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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
IAZ060-062100-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
DATE MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 28 41 37 68
TEMP 38 41 42 45 43 39 36 32 29 31 35 39 41 40 39 41 44 53 64 68 64
DEWPT 32 31 28 26 24 24 22 20 20 22 25 28 29 31 32 35 39 43 47 46 46
RH 79 67 57 47 47 54 56 61 69 69 66 64 62 70 76 79 82 69 54 45 52
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 9 11 11 11 9 6 6 8 8 10 12 13 12 13 13 14 16 19 21 20 13
WIND GUST 25 26 31 34 34
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 40 60 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.14 0.01 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 1
RAIN SHWRS C C S S L C C C C C C C C L
SNOWSHWRS S S C C L S
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 32 34 36 30 24 21 22 26 31 33 32 31 33 37
MIN CHILL 31 31 36 28 20 18 28 31 31 38
DATE THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26
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 47 61 45 61 48 66 57 75
TEMP 54 47 58 59 50 45 57 59 49 48 59 64 60 59 70 72
DEWPT 47 44 47 48 44 40 44 45 43 45 53 56 57 57 63 63
PWIND DIR SW W NE NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 70 60 50 30 50 60 60 70
RAIN SHWRS L C C L C C C C C C L C C L L L
TSTMS S S S S S S S
IAZ039-062100-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
DATE MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 24 42 35 66
TEMP 34 38 40 42 41 34 29 26 24 31 38 42 39 36 37 37 39 49 61 65 62
DEWPT 31 30 26 23 22 19 16 15 14 16 18 21 25 28 29 31 33 40 45 46 47
RH 89 73 57 46 46 54 58 62 65 53 44 43 57 72 72 79 79 71 56 50 58
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW
WIND SPD 13 17 17 16 12 10 9 6 6 10 11 13 13 13 17 19 20 24 25 24 17
WIND GUST 35 37 35
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 20 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C C L
SNOWSHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 25 29 31 35 34 26 20 18 17 22 31 35 32 27 27 27 30
MIN CHILL 24 26 32 20 16 16 31 26 25 32
DATE THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26
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 45 61 40 60 42 62 53 74
TEMP 51 45 58 58 45 40 55 56 44 43 56 59 56 55 70 70
DEWPT 47 41 42 44 39 35 40 41 39 39 47 51 53 55 61 63
PWIND DIR SW W N NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 70 40 30 20 30 50 60 70
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C S S S C C C C C L L L
TSTMS S S S S
IAZ048-062100-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
DATE MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 26 40 35 67
TEMP 35 39 42 43 41 37 33 30 27 31 36 39 38 37 37 38 42 52 62 66 62
DEWPT 31 30 27 24 22 22 20 18 18 20 23 26 30 30 32 35 38 44 47 47 47
RH 85 70 55 47 46 54 58 60 68 63 59 59 73 75 82 89 86 74 58 50 58
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 10 13 13 12 10 8 9 8 8 11 13 14 13 14 17 18 19 23 23 20 13
WIND GUST 28 29 35 37 34
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 20 50 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.01 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S C C C C L
SNOWSHWRS S S C C S
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 27 31 34 37 35 31 25 22 19 21 27 31 30 28 27 28 33
MIN CHILL 27 28 35 24 17 16 27 27 27 36
DATE THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26
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 45 62 41 60 45 64 54 75
TEMP 50 45 58 59 47 42 56 57 47 45 57 62 58 57 70 71
DEWPT 47 43 44 47 42 39 43 44 43 44 52 56 57 57 63 64
PWIND DIR SW W N NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 70 50 40 30 50 60 60 70
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C S C C C L L L L L L
TSTMS S S S S
IAZ004-062100-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
DATE MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 40 20 40 32 64
TEMP 31 32 35 39 36 28 24 22 20 29 37 40 36 33 34 36 40 50 61 63 56
DEWPT 27 24 21 18 15 16 15 13 12 14 17 22 27 29 30 33 35 41 45 44 39
RH 85 72 56 42 42 60 68 68 71 53 44 48 69 85 85 89 82 71 56 50 53
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W
WIND SPD 16 18 17 17 14 11 10 8 9 13 17 19 18 19 21 23 24 27 28 24 16
WIND GUST 35 35 39 40 34
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 5 30 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C S
SNOWSHWRS C C
WIND CHILL 20 20 25 29 27 18 14 13 10 18 27 31 26 21 22 24 30
MIN CHILL 20 19 26 12 9 10 25 20 22 32
DATE THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26
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 35 57 32 55 39 61 52 71
TEMP 41 35 53 53 38 33 51 52 42 40 54 57 54 54 67 67
DEWPT 33 28 31 32 29 29 34 34 36 36 48 52 54 54 61 61
PWIND DIR W NW N NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 20 20 20 30 50 60 70
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S C C C C L L L
TSTMS S S S
IAZ035-062100-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
DATE MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 43 24 40 33 66
TEMP 33 37 40 42 40 33 29 25 24 30 37 40 36 35 35 38 41 52 62 65 60
DEWPT 29 28 24 21 18 17 16 16 15 17 21 26 29 29 31 34 38 43 46 47 46
RH 85 70 52 43 41 51 58 68 68 58 52 57 75 78 85 85 89 71 56 52 60
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW
WIND SPD 10 13 13 12 10 8 8 6 6 10 13 14 14 16 18 19 19 24 25 20 11
WIND GUST 29 34 35 32
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 50 40 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.01 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C L L C
