Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
257 FOUS53 KDMX 010052 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 IAZ060-010900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 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 65 67 51 63 48 Temp 68 67 68 66 66 66 66 61 59 56 53 51 55 61 63 58 53 50 49 48 Dewpt 67 67 68 66 66 64 62 56 51 48 45 43 46 47 48 48 48 47 46 46 RH 97100100100100 93 87 84 75 74 74 74 72 60 58 69 83 89 89 93 Wind dir SE E NE N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE Wind spd 4 6 8 9 9 11 12 10 9 8 8 6 8 8 6 4 3 2 2 2 Clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 100 40 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 1.79 0.25 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D D C C C S Tstms C C S Flood A A A A A A A A A Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 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 54 68 47 63 50 67 58 71 Temp 64 61 55 54 65 62 53 48 61 57 52 51 65 64 60 59 69 66 Dewpt 51 54 52 52 55 52 48 44 47 49 47 46 54 56 54 53 59 59 PWind dir S SW N N E SE S S W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ IAZ039-010900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 66 49 63 45 Temp 67 67 66 64 66 65 65 61 58 55 51 49 54 60 63 57 51 48 47 46 Dewpt 67 67 66 64 65 63 57 51 47 44 42 41 45 45 44 45 45 43 43 43 RH 100100100100 97 93 75 70 67 66 71 74 71 58 50 64 80 83 86 89 Wind dir S S NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E SE SE Wind spd 4 3 5 8 9 12 13 11 9 8 9 8 9 9 8 3 2 1 2 3 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 100 70 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 1.61 0.12 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D D L S Tstms C C S Flood A A A A A A A A A Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 51 66 44 62 46 65 54 70 Temp 63 61 55 52 64 61 50 44 59 56 49 47 62 62 58 56 68 65 Dewpt 49 51 51 51 52 48 43 40 43 44 43 43 51 52 51 51 57 56 PWind dir S SW N N E SE S S W Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 Rain shwrs S $$ IAZ048-010900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 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 63 66 50 63 47 Temp 68 67 66 65 65 65 65 60 57 55 52 50 55 61 63 57 52 49 48 47 Dewpt 67 67 66 65 65 63 59 53 49 46 44 42 45 46 46 47 46 46 46 45 RH 97100100100100 93 81 78 75 72 74 74 69 58 54 69 80 89 93 93 Wind dir SE E NE N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE Wind spd 3 3 8 9 9 12 12 11 8 6 6 6 8 6 5 3 1 1 2 2 Wind gust 23 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 100 30 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 2.02 0.14 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D D C S S Tstms C C S Flood A A A A A A A A A Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 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 53 67 46 63 49 67 57 71 Temp 63 60 56 53 65 61 51 47 60 57 52 50 64 63 60 58 69 65 Dewpt 51 54 54 52 54 50 46 43 46 48 47 47 54 57 55 54 59 59 PWind dir S SW N N E SE S SW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 Rain shwrs S $$ IAZ004-010900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 58 63 46 60 48 Temp 65 63 63 60 60 61 62 58 54 52 48 46 53 58 60 56 51 49 50 49 Dewpt 63 62 59 55 51 46 44 43 40 38 37 37 40 39 39 41 40 40 42 42 RH 93 97 87 84 72 58 52 57 59 59 65 71 61 49 46 57 66 71 74 77 Wind dir SW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE S S S Wind spd 2 3 6 13 17 16 14 9 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 6 10 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 52 63 44 61 51 67 55 70 Temp 63 61 56 52 62 58 48 44 58 57 53 51 64 64 59 57 67 64 Dewpt 48 52 52 48 47 44 41 39 42 44 45 46 52 55 55 52 55 53 PWind dir S W N N SE S S SW NW Wind char GN LT GN LT LT GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 Rain shwrs S $$ IAZ035-010900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 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 61 64 47 63 46 Temp 67 66 65 63 63 63 63 59 56 53 49 47 54 61 63 57 51 49 48 48 Dewpt 67 66 65 63 61 57 52 49 46 43 41 40 44 43 43 45 44 44 45 45 RH 100100100100 93 81 67 69 69 69 74 76 69 51 48 64 77 83 89 89 Wind dir SE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S Wind spd 2 2 5 6 12 14 13 9 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 OV B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 90 30 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.93 0.02 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D C C S Tstms C S Flood A A A A