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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
IAZ060-280900-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED
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 79 98 73 88 69
TEMP 82 81 82 89 95 97 96 83 78 75 73 82 85 88 87 77 73 71 70
DEWPT 79 76 74 74 76 76 75 72 70 69 69 71 71 70 69 70 69 68 68
RH 91 85 77 61 54 51 51 70 76 82 87 69 63 55 55 79 87 90 93
WIND DIR S S SW W NW N NW NW NW N N E E E E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 5 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
OBVIS K K K K
HEAT INDEX 93 87 87 98109112108 89 90 93
MAX HEAT 98 91 111 115 105 92 96 89
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 91 70 89 69 82 66 83 65 85
TEMP 88 90 75 71 87 86 74 69 80 80 70 67 81 81 69 66 83 83
DEWPT 68 66 66 65 67 66 68 68 70 68 68 66 67 66 66 65 66 65
PWIND DIR SE SE S S NW N N NE E
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 20 70 50 10 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS S S C L C S
TSTMS S S C C S S
IAZ039-280900-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED
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 77 95 70 86 66
TEMP 77 78 79 86 92 94 90 80 75 72 71 78 82 84 84 74 70 68 67
DEWPT 73 73 74 77 81 78 75 72 69 68 67 69 70 69 69 69 67 65 65
RH 87 85 85 75 70 60 62 77 82 87 87 74 67 61 61 84 90 90 93
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE
WIND SPD 4 6 6 9 10 12 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 6 5 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
OBVIS K K K
HEAT INDEX 97113111102 89
MAX HEAT 84 114 116 98 87 91 86
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 67 85 68 82 65 83 64 84
TEMP 83 85 71 69 83 82 72 69 79 79 69 66 80 81 68 65 82 82
DEWPT 69 70 67 65 70 69 67 67 70 69 67 65 68 67 65 63 67 66
PWIND DIR S SE S S NE N N NE SE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 50 50 20 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S
TSTMS S C S S S
IAZ048-280900-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED
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 78 97 71 87 68
TEMP 81 79 80 88 93 96 93 80 76 73 71 80 83 86 85 75 72 70 68
DEWPT 78 77 75 77 79 79 76 71 70 69 69 71 72 71 71 71 69 67 67
RH 91 94 85 70 64 58 58 74 82 87 93 74 70 61 63 87 90 90 97
WIND DIR S S S W NW NW NW NW NW N N NE E NE SE E E SE SE
WIND SPD 5 5 4 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 1 1 2
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
OBVIS K K K K K
HEAT INDEX 89 85 99111114106 88 92 90
MAX HEAT 96 89 114 118 102 90 95 88
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 89 68 87 68 82 65 82 64 86
TEMP 86 87 74 70 85 83 73 69 79 79 69 66 80 80 68 66 83 83
DEWPT 70 70 67 66 70 69 68 68 71 70 68 66 69 68 66 65 68 67
PWIND DIR SE SE S SE N N N NE SE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 30 70 40 10 5 10 0
RAIN SHWRS C C L C
TSTMS S S C S
IAZ004-280900-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED
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 75 94 69 87 66
TEMP 80 78 78 85 92 94 90 78 74 71 69 78 83 86 85 75 70 68 67
DEWPT 78 75 74 74 66 64 66 65 65 64 65 68 69 69 69 69 67 66 65
RH 94 91 88 70 43 37 45 64 74 79 87 71 63 57 59 82 90 93 93
WIND DIR S S W N N N N N N N N E SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 6 6 5 10 10 11 10 9 8 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
OBVIS K K K K K K
HEAT INDEX 87 93
MAX HEAT 91 87 95 97 89 87 91 85
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 89 68 83 66 81 63 81 62 85
TEMP 86 88 72 68 81 80 69 66 78 80 67 64 79 80 66 64 82 82
DEWPT 69 69 66 65 69 69 67 66 69 67 65 63 66 65 64 62 65 66
PWIND DIR S S S SW N N N SE S
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 40 70 30 10 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C
TSTMS S C C C S
IAZ035-280900-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED
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 76 96 70 87 67
TEMP 82 79 79 86 93 95 92 79 75 72 70 79 83 86 85 75 71 69 67
DEWPT 78 76 75 77 77 71 73 69 68 67 67 70 71 71 71 70 69 67 67
RH 88 91 88 75 60 46 54 72 79 84 90 74 67 61 63 84 93 93100
WIND DIR S S SW N N N N NW N N N E E E SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
OBVIS K K K K K
HEAT INDEX 91 98106103100 88 91 90
MAX HEAT 97 88 108 106 97 90 94 86