SNOWSHWRS S S C C C
TSTMS S
WIND CHILL 25 28 32 35 33 26 20 18 15 21 28 32 27 25 25 28 32
MIN CHILL 24 25 32 19 14 13 27 23 24 34
DATE THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26
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 60 36 59 42 63 54 74
TEMP 45 39 56 56 43 37 54 55 44 43 57 60 56 55 69 70
DEWPT 40 36 38 39 36 34 38 39 39 40 50 54 55 55 62 62
PWIND DIR SW NW N NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 40 30 30 40 60 60 70
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S C C C L L C L L L
TSTMS S S S
IAZ094-062100-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
DATE MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 51 29 44 39 69
TEMP 39 43 48 50 46 38 34 32 30 31 37 42 43 42 42 43 45 53 65 68 64
DEWPT 33 32 31 29 27 27 28 27 27 28 30 32 33 33 35 38 40 45 46 46 45
RH 79 65 51 44 47 64 78 81 88 88 75 67 67 70 76 82 82 74 50 45 50
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 13 13 13 14 16 20 21 20 14
WIND GUST 24 26 26 31 34 33 25
CLOUDS SC B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 90 60 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.46 0.07 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 2 T
RAIN SHWRS S S L D L C C S S S S C C C
SNOWSHWRS S D D L L
WIND CHILL 32 37 31 26 24 20 22 28 34 36 34 35 36 38
MIN CHILL 32 33 26 20 19 30 33 34
DATE THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26
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 49 63 47 63 49 70 58 76
TEMP 55 49 60 60 53 48 59 60 52 50 63 67 62 60 72 71
DEWPT 46 47 52 52 49 45 48 49 47 49 57 58 58 58 63 62
PWIND DIR SW S NE E E SE S S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 70 60 40 60 60 50 70
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L L C C C L L C C C L L
TSTMS S C S S S S S S S
IAZ017-062100-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
DATE MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 21 41 32 64
TEMP 32 34 37 39 37 30 27 23 21 29 37 41 37 34 34 35 38 49 60 63 58
DEWPT 29 27 24 21 17 17 14 13 12 14 18 21 25 28 29 31 34 41 46 47 46
RH 88 75 59 48 44 58 57 65 68 53 46 44 61 78 82 85 85 74 60 56 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW
WIND SPD 14 18 17 16 13 9 8 5 5 10 13 16 16 17 19 21 23 26 28 24 14
WIND GUST 36 40 35
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 20 60 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C L L C
SNOWSHWRS S S L
WIND CHILL 22 23 27 30 29 22 19 16 13 20 28 33 28 23 23 23 27
MIN CHILL 21 20 27 16 11 12 27 22 22 31
DATE THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26
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 58 33 56 39 60 51 71
TEMP 45 37 54 55 40 35 51 52 42 40 53 57 54 54 68 68
DEWPT 40 33 35 37 33 30 36 38 37 36 47 51 53 54 60 62
PWIND DIR SW W N NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 50 30 30 20 30 50 70 70
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S S S C C C C L L L L
TSTMS S S S
IAZ049-062100-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
DATE MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 24 40 34 67
TEMP 33 39 43 43 41 35 30 26 24 30 37 40 38 36 36 37 40 50 62 66 62
DEWPT 30 30 27 23 22 20 17 16 15 17 20 23 26 27 29 32 35 42 46 46 46
RH 89 70 53 45 46 54 58 65 68 58 50 50 62 69 75 82 82 74 56 48 56
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW
WIND SPD 11 13 14 13 10 8 9 6 6 10 12 14 13 13 16 18 19 23 25 24 16
WIND GUST 34 37 36 26
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 30 40 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C C C L
SNOWSHWRS C C C
TSTMS S S
WIND CHILL 25 31 35 36 35 28 22 18 16 21 29 32 30 27 26 27 31
MIN CHILL 24 26 34 20 14 16 28 25 26 34
DATE THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26
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 45 61 40 59 43 62 53 73
TEMP 50 45 58 58 45 40 54 56 44 43 55 59 56 55 69 69
DEWPT 45 42 44 46 40 38 42 42 40 41 50 53 55 55 62 63
PWIND DIR SW W N NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 70 50 40 30 40 50 60 70
RAIN SHWRS L C C C C C S C C C C C C L L L
TSTMS S S S S
IAZ086-062100-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
543 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
DATE MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 51 30 43 38 70
TEMP 37 43 47 49 46 40 37 33 30 32 37 41 42 40 40 41 42 52 65 69 66
DEWPT 32 32 29 26 25 25 23 21 21 23 25 27 28 29 31 33 36 43 45 45 45
RH 82 65 49 40 43 55 56 61 69 69 61 57 57 64 70 73 79 71 48 42 47
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 11 12 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 13 14 16 16 19 21 21 17
WIND GUST 25 27 27 31 33 34 27
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 40 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.07 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 1
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C C L
SNOWSHWRS S S C C C
WIND CHILL 30 37 33 30 26 22 24 29 33 35 32 32 33 34
MIN CHILL 29 31 29 20 21 30 31 32 36
DATE THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26 SUN 04/12/26
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 51 63 47 64 48 68 57 76
TEMP 56 51 60 61 53 47 59 60 52 49 61 65 61 60 72 71
DEWPT 47 48 52 52 49 44 47 48 46 47 53 56 57 58 63 62
PWIND DIR SW SW NE NE E SE S S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 60 60 60 30 50 50 50 70
RAIN SHWRS L L C L L C C C C C C C C C L L
TSTMS S S S S
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