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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
IAZ060-262100-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26
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 98 79 98 74 91
TEMP 96 98 95 86 84 81 79 89 96 97 95 83 78 75 74 83 88 91 89
DEWPT 76 75 74 74 73 71 71 73 74 73 72 71 69 68 68 70 70 69 68
RH 53 48 51 68 70 72 77 59 49 46 48 67 74 79 82 65 55 49 50
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S W NW N N N N N NE E NE NE E
WIND SPD 8 10 10 10 10 11 9 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K
HEAT INDEX 109110107 94 90 97107107103 93 96
MAX HEAT 111 111 105 89 110 110 101 94 97
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26
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 69 92 69 89 68 85 66 88
TEMP 75 70 90 90 74 70 86 87 74 69 83 83 70 68 85 86
DEWPT 68 67 67 65 66 66 67 66 67 67 69 67 67 66 66 64
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S E N N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 40 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C S
TSTMS S S C S C S
IAZ039-262100-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26
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 93 77 94 72 87
TEMP 90 92 91 84 81 79 77 86 91 93 91 80 76 73 72 79 84 87 85
DEWPT 75 80 80 77 74 73 73 76 79 77 76 71 69 68 68 70 71 70 69
RH 62 68 70 80 79 82 87 72 68 60 62 74 79 84 87 74 65 57 59
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 8 8 8 9 9 6 9 9 11 10 10 8 6 4 5 6 6 5
CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 20 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K
HEAT INDEX 101111110 93 86 96107108104 89 92 90
MAX HEAT 101 112 108 87 109 110 99 90 92
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26
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 67 88 67 87 67 82 66 85
TEMP 71 68 85 85 72 69 83 84 72 69 80 80 69 68 82 83
DEWPT 68 66 70 69 67 65 70 69 67 66 70 69 67 65 68 66
PWIND DIR E S SE S S NW N N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 40 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S
IAZ048-262100-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26
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 96 77 96 72 90
TEMP 92 95 92 84 82 79 77 88 92 95 92 80 77 73 72 82 87 89 87
DEWPT 77 79 78 75 74 72 72 75 77 75 75 71 68 67 68 71 71 71 70
RH 62 60 64 74 77 79 85 66 62 53 58 74 74 81 87 69 59 56 57
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S W NW N N N N N NE NE NE E E
WIND SPD 6 9 8 9 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 4 5 5 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K K
HEAT INDEX 106113107 93 88 98107107102 94 95 92
MAX HEAT 106 115 105 87 109 110 101 95 97
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26
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 68 91 68 88 67 84 65 87
TEMP 73 69 88 88 73 69 85 85 72 68 81 81 69 67 84 84
DEWPT 69 67 69 68 67 66 69 68 68 67 70 69 68 66 67 66
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S N N N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 40 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C S
TSTMS S C S S
IAZ004-262100-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26
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 95 75 92 69 88
TEMP 94 95 92 82 81 77 75 84 90 92 88 77 74 70 69 79 85 88 86
DEWPT 71 78 77 74 72 70 70 71 70 68 68 66 64 64 64 68 68 68 68
RH 47 58 62 77 74 79 84 65 52 46 52 69 71 81 84 69 57 52 55
WIND DIR S S S S S SW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 10 12 12 12 11 10 8 10 12 13 11 10 6 4 3 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
OBVIS K K K
HEAT INDEX 101112106 89 89 96 93
MAX HEAT 101 112 99 84 96 97 89 89 93
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26
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 66 90 67 86 66 83 64 85
TEMP 71 67 87 88 73 68 83 83 70 67 80 82 68 65 82 83
DEWPT 66 65 68 67 66 65 69 69 67 65 68 66 64 63 65 63
PWIND DIR SE S S S S N N NE
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 5 0 10 20 50 30 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S
TSTMS S C C S S
IAZ035-262100-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26
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 95 77 94 71 90
TEMP 94 95 93 84 82 78 77 86 91 93 91 78 75 72 71 80 86 89 87
DEWPT 75 79 77 74 73 71 72 76 74 72 73 69 66 66 67 71 70 70 70
RH 54 60 60 72 74 79 85 72 58 51 56 74 74 81 87 74 59 54 57
WIND DIR SW S S S S S SW N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 6 9 9 9 8 8 4 5 4 8 6 6 4 4 2 3 2 3 2
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K K K
HEAT INDEX 106113107 91 87 96101101 99 91 94 92
