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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
964 FOUS53 KDMX 300627 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 IAZ060-310900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 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 57 50 65 53 Temp 51 51 52 55 56 55 54 53 53 54 59 64 64 62 59 56 54 53 Dewpt 43 46 47 49 50 51 51 52 53 54 57 58 59 58 57 55 54 53 RH 74 83 83 80 80 86 90 96100100 93 81 84 87 93 96100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 70 70 50 30 10 QPF 12hr 0.09 0.07 0.06 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L C C C C C C C C C S Tstms S S S S S Date 11/01 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 56 69 57 67 50 63 45 61 Temp 65 64 58 59 66 67 63 58 65 62 55 52 61 59 50 46 59 56 Dewpt 59 59 58 59 63 64 62 58 58 56 53 52 53 52 49 46 50 47 PWind dir SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 40 90 90 70 40 40 20 20 Rain shwrs C D D D L L L C C C C S S S S Tstms C $$ IAZ039-310900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 41 54 47 62 50 Temp 42 43 47 50 52 51 50 49 48 49 53 57 59 58 55 53 52 51 Dewpt 39 40 42 43 43 44 46 47 48 49 53 55 55 55 54 53 52 51 RH 89 89 83 77 71 77 86 93100100100 93 87 90 96100100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 3 6 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 4 4 Clouds FW B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 50 80 70 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0.34 0.11 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C S S L D L L S Tstms S Date 11/01 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 52 66 55 67 49 61 45 59 Temp 62 60 55 56 63 63 61 58 65 61 53 50 59 56 49 47 57 54 Dewpt 57 57 55 56 62 62 61 58 59 57 53 50 54 52 49 47 49 46 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S W NW NW NW Wind char LT LT BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 10 30 80 100 80 50 50 20 20 Rain shwrs C L D D D D L C C C C S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ048-310900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 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 55 48 64 50 Temp 47 48 50 53 54 53 52 51 51 52 57 63 63 60 57 55 53 52 Dewpt 42 44 46 48 48 48 49 50 51 52 57 59 59 58 57 55 53 52 RH 83 86 86 83 80 83 89 96100100100 87 87 93100100100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 5 8 10 11 10 9 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 40 60 70 50 10 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.12 0.11 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L L C C C C L C C C S Tstms S S Date 11/01 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 55 68 55 67 48 62 43 61 Temp 64 62 57 58 65 66 62 58 65 61 53 50 60 56 48 45 58 55 Dewpt 59 59 57 58 64 64 62 58 59 57 53 50 54 52 48 45 50 46 PWind dir SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 40 100 90 80 50 40 20 20 Rain shwrs C D D D L D L C C C C S S S S Tstms C $$ IAZ004-310900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 36 51 45 59 49 Temp 38 39 45 49 50 48 47 46 46 47 52 56 58 56 54 53 51 50 Dewpt 36 37 40 41 41 42 43 45 46 47 52 55 57 55 54 53 51 50 RH 92 92 82 74 71 80 86 96100100100 96 96 96100100100100 Wind dir E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 4 6 9 11 12 10 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 6 6 6 6 5 Clouds SC B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 10 60 60 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.10 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L C S Tstms S Date 11/01 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 61 51 62 51 57 44 52 39 49 Temp 58 57 53 55 59 60 57 53 55 53 47 45 51 48 44 41 47 45 Dewpt 57 55 53 55 59 59 57 53 55 51 47 45 49 46 43 41 45 42 PWind dir SE SE SE S W NW NW NW N Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 40 100 90 70 50 40 20 20 Rain shwrs C D D D L L L C C C S S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ035-310900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 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 53 47 63 50 Temp 44 46 49 50 51 51 49 48 49 50 56 60 61 59 55 54 53 51 Dewpt 41 42 44 45 45 46 46 48 49 50 56 57 59 57 55 54 53 51 RH 89 86 83 83 80 83 89100100100100 90 93 93100100100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 4 6 9 11 10 9 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 