Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
549 FOUS53 KDMX 012247 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 IAZ060-020900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 58 68 61 68 47 Temp 61 60 59 59 58 61 65 67 67 65 64 63 62 64 67 64 59 55 52 50 48 Dewpt 57 57 58 58 58 60 62 64 65 65 64 62 61 61 59 57 55 53 51 48 47 RH 87 90 96 96100 97 90 90 93100100 97 97 90 75 78 87 93 96 93 96 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W SW W Wind spd 8 9 9 11 14 18 18 18 16 16 14 12 10 11 12 12 10 10 9 9 10 Wind gust 28 31 32 27 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 80 70 90 30 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.25 0.58 0.10 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C L C C C L C D D C C C C C Tstms S C C S C C S S S Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 58 44 58 43 58 41 61 43 60 Temp 55 57 50 46 56 55 48 45 55 53 46 42 57 56 48 43 58 55 Dewpt 47 47 46 45 47 47 46 43 44 44 43 42 45 46 44 42 45 44 PWind dir W W NW NW NW W SW W NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 5 10 5 0 0 5 20 10 Rain shwrs C S $$ IAZ039-020900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 55 64 60 68 47 Temp 60 58 56 55 55 57 60 62 63 63 61 61 61 64 67 65 59 56 53 49 48 Dewpt 55 55 55 55 55 57 60 62 63 63 61 61 60 63 63 60 58 56 53 49 48 RH 84 90 96100100100100100100100100100 97 97 87 84 96100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW Wind spd 9 10 10 11 14 17 20 21 18 17 16 16 16 14 14 14 11 10 9 9 10 Wind gust 31 34 Clouds B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 80 80 100 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.25 0.57 0.17 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C D L C C D D D D D C C S S C Tstms S S S C C S S S S Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 56 44 56 41 54 38 57 41 57 Temp 53 55 49 46 53 52 45 42 51 49 41 39 53 52 43 41 54 52 Dewpt 49 49 48 46 48 48 45 42 44 43 41 39 44 45 43 41 45 44 PWind dir SW W NW N N NW W W NW Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 50 20 20 10 5 0 5 10 10 Rain shwrs C C S S S $$ IAZ048-020900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 66 60 68 46 Temp 60 59 58 56 57 59 62 65 65 64 63 62 61 63 66 64 58 54 51 48 47 Dewpt 57 57 57 56 57 59 62 64 65 64 63 62 60 62 60 57 56 54 51 48 47 RH 90 93 96100100100100 97100100100100 97 97 81 78 93100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W SW W Wind spd 6 8 9 10 13 16 17 17 14 13 12 11 9 10 11 11 9 6 6 8 8 Wind gust 27 33 31 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 90 70 90 40 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.44 0.58 0.09 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S L D L L C L C D D L L C C C Tstms S C C S C C S S Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 58 43 58 42 57 40 60 42 59 Temp 55 55 48 45 54 53 45 43 54 52 43 40 55 55 46 42 56 53 Dewpt 49 48 47 45 48 47 45 42 45 44 43 40 46 46 45 42 46 44 PWind dir W W NW NW N NW SW W NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 10 20 5 0 0 5 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S S $$ IAZ004-020900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 64 54 58 42 Temp 59 58 57 57 58 59 60 62 63 60 58 56 55 57 57 54 50 48 46 44 43 Dewpt 55 55 55 56 56 58 60 62 62 60 58 56 54 56 55 53 50 48 46 44 43 RH 87 90 93 96 93 96100100 97100100100 96 96 93 96100100100100100 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 11 11 14 19 24 25 21 18 14 11 9 8 10 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 Wind gust 36 41 37 31 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 60 100 50 90 70 QPF 12hr 0.10 0.48 0.08 0.14 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L D L C C C C S D D D D L L C C L Tstms S S S Wind chill 38 37 Min chill 35 Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 49 40 49 37 50 36 53 39 52 Temp 47 48 43 41 46 46 39 37 46 45 38 36 49 49 41 39 49 47 Dewpt 47 45 42 41 44 42 39 37 41 40 38 36 43 43 40 39 43 40 PWind dir NW NW NW N N SW W NW NW Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 60 30 20 5 0 0 5 10 10 Rain shwrs L L C S S S $$ IAZ035-020900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 66 58 64 45 Temp 59 59 58 58 58 60 61 64 64 62 61 60 59 61 63 60 54 50 48 47 45 Dewpt 56 57 57 58 58 60 61 64 64 62 61 60 58 60 58 56 54 50 48 47 45 RH 90 93 96100100100100100100100100100 96 97 84 87100100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S W W W NW W W Wind spd 6 8 9 11 16 19 21 18 14 13 11 9 6 8 10 