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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
IAZ060-040900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26 MON  
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 70 88 68 85 65  
TEMP 85 79 76 72 72 80 85 88 86 78 74 70 69 76 82 85 83 75 71 67 66  
DEWPT 74 74 71 69 69 71 73 73 72 71 70 68 68 68 69 68 67 67 67 65 65  
RH 70 85 85 90 90 74 67 61 63 79 87 93 97 76 65 57 59 76 87 93 97  
WIND DIR SW E SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NW N  
WIND SPD 6 4 6 8 6 8 8 8 5 3 4 4 4 5 6 8 8 4 3 2 3  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 80 30 10 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.99 0 0.40 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L S S  
TSTMS S C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 93 92 96 93  
MAX HEAT 96 90 94 97 92 87 89 84  
FLOOD A A A A  
 
DATE 07/06 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26 FRI 07/10/26  
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 86 65 88 67 91 70 89 68 88  
TEMP 83 85 71 67 85 86 73 69 88 89 76 71 86 87 74 70 85 86  
DEWPT 66 65 66 65 67 66 66 65 67 66 66 67 71 69 68 67 69 67  
PWIND DIR N E E SE S S SW S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20 40 30 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C C  
TSTMS S C C S S C C  
 
 
IAZ039-040900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26 MON  
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 69 86 65 82 63  
TEMP 80 74 73 71 71 77 81 84 83 75 71 68 67 73 80 82 80 72 68 64 64  
DEWPT 73 72 71 70 69 71 73 73 72 71 68 66 66 67 68 67 67 66 65 63 63  
RH 79 93 93 97 93 82 77 70 70 87 90 93 97 81 67 61 65 81 90 97 97  
WIND DIR N E SE S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 8 8 5 4 5 6 8 9 10 9 4 3 3 4  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 50 30 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.01 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L D L C C S C  
TSTMS C C C C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 86 90 89  
MAX HEAT 86 87 93 88 83 86  
FLOOD A A A A  
 
DATE 07/06 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26 FRI 07/10/26  
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 83 63 86 65 87 67 86 66 85  
TEMP 80 82 68 66 83 84 70 68 84 85 72 69 82 83 71 68 81 83  
DEWPT 65 66 64 64 68 68 66 65 69 70 67 66 71 70 68 66 69 68  
PWIND DIR N NE SE SE S S W E SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 40 40 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ048-040900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26 MON  
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 69 88 66 84 63  
TEMP 81 76 74 71 71 78 83 86 85 76 72 68 68 75 81 83 82 73 68 65 66  
DEWPT 74 73 71 70 70 72 73 73 72 71 70 68 68 69 69 69 68 68 67 64 65  
RH 79 90 90 97 97 82 72 65 65 85 93100100 82 67 63 63 84 97 97 97  
WIND DIR N E S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 4 4 5 6 6 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 6 3 2 2 2  
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 50 30 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.59 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L S S S  
TSTMS C C C C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 87 89 93 92  
MAX HEAT 92 84 90 94 90 85 88 83  
FLOOD A A A A  
 
DATE 07/06 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26 FRI 07/10/26  
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 85 63 87 65 89 68 88 67 87  
TEMP 82 84 69 66 84 85 71 68 86 87 74 70 84 85 72 69 82 85  
DEWPT 68 67 66 66 69 69 67 66 70 70 68 68 72 71 69 68 70 69  
PWIND DIR N E SE SE S S SW NE SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 20 50 30 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S C  
TSTMS S C C S S S C  
 
 
IAZ004-040900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26 MON  
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 66 82 62 80 60  
TEMP 80 73 71 68 67 73 79 81 80 71 68 64 64 71 77 80 80 70 65 61 63  
DEWPT 69 69 69 67 66 68 70 71 69 68 66 64 64 66 67 68 67 66 64 61 63  
RH 69 87 93 97 97 84 74 72 69 90 93100100 84 71 67 65 87 97100100  
WIND DIR SE SE SW S W NW NW N N N NW NW NW N N N N NE NE W NE  
WIND SPD 4 4 6 9 6 6 8 9 9 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 8 5 4 4 4  
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 30 30 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.38 0.05 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S  
 
DATE 07/06 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26 FRI 07/10/26  
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 84 62 84 64 84 65 83 63 83  
TEMP 79 83 68 65 82 82 69 66 81 82 71 67 80 81 69 65 79 81  
DEWPT 67 68 65 64 69 69 66 64 70 70 67 65 70 70 66 64 68 68  
PWIND DIR E S S S S S W NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 30 50 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S  
 
 
IAZ035-040900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26 MON  
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 68 86 64 83 62  
TEMP 80 75 73 71 70 77 82 84 84 73 69 66 66 74 79 82 81 71 67 64 63  
DEWPT 72 72 71 69 69 71 72 72 71 69 68 66 66 68 68 68 68 67 66 64 63  
RH 77 90 93 93 97 82 72 67 65 87 97100100 82 69 63 65 87 97100100  
WIND DIR NE E SE SW SW W W NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N NE N N N  
WIND SPD 5 4 6 8 4 6 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 2  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 60 20 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.32 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C D L C S S C  
TSTMS C C C C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 90  
MAX HEAT 87 87 92 87 83 86  
FLOOD A A A A  
 
