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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
IAZ060-260900-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI
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 63 84 61
TEMP 82 74 71 69 66 75 82 84 80 72 68 65 63 74 81 84 80 70 65 63 61
DEWPT 72 71 70 68 64 65 64 63 64 64 63 62 60 62 61 59 60 60 60 60 59
RH 72 90 97 97 93 71 55 49 58 76 84 90 90 66 51 43 51 71 84 90 93
WIND DIR S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N N N NW NW W SW
WIND SPD 3 3 5 5 5 6 10 12 8 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 3 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 87
MAX HEAT 89 84 84 86 82 84
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26
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 66 88 73 92 72 88 69 86
TEMP 83 81 69 67 83 86 76 74 88 88 76 72 86 85 73 69 83 83
DEWPT 60 60 59 60 64 63 64 64 69 68 68 67 69 68 67 66 69 69
PWIND DIR S SE S S SW S S SE SE
WIND CHAR LT LT GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 20 20 20 30 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C S S S S C S
TSTMS S S S C S S S S C S
IAZ039-260900-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI
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 63 82 61 81 56
TEMP 79 73 69 66 63 73 80 82 78 69 66 63 61 72 78 81 77 67 62 59 57
DEWPT 66 68 68 65 62 65 64 63 64 63 62 61 60 64 61 59 61 59 58 57 56
RH 64 84 97 97 97 76 58 53 62 81 87 93 97 76 56 47 58 75 87 93 96
WIND DIR S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 6 6 6 5 5 9 13 14 9 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 4 3 1 1 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26
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 63 82 68 87 68 85 65 83
TEMP 79 78 65 64 78 79 70 68 83 82 72 69 82 81 70 66 80 79
DEWPT 61 61 60 59 64 64 64 64 70 69 67 66 69 68 65 63 67 68
PWIND DIR SW S S S S S SW SW E
WIND CHAR LT LT GN BZ GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 30 20 30 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C S S S S
TSTMS S S C S C S S S S
IAZ048-260900-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI
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 64 83 61 83 58
TEMP 81 72 70 66 64 73 81 82 79 70 66 63 61 72 80 83 79 68 63 60 58
DEWPT 71 70 69 65 62 65 64 63 65 63 63 61 59 63 62 59 63 61 60 59 57
RH 72 93 97 97 93 76 56 53 62 78 90 93 93 73 54 44 58 78 90 96 96
WIND DIR S SW W W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N E
WIND SPD 5 4 4 5 5 8 10 11 5 4 3 4 4 4 8 5 2 1 0 1 0
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26
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 86 71 90 70 87 67 85
TEMP 82 79 68 66 81 83 73 71 86 85 74 70 85 82 71 67 82 81
DEWPT 61 63 61 60 65 66 65 64 70 71 68 67 69 69 66 65 69 69
PWIND DIR S SE S S S S SW SE E
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 20 20 20 30 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C S S S C S
TSTMS S S S S C S S S C S
IAZ004-260900-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI
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 61 80 56 81 53
TEMP 83 73 67 64 61 72 77 79 77 66 62 58 56 71 78 81 78 64 59 56 54
DEWPT 62 60 58 57 57 61 61 60 60 58 55 54 54 59 57 55 56 53 51 50 50
RH 49 64 73 78 87 68 58 52 56 75 78 86 93 66 48 41 47 67 75 80 86
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N N NE W SW S
WIND SPD 8 9 9 9 9 13 16 14 10 5 5 4 4 4 8 6 3 3 3 1 1
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26
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 64 83 68 85 66 83 62 82
TEMP 79 79 67 64 79 80 70 68 82 82 70 66 81 80 66 62 80 79
DEWPT 57 59 59 59 65 67 64 63 67 69 64 61 63 63 60 59 62 65
PWIND DIR S S S S SW SW W N SE
WIND CHAR LT GN BZ BZ GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 5 40 30 30 10 20 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C S S
TSTMS S S S S C S S
IAZ035-260900-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI
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 61 83 58 84 54
TEMP 82 73 69 63 61 73 80 82 79 68 63 60 58 72 81 83 79 67 61 57 55
DEWPT 72 70 65 60 58 63 63 61 62 60 59 57 56 61 58 56 58 56 56 54 54
RH 72 90 87 90 90 71 56 49 56 76 87 90 93 68 46 40 49 68 84 90 96
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N N N N NE E S N
WIND SPD 6 5 5 4 4 9 12 11 6 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 2 1 0 1 0