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 89 68 87 67 83 64 83 63 86
TEMP 86 88 72 69 84 83 72 68 79 80 67 65 80 81 67 65 83 83
DEWPT 70 70 67 65 70 69 68 68 71 69 66 65 67 67 65 64 67 67
PWIND DIR S SE S S N N N E SE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 30 70 40 10 5 10 0
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C
TSTMS S C C S S
IAZ094-280900-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED
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 77 96 73 88 69
TEMP 80 79 79 86 93 95 94 84 78 74 73 81 85 86 86 78 73 71 69
DEWPT 76 75 74 73 74 73 75 75 72 69 69 71 70 68 68 69 68 68 67
RH 88 88 85 65 54 49 54 74 82 84 87 72 61 55 55 74 84 90 93
WIND DIR S S SW SW W W W W N N N E NE E E E E E SE
WIND SPD 6 6 6 10 8 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 20 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S S
OBVIS K K
HEAT INDEX 86 93103105106 91 86
MAX HEAT 87 86 106 107 105 90 93 87
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 90 68 86 69 82 66 82 65 84
TEMP 87 89 73 69 84 83 72 69 80 80 69 67 81 80 69 66 82 82
DEWPT 66 64 65 64 66 66 67 68 69 68 68 66 65 64 65 65 64 63
PWIND DIR SE SE S SE NW N N NE E
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 20 70 50 20 20 20 0
RAIN SHWRS S S C L C S S S S S
TSTMS S S C C C S S S S
IAZ017-280900-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED
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 76 94 68 86 65
TEMP 78 78 78 86 92 94 89 78 74 71 68 77 82 84 85 73 70 67 66
DEWPT 76 75 75 77 74 70 72 68 67 66 66 68 69 68 69 68 66 65 66
RH 94 91 91 75 56 46 57 71 79 84 93 74 65 59 59 84 87 93100
WIND DIR S SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N NE E E E E SE SE S S
WIND SPD 5 8 6 8 10 11 9 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
OBVIS K K K K
HEAT INDEX 96102 99 96
MAX HEAT 103 101 91 85 90 85
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 87 66 85 66 81 63 83 62 84
TEMP 84 85 71 68 82 82 71 67 78 78 67 65 81 81 67 64 81 82
DEWPT 70 70 67 65 69 69 67 67 69 68 65 64 66 66 63 63 66 66
PWIND DIR S S S S N N N SE S
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 5 30 70 40 20 0 5 0
RAIN SHWRS C C L C S S
TSTMS C C C S S S
IAZ049-280900-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED
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 76 95 70 86 66
TEMP 79 78 79 86 91 94 91 78 75 72 71 78 82 84 83 73 70 68 67
DEWPT 77 76 75 76 80 79 77 70 69 68 68 70 71 70 70 69 67 66 65
RH 94 94 88 72 70 62 64 76 82 87 90 76 69 63 65 87 90 93 93
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 2
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS SC SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 5 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
OBVIS K K K K
HEAT INDEX 96108112104 89
MAX HEAT 93 111 115 99 86 91 83
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 87 66 86 67 81 64 82 63 85
TEMP 84 85 71 68 82 82 71 68 77 78 67 65 79 79 67 65 81 81
DEWPT 70 69 66 64 69 69 66 66 70 69 66 65 68 68 65 63 67 67
PWIND DIR S SE S S N N N NE E
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 50 10 5 5 0
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S S
TSTMS S C C S S S
IAZ086-280900-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
1247 AM CDT MON JUL 27 2026
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED
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 77 97 72 88 67
TEMP 81 79 80 86 93 96 94 83 77 74 73 81 84 86 86 76 72 69 68
DEWPT 77 76 75 75 76 77 77 76 72 70 70 71 71 70 69 70 69 67 67
RH 88 91 85 70 58 55 58 80 85 87 90 72 65 59 57 82 90 93 97
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE
WIND SPD 5 6 6 10 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 3 3 3
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
OBVIS K K K
HEAT INDEX 88 96107111109 91 89 91
MAX HEAT 93 87 109 114 105 91 95 87
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 89 67 90 69 80 66 82 65 84
TEMP 87 88 72 69 87 86 73 69 78 79 68 67 80 80 69 67 81 81
DEWPT 66 65 66 65 65 65 67 68 70 69 68 67 67 66 66 66 66 65
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE NW NE N N NE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 50 30 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C C
TSTMS S S C S S S
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