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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
IAZ060-050900-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE
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 58 34 47 27
TEMP 38 34 32 41 51 57 56 49 43 37 34 38 43 46 45 37 33 29 27
DEWPT 30 29 28 33 35 36 38 37 34 31 30 28 26 24 21 20 18 17 17
RH 73 82 85 73 54 45 51 63 70 79 85 67 51 42 38 50 53 60 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W N NW N N N N N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 11 10 9 10 11 11 8 8 9 8 8 10 11 10 9 6 8 8 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 5 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S
SNOW S S S
SPRINKLES
WIND CHILL 30 26 25 35 31 27 32 37 26 22 19
MIN CHILL 29 24 27 37 27 28 38 25 19
DATE 04/07 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 44 37 70 45 58 43 63 48 63
TEMP 38 44 41 43 65 67 56 46 56 56 50 45 59 61 52 48 59 61
DEWPT 20 27 33 40 48 48 45 41 44 43 42 41 48 48 47 45 50 50
PWIND DIR SE SE S SW NE E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 50 40 50 60 60 60 70 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C L L L L L L L L L
SNOW S
SNOWSHWRS C C
TSTMS S S C C S S S S
IAZ039-050900-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE
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 54 32 44 23
TEMP 36 33 32 39 48 53 52 45 38 35 32 36 41 44 41 32 27 24 23
DEWPT 30 30 28 31 33 35 37 37 32 30 27 25 23 19 18 16 15 14 13
RH 79 89 85 73 56 50 56 73 79 82 81 64 48 36 39 51 60 65 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E
WIND SPD 18 14 12 14 14 14 11 11 12 11 12 16 17 16 13 10 8 5 5
CLOUDS OV SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
SPRINKLES
WIND CHILL 26 23 23 31 39 31 26 23 26 33 37 33 23 20 17 15
MIN CHILL 24 21 23 30 22 23 32 18 13
DATE 04/07 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 34 67 41 56 39 59 44 61
TEMP 39 42 37 38 61 64 52 42 54 54 46 40 55 57 49 46 57 58
DEWPT 17 23 29 34 46 49 43 37 39 41 40 38 44 46 45 43 46 49
PWIND DIR SE SE S W N E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 50 40 50 50 60 60 60 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C L C L C L L L C
SNOWSHWRS S C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S
IAZ048-050900-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE
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 31 57 32 46 25
TEMP 36 32 31 40 50 56 55 46 39 34 32 37 43 46 43 34 30 27 25
DEWPT 30 29 28 33 36 38 39 37 32 31 29 27 25 22 19 18 17 16 16
RH 79 88 88 76 58 51 55 71 76 89 88 67 49 38 38 51 58 63 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W NW N NW NW N N N N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 13 11 10 12 13 13 10 10 10 9 10 12 13 13 11 9 9 8 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S
RAIN SHWRS
SNOW S S S
WIND CHILL 27 23 23 33 32 26 24 29 36 37 27 22 19 17
MIN CHILL 25 20 22 32 22 24 36 20 14
DATE 04/07 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 42 35 70 41 57 40 62 46 63
TEMP 38 42 38 41 64 66 52 43 54 54 46 43 57 58 49 46 58 59
DEWPT 20 28 33 40 49 49 43 39 42 43 41 40 47 48 46 45 49 50
PWIND DIR SE SE S W NE E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 60 40 50 50 60 60 70 60
RAIN SHWRS S L C C C C C C C L L L L L L L L
SNOW S
SNOWSHWRS C L
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S
IAZ004-050900-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE
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 29 57 27 39 20
TEMP 32 31 29 39 49 56 50 38 33 30 27 30 36 39 34 26 23 21 20
DEWPT 28 27 27 31 36 36 36 32 29 27 22 19 18 16 14 14 14 13 11
RH 85 85 92 73 61 47 58 79 85 88 81 63 47 39 43 60 68 71 67
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E SE
WIND SPD 16 13 12 13 16 19 18 17 13 13 14 18 18 19 16 10 8 8 9
WIND GUST 29
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
WIND CHILL 21 20 19 31 29 23 19 16 18 26 30 24 16 14 11 8
MIN CHILL 20 17 19 23 15 16 24 13 7
DATE 04/07 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 32 67 34 50 33 55 36 58
TEMP 38 38 34 38 62 61 42 35 47 47 39 35 48 50 42 38 52 52
DEWPT 17 26 31 36 46 39 33 29 33 34 34 33 40 41 39 36 41 43
PWIND DIR SE S SW NW N E SE E E
WIND CHAR BZ WY WY GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 40 30 30 40 50 50 50 50
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
SNOWSHWRS C C C C C
IAZ035-050900-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE
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 29 58 30 44 23
TEMP 33 30 29 39 49 57 55 43 35 32 30 35 41 44 40 31 26 24 23
DEWPT 29 28 28 32 36 38 38 35 30 29 27 23 21 19 16 15 15 14 14
RH 85 92 96 76 61 49 53 73 82 88 88 61 44 36 37 51 62 65 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W N NW N NW N N N N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 12 10 10 11 13 13 11 11 10 9 10 12 13 13 11 8 6 5 5