A A A A A Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 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 52 66 45 63 50 67 56 71 Temp 64 61 56 53 64 60 50 45 60 57 52 50 64 64 60 57 68 65 Dewpt 50 53 54 51 51 48 44 41 45 47 47 47 53 57 55 54 58 57 PWind dir S SW N N SE SE S SW W Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 Rain shwrs S S $$ IAZ094-010900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 65 68 52 64 47 Temp 68 68 68 66 67 67 66 61 59 57 55 52 56 63 64 58 52 49 49 47 Dewpt 68 68 68 66 67 67 65 61 56 51 47 44 46 49 49 50 48 47 46 45 RH 100100100100100100 97100 90 80 74 74 69 60 58 75 86 93 89 93 Wind dir E SE S W N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE Wind spd 5 9 10 6 9 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 11 10 8 4 3 3 3 3 Wind gust 19 24 23 24 21 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 70 70 20 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.62 0.65 0.05 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L C L C L C S Tstms C C C C S S Flood A A A A A A A A A Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 52 69 48 65 50 68 57 72 Temp 64 61 54 52 67 62 53 48 63 58 52 50 65 63 59 57 69 66 Dewpt 53 55 52 51 58 56 50 45 50 51 48 46 55 57 54 53 61 61 PWind dir SE S N NE E SE S S W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$ IAZ017-010900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 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 59 64 45 62 43 Temp 65 65 64 62 62 63 63 58 55 52 48 45 53 60 62 56 49 47 46 45 Dewpt 65 65 64 62 60 54 49 46 43 40 39 38 43 41 41 42 41 41 42 42 RH 100100100100 93 72 60 64 64 63 71 76 69 49 46 59 74 79 86 89 Wind dir S SW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE S Wind spd 2 2 3 5 12 14 13 9 8 8 6 4 5 5 4 2 1 1 2 4 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 60 40 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.43 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L C C Tstms S S Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 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 65 49 65 42 61 45 65 53 70 Temp 63 59 55 51 63 58 48 42 59 55 50 47 63 62 58 55 67 64 Dewpt 47 50 51 49 49 44 41 38 41 43 43 43 50 53 53 52 56 53 PWind dir S SW N N E SE S SW W Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN GN LT Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 Rain shwrs S S $$ IAZ049-010900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 66 49 62 45 Temp 67 66 66 64 65 65 65 60 57 55 51 49 54 59 62 56 50 47 47 46 Dewpt 66 66 66 64 65 63 59 53 48 45 43 41 45 45 45 46 45 44 44 43 RH 97100100100100 93 81 78 72 69 74 74 71 60 54 69 83 89 89 89 Wind dir S E NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE Wind spd 4 3 6 9 9 12 13 10 9 8 8 6 8 6 5 2 2 1 2 2 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 100 60 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 2.16 0.20 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D D L S S Tstms C C S Flood A A A A A A A A A Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 50 66 45 62 46 65 54 70 Temp 62 59 54 52 64 60 49 45 59 56 49 47 62 62 58 56 67 65 Dewpt 49 52 51 50 53 50 44 41 45 46 44 44 52 54 52 52 58 57 PWind dir S SW N N E SE S S W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 Rain shwrs S $$ IAZ086-010900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 752 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 Date 09/30/26 Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 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 66 69 52 64 47 Temp 68 68 67 68 69 68 68 64 61 58 54 52 57 62 64 58 53 50 48 47 Dewpt 68 68 67 68 69 68 67 64 59 54 50 46 49 50 51 51 50 48 48 47 RH 100100100100100100 97100 93 86 86 80 75 65 63 77 89 93100100 Wind dir SE SE S SW N N N N N N N N N NE N NE NE E E E Wind spd 5 6 8 8 8 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 8 6 3 3 2 3 3 Wind gust 21 18 Clouds OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 60 70 20 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.48 0.79 0.07 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L C L L C L S Tstms S C S S S Flood A A A A A A A A A Date 10/03 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26 Tue 10/06/26 Wed 10/07/26 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 51 68 47 63 47 67 57 71 Temp 64 61 54 52 66 62 52 47 61 57 50 48 64 62 58 57 69 66 Dewpt 53 54 52 51 58 56 50 45 50 50 47 46 55 56 52 52 61 61 PWind dir SE SW NW N NE SE S S W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 $$