Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
192 FOUS53 KDMX 020733 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 IAZ060-030900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 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 48 63 45 68 53 Temp 50 48 53 59 62 57 51 48 46 45 55 65 68 62 56 54 54 53 Dewpt 44 42 43 45 46 47 46 45 44 44 47 51 53 53 53 52 52 52 RH 80 80 69 60 56 69 83 89 93 96 74 60 59 72 90 93 93 96 Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S SW W NW Wind spd 6 5 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 6 9 9 4 3 3 3 5 Clouds SC CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 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 46 65 49 70 58 74 56 74 Temp 65 62 51 46 63 60 52 50 67 66 60 58 72 68 59 56 71 68 Dewpt 52 50 46 42 47 49 47 44 53 56 54 53 60 58 55 53 57 57 PWind dir N N SE SE S S W W W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 $$ IAZ039-030900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 45 62 44 66 51 Temp 47 46 52 59 62 57 50 47 45 44 54 63 66 62 56 54 52 51 Dewpt 43 41 43 44 44 46 44 43 42 42 48 50 51 51 51 51 52 51 RH 86 83 71 57 52 67 80 86 89 93 80 62 58 67 83 90100100 Wind dir N N N N N NE E E SE SE S S S S S SW W NW Wind spd 6 6 8 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 9 12 12 6 5 4 4 5 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 43 64 47 68 54 72 53 71 Temp 64 60 48 43 61 59 50 48 65 64 58 54 70 66 57 54 69 66 Dewpt 51 47 43 40 44 46 44 43 51 54 52 51 58 56 52 50 54 53 PWind dir N N E SE S S W W W Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 $$ IAZ048-030900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 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 46 62 45 68 52 Temp 47 47 53 59 62 56 50 47 45 45 54 63 67 62 56 54 53 52 Dewpt 42 41 44 45 45 47 46 45 44 44 48 51 53 54 54 53 53 52 RH 83 79 71 60 54 72 86 93 96 96 80 65 61 75 93 96100100 Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S SW W NW Wind spd 6 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 8 10 10 4 3 2 3 5 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW 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 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 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 44 65 49 70 57 74 54 73 Temp 64 61 49 44 62 59 52 50 66 65 59 57 71 67 58 54 70 67 Dewpt 52 49 45 42 47 50 48 45 54 57 55 54 60 58 55 52 57 56 PWind dir N N SE SE S S NW W W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 $$ IAZ004-030900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 42 60 46 67 52 Temp 43 43 51 58 60 57 50 47 47 47 55 64 67 63 58 56 54 52 Dewpt 37 35 38 37 37 40 39 40 41 42 44 47 49 51 53 53 49 46 RH 79 73 61 45 42 53 66 76 79 83 66 54 52 65 83 90 83 80 Wind dir N N N NE E SE SE S S S S S S SW SW NW NW N Wind spd 5 4 3 3 2 3 4 6 10 13 18 19 14 8 8 8 8 9 Wind gust 31 25 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 64 44 64 52 70 56 71 55 70 Temp 62 58 48 44 61 60 54 53 67 67 59 57 68 65 57 55 67 65 Dewpt 46 45 41 39 44 47 48 47 54 58 55 52 54 52 50 48 51 51 PWind dir N NW SE S S SW NW SW NW Wind char GN LT LT GN BZ GN LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ IAZ035-030900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 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 62 45 67 52 Temp 45 45 53 59 62 57 50 47 46 45 55 63 67 62 57 55 54 52 Dewpt 39 39 42 42 42 45 44 43 43 43 48 50 52 53 54 54 53 50 RH 79 79 66 53 48 64 80 86 89 93 77 62 59 72 90 96 96 93 Wind dir N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW NW N Wind spd 5 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 6 10 12 11 4 4 3 4 5 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 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 43 65 51 70 56 71 55 72 Temp 63 60 48 44 62 60 53 52 65 66 59 57 68 66 58 56 69 66 Dewpt 50 48 43 41 46 49 48 46 54 58 56 54 57 56 54 51 55 54 PWind dir N N SE S S SW NW W W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 $$ IAZ094-030900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 49 63 45 68 51 Temp 52 49 53 61 63 57 50 48 46 45 55 65 68 62 55 54 53 51 Dewpt 46 42 44 46 47 48 46 45 45 43 48 52 53 53 52 51 51 51 RH 80 77 71 58 56 72 86 89 96 93 77 63 59 72 90 90 93100 Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S SW W NW Wind spd 9 9 10 9 8 3 3 3 3 3 5 8 6 3 2 2 3 4 Clouds B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 69 45 67 48 70 57 74 57 74 Temp 68 62 50 45 65 60 51 49 68 65 59 57 72 68 60 57 72 68 Dewpt 55 52 47 43 49 50 46 43 55 56 53 52 61 60 56 53 59 58 PWind dir N NE E SE S S W W W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 $$ IAZ017-030900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 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 42 61 43 66 50 Temp 44 43 51 59 61 56 49 47 45 43 54 63 66 61 56 55 52 50 Dewpt 38 38 41 40 40 42 41 41 41 41 46 48 49 51 52 52 51 49 RH 79 82 68 49 46 59 74 79 86 93 74 58 54 70 86 90 96 96 Wind dir N N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW NW NW Wind spd 6 3 4 4 2 1 2 2 4 6 12 14 13 6 5 5 6 8 Wind gust 25 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 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 42 64 47 68 53 71 52 70 Temp 63 59 48 42 61 58 51 49 65 64 58 54 68 65 57 53 68 64 Dewpt 48 45 42 38 43 45 46 44 51 55 54 51 55 52 51 48 52 50 PWind dir N NW SE S S SW NW W W Wind char GN LT LT LT BZ LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 $$ IAZ049-030900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 45 61 43 66 50 Temp 47 46 52 58 61 56 48 46 45 43 54 63 66 61 55 53 52 50 Dewpt 42 41 43 44 45 46 44 43 42 42 48 50 52 53 52 51 51 50 RH 83 83 71 59 56 69 86 89 89 96 80 62 61 75 90 93 96100 Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S SW W NW Wind spd 8 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 3 4 8 10 10 4 4 3 3 4 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 43 64 47 68 54 72 54 72 Temp 64 60 48 43 61 58 49 48 65 64 57 55 70 66 57 54 70 66 Dewpt 51 49 44 40 45 48 45 43 51 55 52 51 58 57 53 50 55 55 PWind dir N N SE SE S S W W W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$ IAZ086-030900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 232 AM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 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 50 64 45 69 50 Temp 51 50 55 61 64 58 51 48 46 45 56 65 68 63 56 52 51 51 Dewpt 47 44 46 48 48 49 49 47 46 45 50 51 52 51 52 51 50 51 RH 86 80 72 62 56 72 93 96100100 80 60 57 65 86 96 96100 Wind dir N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE S S S S SW W W Wind spd 8 6 9 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 4 Clouds B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Date 10/04 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 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 45 66 46 70 56 74 56 74 Temp 67 63 51 45 63 60 50 47 66 64 57 56 72 68 59 56 72 68 Dewpt 56 51 48 43 48 48 47 44 53 53 52 51 61 60 57 53 59 57 PWind dir N N E SE S S W W W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 0 $$