Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
359 FOUS53 KDMX 011713 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 IAZ060-012100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 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 58 70 60 69 Temp 65 67 64 60 60 59 58 62 66 68 68 66 64 62 61 63 67 65 60 Dewpt 56 57 58 59 59 59 58 59 61 63 64 64 64 62 60 59 58 55 54 RH 73 70 81 96 96100100 90 84 84 87 93100100 97 87 73 70 81 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W Wind spd 8 9 8 9 9 11 14 17 18 19 16 16 13 12 11 11 12 12 9 Wind gust 29 29 32 28 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 30 90 90 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.24 0.77 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L D D L L D C D D L L S Tstms S S C C C S S S Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 48 61 47 61 46 61 44 63 Temp 54 49 58 58 51 48 58 58 51 47 59 56 48 45 61 58 Dewpt 51 48 49 50 49 47 48 50 49 46 47 47 46 44 47 47 PWind dir NW NW NW NW N N N W Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 30 10 10 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S C S $$ IAZ039-012100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 65 54 66 59 70 Temp 65 65 61 58 57 55 55 58 62 64 65 63 63 61 60 63 67 67 61 Dewpt 56 56 57 57 57 55 55 58 60 61 62 63 63 61 60 62 61 59 57 RH 73 73 87 96100100100100 93 90 90100100100100 97 81 75 87 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 11 11 9 10 10 11 14 17 20 21 18 18 16 16 16 13 13 13 10 Wind gust 31 33 Clouds SC B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 5 20 100 100 100 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.24 0.60 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D L D L L L L D D D D C Tstms S S S S S S Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 48 59 46 60 44 58 41 59 Temp 53 49 56 56 50 47 57 57 49 46 55 54 46 43 57 54 Dewpt 53 49 51 51 50 47 49 50 49 46 47 47 45 43 45 46 PWind dir W W NW NW N N N NW Wind char GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 60 20 20 10 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C S L C S S S S $$ IAZ048-012100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 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 66 56 69 59 69 Temp 65 66 62 59 58 57 57 61 64 67 67 64 64 61 60 62 66 65 59 Dewpt 57 57 58 59 58 57 57 60 63 64 64 64 64 61 60 61 59 56 55 RH 75 73 87100100100100 97 97 90 90100100100100 97 78 73 87 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W Wind spd 9 9 6 8 8 10 13 16 17 17 14 13 11 10 10 10 11 11 8 Wind gust 27 33 32 Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 40 100 90 90 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.39 0.88 0.08 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C D D D D C L L D D L L C Tstms S S C S S S S Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 47 60 45 61 45 61 42 63 Temp 52 47 57 56 50 46 57 56 49 46 57 55 47 44 60 57 Dewpt 52 47 50 51 49 46 49 50 49 46 48 47 46 43 47 47 PWind dir NW NW NW NW N N N W Wind char LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 30 10 20 10 10 5 10 Rain shwrs C S C C S $$ IAZ004-012100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 65 54 65 54 59 Temp 62 65 60 57 56 55 55 58 60 63 64 61 59 56 55 56 57 55 50 Dewpt 54 53 54 54 55 55 55 58 60 61 62 61 59 56 55 55 55 51 49 RH 75 65 81 90 96100100100100 93 93100100100100 96 93 86 96 Wind dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 11 12 9 11 11 14 19 24 24 21 17 13 10 9 9 11 13 14 12 Wind gust 36 40 37 31 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 80 100 80 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0.42 0.06 0.24 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D D D C C C L C D D L L C Tstms S S S S S S Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 42 51 41 51 39 52 39 54 Temp 46 43 48 49 45 42 49 49 43 40 49 49 42 40 51 49 Dewpt 45 43 48 47 44 42 45 45 42 40 43 43 40 39 44 42 PWind dir NW NW NW N N N NW W Wind char GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 40 20 10 5 5 5 20 Rain shwrs C S C C S S $$ IAZ035-012100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 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 56 67 58 66 Temp 63 65 62 58 57 57 57 60 62 66 66 63 62 59 59 60 63 61 55 Dewpt 55 56 57 57 57 57 57 60 62 63 64 63 62 59 59 59 57 54 53 RH 75 73 84 96100100100100100 90 93100100100100 96 81 78 93 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW W NW NW Wind spd 8 9 6 8 9 11 16 19 20 18 14 13 10 9 8 9 10 10 8 Wind gust 31 34 33 25 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 80 100 100 90 QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.31 0.18 0.10 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L D D D L L L L C D D D D C Tstms S S S S S S Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 46 57 44 58 43 59 41 60 Temp 49 46 54 54 47 44 54 54 46 43 55 53 44 42 56 54 Dewpt 49 46 49 50 47 44 47 48 46 43 46 45 43 41 45 45 PWind dir NW NW NW N N N N SW Wind char LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 30 20 20 10 10 5 10 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S $$ IAZ094-012100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 66 57 69 59 68 Temp 64 66 63 60 60 58 58 61 66 68 68 66 64 61 60 62 65 64 59 Dewpt 57 57 58 59 59 58 58 59 61 63 64 63 63 61 60 59 57 52 52 RH 78 73 84 96 96100100 93 84 84 87 90 97100100 90 75 65 78 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W Wind spd 6 8 5 8 9 11 14 18 19 18 16 16 13 11 12 11 13 12 9 Wind gust 29 32 31 27 Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 90 90 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.26 0.92 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C D D D D D C L L C C S Tstms S C C C C C Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 47 60 45 60 45 61 43 63 Temp 53 48 57 57 50 46 57 56 51 47 59 56 48 45 61 57 Dewpt 49 47 46 48 48 46 46 49 48 47 46 47 46 45 46 46 PWind dir NW NW NW NW N N N W Wind char LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 20 5 10 5 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S S $$ IAZ017-012100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 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 52 65 57 66 Temp 63 65 61 57 56 54 54 57 60 64 64 62 61 58 58 61 64 63 56 Dewpt 54 54 55 55 55 54 54 57 59 60 62 61 61 58 58 59 58 55 53 RH 72 68 81 93 96100100100 96 87 93 97100100100 93 81 75 90 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW W NW Wind spd 11 10 6 8 8 10 13 19 21 20 14 13 11 10 10 10 11 10 8 Wind gust 31 37 37 27 Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 5 70 100 80 90 QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.33 0.21 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C D D L L D C C D D D D C Tstms S S S S S S Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 44 57 42 57 40 56 38 58 Temp 50 45 54 53 48 44 54 53 46 42 53 51 44 40 55 52 Dewpt 48 45 48 48 47 44 46 46 44 42 43 43 41 40 43 42 PWind dir NW NW NW N N N N W Wind char LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 50 20 20 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S S $$ IAZ049-012100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 65 54 67 58 70 Temp 64 65 61 58 57 56 55 59 63 66 66 63 62 61 59 63 67 66 60 Dewpt 56 56 57 57 57 56 55 58 60 61 62 63 62 61 59 61 60 56 55 RH 75 73 87 96100100100 96 90 84 87100100100100 93 78 70 84 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW Wind spd 10 9 6 8 8 9 11 14 19 19 14 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 8 Wind gust 31 31 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 30 100 100 90 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.25 0.61 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C L D L D D D D D D D D C Tstms S S S S S S S S Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 46 60 44 61 44 59 40 61 Temp 52 47 57 56 49 46 57 56 49 45 56 54 46 42 59 55 Dewpt 52 47 49 50 49 46 48 49 48 45 47 46 45 42 46 45 PWind dir NW NW NW NW N N N NW Wind char LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 40 20 20 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs C S C C S S $$ IAZ086-012100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1112 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 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 66 56 71 62 73 Temp 65 66 63 59 59 58 57 61 67 70 69 66 65 63 63 65 69 69 63 Dewpt 58 58 59 59 59 58 57 60 61 63 63 64 64 63 63 63 62 59 57 RH 78 75 87100100100100 97 81 78 81 93 97100100 93 78 70 81 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW Wind spd 10 8 6 8 8 9 11 13 17 17 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 12 8 Wind gust 24 27 28 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 70 90 90 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.73 0.08 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L L C D D D D L L C Tstms S C C C C S S Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 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 49 63 47 62 46 62 43 64 Temp 55 50 60 59 52 48 60 58 52 48 60 57 48 44 62 58 Dewpt 54 50 50 51 51 48 49 51 51 48 48 48 47 44 47 47 PWind dir W W NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 30 10 10 10 10 0 5 Rain shwrs C S C S $$