Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
148 FOUS53 KDMX 050802 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 IAZ060-060900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 64 86 58 64 52 Temp 66 65 72 83 86 83 75 69 64 60 59 61 61 59 57 56 53 51 Dewpt 54 53 56 58 58 57 60 63 61 56 56 55 54 52 52 52 50 47 RH 65 65 57 43 39 41 60 81 90 87 90 81 78 78 83 86 89 86 Wind dir S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 16 19 19 18 12 10 6 8 8 8 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 Wind gust 24 31 33 32 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 10 80 70 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.60 0.61 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C L D L L C C C C C C Tstms S C C S S S S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 45 68 50 74 58 74 52 74 Temp 63 61 51 45 66 63 55 51 70 71 62 58 73 71 61 56 74 73 Dewpt 43 45 44 41 45 44 42 43 52 54 55 55 60 57 54 52 56 55 PWind dir N NE SE SE SE S SW SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ039-060900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 62 85 54 64 47 Temp 66 63 72 82 85 80 72 66 60 56 57 60 60 58 55 53 50 47 Dewpt 54 53 56 55 55 55 60 62 58 54 52 51 50 50 50 49 46 42 RH 65 70 57 40 36 42 66 87 93 93 83 72 69 75 83 86 86 83 Wind dir S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 14 17 20 21 21 14 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 4 Wind gust 25 31 35 33 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 10 80 60 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.63 0.28 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C D D L L L L C C Tstms S C C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 67 42 68 46 71 55 73 49 72 Temp 63 60 48 42 66 62 51 47 67 66 58 54 72 68 58 53 71 69 Dewpt 40 41 41 38 41 41 40 40 46 48 50 51 55 53 51 49 53 52 PWind dir N NE SE SE SE S SW SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 20 20 30 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S C C S $$ IAZ048-060900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 85 54 63 49 Temp 64 63 72 82 85 80 70 65 59 56 57 59 60 58 54 53 50 47 Dewpt 54 52 57 57 58 58 63 63 57 53 53 52 52 51 51 50 48 44 RH 70 67 59 43 40 47 78 93 93 90 86 78 75 77 90 89 93 89 Wind dir S S S S S S SW W N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 14 18 18 18 10 9 6 8 8 9 9 9 6 5 4 4 3 Wind gust 24 25 32 34 32 Clouds CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 20 80 70 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.72 0.30 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L D D L L C C C C S S Tstms C C C Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 43 68 48 73 56 74 49 74 Temp 63 60 49 43 66 63 52 49 69 69 60 56 73 69 59 54 73 71 Dewpt 43 45 43 40 44 44 42 42 51 54 55 54 60 56 53 51 56 55 PWind dir N E SE SE SE S SW SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 20 20 30 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S C S Tstms S S $$ IAZ004-060900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 64 83 47 64 43 Temp 67 65 71 79 82 74 59 54 51 48 54 60 61 58 51 47 44 42 Dewpt 55 51 54 54 54 54 48 43 42 41 43 41 40 40 39 37 36 35 RH 65 60 55 42 38 50 67 66 71 77 66 49 46 51 63 68 73 76 Wind dir S S S SW SW SW N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 20 21 25 26 21 12 13 11 10 9 10 10 8 5 3 3 3 3 Wind gust 33 34 36 37 32 24 Clouds CL SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 40 20 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S S S Tstms S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 42 70 48 74 52 73 48 74 Temp 65 62 48 42 68 64 51 49 69 68 59 54 72 69 56 53 73 70 Dewpt 38 38 36 36 40 39 40 41 48 52 53 52 54 50 49 48 52 51 PWind dir NW SE S S S S NW S S Wind char LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ035-060900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 64 84 51 64 46 Temp 66 64 71 81 83 77 67 58 55 52 55 60 61 58 53 50 46 44 Dewpt 55 52 55 56 56 57 59 53 49 46 47 46 46 46 46 45 42 40 RH 68 65 57 42 40 50 75 83 80 80 74 60 58 64 77 83 86 86 Wind dir S S S S SW SW W N N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 17 18 20 21 19 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 5 4 3 3 2 Wind gust 28 29 33 33 31 Clouds CL FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 50 60 50 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0.17 