Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
644 FOUS53 KDMX 150226 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 IAZ060-150900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 56 78 60 81 63 Temp 58 58 56 57 62 72 77 73 67 64 61 61 67 79 81 76 71 69 65 63 Dewpt 52 54 55 57 60 62 62 61 61 59 58 56 58 59 57 56 57 58 57 56 RH 80 86 96100 93 71 60 66 81 84 90 84 73 50 44 50 61 68 75 78 Wind dir E NE E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S Wind spd 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 8 6 8 10 12 13 14 10 10 10 10 10 Wind gust 24 25 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 10 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Tstms S S Date 10/17 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 79 53 71 45 64 46 71 49 70 Temp 76 73 62 53 68 64 53 45 61 59 51 46 68 66 56 50 66 64 Dewpt 58 59 53 46 45 41 39 35 36 34 37 38 43 44 43 43 45 42 PWind dir S SW NW NW W W SW S S Wind char GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 50 20 30 10 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S C C C S C S Tstms S $$ IAZ039-150900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 65 54 77 60 Temp 55 54 54 53 55 60 63 61 57 57 56 55 61 71 77 72 67 66 63 61 Dewpt 52 51 51 51 53 54 54 54 54 54 53 53 55 56 57 56 56 56 56 55 RH 90 90 90 93 93 81 72 78 90 90 90 93 81 59 50 57 68 70 78 81 Wind dir E NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S Wind spd 6 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 11 13 13 14 12 13 12 12 12 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 60 40 30 20 5 QPF 12hr 0.07 0.03 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C S C S S S Tstms S S Date 10/17 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 78 52 69 43 63 42 68 45 67 Temp 75 72 60 52 67 62 50 43 60 57 47 43 65 62 52 46 64 60 Dewpt 57 57 57 48 44 38 38 35 35 33 36 37 41 41 42 41 42 41 PWind dir S SW W NW W W W S S Wind char GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC PoP 12hr 30 50 20 30 10 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C S C S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ048-150900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 54 75 58 81 61 Temp 54 54 55 55 61 68 73 69 63 61 60 59 66 78 81 75 68 66 63 61 Dewpt 53 53 54 55 59 60 61 61 59 58 57 56 59 60 59 57 58 58 57 56 RH 96 96 96100 93 76 66 76 87 90 90 90 78 54 47 54 70 75 81 84 Wind dir E NE E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S Wind spd 4 5 4 5 5 8 8 8 8 6 9 10 12 13 14 10 10 10 10 10 Wind gust 25 25 Clouds OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 20 10 5 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S C S S S S S Tstms S S S S S Date 10/17 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 78 51 70 43 64 44 71 47 68 Temp 75 71 59 51 67 63 51 43 61 58 48 44 68 65 54 48 65 62 Dewpt 59 59 52 46 45 40 38 35 36 35 37 38 43 43 43 42 45 42 PWind dir S SW W NW W W SW S S Wind char GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 40 40 20 30 10 0 5 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S C S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ004-150900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 47 66 55 78 59 Temp 47 47 48 49 53 59 64 62 57 56 56 56 63 74 78 72 65 64 61 59 Dewpt 47 47 48 48 52 55 56 56 55 56 55 54 58 59 59 56 54 53 52 53 RH 100100100 96 96 87 75 81 93100 96 93 84 59 52 57 68 67 72 80 Wind dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S Wind spd 9 8 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 12 14 18 20 20 14 14 13 13 12 Wind gust 32 25 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 60 50 30 10 10 QPF 12hr 0.12 0.05 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L C C C S S C C C S C Tstms S S S S S Date 10/17 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 73 46 65 39 61 41 67 44 64 Temp 70 66 53 46 62 58 46 40 58 55 46 42 64 61 50 45 61 58 Dewpt 54 49 44 40 38 33 33 31 33 33 35 35 40 40 39 38 40 38 PWind dir SW W W NW W W SW S S Wind char GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 40 5 10 10 5 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs C C S S $$ IAZ035-150900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 51 73 57 81 60 Temp 51 51 52 54 59 67 71 67 61 59 57 57 65 76 80 75 68 66 62 60 Dewpt 51 51 52 53 57 58 59 58 58 57 57 55 59 59 57 56 56 56 55 54 RH 100100100 96 93 73 66 73 90 93100 93 81 56 45 52 65 