Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
819 FOUS53 KDMX 312317 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 IAZ060-010900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 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 68 58 69 58 Temp 59 58 57 55 53 57 65 68 63 60 59 60 60 63 66 67 67 65 64 62 59 Dewpt 57 56 54 53 52 54 57 58 57 58 58 58 58 60 62 64 63 63 62 60 58 RH 93 93 90 93 96 90 75 70 81 93 96 93 93 90 87 90 87 93 93 93 96 Wind dir E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW Wind spd 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 8 8 10 13 17 18 19 16 16 14 12 11 Wind gust 28 29 32 28 Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 10 50 100 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.34 0.22 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S D D D D D D L L L Tstms S C C C C S S Date 11/03 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 46 60 44 61 44 62 43 62 Temp 65 60 52 47 57 56 50 45 58 57 50 46 60 57 49 44 60 57 Dewpt 56 51 47 44 47 47 46 44 48 48 47 45 48 46 45 43 47 45 PWind dir W NW NW NW N N N N N Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 60 30 20 20 10 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs L C C S S S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ039-010900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 50 66 55 66 57 Temp 57 55 53 53 50 55 63 66 61 57 55 57 57 60 61 63 64 63 62 61 58 Dewpt 56 54 52 52 50 54 56 56 55 56 55 55 55 59 61 62 61 62 61 60 57 RH 96 96 96 96100 96 78 70 81 96100 93 93 96100 97 90 97 97 97 96 Wind dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S Wind spd 5 3 3 3 4 6 9 10 8 9 9 10 13 16 19 20 19 19 17 16 14 Wind gust 29 33 Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 40 100 100 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.30 0.36 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S D D D D D D D D D Tstms S S S S S Date 11/03 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 67 46 58 44 59 43 60 42 59 Temp 64 60 51 47 55 55 49 45 56 55 47 44 57 55 46 42 57 54 Dewpt 59 53 48 46 48 48 47 45 48 48 46 44 47 46 44 42 47 45 PWind dir SW W NW N N N N N N Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 40 30 20 20 20 20 10 10 Rain shwrs D L C S C C S S S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-010900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 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 51 68 57 68 57 Temp 59 57 56 54 52 57 64 68 62 58 57 59 59 62 64 66 67 64 62 61 58 Dewpt 57 56 55 54 52 55 58 58 57 57 57 57 57 61 63 64 64 63 62 60 57 RH 93 96 96100100 93 81 70 84 96100 93 93 97 97 93 90 97100 97 96 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW Wind spd 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 8 5 6 6 9 12 16 17 17 14 13 12 10 10 Wind gust 26 31 32 25 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 10 60 100 90 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.37 0.22 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S D D D D D D L L L Tstms S C S C C S S Date 11/03 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 45 60 43 60 43 62 42 62 Temp 64 59 50 45 56 55 48 44 57 56 47 45 59 56 47 42 59 56 Dewpt 57 52 47 45 48 47 46 44 48 48 47 44 48 46 45 42 48 45 PWind dir W NW NW NW N N N N N Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 70 30 30 10 20 10 20 10 5 Rain shwrs L L C S C C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ004-010900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 50 64 55 64 52 Temp 57 54 54 54 52 54 61 64 59 56 55 56 57 59 60 61 62 59 58 56 53 Dewpt 54 53 53 53 52 54 56 55 53 54 54 55 55 58 60 61 59 59 58 55 52 RH 90 96 96 96100100 84 73 80 93 96 96 93 96100100 90100100 96 96 Wind dir S S S S SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S W W Wind spd 5 6 6 6 6 9 10 11 9 10 10 13 17 23 23 21 18 14 11 11 12 Wind gust 35 37 36 31 Clouds B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 5 90 100 90 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.61 0.10 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C D D D D D D L L L Tstms S S S S S Date 11/03 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 57 40 52 39 53 39 53 39 53 Temp 54 50 44 41 49 49 43 41 49 50 43 40 50 49 42 39 51 49 Dewpt 51 45 42 41 45 43 41 41 44 43 41 40 45 42 40 39 44 40 PWind dir NW NW NW N N N N SE S Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 70 30 20 10 10 10 10 5 10 Rain shwrs L C C S S S $$ IAZ035-010900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 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 51 67 56 66 56 Temp 57 57 56 54 51 55 63 67 61 57 56 58 59 61 62 64 65 62 61 59 57 Dewpt 57 56 55 54 51 55 56 57 55 55 56 56 57 60 62 64 63 62 61 58 56 RH 100 96 96100100100 78 70 81 93100 93 93 97100100 93100100 96 96 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 6 8 10 14 18 20 18 14 13 11 10 