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
WIND CHILL 24 21 20 32 37 28 24 22 26 33 37 33 24 18 17 16
MIN CHILL 23 20 22 27 21 22 33 18 15
DATE 04/07 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 33 68 38 55 36 60 42 61
TEMP 38 39 38 39 64 63 46 39 52 51 43 39 53 55 45 42 55 56
DEWPT 18 26 32 37 47 46 37 35 38 39 38 38 43 44 42 40 46 46
PWIND DIR SE SE SW NW NE E E E E
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 50 40 40 50 60 60 60 60
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C L L L L L L L L
SNOWSHWRS C C
TSTMS S S S S
IAZ094-050900-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE
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 31 59 35 47 28
TEMP 37 34 32 42 51 57 56 47 43 38 35 40 45 47 45 39 36 31 28
DEWPT 30 29 28 33 35 36 37 35 34 33 30 31 31 29 25 23 22 20 20
RH 75 82 85 70 54 45 49 63 70 82 82 70 58 49 45 52 56 63 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW N N N N N N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 10 10 10 11 11 11 5 6 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 10 10 10
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C S S S S S
SNOW S C C C
WIND CHILL 30 26 24 36 32 28 33 33 28 22 19
MIN CHILL 28 23 25 38 27 29 39 27 19
DATE 04/07 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 45 38 70 46 63 45 64 49 65
TEMP 39 45 43 44 65 67 56 48 61 59 51 48 61 61 53 50 60 61
DEWPT 25 31 34 41 48 46 46 44 46 45 44 45 51 49 49 49 52 52
PWIND DIR SE SE S SW E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 30 30 40 50 60 60 70 70
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C C C L L L L L L L L
SNOW C
SNOWSHWRS S
TSTMS S S S C C S S C C S S
IAZ017-050900-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE
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 30 54 28 41 20
TEMP 33 31 30 37 47 54 50 41 35 32 29 33 38 41 36 28 24 22 20
DEWPT 29 28 27 31 34 36 37 34 30 28 24 22 20 18 14 14 13 12 11
RH 85 88 88 79 60 50 61 76 82 85 81 63 48 39 40 55 62 65 67
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 18 13 12 13 14 16 13 14 13 13 13 17 18 17 14 9 5 5 5
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW B2 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES
RAIN SHWRS
SPRINKLES
WIND CHILL 22 20 19 29 33 26 22 18 22 29 32 27 19 17 15 12
MIN CHILL 21 18 21 26 16 17 27 15 10
DATE 04/07 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 32 65 36 52 35 56 39 58
TEMP 38 39 34 37 60 61 46 37 50 49 42 38 50 53 44 40 53 55
DEWPT 16 23 29 34 47 46 37 33 36 37 37 35 41 44 41 39 43 45
PWIND DIR SE SE S W N E E SE E
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 60 50 50 50 60 50 60 50
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C C C C L C C L L C C
SNOWSHWRS S L L
TSTMS S
IAZ049-050900-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE
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 30 54 31 44 23
TEMP 35 31 30 38 47 53 52 44 38 33 31 36 42 44 41 32 27 24 23
DEWPT 29 28 28 31 35 36 39 36 32 29 27 25 24 21 19 17 15 14 14
RH 78 88 92 76 63 52 61 73 79 85 85 64 48 39 41 53 60 65 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E
WIND SPD 14 12 11 13 13 13 10 10 11 10 10 13 14 14 11 8 8 6 5
CLOUDS B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
SPRINKLES
WIND CHILL 25 21 21 31 38 31 25 22 28 34 37 35 24 20 16 15
MIN CHILL 23 19 21 30 20 23 34 17 11
DATE 04/07 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 33 67 41 56 39 60 44 61
TEMP 38 40 37 38 62 64 51 42 53 54 46 41 55 57 48 45 57 58
DEWPT 18 24 29 36 47 48 43 37 41 41 39 38 45 46 44 43 48 49
PWIND DIR SE SE S W N E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 60 40 50 50 60 60 60 60
RAIN SHWRS S L C C C C C C C L L L L L L L L
SNOWSHWRS S L
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S
IAZ086-050900-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
DATE 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE
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 57 34 49 27
TEMP 39 35 32 41 49 55 55 47 43 38 34 40 46 48 45 38 33 29 27
DEWPT 31 30 30 33 35 35 36 36 35 33 31 30 28 25 23 21 19 17 18
RH 73 82 92 73 58 47 49 65 73 82 89 67 49 40 41 50 56 60 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E
WIND SPD 14 12 11 13 13 13 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 9
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S S
SNOW S S S
WIND CHILL 30 26 24 34 31 27 33 31 25 20 18
MIN CHILL 28 23 25 37 26 27 39 25 16
DATE 04/07 WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 45 38 70 48 64 45 64 49 66
TEMP 39 45 41 42 64 67 57 50 60 59 51 47 60 62 54 50 60 61
DEWPT 20 25 30 37 46 46 47 45 47 46 44 43 49 50 49 48 52 51
PWIND DIR SE SE S SW NW E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 40 30 50 50 60 60 70 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C L L C L L L L L
SNOW S
SNOWSHWRS C
TSTMS S S C C S S S S
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