10 8 8 8 8 9 Wind gust 31 35 33 26 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 PoP 12hr 40 90 60 90 50 QPF 12hr 0.08 0.52 0.14 0.09 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C D D L C C C C D D D D C C C C C Tstms S S S S S S Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 42 55 40 56 39 58 41 57 Temp 52 53 45 43 51 50 42 40 52 50 40 39 53 52 43 42 53 51 Dewpt 48 47 44 43 46 45 42 40 43 43 40 39 44 45 42 40 44 42 PWind dir W NW NW N N SW SW NW NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 20 20 5 5 0 5 20 20 Rain shwrs C C S S S S S $$ IAZ094-020900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 58 68 59 66 46 Temp 59 59 59 58 58 60 65 67 67 65 64 61 60 62 65 62 58 55 52 48 47 Dewpt 58 58 58 58 58 60 63 64 64 64 64 61 59 60 58 55 53 51 50 47 46 RH 96 96 96100100100 93 90 90 97100100 96 93 78 78 83 86 93 96 96 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W Wind spd 5 8 10 11 14 18 19 18 16 14 13 12 12 11 12 12 10 10 9 10 10 Wind gust 29 32 32 27 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 80 90 80 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.27 0.80 0.12 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C L L D D C D D C C S S Tstms S C C C C C S S Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 57 43 57 42 58 41 61 42 59 Temp 54 56 50 45 54 53 48 44 54 52 45 42 56 55 47 43 57 54 Dewpt 45 45 45 44 45 46 46 43 44 44 43 42 44 46 44 43 44 44 PWind dir W W NW NW NW W SW W NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S S $$ IAZ017-020900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 63 57 65 43 Temp 58 57 56 54 55 56 58 60 62 61 60 58 58 62 64 61 55 51 49 45 44 Dewpt 55 55 55 54 55 56 58 60 62 61 60 58 57 60 58 56 54 51 49 45 44 RH 90 93 96100100100100100100100100100 96 93 81 84 96100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W Wind spd 6 8 9 11 13 19 21 19 14 13 11 11 9 9 11 10 8 8 6 6 8 Wind gust 31 37 36 26 Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 90 60 90 60 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.51 0.17 0.07 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C D L C C C L D D D D L L C C L Tstms S S S Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 54 41 53 37 53 35 55 38 55 Temp 51 52 46 42 50 49 41 39 49 47 39 37 51 50 42 39 53 49 Dewpt 48 46 45 42 45 43 41 39 40 40 38 37 42 42 40 39 42 40 PWind dir W NW NW N N W W NW NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 70 30 20 5 5 0 5 20 10 Rain shwrs L L C S S S S $$ IAZ049-020900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 65 60 68 46 Temp 59 58 57 57 57 59 61 64 64 63 62 62 61 64 67 65 58 54 51 48 47 Dewpt 55 55 56 56 56 59 61 63 63 63 62 62 60 62 61 58 56 54 51 48 47 RH 87 90 96 96 96100100 97 97100100100 97 93 81 78 93100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 6 8 8 9 12 14 19 19 14 12 12 11 11 11 13 11 9 8 6 8 8 Wind gust 31 31 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 80 80 90 30 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.26 0.60 0.13 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S L D L L D L D D L L C C C Tstms S S C C C S S S S Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 57 43 58 41 56 38 59 40 58 Temp 54 55 47 44 54 52 45 42 52 50 42 39 54 53 43 41 55 52 Dewpt 48 48 46 44 47 47 44 42 43 43 41 39 44 45 43 40 44 43 PWind dir W W NW NW N NW SW W NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 10 20 5 0 0 5 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S S S $$ IAZ086-020900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 447 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 69 63 71 48 Temp 60 59 58 57 57 60 65 68 68 65 64 64 64 65 69 66 62 57 54 51 49 Dewpt 56 56 57 57 57 60 63 64 65 65 64 64 63 64 64 61 58 57 54 51 49 RH 87 90 96100100100 93 87 90100100100 97 97 84 84 87100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW Wind spd 6 8 8 9 11 13 17 17 13 13 13 13 14 12 13 12 8 8 6 8 8 Wind gust 24 28 28 25 25 24 26 26 24 24 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 60 90 90 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.63 0.17 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S L L C D D D L L C C S Tstms S C C C S S S S Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 60 45 59 43 58 40 61 42 60 Temp 56 59 51 46 55 55 47 44 54 53 44 41 56 55 46 42 57 54 Dewpt 49 48 48 46 49 48 47 44 46 45 44 41 45 46 46 42 46 44 PWind dir SW W NW NW NW NW W W NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 5 10 10 0 0 5 10 10 Rain shwrs S $$