Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
286 FOUS53 KDMX 160942 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 IAZ060-162100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 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 81 63 80 56 75 Temp 62 66 76 81 77 70 67 65 64 70 79 78 72 67 64 59 56 63 73 75 68 Dewpt 59 59 61 60 58 59 58 57 56 58 59 59 60 62 60 58 54 55 52 49 46 RH 90 78 60 49 52 68 73 75 75 66 50 52 66 84 87 96 93 75 48 40 45 Wind dir SE SE S S SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW Wind spd 9 12 14 16 11 11 10 10 11 13 14 12 8 5 5 5 4 5 8 11 11 Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 B2 PoP 12hr 10 0 50 50 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.13 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S S C Tstms C C S Date Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 45 64 47 73 50 66 42 63 Temp 51 45 61 59 51 47 69 66 57 51 61 60 49 42 60 59 Dewpt 42 36 36 33 35 34 42 43 45 43 43 37 36 34 37 35 PWind dir NW W SW S SW W W W Wind char GN GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 Rain shwrs C S S S $$ IAZ039-162100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 75 60 80 54 74 Temp 56 60 69 74 70 65 64 62 61 69 78 77 70 66 62 57 55 62 71 73 65 Dewpt 54 55 57 57 57 58 58 58 58 59 58 59 60 60 59 57 55 55 51 48 47 RH 93 84 66 55 63 78 81 87 90 70 50 54 71 81 90100100 78 49 41 52 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW Wind spd 11 14 14 16 13 14 12 12 13 16 17 16 10 8 5 4 4 6 10 11 10 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 40 5 50 60 20 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.06 0.09 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C L L S S S S C Tstms S S S S S S Date Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 43 62 42 71 47 64 38 61 Temp 50 44 59 56 46 43 67 64 53 48 62 54 45 38 58 55 Dewpt 43 38 35 32 34 33 39 41 41 43 42 36 35 34 35 33 PWind dir NW NW SW S SW W W W Wind char GN BZ LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 5 0 5 30 30 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C C S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-162100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 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 79 61 78 53 74 Temp 59 63 73 79 75 68 64 62 61 69 77 76 70 64 60 56 53 62 71 73 66 Dewpt 57 58 61 61 59 59 58 57 56 59 59 61 60 61 59 56 53 54 51 48 45 RH 93 84 66 54 58 73 81 84 84 70 54 60 71 90 96100100 75 49 41 47 Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW Wind spd 10 13 14 16 11 11 10 10 10 12 13 12 6 5 3 2 3 5 9 11 11 Wind gust 24 Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 PoP 12hr 20 0 60 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0.06 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S L L C C C Tstms S S S Date Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 43 64 44 72 48 65 39 63 Temp 49 43 61 58 48 45 69 65 54 49 62 57 46 39 59 57 Dewpt 42 35 36 34 35 34 41 43 44 43 43 37 36 34 36 35 PWind dir NW W SW S SW W W W Wind char GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C S S S $$ IAZ004-162100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 76 59 75 46 67 Temp 56 61 71 76 71 65 64 61 60 65 71 74 66 57 53 49 47 58 65 64 55 Dewpt 55 58 62 60 58 56 53 52 53 56 52 48 46 45 45 43 42 44 41 39 40 RH 96 90 73 58 63 73 67 72 78 73 51 40 48 64 74 80 83 59 41 40 57 Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 14 19 23 23 16 17 14 13 12 13 14 13 8 5 5 5 6 10 13 16 13 Wind gust 33 26 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 20 20 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S Date Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 39 62 43 70 42 60 35 60 Temp 45 39 59 56 46 44 66 63 50 43 56 53 41 36 57 54 Dewpt 34 31 32 31 30 31 38 39 38 37 37 33 31 31 33 33 PWind dir NW W S S W NW W W Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 20 0 0 5 10 20 5 5 Rain shwrs S S S $$ IAZ035-162100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 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 79 60 77 49 73 Temp 58 64 73 78 73 67 64 61 60 66 73 76 70 61 56 51 49 61 71 71 61 Dewpt 57 58 61 60 58 57 55 54 54 58 57 55 54 53 50 47 46 48 45 41 40 RH 96 81 66 54 59 70 73 78 81 75 57 48 57 75 80 86 89 62 39 34 46 Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW Wind spd 12 16 18 18 13 14 12 12 11 12 13 13 8 5 3 3 4 6 10 13 13 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 20 5 50 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S