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26
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 86 70 89 68 87 64 85
TEMP 82 79 67 65 81 82 73 71 85 84 72 68 84 82 69 65 82 81
DEWPT 58 60 60 59 65 67 64 64 69 70 66 64 66 66 63 62 66 67
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW SE SE
WIND CHAR LT LT BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 30 30 20 10 20 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S S S
IAZ094-260900-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI
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 85 62 83 60
TEMP 81 73 72 69 68 77 83 84 80 71 67 64 62 74 81 83 80 69 65 62 60
DEWPT 72 72 71 69 67 67 64 63 63 63 63 62 60 62 60 59 59 59 59 58 58
RH 74 97 97100 97 71 53 49 56 76 87 93 93 66 49 44 49 70 81 87 93
WIND DIR S SW SW W NW N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE E SW SW
WIND SPD 3 2 3 4 4 5 10 11 8 4 3 4 4 4 6 6 4 3 1 1 1
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26
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 72 91 72 88 69 86
TEMP 82 82 69 66 83 85 75 72 87 88 77 72 85 84 73 69 83 83
DEWPT 59 58 57 59 61 61 61 63 66 66 67 66 68 68 68 66 69 69
PWIND DIR S SE S S S S SW SE SE
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 10 10 30 20 40 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S C C S
TSTMS S S C S S S S S
IAZ017-260900-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI
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 61 81 58 82 53
TEMP 79 72 68 63 61 72 78 79 78 68 64 60 58 72 79 81 78 65 60 56 54
DEWPT 67 67 63 60 59 63 63 61 61 60 59 57 57 61 58 55 56 55 53 53 54
RH 67 84 84 90 93 73 60 54 56 76 84 90 96 68 49 41 47 70 78 90100
WIND DIR S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW N N NW NW N
WIND SPD 9 8 6 6 6 11 14 14 9 5 4 4 4 5 9 6 3 1 1 1 0
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26
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 63 83 67 87 66 85 62 83
TEMP 81 78 66 64 78 80 69 68 83 83 70 66 82 81 67 63 80 79
DEWPT 56 58 60 59 64 65 63 63 68 68 66 64 64 64 62 61 64 65
PWIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SE
WIND CHAR LT LT BZ BZ GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 30 40 30 10 20 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S S
TSTMS S S S C S S S S
IAZ049-260900-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI
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 63 83 60 82 56
TEMP 80 71 69 65 63 72 79 82 78 68 64 62 60 72 79 81 77 66 61 58 56
DEWPT 69 69 68 65 61 65 64 63 65 63 61 60 59 64 62 59 62 59 58 57 56
RH 69 93 97100 93 79 60 53 64 84 90 93 96 76 56 47 60 78 90 96100
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NW NW N
WIND SPD 6 4 5 5 5 8 10 11 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 2 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26
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 63 85 68 89 69 87 65 85
TEMP 80 78 65 64 79 80 70 69 84 83 73 69 83 81 69 65 80 80
DEWPT 61 62 60 59 65 64 63 62 69 70 66 65 68 68 65 64 68 68
PWIND DIR SW S S S S S SW S E
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 20 30 20 30 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C S S S S C S
TSTMS S S C S C S S S S C S
IAZ086-260900-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
552 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026
DATE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI
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 85 63 84 60
TEMP 82 74 70 69 69 75 82 84 81 71 68 64 63 74 81 83 80 69 65 62 61
DEWPT 71 70 69 69 68 69 67 65 67 66 65 63 63 66 64 63 64 63 62 61 61
RH 69 87 97100 97 82 61 53 63 84 90 97100 76 56 51 58 81 90 97100
WIND DIR S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NW W W
WIND SPD 4 4 4 5 5 8 10 12 6 4 4 4 4 5 8 8 4 2 1 2 1
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
DATE 08/28 SAT 08/29/26 SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26
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 86 71 90 72 88 70 85
TEMP 82 80 67 65 82 83 73 71 85 87 76 72 85 84 73 70 82 82
DEWPT 63 62 60 60 63 63 62 64 68 69 68 68 71 71 69 68 71 71
PWIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN BZ GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 20 30 30 30 20
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C S S C S
TSTMS S S S C C S S S
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