70 78 81 Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 6 6 5 5 6 8 10 9 10 9 10 12 14 17 18 12 13 11 11 11 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 30 30 10 5 QPF 12hr 0.07 0.01 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S S C S C Tstms S S S S S S S Date 10/17 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 76 48 69 41 64 44 70 46 68 Temp 72 70 55 48 66 62 48 41 61 58 47 44 67 64 52 46 65 61 Dewpt 57 55 48 43 41 36 36 33 34 33 35 36 41 41 42 40 42 39 PWind dir S W W NW W W SW S S Wind char GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 20 10 20 5 0 5 20 20 Rain shwrs C C S S S S S $$ IAZ094-150900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 80 60 80 61 Temp 63 63 62 61 66 76 80 74 68 65 62 61 69 78 80 75 70 67 64 62 Dewpt 62 61 61 61 63 64 64 64 63 61 60 58 60 58 56 56 57 58 57 56 RH 97 93 97100 90 66 58 71 84 87 93 90 73 50 44 52 63 73 78 81 Wind dir SE E E SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S Wind spd 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 13 13 9 9 9 10 10 Wind gust 24 24 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Date 10/17 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 79 53 71 44 63 45 71 49 69 Temp 76 73 61 53 68 63 51 44 60 57 50 46 68 65 56 50 67 63 Dewpt 58 60 57 50 46 43 40 36 36 35 37 39 45 46 45 44 46 45 PWind dir S SW NW NW W SW SW S S Wind char GN LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 30 60 20 30 5 0 5 10 10 Rain shwrs C L C S S C S Tstms C S $$ IAZ017-150900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 49 63 53 75 59 Temp 50 50 50 50 53 58 61 59 55 56 55 55 59 71 75 71 65 64 62 59 Dewpt 48 49 49 50 51 53 54 53 53 53 53 52 56 58 58 56 56 56 55 54 RH 93 96 96100 93 83 78 80 93 90 93 90 90 63 55 59 73 75 78 83 Wind dir E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S S Wind spd 8 8 8 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 12 13 16 16 11 12 11 11 11 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 100 50 30 30 5 QPF 12hr 0.16 0.10 0.04 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D C L C C S S C C C C S Tstms S S Date 10/17 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 73 47 66 40 60 41 67 43 64 Temp 70 67 55 47 63 59 47 41 57 54 46 42 63 60 49 44 61 58 Dewpt 57 56 50 43 41 36 34 33 35 33 35 35 41 39 40 40 42 39 PWind dir S SW W NW W W SW S S Wind char GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 40 20 10 20 10 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S C S S S S $$ IAZ049-150900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 54 70 56 79 60 Temp 55 55 55 55 58 64 69 65 59 58 57 57 63 75 79 73 67 65 62 61 Dewpt 54 53 52 54 56 57 59 58 56 55 54 53 56 58 59 58 57 57 56 55 RH 96 93 90 96 93 78 70 78 90 90 90 86 78 55 50 59 70 75 81 81 Wind dir E NE E E E SE E E E E SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S Wind spd 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 9 10 12 13 14 10 10 10 10 10 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 30 30 20 10 0 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S S Tstms S S Date 10/17 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 78 51 69 42 63 42 69 45 67 Temp 75 71 60 51 67 62 50 42 60 57 46 42 66 63 52 46 64 61 Dewpt 58 59 55 47 44 40 38 35 36 34 35 36 42 42 42 41 43 41 PWind dir S SW W NW W W SW S S Wind char GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 30 50 20 30 10 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C S C S S S Tstms C $$ IAZ086-150900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 926 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 59 77 58 81 62 Temp 61 61 60 60 64 73 76 72 66 63 60 59 66 77 81 75 70 68 65 63 Dewpt 55 56 57 57 59 60 60 61 60 57 56 56 58 59 59 59 58 57 57 57 RH 81 84 90 90 84 64 58 68 81 81 87 90 75 54 47 58 66 68 75 81 Wind dir E NE E E SE SE E E E E E SE SE S S SE SE S S S Wind spd 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 10 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/17 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 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 55 72 45 64 44 71 49 70 Temp 79 76 64 55 70 64 53 46 61 58 49 45 68 65 55 49 67 63 Dewpt 58 60 61 54 48 44 42 39 37 36 38 39 44 45 45 43 46 45 PWind dir S SW W NW W W SW S S Wind char GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 20 70 30 30 10 0 5 20 20 Rain shwrs S L L C C C S S S S Tstms S C $$