MAX HEAT 107 113 105 88 102 103 95 93 96
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26
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 67 91 67 88 66 84 64 87
TEMP 72 68 88 87 72 69 84 84 71 67 81 81 68 65 83 84
DEWPT 68 67 69 68 67 66 69 68 67 66 69 68 67 65 66 65
PWIND DIR SE S S S S N N N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 50 30 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S
TSTMS S C C S S
IAZ094-262100-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26
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 98 77 96 73 91
TEMP 95 98 94 86 81 79 77 86 92 95 93 83 78 74 73 83 88 91 87
DEWPT 78 74 75 75 72 70 70 72 73 72 73 72 69 68 67 69 68 66 66
RH 58 47 54 70 74 74 79 63 54 48 52 70 74 82 81 63 52 44 50
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N NE E E NE NE
WIND SPD 9 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 6 4 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 5
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S
HEAT INDEX 111110106 95 86 92101105102 88
MAX HEAT 112 111 103 85 102 107 101 93 94
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26
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 69 91 68 89 68 84 66 87
TEMP 74 70 88 88 73 69 85 86 73 69 82 82 70 67 83 84
DEWPT 67 67 66 63 66 65 65 64 66 66 67 65 66 66 64 62
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S E NE N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 50 40 10 5
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C
TSTMS S S S C S C
IAZ017-262100-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26
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 92 75 92 69 87
TEMP 89 91 90 82 80 78 75 84 89 91 89 78 74 71 69 78 84 87 85
DEWPT 73 80 80 75 73 73 73 76 75 74 73 68 66 66 67 69 70 69 70
RH 59 70 73 79 79 85 94 77 64 58 59 71 76 84 93 74 63 55 61
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE E
WIND SPD 6 9 9 10 9 9 6 8 9 11 10 9 5 4 3 4 4 3 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 30 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K K
HEAT INDEX 97109108 88 93 99101 96 90
MAX HEAT 98 111 105 84 100 101 92 88 92
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26
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 66 88 67 86 66 82 64 85
TEMP 71 67 85 85 72 68 83 83 71 68 79 80 68 65 82 83
DEWPT 67 66 70 70 66 66 70 70 67 66 69 69 65 64 66 66
PWIND DIR SE S S S S NW N N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 10 20 40 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S S
TSTMS S C C S S S S
IAZ049-262100-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26
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 95 76 95 71 88
TEMP 89 93 91 83 81 78 77 86 91 94 90 79 75 73 71 80 85 87 85
DEWPT 75 80 79 74 73 72 72 75 78 76 76 71 68 67 67 71 71 70 70
RH 64 66 68 74 77 82 85 70 66 56 64 77 79 81 87 74 63 57 61
WIND DIR S S S S S S S W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 6 6 8 8 9 6 8 6 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K K
HEAT INDEX 100112108 90 86 95105107103 90 92 90
MAX HEAT 101 115 105 84 106 110 99 92 94
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26
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 66 89 66 88 66 83 64 86
TEMP 71 67 86 86 71 68 84 83 71 67 80 80 69 66 82 82
DEWPT 68 66 69 68 65 65 69 68 66 65 69 68 66 65 67 66
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S NW N N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 40 40 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S
TSTMS S C S S S S
IAZ086-262100-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
1217 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26
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 98 78 97 73 91
TEMP 95 98 94 85 82 79 78 87 94 97 94 83 78 74 73 82 88 90 88
DEWPT 77 77 76 75 75 73 72 74 74 74 76 74 71 69 70 72 71 69 68
RH 56 51 56 72 79 82 82 65 53 48 56 74 79 84 90 72 57 50 52
WIND DIR W W S S S SW S SW W W N NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 6 5 8 9 10 9 10 10 10 8 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S
OBVIS K
HEAT INDEX 110114107 93 89 96104108106 89 87 93 95
MAX HEAT 110 114 103 86 106 111 105 94 97
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26
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 68 91 67 90 68 85 66 88
TEMP 73 69 88 88 72 69 86 87 73 70 82 82 70 67 84 85
DEWPT 68 67 66 65 65 66 66 65 66 66 68 67 67 67 66 65
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S E N N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 30 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S
TSTMS S S S S S
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