10 30 70 50 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.26 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C C L L C C S Tstms S Date 11/01 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 54 66 54 65 48 60 42 58 Temp 62 60 56 57 62 64 60 56 61 59 52 49 57 55 46 43 54 53 Dewpt 58 58 56 57 62 63 60 56 57 54 52 49 51 49 46 43 48 44 PWind dir SE SE SE S W NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 40 100 90 80 60 40 20 30 Rain shwrs C D D D D D L L C C C S S C S Tstms C $$ IAZ094-310900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 64 54 67 54 Temp 55 53 55 59 62 60 58 57 56 56 60 65 66 63 59 57 55 54 Dewpt 46 49 51 54 57 57 56 56 56 56 59 58 57 57 56 55 55 54 RH 72 86 86 83 84 90 93 96100100 96 78 73 81 90 93100100 Wind dir E E E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 8 9 10 9 8 6 6 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 3 3 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 70 80 50 30 10 QPF 12hr 0.21 0.16 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L D L L C C C C C C C S S Tstms C S S S S C C Date 11/01 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 56 69 55 67 49 63 44 62 Temp 66 65 59 59 67 68 62 57 65 61 54 50 61 58 50 46 59 57 Dewpt 59 59 59 59 64 64 62 57 58 55 53 50 52 51 49 46 50 48 PWind dir SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW N Wind char LT LT BZ GN GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 40 90 90 70 30 30 20 20 Rain shwrs C D D D L L L C C C S S S S Tstms C S $$ IAZ017-310900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 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 36 52 44 60 47 Temp 38 39 45 50 51 49 47 47 46 47 52 56 58 56 53 52 50 48 Dewpt 37 37 40 40 40 40 41 44 46 47 51 54 55 54 53 52 50 48 RH 96 92 82 68 66 71 79 89100100 96 93 90 93100100100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE Wind spd 2 5 9 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 0 20 70 70 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.07 0.12 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S C L L L S Date 11/01 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 51 65 52 64 46 59 41 56 Temp 61 59 54 54 62 62 59 55 61 58 51 48 57 53 47 43 54 50 Dewpt 55 55 54 54 60 60 59 55 56 53 50 48 50 47 45 43 46 42 PWind dir SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW N Wind char LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 30 90 100 80 60 50 20 30 Rain shwrs C L D D D D D L C C C S S C S Tstms S $$ IAZ049-310900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 43 54 47 63 49 Temp 45 46 49 51 53 52 50 49 49 50 55 60 62 59 55 54 52 50 Dewpt 39 41 43 45 45 45 46 49 49 50 55 56 57 56 55 54 52 50 RH 79 83 80 80 74 77 86100100100100 87 84 90100100100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 5 8 10 11 10 9 9 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 60 70 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.13 0.26 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L L C C C L L C C S Tstms S Date 11/01 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 53 67 55 67 47 61 44 60 Temp 63 61 55 57 65 65 61 58 65 61 52 49 59 56 48 46 58 54 Dewpt 57 58 55 57 62 63 61 58 58 57 52 49 53 51 48 46 49 46 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 30 90 90 80 50 40 20 20 Rain shwrs C L D D L D L C C C C S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ086-310900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 127 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026 Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 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 60 51 67 53 Temp 51 50 53 57 58 56 55 54 53 54 58 65 66 63 59 57 55 54 Dewpt 43 46 48 49 51 50 52 52 53 54 58 59 58 57 56 55 55 54 RH 74 86 83 75 77 80 90 93100100100 81 75 81 90 93100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE E Wind spd 5 8 11 11 10 9 8 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 60 80 60 30 5 QPF 12hr 0.07 0.14 0.04 0.04 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D L L C C C L C S C Tstms S S S S S Date 11/01 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 56 71 58 71 52 65 46 64 Temp 66 65 58 59 67 69 64 60 67 64 56 53 63 59 51 47 61 58 Dewpt 59 60 58 59 64 65 64 60 60 58 56 53 56 54 51 47 52 49 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 10 30 80 90 80 40 40 20 20 Rain shwrs C L D D D D C C C C C S S S S Tstms S $$