DATE 07/06 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26 FRI 07/10/26  
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 84 62 86 64 87 67 86 65 86  
TEMP 81 83 68 65 83 84 70 67 84 85 72 69 83 83 70 67 81 84  
DEWPT 67 67 66 65 69 68 67 66 70 70 68 67 71 70 68 66 69 68  
PWIND DIR NE SE S SE S S W NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 20 50 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ094-040900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26 MON  
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 71 88 68 84 65  
TEMP 85 79 76 73 72 79 85 88 85 77 72 70 70 77 82 84 82 74 69 67 67  
DEWPT 73 73 70 69 69 71 72 72 72 72 70 69 69 69 69 67 67 67 67 66 66  
RH 67 82 82 87 90 77 65 59 65 85 93 97 97 76 65 57 61 79 93 97 97  
WIND DIR SW S W W S W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW N N NE NE N N  
WIND SPD 6 4 6 9 8 10 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 3 3 4  
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 30 20 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.75 0.01 0.08 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S  
TSTMS S S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 92 91 94 91  
MAX HEAT 93 92 93 96 90 87 88 83  
 
DATE 07/06 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26 FRI 07/10/26  
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 85 65 87 67 89 70 88 69 87  
TEMP 82 83 70 67 84 84 71 69 87 87 74 72 86 86 73 71 84 85  
DEWPT 65 65 65 65 66 64 65 65 67 66 67 68 70 69 69 68 69 68  
PWIND DIR N NE E SE S S SW S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 10 40 30 40 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C C  
TSTMS C C S S C C  
 
 
IAZ017-040900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26 MON  
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 66 84 62 80 60  
TEMP 78 73 72 69 68 75 80 82 81 72 68 65 65 72 78 80 78 70 65 61 64  
DEWPT 71 70 69 68 68 69 70 71 69 68 66 65 64 65 66 66 66 65 64 61 62  
RH 79 90 90 97100 82 72 69 67 87 93100 97 79 67 62 67 84 97100 93  
WIND DIR E SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 4 3 4 8 6 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 6 3 2 2 3  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 50 40 40 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0.35 0.01 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C C C S S S C  
TSTMS C C C C C S S S S  
 
DATE 07/06 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26 FRI 07/10/26  
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 82 61 84 63 85 65 84 63 83  
TEMP 78 82 67 65 82 83 69 67 82 83 71 68 81 82 70 67 79 81  
DEWPT 65 66 64 64 68 68 66 65 68 69 66 66 69 69 66 65 67 67  
PWIND DIR NE SE S S S S W N NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 30 50 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ049-040900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26 MON  
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 68 86 65 83 62  
TEMP 81 75 73 71 70 77 82 84 84 75 70 67 67 74 80 82 80 72 67 64 65  
DEWPT 74 72 71 69 69 71 73 73 72 70 69 67 66 68 68 68 67 67 65 63 63  
RH 79 90 93 93 97 82 74 70 67 84 97100 97 82 67 63 65 84 93 97 93  
WIND DIR NW E S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 5 4 5 6 6 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 6 4 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 40 10 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.56 0 0.11 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C S C  
TSTMS C C C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 87 87 91 89  
MAX HEAT 90 87 94 87 83 87  
FLOOD A A A A  
 
DATE 07/06 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26 FRI 07/10/26  
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 83 62 86 64 87 67 86 65 85  
TEMP 80 82 67 65 82 83 69 67 84 85 72 69 83 84 71 68 81 83  
DEWPT 66 66 64 64 68 68 65 65 69 70 66 66 71 71 68 66 69 69  
PWIND DIR N E E SE S S SW NE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S C S S  
TSTMS S C C S C S S S S  
 
 
IAZ086-040900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
552 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26 MON  
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 70 89 68 85 65  
TEMP 87 79 76 72 73 81 85 88 86 77 74 70 70 77 82 85 83 74 69 66 67  
DEWPT 74 73 72 70 70 73 74 74 73 73 72 69 70 70 70 70 68 69 68 66 66  
RH 65 82 87 93 90 77 70 63 65 87 93 97100 79 67 61 61 84 97100 97  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW S W W W NW NW NW W NW N NW NW N N N NW N  
WIND SPD 8 4 6 8 8 9 9 9 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 9 9 5 4 4 4  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 40 20 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.45 0.02 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S  
TSTMS S C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 95 92 96 93 90  
MAX HEAT 98 90 94 99 91 86 90 83  
FLOOD A A A A  
 
DATE 07/06 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26 FRI 07/10/26  
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 85 64 87 66 90 69 89 68 88  
TEMP 82 83 69 67 84 85 71 69 87 88 75 71 86 86 74 70 83 85  
DEWPT 66 66 66 66 67 66 66 66 68 67 67 68 71 70 69 69 70 69  
PWIND DIR N NE NE SE S S SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S C C S S  
 
 
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