C Tstms S S Date Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 41 64 44 72 45 64 37 63 Temp 47 41 61 58 48 45 69 65 52 46 58 56 44 38 59 57 Dewpt 38 33 33 31 32 33 39 41 41 40 40 34 33 32 34 33 PWind dir NW W S S W NW W W Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B2 SC CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 Rain shwrs C S S S $$ IAZ094-162100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 81 61 81 57 75 Temp 64 69 78 80 75 69 67 65 62 69 77 80 74 68 65 61 57 64 72 75 67 Dewpt 61 61 60 57 56 58 57 56 56 58 59 59 60 63 63 61 57 59 56 52 48 RH 90 76 54 45 52 68 70 73 81 68 54 49 62 84 93100100 84 57 45 50 Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW Wind spd 8 11 14 14 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 12 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 10 10 Wind gust 24 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 0 30 70 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.45 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C L L C C S S S S C Tstms S C C S S S S Date Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 44 63 46 72 51 65 41 63 Temp 51 44 60 57 50 47 68 66 58 52 61 57 48 42 60 57 Dewpt 42 35 35 35 35 35 43 47 47 45 43 39 36 34 37 38 PWind dir NW W SW S SW W W W Wind char GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ017-162100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 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 73 59 74 47 70 Temp 55 59 66 72 69 64 63 61 60 66 72 73 68 60 55 50 48 59 67 69 60 Dewpt 54 55 59 59 58 57 57 56 54 58 59 56 55 53 50 48 46 49 47 42 40 RH 96 87 78 64 68 78 81 84 81 75 64 55 63 78 83 93 93 69 49 37 47 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW Wind spd 12 14 16 16 12 13 12 12 12 13 14 13 8 5 3 3 4 6 10 12 11 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 50 0 60 20 10 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.04 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S C C L L S S C Tstms S S S Date Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 39 61 41 69 44 61 35 58 Temp 47 40 58 55 45 42 66 62 50 45 60 51 42 36 56 52 Dewpt 38 33 34 30 31 31 39 40 39 39 42 34 32 31 34 32 PWind dir NW NW SW S W W W W Wind char GN GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 0 0 5 20 30 10 10 Rain shwrs C S C C $$ IAZ049-162100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 61 80 54 74 Temp 56 62 71 77 72 66 65 63 62 70 79 76 69 65 61 56 54 63 71 73 66 Dewpt 55 56 59 59 59 59 59 58 57 59 58 59 60 60 59 56 54 56 52 49 48 RH 96 81 66 54 64 78 81 84 84 68 49 56 73 84 93100100 78 51 43 52 Wind dir SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW Wind spd 11 13 14 16 11 12 11 10 11 13 16 13 8 5 5 4 4 5 8 10 10 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 PoP 12hr 40 0 50 60 20 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.07 0.10 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C C L L S S S S C Tstms S S C S Date Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 42 63 42 71 47 65 38 62 Temp 48 43 60 57 46 43 68 63 54 48 63 55 45 38 58 56 Dewpt 42 35 36 33 33 33 41 42 43 42 43 37 35 33 36 34 PWind dir NW W SW S SW W W W Wind char GN GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 5 0 5 20 30 10 10 Rain shwrs C S S C S $$ IAZ086-162100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 442 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Date Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 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 80 63 83 60 76 Temp 59 65 75 80 75 69 67 66 64 71 79 82 77 70 66 63 60 66 73 75 69 Dewpt 56 57 60 59 60 60 59 59 59 60 59 58 60 62 63 62 60 61 57 54 54 RH 90 75 60 49 60 73 75 78 84 68 50 44 56 76 90 97100 84 57 48 59 Wind dir E SE SE S SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind spd 9 11 12 13 10 11 10 10 10 13 14 13 9 8 8 6 5 6 8 9 8 Wind gust 20 24 25 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 PoP 12hr 20 0 10 90 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.60 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S D D L L C C C C C Tstms C C S S S C C Date Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 45 63 45 73 50 66 41 63 Temp 52 45 60 57 49 46 69 66 58 51 65 57 49 42 60 57 Dewpt 46 40 37 36 36 35 42 45 46 45 45 41 37 35 37 38 PWind dir NW NW SW S SW W W W Wind char GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 5 0 5 30 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S C S S S Tstms C $$