9 Wind gust 29 33 32 25 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 80 100 90 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.51 0.10 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C D D D D D D L L L Tstms C S S S S S Date 11/03 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 43 58 42 58 42 59 41 59 Temp 60 55 47 43 54 54 45 43 54 54 45 42 56 54 45 41 56 53 Dewpt 54 48 45 43 46 46 44 42 46 46 44 42 47 44 43 41 46 43 PWind dir W NW NW N N N N NE SE Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 30 30 10 20 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs L D C S S C S Tstms S C $$ IAZ094-010900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 67 58 69 57 Temp 60 58 56 55 53 58 64 67 63 60 59 60 60 62 67 68 67 65 63 61 58 Dewpt 57 56 54 53 52 55 58 57 58 58 59 58 58 60 62 63 64 63 62 60 57 RH 90 93 93 93 96 90 81 70 84 93100 93 93 93 84 84 90 93 97 97 96 Wind dir E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S Wind spd 5 5 4 4 3 4 6 6 4 6 8 11 14 18 19 18 16 17 13 12 12 Wind gust 29 32 31 28 24 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 10 30 100 100 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.29 0.51 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L L D D D D D D L Tstms S C C C C S S S Date 11/03 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 46 60 43 60 43 63 43 62 Temp 64 59 51 47 57 55 49 45 58 56 48 45 60 57 49 44 60 56 Dewpt 56 51 47 44 46 46 45 44 47 47 47 45 48 46 45 43 47 45 PWind dir SW NW NW NW N N N N NE Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 60 30 20 5 10 10 10 5 10 Rain shwrs L C C S S S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ017-010900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 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 66 53 65 54 Temp 56 56 54 51 49 53 62 66 58 55 54 56 57 59 60 62 63 61 60 58 56 Dewpt 55 55 53 51 49 53 54 55 53 53 54 53 54 57 59 61 60 59 59 57 54 RH 96 96 96100100100 75 68 83 93100 90 90 93 96 97 90 93 96 96 93 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW Wind spd 3 4 3 3 4 5 8 9 6 6 6 9 12 18 20 20 16 13 11 11 10 Wind gust 28 36 36 28 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 70 100 90 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.54 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C D D D D D D L L D Tstms S S S S S Date 11/03 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 41 56 40 57 39 57 38 57 Temp 60 55 48 43 53 52 46 42 53 52 45 41 55 52 45 39 55 51 Dewpt 54 47 44 43 46 44 43 42 45 44 42 41 44 42 41 39 43 40 PWind dir W NW NW NW N N N NE N Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 40 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs D D C S C C S S Tstms S C $$ IAZ049-010900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 50 67 55 67 57 Temp 58 56 54 53 50 56 64 67 60 56 55 57 58 60 64 66 65 63 61 61 58 Dewpt 56 55 53 52 50 54 56 56 56 56 55 55 56 59 61 62 62 62 61 60 57 RH 93 96 96 96100 93 75 68 87100100 93 93 96 90 87 90 97100 97 96 Wind dir SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 5 6 6 8 11 14 19 18 14 13 12 11 10 Wind gust 31 29 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 40 100 100 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.33 0.30 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D D D D D D L L D Tstms S S S S S S Date 11/03 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 67 44 59 42 60 42 61 41 61 Temp 64 59 50 45 56 54 48 44 57 55 46 44 58 55 46 42 58 55 Dewpt 57 52 48 45 47 47 46 44 48 47 46 44 47 45 44 42 46 44 PWind dir SW W NW N N N N N N Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 80 30 30 10 20 10 20 10 10 Rain shwrs D C C S C C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ086-010900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 617 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026 Date 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 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 68 58 70 60 Temp 57 56 55 55 53 59 66 68 63 59 58 61 61 62 68 69 68 66 64 63 61 Dewpt 56 54 54 53 52 56 59 59 58 59 58 58 58 61 62 63 63 64 64 62 60 RH 96 93 96 93 96 90 78 73 84100100 90 90 97 81 81 84 93100 97 97 Wind dir E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 6 6 8 10 13 17 17 13 14 13 12 11 Wind gust 24 27 27 25 25 25 24 23 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 5 20 90 100 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.06 0.79 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C D D D D D D D Tstms S S S C S Date 11/03 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 48 63 44 62 44 64 43 64 Temp 67 63 54 49 59 58 50 46 59 57 49 46 61 58 49 44 61 57 Dewpt 60 56 52 48 49 48 48 46 50 49 49 46 50 47 46 43 49 46 PWind dir SW W NW NW N N N N N Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 80 30 20 10 20 10 20 5 5 Rain shwrs D L C S S S S S Tstms S S $$