Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
928 FOUS53 KDMX 021937 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 IAZ060-030900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 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 46 68 53 68 46 Temp 63 57 52 49 47 46 55 65 68 62 56 55 54 53 60 65 68 62 54 50 48 46 Dewpt 43 46 46 46 45 44 48 51 53 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 51 49 48 46 45 43 RH 48 67 80 89 93 93 77 60 59 75 90 93 96 96 75 63 54 62 80 86 89 89 Wind dir NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N N Wind spd 5 4 3 3 3 3 6 10 9 4 4 3 4 5 9 9 8 4 2 1 1 0 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 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 50 71 57 74 57 73 58 72 Temp 63 60 53 51 67 66 60 58 71 68 60 57 71 67 61 58 70 67 Dewpt 48 50 48 45 54 56 54 53 59 58 55 53 56 56 54 52 56 57 PWind dir SE SE S S W NE SW W SW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ IAZ039-030900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 44 66 51 66 44 Temp 62 56 50 47 46 44 54 63 66 61 56 54 53 51 58 64 66 60 53 48 46 44 Dewpt 42 44 44 43 41 41 48 51 51 51 51 51 52 51 53 52 49 47 46 44 43 42 RH 48 64 80 86 83 89 80 65 58 70 83 90 96100 83 65 54 62 77 86 89 93 Wind dir NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N NW N Wind spd 5 3 1 2 3 5 9 12 12 6 5 4 5 6 11 11 10 5 3 2 1 0 Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 48 69 53 72 52 71 53 70 Temp 63 59 52 48 65 64 57 54 70 66 57 53 69 65 57 53 67 65 Dewpt 46 47 45 44 52 53 52 51 56 55 52 49 53 52 50 49 53 52 PWind dir SE SE S S W NW SW W W Wind char LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 $$ IAZ048-030900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 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 67 52 67 45 Temp 63 57 51 48 46 45 55 64 67 61 57 55 54 52 59 65 67 61 53 49 47 45 Dewpt 42 46 46 45 44 44 48 52 54 54 54 54 54 52 52 52 50 49 47 45 44 43 RH 46 67 83 89 93 96 77 65 63 78 90 96100100 78 63 54 65 80 86 89 93 Wind dir NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S SW NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 5 3 2 2 3 4 8 10 10 4 3 3 3 5 9 9 8 3 1 0 0 0 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 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 50 70 56 73 55 72 56 71 Temp 63 59 53 50 66 65 59 56 70 67 59 55 70 66 59 57 68 65 Dewpt 49 50 48 46 54 57 55 53 58 57 55 52 56 56 54 52 56 57 PWind dir SE SE S S W NE SW W W Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ IAZ004-030900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 46 67 51 64 44 Temp 63 58 51 48 47 48 55 64 67 63 58 56 53 51 57 63 64 59 52 48 46 45 Dewpt 33 37 39 40 41 42 46 48 51 51 53 52 47 46 47 46 45 44 43 41 41 41 RH 32 45 63 74 79 80 72 56 56 65 83 86 80 83 69 54 50 57 71 77 83 86 Wind dir E SE S S S S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW N N N N NW W W S Wind spd 3 5 5 6 10 13 19 20 16 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 8 3 1 1 1 2 Wind gust 32 26 Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 52 71 55 71 54 69 54 68 Temp 63 60 54 53 67 66 59 55 68 65 57 55 67 65 57 54 66 65 Dewpt 46 47 48 47 54 57 55 51 53 51 49 48 50 51 49 48 50 51 PWind dir S S S SW NW W W NW SW Wind char LT GN BZ LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Rain shwrs S $$ IAZ035-030900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 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 67 52 66 44 Temp 63 57 50 48 46 45 55 63 66 62 57 55 54 52 58 64 66 60 52 48 46 45 Dewpt 39 43 44 44 43 44 48 51 53 54 54 54 53 49 51 50 48 47 45 44 43 42 RH 41 59 80 86 89 96 77 65 63 75 90 96 96 89 77 60 52 62 77 86 89 89 Wind dir E E SE SE SE