Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
273 FOUS53 KDMX 060943 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 IAZ060-062200- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 Date Fri 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 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 69 37 50 37 65 Temp 54 58 65 68 66 63 58 45 38 38 44 49 47 41 39 39 39 47 59 65 61 Dewpt 52 56 59 61 61 59 54 41 34 32 33 33 32 31 30 30 29 33 37 39 39 RH 93 93 81 78 84 87 86 86 85 79 65 54 56 67 70 70 67 58 44 38 44 Wind dir SE S S S S S W W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 10 11 14 14 12 14 16 16 14 14 13 12 6 6 9 11 12 13 14 16 12 Wind gust 25 26 26 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 90 90 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.19 0.46 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D L C S D L D Tstms C C S S C C S Wind chill 38 30 30 37 33 32 31 Min chill 29 27 39 32 28 32 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 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 68 42 64 39 54 31 58 Temp 53 49 65 62 49 43 61 61 48 40 49 50 36 32 50 54 Dewpt 39 39 44 40 37 36 43 44 41 36 33 26 24 24 26 29 PWind dir SW W NE E N N N S Wind char GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 50 40 10 5 5 Rain C C C C $$ IAZ039-062200- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 Date Fri 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 66 35 46 34 61 Temp 49 53 60 64 61 59 58 47 38 36 41 44 43 37 35 36 36 44 57 61 57 Dewpt 48 52 56 59 59 58 56 44 35 32 31 32 31 30 29 30 29 32 38 40 40 RH 96 96 87 84 93 96 93 89 89 85 67 62 62 75 78 79 75 62 49 46 53 Wind dir SE SE S S S SW SW W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 12 12 13 13 10 14 17 18 18 18 17 14 8 8 10 13 13 16 17 17 13 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 90 100 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.28 0.84 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D L C L D D S Tstms S S C C C C C Wind chill 29 26 32 37 37 31 28 27 27 37 Min chill 28 25 35 27 25 29 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 46 64 38 58 34 50 28 52 Temp 48 46 60 58 44 38 55 54 42 36 45 45 33 29 46 47 Dewpt 38 38 41 39 34 33 42 41 36 32 31 27 25 22 25 28 PWind dir SW W NE E NE N N S Wind char BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 40 40 20 5 5 Rain S C C C S Snow C S $$ IAZ048-062200- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 Date Fri 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 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 68 34 49 35 64 Temp 51 56 63 66 64 59 53 41 36 36 43 47 45 39 37 37 37 46 58 63 59 Dewpt 51 55 58 62 60 58 51 38 33 31 32 33 33 32 31 31 29 34 38 41 41 RH 100 96 84 87 87 96 93 89 89 82 65 58 62 76 79 79 72 63 47 44 51 Wind dir SE S S S S S W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 10 11 13 13 12 14 17 17 17 17 14 13 8 8 10 11 12 13 14 17 12 Wind gust 25 Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 90 90 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.20 0.59 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D C C L D D Tstms S C S C C C S Wind chill 33 26 26 36 30 30 29 Min chill 26 26 38 27 26 30 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 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 66 39 61 37 53 30 57 Temp 50 47 62 60 45 40 58 56 44 38 47 47 34 30 49 52 Dewpt 39 39 43 40 35 34 41 42 39 35 31 26 24 24 26 30 PWind dir SW NW NE E N N N S Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 40 30 10 0 5 Rain S C C C $$ IAZ004-062200- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 Date Fri 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 59 27 45 34 63 Temp 46 48 55 57 44 34 33 30 28 30 39 44 41 37 37 37 36 43 57 63 58 Dewpt 45 48 52 52 42 32 31 27 24 25 28 30 31 30 29 28 26 30 36 39 39 RH 96100 90 83 93 92 92 88 85 81 64 57 67 75 72 70 67 60 45 41 49 Wind dir SE SE SE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 10 9 10 13 16 18 18 19 18 18 16 14 11 13 17 18 18 18 18 20 13 Wind gust 27 28 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 80 100 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.39 0.44 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Frzg rain C Rain shwrs D C C C L D C Snowshwrs C Tstms C C C C Wind chill 37 23 22 17 15 18 30 37 34 28 27 27 26 35 Min chill 38 35 22 14 15 33 26 23 27 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 42 59 33 53 31 48 27 55 Temp 49 42 55 52 39 33 49 48 37 32 43 42 29 28 47 49 Dewpt 36 33 33 30 29 28 31 33 31 28 27 23 22 20 24 27 PWind dir SW NW NE E N NW NW S Wind char BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 10 5 10 Rain S