Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
480 FOUS53 KDMX 031727 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 IAZ060-032200- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 67 47 53 44 53 Temp 67 65 60 56 52 51 49 50 52 52 51 49 48 47 46 48 52 52 50 Dewpt 61 61 58 55 51 48 46 47 46 45 44 44 43 44 44 45 45 44 44 RH 81 87 93 96 96 89 89 89 80 77 77 83 83 89 93 89 77 74 80 Wind dir SW NW N NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW Wind spd 10 9 8 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 80 70 20 20 60 QPF 12hr 0.15 0.07 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L L L C S S S C C L L Tstms S C S Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 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 42 53 40 56 40 58 38 63 Temp 47 43 51 50 43 41 54 51 44 41 56 52 43 39 59 57 Dewpt 43 42 43 41 40 40 43 42 40 39 42 39 39 39 45 44 PWind dir N N NW W W W W SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 $$ IAZ039-032200- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 68 48 54 43 51 Temp 67 67 62 59 56 55 51 52 52 52 50 48 47 47 46 49 51 51 50 Dewpt 64 63 61 59 56 55 51 51 49 47 46 46 46 46 46 48 47 46 46 RH 90 87 97100100100100 96 89 83 86 93 96 96100 96 86 83 86 Wind dir S S SE SE S S W W W SW SW W W W W W NW NW N Wind spd 13 12 8 8 8 9 11 12 16 17 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 Clouds OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 80 70 40 70 70 QPF 12hr 0.15 0.02 0 0.02 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L L C S S S S C C S S C L L L L Tstms S S S Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 38 51 36 52 37 55 36 58 Temp 44 41 49 47 41 38 50 48 41 39 52 49 41 38 55 52 Dewpt 42 41 42 40 39 38 41 41 40 39 42 40 39 38 44 44 PWind dir N N N SW W W W SW Wind char GN GN LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 10 0 0 $$ IAZ048-032200- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 65 46 53 43 52 Temp 64 63 58 54 51 49 47 49 51 51 48 47 45 46 45 48 50 51 49 Dewpt 61 61 58 54 51 49 47 49 48 46 45 45 45 45 45 47 46 45 45 RH 90 93100100100100100100 89 83 89 93100 96100 96 86 80 86 Wind dir W N N NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N Wind spd 9 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 8 Wind gust 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 70 80 30 40 60 QPF 12hr 0.10 0.22 0 0 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C D L C S S C C C S C C L L S Tstms S S S Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 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 39 54 37 56 38 58 37 62 Temp 44 41 51 49 41 38 53 50 42 39 54 51 41 38 58 55 Dewpt 43 41 43 41 40 38 43 42 41 39 43 40 40 38 46 44 PWind dir N N N SW W W W SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 Rain shwrs S $$ IAZ004-032200- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 55 41 46 38 47 Temp 54 52 51 48 46 45 44 46 45 45 44 44 43 43 40 43 45 47 44 Dewpt 52 51 48 47 45 45 44 46 45 45 43 44 43 41 39 41 42 41 40 RH 93 96 89 96 96100100100100100 96100100 93 96 93 89 79 86 Wind dir N N N N N NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N Wind spd 16 16 16 16 14 14 16 16 17 17 14 13 12 13 14 16 16 16 11 Wind gust 26 26 26 27 27 25 25 26 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 100 90 90 90 50 QPF 12hr 0.13 0.45 0.11 0.03 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D L L L D D D D D L C C L C C C C C Wind chill 38 37 39 38 38 37 37 37 36 32 35 38 38 Min chill 39 36 33 36 36 32 29 38 Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 33 45 31 50 34 50 34 56 Temp 39 34 43 42 36 34 47 45 39 37 48 45 39 37 53 49 Dewpt 38 34 39 37 35 34 41 39 36 35 39 37 36 36 42 40 PWind dir N N S SW W NW W SW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 $$ IAZ035-032200- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 60 43 50 41 51 Temp 59 58 54 50 49 48 45 48 48 49 46 44 44 45 43 46 48 50 47 Dewpt 56 55 53 50 49 48 45 47 46 45 44 43 44 44 43 44 43 43 43 RH 90 90 96100100100100 96 93 86 93 96100 96100 93 83 77 86 Wind dir N N N NW NW NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N Wind spd 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 14 13 11 10 9 9 10 11 12 11 9 Wind gust 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 80 90 40 70 60 QPF 12hr 0.22 0.27 0.03 0.02 