Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
817 FOUS53 KDMX 041827 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 IAZ060-042200- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 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 50 43 52 39 49 Temp 50 48 48 47 46 46 50 52 50 49 47 45 42 40 42 47 49 42 Dewpt 44 43 43 42 43 44 44 44 43 41 40 39 38 38 36 34 35 36 RH 80 83 83 83 89 93 80 74 77 74 76 79 86 92 79 60 58 79 Wind dir W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 14 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 10 8 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 20 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 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 30 54 36 61 39 67 42 63 Temp 33 30 50 47 40 37 57 54 43 40 63 59 49 43 61 58 Dewpt 33 30 37 39 37 36 42 41 40 39 47 46 44 41 45 44 PWind dir NE SW SW W SW SW W N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ039-042200- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 50 43 50 35 46 Temp 50 48 46 46 47 48 49 50 50 48 45 42 39 36 38 44 46 40 Dewpt 45 44 44 44 45 46 47 45 43 42 40 36 36 33 35 33 33 34 RH 83 86 93 93 93 93 93 83 77 80 82 79 89 89 89 65 60 79 Wind dir W W SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 16 13 13 13 13 12 13 14 14 12 10 8 8 8 8 8 6 3 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 40 30 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C S C S Wind chill 39 33 30 32 Min chill 38 35 28 27 36 Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 27 51 34 57 35 63 39 60 Temp 31 27 47 45 38 35 54 50 40 36 60 56 45 40 58 54 Dewpt 31 27 35 38 37 35 41 40 39 36 46 46 43 40 44 42 PWind dir N SW W W SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ048-042200- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 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 50 42 51 37 48 Temp 50 47 47 46 46 46 49 51 50 48 45 42 40 38 40 46 48 41 Dewpt 44 43 43 43 44 45 45 44 42 40 39 38 38 36 37 34 34 35 RH 80 86 86 89 93 96 86 77 74 74 79 86 92 92 89 63 58 79 Wind dir W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE Wind spd 13 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 9 6 5 5 4 5 4 4 2 Wind gust 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 20 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S C S S Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 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 28 54 34 61 37 67 40 63 Temp 31 28 49 47 39 35 56 52 42 38 62 59 47 41 61 57 Dewpt 31 28 37 40 38 35 42 41 40 38 47 46 44 40 45 43 PWind dir NE SW W W SW SW W N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ004-042200- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 45 38 44 30 44 Temp 45 44 44 44 43 42 43 43 44 40 38 36 33 31 36 42 44 36 Dewpt 42 42 42 43 42 39 39 39 38 36 35 33 33 31 33 31 32 32 RH 89 93 93 96 96 89 86 86 79 85 89 89100100 89 65 62 85 Wind dir W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE E Wind spd 16 14 13 13 17 17 17 17 14 11 9 5 4 4 3 2 2 0 Wind gust 26 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 50 60 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.05 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L C C S Wind chill 38 37 37 38 35 34 35 35 37 33 32 Min chill 36 36 36 31 33 33 29 25 25 36 Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 26 51 33 57 36 63 36 57 Temp 26 27 44 45 39 34 53 48 41 38 60 54 43 37 54 51 Dewpt 26 27 39 40 36 33 38 37 36 37 43 41 37 35 39 37 PWind dir S SW W W SW SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ035-042200- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 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 48 41 48 34 47 Temp 48 46 45 45 45 44 47 48 48 45 41 39 37 35 38 44 46 39 Dewpt 44 42 42 43 44 43 42 41 41 39 37 36 35 33 35 32 32 33 RH 86 86 89 93 96 96 83 77 77 79 85 89 92 92 89 62 58 79 Wind dir W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 11 9 6 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 Wind gust 23 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 40 20 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C S Wind chill 38 Min chill 39 36 38 39 34 30 30 38 Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 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 28 53 34 59 37 66 39 61 Temp 30 29 49 46 39 35 55 51 40 38 62 57 45 39 59 55 Dewpt 30 29 37 40 37 35 40 39 38 38 45 44 41 38 43 41 PWind dir NE SW W W SW SW W N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ094-042200- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 50 42 52 39 50 Temp 50 48 47 46 46 45 49 52 52 49 48 45 43 41 43 47 50 42 Dewpt 43 43 43 42 42 42 44 44 43 42 40 39 40 40 38 34 35 35 RH 77 83 86 86 86 89 83 74 71 77 74 79 89 96 82 60 56 76 Wind dir W W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE Wind spd 13 10 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 8 8 6 6 8 8 6 5 3 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 20 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 29 52 34 60 37 65 41 63 Temp 33 30 48 45 38 35 56 52 43 38 61 58 48 42 61 57 Dewpt 33 30 36 38 36 35 42 42 40 38 46 46 44 42 45 45 PWind dir NE SW SW W SW SW SW N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ017-042200- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 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 46 40 48 31 45 Temp 46 45 44 45 46 46 47 47 48 43 41 37 34 32 35 42 44 36 Dewpt 43 42 42 44 45 44 42 41 40 37 35 33 33 31 33 31 32 33 RH 89 89 93 96 96 93 83 79 74 79 79 85 96 96 92 65 62 89 Wind dir W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N NE N N N Wind spd 14 11 11 10 11 13 14 14 13 9 8 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 Wind gust 26 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 60 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.04 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C L L C C S Wind chill 39 38 35 Min chill 39 37 37 36 38 37 32 26 25 36 Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 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 25 50 31 56 34 63 36 58 Temp 27 26 46 44 38 33 53 48 40 36 60 55 44 37 56 52 Dewpt 27 26 35 38 35 33 38 36 36 36 43 42 38 36 40 37 PWind dir N SW W W SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ049-042200- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 49 41 51 34 47 Temp 49 47 46 45 45 46 48 50 51 48 45 42 39 35 39 44 46 39 Dewpt 44 44 43 43 44 45 46 45 43 42 39 38 37 35 35 33 33 34 RH 83 89 89 93 96 96 93 83 74 80 79 86 92100 85 65 60 82 Wind dir W W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 14 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 9 8 5 5 5 6 5 4 2 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 30 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S C C Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 27 52 32 59 35 65 38 62 Temp 30 27 48 44 38 33 55 50 40 36 61 57 46 39 59 55 Dewpt 30 27 36 38 36 33 41 39 39 36 46 45 42 39 44 42 PWind dir N SW W W SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ086-042200- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1227 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026 Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 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 53 43 52 39 48 Temp 53 51 49 48 47 47 50 52 52 50 48 46 44 41 41 47 48 41 Dewpt 46 44 44 44 43 44 46 46 45 44 43 41 41 40 37 33 33 35 RH 77 77 83 86 86 89 86 80 77 80 83 83 89 96 85 58 56 79 Wind dir W W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 10 9 10 11 10 10 11 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 6 5 3 Wind gust 19 21 20 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 30 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C Date Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 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 29 53 34 60 37 66 41 64 Temp 33 29 49 45 39 35 56 52 42 38 62 58 48 42 62 57 Dewpt 33 29 36 38 37 35 42 41 41 38 46 46 45 42 46 44 PWind dir N W W W SW SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$