Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
711 FOUS53 KDMX 041227 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 IAZ060-042200- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 52 45 54 41 50 Temp 49 51 51 50 49 48 47 46 48 52 52 51 50 47 44 41 42 47 50 45 Dewpt 46 46 45 44 44 43 44 44 46 46 45 44 44 43 41 40 39 38 36 36 RH 89 83 80 80 83 83 89 93 93 80 77 77 80 86 89 96 89 71 58 70 Wind dir W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 14 14 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 8 6 6 5 6 6 5 3 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 40 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 32 53 37 60 39 66 43 65 Temp 36 32 50 47 41 38 57 51 43 40 63 59 48 43 62 58 Dewpt 34 32 37 38 37 36 40 40 39 39 47 46 43 41 45 44 PWind dir N SW W W SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ039-042200- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 52 44 52 37 48 Temp 49 51 51 50 47 45 46 47 50 51 52 50 46 43 39 37 40 45 48 42 Dewpt 49 48 47 46 46 45 45 47 49 47 46 45 43 41 38 37 37 34 33 34 RH 100 89 86 86 96100 96100 96 86 80 83 89 93 96100 89 65 56 73 Wind dir W W W W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 14 16 17 14 14 13 13 12 12 13 13 12 10 8 8 8 9 8 6 3 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 50 40 10 5 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S C C S C C Wind chill 39 39 37 33 31 34 Min chill 38 36 39 36 30 30 39 Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 29 50 35 56 36 62 40 60 Temp 33 29 48 44 39 36 53 47 39 37 59 55 44 41 58 54 Dewpt 32 29 35 37 37 35 40 40 38 37 45 45 43 40 44 43 PWind dir N W W W SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ048-042200- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 52 44 54 39 50 Temp 47 50 51 49 46 46 46 45 49 51 52 51 47 44 41 39 42 47 50 44 Dewpt 47 47 46 45 45 45 45 45 48 47 45 44 44 43 41 39 40 38 36 36 RH 100 89 83 86 96 96 96100 96 86 77 77 89 96100100 93 71 58 73 Wind dir W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 13 14 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 6 4 4 4 6 5 4 2 Wind gust 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 60 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 30 54 36 59 37 65 41 64 Temp 34 31 50 46 40 37 56 50 41 39 61 57 46 41 61 56 Dewpt 34 31 38 39 38 36 41 41 40 39 47 46 43 40 46 44 PWind dir NE SW W W SW SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ004-042200- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 47 39 46 32 45 Temp 44 45 46 45 44 43 43 41 43 44 45 43 40 38 35 32 37 42 45 39 Dewpt 44 45 44 43 43 43 43 40 41 42 41 39 39 37 35 32 36 35 33 33 RH 100100 93 93 96100100 96 93 93 86 86 96 96100100 96 76 62 79 Wind dir NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE Wind spd 18 18 17 16 13 12 14 16 16 16 14 11 9 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 Wind gust 28 27 26 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 60 60 20 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0.05 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C L L C C S S Wind chill 36 38 39 38 37 36 36 33 35 37 38 37 34 Min chill 33 33 37 36 32 29 36 32 26 28 39 Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 27 49 34 55 36 61 37 57 Temp 31 28 46 43 39 35 52 45 40 38 58 52 43 39 55 51 Dewpt 30 28 38 37 34 33 38 37 36 37 43 41 37 35 40 39 PWind dir SE SW W W SW W NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ035-042200- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 50 42 51 36 49 Temp 46 47 49 47 44 44 45 43 47 48 49 48 44 41 38 36 40 46 49 43 Dewpt 46 46 45 44 43 44 45 43 45 44 43 42 41 40 38 36 38 36 34 34 RH 100 96 86 89 96100100100 93 86 80 80 89 96100100 92 68 56 70 Wind dir W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 14 13 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 11 9 6 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 60 40 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C C L C Wind chill 38 37 Min chill 39 39 37 36 35 37 31 32 Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 29 52 35 58 37 64 40 62 Temp 32 29 49 45 39 36 54 48 40 38 60 56 44 40 58 55 Dewpt 32 29 37 38 36 34 39 39 38 38 45 44 41 38 43 42 PWind dir NE SW W W SW SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ094-042200- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 52 43 53 42 50 Temp 47 50 51 50 48 47 45 45 48 51 51 51 48 47 44 42 44 47 50 45 Dewpt 46 45 44 44 44 43 42 42 45 45 44 44 44 43 43 41 41 38 37 36 RH 96 83 77 80 86 86 89 89 89 80 77 77 86 86 96 96 89 71 61 70 Wind dir W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N Wind spd 14 14 14 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 3 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 31 52 35 59 38 64 42 64 Temp 36 32 49 46 40 37 56 50 42 39 61 58 47 43 62 58 Dewpt 34 32 37 38 37 36 39 40 39 39 46 46 43 41 45 45 PWind dir NE SW W W SW SW W N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ017-042200- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 49 42 50 32 46 Temp 46 47 48 46 44 45 45 44 47 48 49 46 43 40 36 33 38 43 46 40 Dewpt 46 46 45 44 44 45 45 44 45 44 42 41 39 37 35 33 34 33 31 31 RH 100 96 89 93100100100100 93 86 77 83 86 89 96100 85 67 55 70 Wind dir W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE N N N Wind spd 13 14 16 12 11 10 11 12 13 13 13 9 6 4 4 4 5 4 4 1 Wind gust 25 26 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 60 40 10 0 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.02 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C L L C Wind chill 38 39 38 Min chill 38 38 38 37 33 35 28 29 Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 26 50 32 55 34 61 37 59 Temp 32 27 47 43 38 35 52 46 39 38 58 54 43 39 56 52 Dewpt 30 27 34 35 34 33 38 36 36 36 43 41 38 36 40 39 PWind dir N SW W W SW SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ049-042200- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 52 43 54 37 49 Temp 48 50 51 49 46 46 46 45 49 51 53 50 46 43 40 37 41 46 49 43 Dewpt 48 47 45 45 44 44 45 45 48 47 45 44 43 41 39 37 37 36 34 34 RH 100 89 80 86 93 93 96100 96 86 74 80 89 93 96100 85 68 56 70 Wind dir W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 16 16 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 9 8 6 5 5 8 5 4 2 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 50 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 28 52 34 58 35 63 39 63 Temp 33 29 49 44 38 35 55 48 39 37 60 56 45 41 60 55 Dewpt 32 29 36 36 36 34 40 39 38 37 45 45 42 39 44 43 PWind dir N SW W W SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ086-042200- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 627 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 53 45 55 41 51 Temp 50 52 53 52 50 48 47 46 50 53 53 52 49 48 44 41 43 48 50 45 Dewpt 49 48 47 46 46 45 45 45 48 48 48 46 46 45 43 41 41 38 36 36 RH 96 86 80 80 86 89 93 96 93 83 83 80 89 89 96100 93 68 58 70 Wind dir W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 14 14 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 8 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 3 Wind gust 20 20 20 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 50 20 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 31 53 35 59 37 65 41 65 Temp 36 32 50 45 39 37 56 49 41 38 62 57 47 42 62 57 Dewpt 35 32 36 37 38 37 40 39 40 38 45 46 45 42 45 44 PWind dir N W W W SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$