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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
952 FOUS53 KDMX 290432 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 IAZ060-290900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 Date 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 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 67 47 63 52 Temp 65 61 56 57 65 67 60 54 50 49 49 52 59 62 60 57 55 54 54 Dewpt 59 57 52 50 46 43 44 44 44 44 46 49 52 54 54 55 55 54 54 RH 81 87 86 77 50 42 55 69 80 83 89 89 78 75 81 93100100100 Wind dir SW NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE Wind spd 8 8 9 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 8 9 9 8 8 5 4 4 3 Clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 40 0 40 80 70 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.10 0.22 0.10 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C L S L C L L L L L Tstms S C S S S S S S S Date 10/31 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 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 67 53 67 55 67 57 68 52 63 Temp 65 62 57 54 65 63 57 56 65 64 59 59 66 63 56 53 62 59 Dewpt 58 57 56 54 59 57 57 56 60 59 59 58 58 55 53 52 52 49 PWind dir SE SE E SE SE SE E NE NE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 60 30 20 20 70 80 80 50 40 Rain shwrs L C C S S S C L D L D L C C C C Tstms S $$ IAZ039-290900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 Date 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 51 64 41 57 47 Temp 62 59 53 55 61 64 57 48 44 43 43 50 54 56 54 51 50 49 50 Dewpt 59 56 49 49 44 42 43 44 42 41 41 45 44 45 47 49 50 49 50 RH 90 90 86 80 53 45 59 86 93 93 93 83 69 66 77 93100100100 Wind dir SW NW N N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 8 10 9 8 8 6 3 2 2 4 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 Clouds B2 B1 SC SC CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 50 0 0 80 80 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.09 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S D C C D D L Tstms S S S S S Date 10/31 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 64 50 65 52 65 55 65 50 62 Temp 62 60 54 52 63 61 54 54 63 63 57 56 64 61 54 52 61 57 Dewpt 56 56 54 52 58 56 54 54 59 58 57 56 58 55 54 52 53 50 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 60 20 20 10 50 70 80 50 50 Rain shwrs L C S S S C C L L D L C C C C Tstms S $$ IAZ048-290900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 Date 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 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 67 44 61 49 Temp 62 58 52 56 64 66 59 50 47 47 47 52 56 59 57 54 53 52 53 Dewpt 60 56 49 49 45 42 43 44 44 43 44 48 49 51 51 52 53 52 53 RH 93 93 89 77 50 42 55 80 89 86 89 86 77 75 80 93100100100 Wind dir W N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 6 9 6 5 6 5 3 3 3 4 5 8 9 8 6 5 3 3 3 Clouds B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 40 0 20 70 80 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.05 0.66 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C L L L D D L Tstms C C S S S S S S S Date 10/31 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 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 67 52 67 54 67 56 68 50 63 Temp 64 62 56 54 64 63 56 55 64 64 58 57 65 62 54 51 61 57 Dewpt 58 57 56 54 59 58 56 55 60 59 58 57 58 55 54 51 53 49 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 60 30 20 10 70 80 80 60 40 Rain shwrs L C S C S C L D D D L L C C C Tstms S $$ IAZ004-290900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 Date 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 39 58 38 54 44 Temp 51 45 40 46 54 57 51 43 41 40 40 45 48 50 52 48 47 46 47 Dewpt 49 43 40 43 42 40 41 41 39 38 38 43 43 43 45 45 46 46 47 RH 93 93100 89 64 53 68 93 92 92 92 93 83 77 77 89 96100100 Wind dir NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E E SE E E E E E E Wind spd 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 6 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C Tstms Date 10/31 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 60 49 63 52 60 52 59 46 53 Temp 56 58 52 50 59 58 53 53 57 57 54 53 56 55 49 46 51 50 Dewpt 55 55 52 50 57 55 53 53 57 56 54 53 55 51 48 46 48 45 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE N Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 50 20 10 20 70 80 70 50 40 Rain shwrs C C S S L L D D L L C C C C $$ IAZ035-290900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 Date 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 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 45 64 42 58 47 Temp 59 52 46 52 61 63 55 46 43 44 45 50 54 57 54 50 50 50 51 Dewpt 56 50 46 47 43 41 42 42 42 41 42 46 46 47 49 49 50 50 51 RH 90 93100 83 51 44 61 86 96 89 89 86 74 69 83 96100100100 Wind dir N N N N N NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 6 8 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 6 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 Clouds SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 10 0 10 50 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.09 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C D D L Tstms S S S S S Date 10/31 