73 56 50 52 68 73 85 85 64 46 36 41
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 21 23 20 18 18 14 12 13 13 14 11 11 12 12 11 16 17 17 14
WIND GUST 33 33 32
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
WIND CHILL 33 32 31 26 26 23 23 31 39 32 26 23 28 34 38 33
MIN CHILL 29 29 24 21 23 31 21 22 33
DATE TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26
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 23 44 34 68 44 60 41 61
TEMP 28 23 40 42 37 39 62 64 53 46 56 56 47 43 58 59
DEWPT 16 15 18 24 29 34 46 47 44 41 43 44 41 40 47 48
PWIND DIR N SE SE S SW NE E SE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 20 50 30 40 50 50 70
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C L L
SNOWSHWRS S C
TSTMS S S S S
IAZ048-042100-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
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 46 31 57 32 46
TEMP 42 43 42 38 36 32 31 40 50 56 55 46 40 34 32 38 43 46 44
DEWPT 31 32 32 32 30 29 28 33 36 38 39 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 21
RH 65 65 67 79 79 88 88 76 58 51 55 71 79 92 92 67 51 42 39
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND SPD 21 23 19 16 13 11 9 11 12 13 10 10 10 9 9 12 13 13 11
WIND GUST 34 37 32
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
SPRINKLES C
WIND CHILL 33 34 33 28 27 23 23 33 34 27 24 30 36 37
MIN CHILL 29 31 25 20 22 33 22 24 36
DATE TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26
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 25 44 35 69 44 61 42 61
TEMP 30 25 40 41 39 41 64 66 54 46 56 57 48 45 59 59
DEWPT 18 17 21 29 33 39 48 48 45 42 45 44 42 43 50 50
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S SW NE E SE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 40 50 40 40 50 60 70
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C L L L L
SNOWSHWRS S C C
TSTMS S S S S S
IAZ004-042100-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
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 41 29 57 27 40
TEMP 39 40 37 34 32 31 29 39 49 56 49 39 34 30 27 31 37 40 35
DEWPT 31 31 31 29 28 27 27 31 36 36 36 33 30 28 24 21 20 18 14
RH 73 70 79 82 85 85 92 73 61 47 61 79 85 92 88 66 50 41 41
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 26 28 24 20 16 13 11 13 16 19 18 16 13 13 13 17 18 19 17
WIND GUST 36 40 36 29
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 30 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
SNOWSHWRS C
WIND CHILL 28 29 26 22 21 20 19 31 30 25 19 16 20 27 30 25
MIN CHILL 22 25 20 17 19 25 15 16 25
DATE TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26
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 20 42 32 68 38 53 35 51
TEMP 24 21 39 38 36 39 63 63 47 39 49 50 40 37 49 48
DEWPT 15 13 18 27 32 36 46 42 36 33 36 37 35 35 42 42
PWIND DIR NE SE S SW NW NE NE NE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ WY BZ BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 20 30 20 40 40 50 70
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C C C C C C L L
SNOWSHWRS S C
TSTMS S
IAZ035-042100-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
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 44 29 58 30 44
TEMP 40 41 39 35 33 30 29 39 49 57 55 44 37 32 30 36 41 44 41
DEWPT 31 32 32 31 29 28 28 32 36 38 37 35 31 30 27 25 23 21 17
RH 70 70 76 85 85 92 96 76 61 49 51 70 79 92 88 64 48 39 37
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 21 24 19 16 12 10 9 10 12 13 11 11 10 9 9 12 13 14 12
WIND GUST 32 36 32
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
SPRINKLES C
WIND CHILL 30 31 30 25 24 21 20 32 38 30 24 22 27 33 37 33
MIN CHILL 25 29 22 20 22 29 21 22 32
DATE TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26
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 22 44 33 70 42 59 40 60
TEMP 27 22 40 40 37 39 64 65 50 43 54 54 45 42 57 55
DEWPT 16 15 20 28 32 38 47 45 41 39 41 41 39 40 46 47
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S W NE E SE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 40 40 30 40 50 60 70
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C L L L
SNOWSHWRS C C
TSTMS S S S
IAZ094-042100-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