S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 4 2 2 2 4 5 10 13 10 4 4 3 5 6 8 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 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 51 70 55 72 54 71 55 70 Temp 63 60 54 51 67 65 59 56 70 66 58 55 68 65 59 55 67 65 Dewpt 48 49 48 47 55 58 57 53 56 55 53 51 54 54 53 50 54 55 PWind dir SE S S SW NW E SW W SE Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ IAZ094-030900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 45 68 52 69 45 Temp 64 56 50 48 46 45 56 65 68 62 55 54 54 53 61 67 69 62 53 50 47 45 Dewpt 46 47 46 45 45 43 48 53 54 54 53 52 53 53 54 55 53 51 49 47 45 43 RH 52 72 86 89 96 93 74 65 61 75 93 93 96100 78 65 57 67 86 89 93 93 Wind dir NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N NE Wind spd 6 4 3 3 3 3 6 8 8 2 2 2 3 4 9 9 8 3 3 2 2 2 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 67 48 71 56 75 57 74 58 74 Temp 65 60 52 49 68 65 59 57 72 68 60 57 72 68 61 58 71 68 Dewpt 49 50 47 44 55 57 53 52 60 60 56 53 59 59 55 53 59 58 PWind dir E SE S S SW S SW SW S Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ IAZ017-030900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 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 66 49 65 42 Temp 63 57 50 47 45 44 54 63 66 60 56 55 52 50 57 63 65 59 51 47 44 42 Dewpt 36 40 41 41 41 41 46 49 50 51 52 53 51 48 50 48 46 45 43 43 41 41 RH 36 53 71 79 86 89 74 60 56 72 86 93 96 93 77 58 50 60 74 86 89 96 Wind dir NE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW W NW NW N N N N NW N N N Wind spd 3 1 2 2 4 6 12 16 12 6 5 5 6 9 11 10 8 3 1 0 0 0 Wind gust 26 Clouds CL FW SC B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW CL CL SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 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 47 68 52 71 51 69 51 68 Temp 63 58 52 48 66 64 58 54 68 65 57 52 67 64 57 52 66 63 Dewpt 46 46 46 44 52 55 54 51 54 51 50 47 50 50 49 47 50 50 PWind dir SE S S SW NW W SW NW SW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 $$ IAZ049-030900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 43 66 50 66 44 Temp 62 56 50 46 45 43 55 62 66 60 55 53 52 51 59 64 66 60 52 47 46 44 Dewpt 42 45 44 43 42 41 48 50 52 53 52 52 52 51 52 51 50 48 46 44 43 41 RH 48 66 80 89 89 93 77 65 61 78 90 96100100 78 63 56 64 80 89 89 89 Wind dir NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N N Wind spd 6 2 2 2 3 4 8 10 10 4 4 3 4 5 9 9 8 3 2 2 1 0 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 47 69 53 72 53 71 54 70 Temp 62 59 51 48 65 64 57 55 69 66 57 54 69 65 58 54 68 65 Dewpt 47 48 45 44 52 55 52 51 57 56 52 50 54 54 51 49 54 54 PWind dir SE SE S S W N SW W W Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 $$ IAZ086-030900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 237 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026 Date 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 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 69 51 70 45 Temp 64 58 51 48 47 45 55 65 68 63 56 53 52 51 61 67 69 63 55 50 47 45 Dewpt 45 49 49 47 46 45 50 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 56 56 54 52 51 49 46 45 RH 50 72 93 96 96100 83 63 57 67 86 93 96100 84 68 59 67 86 96 96100 Wind dir NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S SW SW NW NW N N N N N N N Wind spd 9 4 2 3 3 3 5 6 5 2 3 2 3 4 6 8 8 3 3 2 2 1 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 Thu 10/08/26 Fri 10/09/26 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 47 71 55 75 55 74 57 74 Temp 64 60 51 48 67 65 58 56 71 69 58 56 71 68 59 57 71 67 Dewpt 49 50 47 44 54 54 52 51 60 60 56 53 58 57 55 53 58 57 PWind dir E SE S S W W SW W SW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 $$