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 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 65 51 66 53 65 54 65 48 60 Temp 63 60 54 52 64 60 54 54 62 61 56 56 62 59 51 50 58 54 Dewpt 57 57 54 52 58 57 54 54 59 58 56 56 56 54 51 50 51 48 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE E E NE N Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 70 20 20 10 70 80 80 60 40 Rain shwrs L S S S S C L D D D L L C C C Tstms S $$ IAZ094-290900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 Date 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 57 70 52 70 54 Temp 64 62 58 60 67 70 64 57 55 54 54 58 66 69 65 60 59 57 56 Dewpt 58 59 57 56 53 50 48 47 47 49 51 55 59 61 60 59 59 57 56 RH 81 90 96 87 61 49 56 69 74 83 90 90 78 76 84 96100100100 Wind dir SW W N NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE E E SE SE SE Wind spd 10 5 8 9 9 8 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 4 4 3 3 3 Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC CL CL CL SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV PoP 12hr 50 0 60 80 70 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.07 0.06 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C C C C D L L C C C Tstms S S C C C C S S S Date 10/31 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 53 68 55 67 56 68 51 63 Temp 66 64 57 55 66 64 58 56 65 64 59 58 66 63 56 52 62 58 Dewpt 58 57 57 55 59 57 57 56 60 59 59 58 58 55 54 51 52 50 PWind dir SE E E SE SE SE SE NE N Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 50 30 20 20 70 80 70 50 40 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S C L D L L L C C C C Tstms S $$ IAZ017-290900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 Date 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 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 44 61 36 56 43 Temp 58 50 45 50 58 60 51 44 41 39 39 47 53 55 51 48 47 46 47 Dewpt 56 49 45 45 42 39 41 40 39 38 37 42 41 41 43 44 46 46 47 RH 93 96100 83 55 46 68 86 92 96 92 83 64 59 74 86 96100100 Wind dir NW NW NW N N N NE E E E E E SE E E E E E E Wind spd 9 9 3 4 5 4 2 1 1 3 4 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 Clouds SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 10 0 0 40 50 QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0 0.02 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S L L L Tstms Date 10/31 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 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 62 47 64 50 63 51 63 46 59 Temp 60 58 52 50 62 59 53 52 62 60 55 54 62 58 52 48 58 53 Dewpt 54 54 52 50 56 55 53 52 57 56 55 54 55 52 50 48 49 46 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 60 20 20 10 60 80 80 50 50 Rain shwrs L C S S S C L D D D L C C C C $$ IAZ049-290900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 Date 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 51 66 42 59 47 Temp 62 59 53 56 63 65 57 49 45 44 44 50 55 58 55 52 51 50 51 Dewpt 59 56 49 48 44 40 41 42 42 41 41 45 46 47 48 50 51 50 51 RH 90 90 86 74 50 40 55 77 89 89 89 83 72 67 77 93100100100 Wind dir SW NW N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 9 10 8 6 5 5 3 2 3 4 5 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 3 Clouds B2 B2 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 50 0 5 80 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.44 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C D L L D D L Tstms S S S S S S S Date 10/31 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 50 67 52 66 55 67 49 62 Temp 64 61 54 52 64 61 54 54 64 63 57 56 65 62 54 51 61 57 Dewpt 56 56 54 52 57 56 54 54 59 58 57 56 57 55 53 51 52 49 PWind dir SE SE E SE SE SE E E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN LT Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 60 30 20 20 60 70 70 50 50 Rain shwrs L C S C S S C L L L L L C C C C Tstms S $$ IAZ086-290900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1132 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026 Date 10/28/26 Thu 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 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 60 71 47 67 53 Temp 65 63 60 62 68 70 62 54 51 50 49 55 63 66 62 58 57 56 55 Dewpt 56 59 59 59 53 48 46 45 45 45 46 50 52 55 55 56 57 56 55 RH 73 87 96 90 59 45 56 71 80 83 89 83 67 68 78 93100100100 Wind dir SW W N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE Wind spd 9 8 5 8 6 6 3 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 4 3 3 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 CL CL CL CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 40 0 20 70 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.11 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C C C L L L D D C Tstms S S S S S Date 10/31 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 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 70 53 70 55 69 57 71 52 65 Temp 67 64 58 55 67 64 58 57 66 66 60 59 68 65 57 54 64 60 Dewpt 59 58 57 55 59 59 58 57 61 60 60 59 60 58 56 54 54 52 PWind dir SE E E SE SE SE SE E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN LT Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 40 20 20 20 50 70 70 50 40 Rain shwrs C S S S S S C C L L L C C C C C $$