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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
IAZ060-052100-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 35 48 27 42
TEMP 35 43 50 56 55 46 43 38 36 39 44 47 45 38 34 29 27 32 37 40 42
DEWPT 29 31 35 36 37 36 34 31 30 29 27 24 22 20 19 17 18 19 22 27 29
RH 78 62 56 47 51 68 70 76 79 67 51 40 40 48 54 60 68 58 54 59 60
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W N NW N N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 9 11 13 12 9 9 9 8 8 10 11 11 9 8 8 6 8 10 12 13 12
CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 0 5 30 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C C
SNOWSHWRS C C C C C S S
WIND CHILL 28 36 32 30 32 38 27 22 19 24 29 32 35
MIN CHILL 25 27 36 28 28 39 26 19 19 29
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 37 69 44 62 43 60 44 61
TEMP 38 45 65 66 54 46 59 60 49 45 55 57 48 44 57 59
DEWPT 33 40 48 47 46 41 42 44 43 41 45 45 43 42 48 50
PWIND DIR SE S SW N NE E NE E
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C L L L
SNOWSHWRS S
TSTMS S S S S S S
IAZ039-052100-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 54 33 45 23 41
TEMP 34 40 47 51 50 44 39 35 33 36 42 44 40 32 28 25 23 30 38 41 39
DEWPT 29 31 34 35 37 36 33 31 28 26 24 21 19 17 15 15 14 14 17 21 26
RH 82 70 60 54 61 73 79 85 82 67 48 39 42 53 58 65 68 51 42 44 59
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 12 16 17 17 13 13 13 12 12 16 17 16 13 10 8 5 5 9 11 13 13
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV
POP 12HR 5 20 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
SNOWSHWRS C C C
WIND CHILL 25 32 38 31 26 25 27 34 36 32 24 20 18 16 22 31 33 31
MIN CHILL 25 24 30 23 22 32 18 15 16 30
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 67 41 57 38 57 40 58
TEMP 35 40 62 62 50 42 55 55 45 39 52 53 43 41 55 56
DEWPT 30 36 47 48 43 38 39 42 39 36 41 42 40 38 43 47
PWIND DIR SE S W NW NE NE NE E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 50
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
SNOWSHWRS C
TSTMS S S
IAZ048-052100-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 56 33 47 25 41
TEMP 34 42 49 53 52 44 39 34 33 37 43 46 43 35 30 27 25 30 37 40 38
DEWPT 29 32 36 37 39 37 33 32 30 28 25 23 21 19 17 16 17 18 22 26 29
RH 82 67 61 54 61 76 79 92 89 70 49 40 41 52 58 63 71 60 54 57 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W N NW NW N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 13 16 14 11 11 10 9 10 12 13 13 11 9 9 6 6 10 13 16 13
CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C
SNOWSHWRS S S S S C C C
WIND CHILL 27 35 38 32 27 26 29 36 37 28 22 19 17 21 28 32 30
MIN CHILL 26 25 31 24 22 36 20 15 16 29
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 68 41 58 40 58 41 60
TEMP 35 43 64 65 50 42 56 56 46 42 54 55 44 42 56 58
DEWPT 33 39 48 47 43 39 41 43 41 40 44 44 42 40 47 49
PWIND DIR SE SW W N NE E NE E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C L L
SNOWSHWRS C
TSTMS S S S S S
IAZ004-052100-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 56 28 40 20 39
TEMP 32 40 49 55 49 39 34 31 29 31 37 39 34 26 23 20 20 28 36 39 35
DEWPT 28 32 35 36 37 32 30 28 22 20 19 17 14 14 14 13 12 14 18 23 27
RH 85 73 58 49 63 76 85 88 75 63 48 40 43 60 68 74 71 55 47 52 72
WIND DIR W NW W W NW NW NW N NW N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 12 14 18 23 21 18 13 13 14 18 18 19 16 10 9 8 9 13 17 19 18
WIND GUST 33 32
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C
SNOWSHWRS C C C
WIND CHILL 23 32 29 24 21 18 19 27 29 24 16 13 11 9 17 26 29 24
MIN CHILL 20 23 23 15 14 23 11 9 11 24
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 31 65 33 50 33 51 35 56
TEMP 32 40 61 59 40 34 47 47 38 33 48 49 39 36 53 53
DEWPT 31 36 44 36 32 28 32 34 33 31 36 37 35 33 42 44
PWIND DIR S SW NW N NE NE NE E
WIND CHAR BZ WY GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 40 30 30 40 40 40 50
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
SNOWSHWRS C C C C C
IAZ035-052100-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 58 31 45 23 40
TEMP 33 41 50 56 53 44 36 33 32 35 41 44 40 31 26 24 23 29 36 40 37
DEWPT 29 32 35 37 38 35 31 31 27 24 22 20 16 15 15 15 14 16 20 25 28
RH 85 70 56 49 57 70 82 92 81 64 46 38 37 51 62 68 68 58 52 55 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW N NW NW N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 12 16 16 13 12 10 9 10 12 13 13 11 9 6 5 5 10 13 16 14
CLOUDS CL FW FW CL SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C
SNOWSHWRS S S C C C
WIND CHILL 26 34 38 29 25 23 26 33 37 33 23 18 17 16 20 27 32 28
MIN CHILL 25 24 29 22 22 33 18 14 15 27
