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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
IAZ060-032100-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 88 67 86 64 75
TEMP 77 85 88 85 75 71 69 68 78 84 85 80 72 68 66 64 68 71 73 72
DEWPT 67 67 66 66 65 65 64 64 67 68 69 68 67 65 65 64 64 65 67 65
RH 71 55 48 53 71 81 84 87 69 59 59 67 84 90 97100 87 81 81 79
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S SW W N N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 9 11 10 9 6 6 4 4 5 8 11 9 6 5 4 4 5 6 6
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 20 90 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.46 1.05
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D D D D D D C
TSTMS C C C C C S C C S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 60 81 62 85 66 89 71 91
TEMP 64 61 78 79 66 64 82 83 70 67 86 86 74 72 88 89
DEWPT 64 61 65 66 64 63 68 69 67 67 72 72 70 69 73 73
PWIND DIR NE NE S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 0 5 5 5 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C
TSTMS S
IAZ039-032100-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 82 65 81 61 74
TEMP 74 80 81 78 71 68 67 66 74 78 79 74 69 66 63 61 66 71 72 71
DEWPT 66 67 67 67 66 65 64 64 68 70 69 67 65 64 62 61 61 62 62 62
RH 76 65 63 69 84 90 90 93 82 76 72 79 87 93 97100 84 73 71 73
WIND DIR S S S SE SE S S S SW W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE N NE
WIND SPD 8 9 11 10 11 9 9 6 8 6 9 9 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 4
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 60 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.83 0.54
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS D D D D C C C C C
TSTMS C C C C S S S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 56 79 60 82 64 84 68 87
TEMP 61 57 76 77 64 62 79 79 68 65 81 81 72 70 83 83
DEWPT 60 57 63 64 62 61 68 69 66 65 73 72 69 68 75 74
PWIND DIR N W S S S S S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 30 0 0 0 20 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS C S S
TSTMS S S
IAZ048-032100-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 86 66 83 61 74
TEMP 76 83 85 82 73 70 68 68 76 81 80 75 69 66 63 62 67 70 72 71
DEWPT 67 69 68 68 67 66 65 65 68 69 69 67 67 65 63 62 63 64 65 63
RH 74 63 57 63 81 87 90 90 76 67 69 76 93 97100100 87 81 79 76
WIND DIR S S S SE SE S S S SW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 10 12 11 10 6 6 4 5 5 9 11 8 5 4 3 4 4 5 4
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 10 40 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.94 0.62
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C D D L L L L C
TSTMS S C C C C C S S C
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 57 81 61 84 65 87 69 90
TEMP 62 58 78 78 65 62 81 81 68 66 84 84 73 70 87 86
DEWPT 62 58 65 66 64 62 69 69 68 66 73 73 70 69 74 74
PWIND DIR NE NE S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 30 0 0 5 5 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C
IAZ004-032100-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 85 64 75 54 77
TEMP 76 81 84 83 75 73 68 64 67 70 71 73 63 59 56 55 68 72 73 75
DEWPT 66 66 66 67 66 64 64 61 61 59 58 59 59 57 54 53 57 54 53 55
RH 71 60 55 59 74 73 87 90 81 68 63 62 87 93 93 93 68 53 49 50
WIND DIR S S S S S S W W N N N N NE N N N E E E E
WIND SPD 14 19 23 21 18 16 12 12 12 11 9 6 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST 35 32
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 30 40 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.11 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C S C C C
TSTMS S C S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 54 82 61 84 64 87 68 88
TEMP 59 55 77 80 65 62 81 82 68 65 83 84 72 69 84 85
DEWPT 56 54 57 60 60 59 63 65 64 64 68 69 67 66 68 70
PWIND DIR S SW S SW S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN BZ GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S
TSTMS S
IAZ035-032100-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 86 66 80 57 77
TEMP 77 83 85 83 74 71 68 68 73 76 78 74 65 62 59 58 67 72 74 73
DEWPT 68 68 68 68 67 66 65 66 67 66 65 64 63 62 59 58 61 61 61 61
RH 74 61 57 61 79 84 90 93 81 71 64 71 93100100100 81 68 64 66
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S NW N N N N N N NE NE E E NE