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C L D D C C C C C C S L L L L L S Tstms S Wind chill 39 38 37 Min chill 39 37 39 37 37 36 Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 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 37 51 34 54 36 56 36 61 Temp 42 38 48 46 38 36 51 48 41 38 53 50 40 38 56 54 Dewpt 41 38 41 39 37 36 41 40 38 37 41 38 38 38 44 43 PWind dir N N N SW W W W SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 Rain shwrs S $$ IAZ094-032200- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 67 46 53 42 53 Temp 67 63 59 54 51 50 48 50 51 51 50 49 47 45 44 48 51 52 51 Dewpt 61 58 56 53 50 47 46 46 44 44 43 43 43 42 42 44 44 43 43 RH 81 84 90 96 96 89 93 86 77 77 77 80 86 89 93 86 77 71 74 Wind dir S S SW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW Wind spd 9 12 9 12 11 12 12 13 14 13 10 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 6 Wind gust 23 24 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 70 60 10 5 30 QPF 12hr 0.24 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L L C C C Tstms C S Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 41 53 39 56 39 58 38 63 Temp 47 43 51 50 43 40 53 51 44 40 55 52 43 39 58 56 Dewpt 43 43 42 41 41 40 42 42 41 39 41 39 39 39 44 45 PWind dir N N N W W W W SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 $$ IAZ017-032200- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 61 43 50 39 49 Temp 60 59 56 54 52 50 48 49 49 49 46 45 45 45 44 46 48 49 46 Dewpt 57 56 54 53 52 50 48 48 47 45 44 44 44 44 44 45 44 43 42 RH 90 90 93 96100100100 96 93 86 93 96 96 96100 96 86 80 86 Wind dir NW N N N N W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N Wind spd 9 8 6 8 6 8 10 11 13 14 11 10 9 10 11 12 13 12 9 Wind gust 24 26 21 Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 100 90 90 90 60 QPF 12hr 0.11 0.37 0.02 0.04 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C C D D C C C L D L C L D L L L L Tstms S Wind chill 38 Min chill 39 38 38 33 Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 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 33 48 31 51 33 53 34 57 Temp 41 36 46 44 38 35 49 46 40 38 50 47 40 38 54 51 Dewpt 38 36 39 36 35 35 39 38 36 36 39 36 36 37 41 40 PWind dir N N N SW W NW W SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 10 0 0 $$ IAZ049-032200- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 68 46 52 42 52 Temp 67 66 60 56 53 52 48 50 51 51 48 46 45 46 45 48 50 51 49 Dewpt 62 62 60 56 53 52 48 49 47 45 45 44 44 45 45 46 46 45 45 RH 84 87100100100100100 96 86 80 89 93 96 96100 93 86 80 86 Wind dir S S NE N SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N Wind spd 12 9 5 6 6 9 10 12 14 16 12 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 8 Wind gust 23 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 80 80 40 30 60 QPF 12hr 0.22 0.15 0 0 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D C C S S C C S C C L L S Tstms S C S Wind chill 39 Min chill 39 38 36 Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 38 52 35 54 36 57 36 60 Temp 43 40 50 47 41 37 51 48 41 38 54 50 41 38 57 54 Dewpt 42 40 42 39 39 37 41 40 39 38 41 39 39 38 44 43 PWind dir N N N SW W W W SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 20 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 Rain shwrs S $$ IAZ086-032200- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1127 AM CST Tue Nov 3 2026 Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 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 70 49 54 45 54 Temp 68 67 62 57 55 53 51 52 53 53 51 49 49 48 46 50 53 53 51 Dewpt 64 64 61 57 55 53 50 50 48 47 46 46 45 45 45 48 46 46 46 RH 87 90 97100100100 96 93 83 80 83 89 86 89 96 93 77 77 83 Wind dir S S S S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW Wind spd 14 12 8 8 9 10 11 12 14 14 10 10 9 9 9 11 11 10 6 Wind gust 26 21 19 19 19 Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 80 30 10 5 30 QPF 12hr 0.20 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L C S C C C Tstms C C Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 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 42 55 39 56 38 58 38 62 Temp 48 44 52 50 44 41 53 50 43 40 54 51 43 39 57 55 Dewpt 46 44 44 41 42 41 42 41 42 40 43 40 40 39 44 44 PWind dir NW N N W W W W SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 5 10 5 0 Rain shwrs C $$