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 49 31 59 35 48
TEMP 44 46 45 41 37 34 32 42 51 57 56 47 44 39 36 41 45 48 46
DEWPT 31 32 32 31 30 29 28 33 35 36 38 35 35 34 32 32 31 29 26
RH 60 58 60 67 75 82 85 70 54 45 51 63 70 82 85 70 58 47 45
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW N N N N N N
WIND SPD 19 20 14 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST 32 32 26
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S
WIND CHILL 36 38 38 34 30 26 24 36 33 30 35
MIN CHILL 30 36 28 23 25 38 29 30
DATE TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26
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 27 46 38 70 48 66 46 66
TEMP 36 28 40 44 43 44 66 68 57 50 63 63 54 50 63 62
DEWPT 22 21 26 32 35 41 47 46 45 44 48 47 45 47 52 51
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S S S SE S
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 40 30 30 40 40 50 70
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C S S C C C C C L L
SNOWSHWRS C C S
TSTMS S C S S S
IAZ017-042100-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
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 41 30 54 29 41
TEMP 39 39 36 33 33 31 30 37 47 54 50 41 36 32 29 34 39 41 37
DEWPT 32 32 31 30 29 28 27 31 34 36 36 34 31 28 25 23 21 19 16
RH 76 76 82 89 85 88 88 79 60 50 58 76 82 85 85 64 48 41 42
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 23 25 23 20 18 13 11 13 13 16 14 14 13 13 13 17 18 18 16
WIND GUST 36 35
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C
WIND CHILL 29 28 24 21 22 20 19 29 33 27 22 18 23 30 32 28
MIN CHILL 24 24 20 18 21 26 18 19 28
DATE TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26
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 20 43 32 67 40 56 38 58
TEMP 25 21 39 40 35 38 61 63 49 42 53 53 44 40 54 54
DEWPT 15 13 18 24 29 34 46 47 40 36 39 41 39 38 45 46
PWIND DIR NE SE S S W NE E SE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 20 50 30 40 50 60 70
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C L L L
SNOWSHWRS S C C
TSTMS S S
IAZ049-042100-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
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 45 30 54 30 45
TEMP 41 42 40 36 35 31 30 38 47 53 53 44 39 33 31 36 42 45 41
DEWPT 32 32 32 31 29 28 28 31 35 36 38 35 32 30 28 26 25 22 20
RH 70 67 73 82 78 88 92 76 63 52 57 70 76 89 88 67 50 40 42
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 21 24 19 16 14 12 10 11 12 13 10 10 10 9 9 13 14 14 12
WIND GUST 33 36 32
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
SPRINKLES C
WIND CHILL 31 32 31 26 25 21 21 31 38 31 25 23 28 34 38 34
MIN CHILL 27 29 23 19 21 30 22 23 33
DATE TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26
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 22 43 33 68 43 59 41 61
TEMP 28 22 40 40 37 39 63 65 52 45 56 56 47 43 58 59
DEWPT 16 15 20 26 29 36 46 47 44 41 44 44 41 40 49 48
PWIND DIR N SE SE S SW NE E SE
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 30 50 30 40 50 60 70
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C L L L L
SNOWSHWRS C C
TSTMS S S S S S
IAZ086-042100-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26
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 49 32 57 34 49
TEMP 45 46 45 40 39 35 32 41 49 55 55 47 44 39 35 42 46 49 47
DEWPT 33 32 32 32 31 30 30 33 35 35 37 35 36 34 32 31 29 27 24
RH 62 58 60 73 73 82 92 73 58 47 51 63 73 82 89 65 51 42 40
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 20 21 18 14 13 12 10 12 12 12 9 9 10 10 9 12 12 12 11
WIND GUST 32 33 28 25 24
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 37 38 37 32 30 26 24 34 38 32 27 35
MIN CHILL 32 35 28 23 25 36 26 27
DATE TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26
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 27 46 37 70 49 66 47 68
TEMP 34 27 41 44 42 42 65 67 57 51 63 64 54 50 65 64
DEWPT 20 19 21 26 31 37 45 46 45 44 47 47 45 46 51 51
PWIND DIR N SE SE S SW S SE S
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 30 30 30 40 40 50 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C C C C C C C L
SNOWSHWRS S S C
TSTMS S S S C S
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