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 33 69 38 55 36 56 38 58
TEMP 34 41 63 62 46 38 52 52 42 38 51 52 41 39 55 56
DEWPT 32 38 47 43 37 33 38 40 37 35 41 40 38 37 45 47
PWIND DIR SE SW W N NE NE E E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 40 50 40 50 40 50 50 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C L
SNOWSHWRS C
TSTMS S
IAZ094-052100-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 58 35 49 29 46
TEMP 34 44 51 57 55 46 43 39 36 40 46 48 45 40 36 31 29 32 38 44 45
DEWPT 29 32 34 35 36 35 34 33 31 32 31 29 26 24 23 21 22 24 26 30 31
RH 82 62 52 43 49 65 70 79 82 73 55 47 47 52 59 66 75 72 62 57 58
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW W N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 11 13 12 6 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 11 13 14 13
CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV
POP 12HR 0 5 30 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C S C C S
SNOWSHWRS C C C C C
WIND CHILL 26 38 33 29 34 34 29 23 20 23 30 37 39
MIN CHILL 24 27 37 28 27 29 19 20 32
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 70 46 64 45 62 47 65
TEMP 41 46 66 67 56 48 62 61 52 47 56 57 50 48 61 62
DEWPT 36 41 48 47 46 44 46 47 47 44 48 47 46 46 51 52
PWIND DIR SE S SW S E E E E
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 30 40 50 60 50 60 60
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C L L C C L L L L
TSTMS S S S C S S S S S
IAZ017-052100-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 54 29 41 20 40
TEMP 33 40 45 51 50 40 35 33 30 33 38 40 36 28 24 22 20 28 36 40 36
DEWPT 28 32 34 35 37 34 31 28 25 22 21 19 16 15 13 13 12 13 17 21 26
RH 82 73 65 54 61 79 85 82 81 63 50 42 43 58 62 68 71 53 45 46 67
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 13 16 17 18 17 17 13 13 13 17 18 18 14 9 5 5 5 10 13 16 16
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B2 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV
POP 12HR 50 30 0 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L
SNOWSHWRS C C L
WIND CHILL 23 32 38 31 26 22 20 22 28 31 27 19 17 15 12 19 27 31 26
MIN CHILL 22 22 26 19 17 26 14 11 14 26
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 31 65 36 52 34 53 36 56
TEMP 32 39 59 60 44 37 48 49 40 35 49 50 39 37 53 54
DEWPT 30 35 47 43 37 32 36 37 35 33 38 39 37 35 42 45
PWIND DIR SE SW W N NE NE E E
WIND CHAR BZ WY GN GN LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 50 50 40 40 40 40 50
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
SNOWSHWRS L
TSTMS S
IAZ049-052100-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 55 31 45 23 41
TEMP 33 41 47 51 50 42 37 33 31 36 42 45 41 32 28 25 23 29 37 40 37
DEWPT 29 31 35 36 38 36 32 31 28 27 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 16 19 22 27
RH 85 67 63 56 63 79 82 92 88 69 48 40 42 56 60 65 68 58 48 48 67
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 12 13 16 16 12 11 11 10 10 13 14 14 11 9 8 6 5 10 12 13 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL B1 FW FW B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
SNOWSHWRS S S C C C
WIND CHILL 24 33 36 30 25 23 28 35 38 35 25 20 17 16 20 29 32 28
MIN CHILL 23 24 29 22 22 34 19 12 14 28
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 33 67 40 57 38 57 40 59
TEMP 34 40 62 63 50 42 55 55 45 40 53 54 43 41 55 57
DEWPT 30 37 47 47 43 38 40 42 39 37 43 43 40 39 45 48
PWIND DIR SE S W N NE E NE E
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C L
SNOWSHWRS C
TSTMS S S S S S
IAZ086-052100-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
643 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 56 35 50 28 44
TEMP 35 43 49 54 53 44 43 38 35 41 47 49 46 39 34 30 28 32 38 42 43
DEWPT 30 32 34 35 36 36 35 33 32 31 29 26 24 22 20 19 19 20 22 25 27
RH 82 65 56 48 52 73 73 82 89 67 49 40 42 50 56 63 68 61 52 50 53
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 11 14 16 14 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 10 9 10 9 9 10 12 13 13
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL CL SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C
SNOWSHWRS S S C C C
WIND CHILL 27 36 37 32 27 34 32 27 21 19 24 30 35 36
MIN CHILL 26 28 36 27 26 26 17 19 31
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26
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 37 71 48 66 45 63 46 65
TEMP 38 45 65 67 57 50 63 62 52 47 56 58 49 47 60 62
DEWPT 31 38 47 47 47 45 46 48 47 44 47 47 46 45 50 52
PWIND DIR SE S SW SW E E E E
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 30 50 50 50 50 60 60
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C L L L
TSTMS S S S S S
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