WIND SPD 10 12 14 13 10 9 8 4 6 9 8 6 4 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 80 90 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.22 0.33 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L D D L L C C C C
TSTMS S S C C C C S S S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 54 82 60 85 64 88 68 90
TEMP 59 55 79 79 64 61 82 82 68 65 84 84 72 70 85 87
DEWPT 59 55 63 64 62 61 67 69 67 65 72 73 69 68 73 73
PWIND DIR N SW S S S S S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 20 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
IAZ094-032100-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 86 66 88 65 77
TEMP 76 84 86 84 75 70 68 67 78 86 87 85 75 70 67 65 70 74 75 74
DEWPT 67 67 66 66 66 65 64 64 66 67 67 68 69 68 66 65 67 68 68 68
RH 74 57 51 55 74 84 87 90 67 53 52 57 82 93 97100 90 82 79 82
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S S NE E NE NE NE E E N N
WIND SPD 8 8 9 10 8 6 8 5 5 4 4 5 9 8 9 8 8 6 6 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 30 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.45 0.33
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L D D D D L
TSTMS S S C C S S C C C
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 62 81 62 84 66 87 70 91
TEMP 66 63 78 78 66 64 82 82 70 68 85 85 74 71 88 89
DEWPT 66 63 66 66 65 64 67 68 68 67 71 70 70 69 71 71
PWIND DIR N NE E S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 10 5 10 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L C
TSTMS C S
IAZ017-032100-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 82 64 77 55 76
TEMP 75 79 80 80 71 69 67 65 70 72 72 75 65 62 58 56 66 71 71 73
DEWPT 67 68 68 68 66 64 64 65 66 65 63 63 61 59 57 56 59 58 58 59
RH 76 69 67 67 84 84 90100 87 79 73 66 87 90 96100 78 63 63 62
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW NW NW N NW N N N N NE E E NE
WIND SPD 11 12 16 13 13 11 9 6 9 9 6 5 4 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 20 60 70 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.16 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L L C C S S
TSTMS C C C S S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 54 80 59 82 62 85 67 87
TEMP 59 55 76 77 64 61 79 79 67 63 82 82 71 69 83 83
DEWPT 57 55 61 64 61 61 67 69 65 63 72 73 68 67 73 74
PWIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
IAZ049-032100-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 83 64 82 60 74
TEMP 74 80 82 79 71 68 66 66 74 80 81 76 68 65 62 61 66 70 72 70
DEWPT 66 68 67 67 65 64 64 64 68 70 70 67 65 64 62 61 63 63 64 62
RH 76 67 61 67 81 87 93 93 82 72 69 74 90 97100100 90 78 76 76
WIND DIR S S S SE SE S S S SW W NW N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 8 10 9 10 8 6 5 5 4 5 9 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 50 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.99 0.69
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C D D L L L L C
TSTMS C C C C C S S S C
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 55 80 58 83 63 85 67 88
TEMP 60 56 76 76 63 60 79 79 66 63 82 81 71 69 84 83
DEWPT 60 56 64 65 62 60 68 69 66 63 73 72 69 68 75 74
PWIND DIR N NE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 40 5 0 5 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C
IAZ086-032100-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
827 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 85 64 88 65 78
TEMP 75 81 84 82 72 68 66 66 78 86 88 84 74 71 67 66 71 75 76 74
DEWPT 66 67 66 66 66 65 65 65 69 70 70 72 71 69 67 66 68 69 70 69
RH 74 63 55 58 81 90 97 97 74 59 55 67 90 93100100 90 82 82 84
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE S SE S S SW S NE E E NE NE E E NE N
WIND SPD 5 4 8 9 9 6 6 5 6 4 4 6 8 6 6 5 5 3 5 5
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 30 60 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.43 0.46
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L D D L
TSTMS S S C C S C C C
HEAT INDEX 91 93 89
MAX HEAT 85 87 93 94 84
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 61 81 61 84 64 87 69 91
TEMP 66 62 78 78 65 63 81 81 67 66 84 84 72 70 87 87
DEWPT 66 62 68 68 65 63 69 70 67 66 73 73 71 70 75 74
PWIND DIR N N SE S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 70 10 5 10 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS L C S
TSTMS C S S
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