0.12 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L C C C C C C C Tstms S C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 70 42 71 48 75 54 76 49 75 Temp 65 62 48 43 68 64 52 49 70 69 59 55 73 70 57 54 74 72 Dewpt 39 41 41 38 41 41 42 42 49 52 55 54 56 53 51 49 53 52 PWind dir N SE SE SE S S W S S Wind char LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ094-060900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 85 60 69 52 Temp 62 62 72 82 85 79 73 69 65 62 64 68 68 60 57 56 54 52 Dewpt 54 54 57 58 57 56 57 59 60 60 60 60 59 56 56 55 53 51 RH 75 75 59 44 39 45 57 70 84 93 87 76 73 87 96 96 96 96 Wind dir S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 11 13 18 18 18 10 9 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 6 6 8 Wind gust 23 24 29 32 29 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 40 70 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0.43 0.24 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S L L L L L L L L Tstms S S S S S C C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 64 47 68 52 74 57 74 51 74 Temp 62 59 51 45 65 62 54 52 69 69 62 58 74 70 61 56 74 72 Dewpt 46 46 44 41 44 45 43 45 54 56 55 56 60 58 56 53 56 55 PWind dir NE NE E SE SE S S SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 0 5 10 20 20 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ017-060900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 62 82 50 63 44 Temp 65 63 70 79 82 75 65 57 54 52 55 61 61 57 52 50 46 43 Dewpt 55 51 54 55 56 58 58 51 47 45 46 46 44 44 44 42 38 36 RH 70 65 57 44 41 55 78 80 77 77 72 58 53 62 74 74 73 76 Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW N N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 16 18 21 21 19 11 10 9 9 8 9 8 6 4 3 3 2 2 Wind gust 28 29 34 35 33 19 Clouds CL CL SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 60 60 40 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0.27 0.07 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L C S S C C C C Tstms S C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 41 68 46 70 52 71 48 72 Temp 63 60 47 42 65 61 50 46 67 65 57 53 70 67 56 52 71 68 Dewpt 38 39 38 36 41 41 40 40 47 49 51 51 54 51 49 48 53 52 PWind dir N SE SE SE S S W SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 30 20 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S C S S $$ IAZ049-060900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 62 85 54 63 48 Temp 65 62 72 82 84 80 70 65 60 56 57 60 60 58 54 53 49 47 Dewpt 53 53 57 57 57 57 59 62 58 54 54 53 52 51 50 50 47 43 RH 65 72 59 43 40 45 68 90 93 93 90 78 75 77 86 89 93 86 Wind dir S S S S S S SW W N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 14 19 21 19 11 10 6 8 8 8 9 8 5 5 4 4 4 Wind gust 31 35 32 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 10 90 70 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.58 0.35 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C D D L L L L C C S S Tstms S C C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 42 68 46 72 55 73 48 73 Temp 63 60 48 42 65 61 51 47 68 66 58 54 72 69 57 53 73 70 Dewpt 41 44 41 38 43 43 40 40 49 51 51 51 57 55 52 49 54 54 PWind dir N NE SE SE SE S W SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 20 20 30 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S C S S Tstms S $$ IAZ086-060900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 301 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 62 86 61 73 53 Temp 63 62 73 83 86 80 73 70 66 62 68 71 71 64 59 57 54 53 Dewpt 54 55 58 57 55 55 57 57 58 60 61 60 59 58 57 55 54 51 RH 72 78 59 41 35 42 57 63 75 93 78 68 66 81 93 93100 93 Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N N N N N Wind spd 11 12 16 17 16 10 10 8 5 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 6 6 Wind gust 23 24 29 31 28 20 18 Clouds FW SC CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 30 50 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.10 0.36 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C L L L L Tstms S S S S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 46 69 48 75 57 76 51 74 Temp 64 60 51 45 67 64 53 50 71 69 60 56 74 72 61 56 75 73 Dewpt 44 44 44 41 42 43 42 42 49 50 52 54 57 57 54 51 53 54 PWind dir N NE E SE SE S SW SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 0 5 20 20 30 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S S C S Tstms S $$