S S Snow S S $$ IAZ035-062200- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 Date Fri 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 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 31 49 35 64 Temp 50 54 61 64 60 50 41 35 32 33 42 47 44 38 36 37 37 44 57 63 59 Dewpt 49 52 57 60 58 49 39 33 29 28 30 32 32 31 30 30 29 31 37 39 39 RH 96 93 87 87 93 96 92 92 88 82 62 56 62 76 79 75 72 60 47 41 47 Wind dir SE SE S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 9 9 10 11 10 12 13 16 14 14 13 12 6 8 10 12 12 13 14 16 11 Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 90 90 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.21 0.37 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D L C C L D L Tstms C S C C C Wind chill 33 26 22 23 35 32 29 28 28 37 Min chill 32 21 21 37 28 27 30 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 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 63 36 58 34 52 28 57 Temp 49 44 59 57 42 37 54 53 40 35 46 46 31 29 49 51 Dewpt 38 37 39 35 32 32 38 38 35 32 29 23 22 22 26 28 PWind dir SW NW NE E N NW N S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 20 10 5 5 Rain S C S S Snow S S $$ IAZ094-062200- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 Date Fri 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 71 37 52 35 65 Temp 56 61 67 69 67 65 59 47 39 39 46 50 47 41 39 37 37 46 59 65 61 Dewpt 55 58 61 60 60 60 56 43 35 33 33 33 32 30 29 29 29 33 37 37 38 RH 96 90 81 73 78 84 90 86 85 79 60 52 56 65 67 72 72 60 44 35 42 Wind dir S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 13 13 17 18 14 16 17 16 16 14 13 12 6 5 8 10 11 13 14 17 12 Wind gust 24 27 28 25 26 27 27 27 Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 60 80 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.12 0.25 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C C S L L L Tstms C C C S C S S Wind chill 30 31 33 30 29 Min chill 30 30 32 28 30 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 47 71 45 68 40 56 32 58 Temp 51 47 67 65 51 46 65 64 53 43 51 50 38 33 51 54 Dewpt 38 39 45 42 39 41 49 49 46 39 35 27 25 24 28 31 PWind dir SW W E SE N N N SE Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 60 60 20 5 5 Rain C L L C S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ017-062200- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 Date Fri 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 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 62 31 45 34 62 Temp 46 51 57 60 57 50 43 37 32 32 39 43 41 36 36 37 37 44 56 62 58 Dewpt 45 50 54 57 55 49 42 34 29 27 30 30 31 30 29 29 28 31 36 38 39 RH 96 96 90 90 93 96 96 89 88 81 70 60 67 79 75 72 70 60 47 41 49 Wind dir SE S S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 10 10 11 11 10 13 16 18 18 18 17 14 8 10 13 16 16 16 17 18 13 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 80 100 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.39 0.43 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D L C C L L D S Tstms S S S C C C S Wind chill 35 27 20 20 30 36 29 27 28 28 37 Min chill 38 34 20 20 32 25 24 27 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 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 60 35 55 32 48 27 53 Temp 49 44 57 54 41 36 51 49 39 34 43 43 31 28 45 47 Dewpt 38 35 37 34 30 29 36 37 33 29 29 26 24 21 25 28 PWind dir SW NW NE E NE NW N S Wind char BZ GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 30 10 5 10 Rain S C S C Snow S C $$ IAZ049-062200- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 Date Fri 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 66 34 46 33 61 Temp 51 54 61 64 63 60 58 46 37 36 41 45 42 37 35 35 36 44 56 61 56 Dewpt 49 53 58 60 60 58 56 43 34 31 32 32 32 30 29 29 29 33 38 40 41 RH 93 96 90 87 90 93 93 89 89 82 70 60 67 75 78 78 75 65 51 46 57 Wind dir SE SE S S S S SW W NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 11 12 13 13 11 14 17 17 17 17 16 14 6 6 10 11 13 14 17 18 13 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 100 100 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.26 0.54 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D L L S C D L S Tstms C S C S C C C Wind chill 39 27 26 33 38 27 27 27 37 Min chill 27 26 34 26 25 28 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 45 64 38 59 34 51 28 53 Temp 48 45 60 58 44 39 56 54 43 37 45 45 32 29 46 48 Dewpt 38 38 43 40 34 34 42 42 38 33 31 27 24 22 26 28 PWind dir SW W NE E N N N S Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 40 40 20 5 5 Rain S C C C S Snow S $$ IAZ086-062200- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 343 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026 Date Fri 03/06/26 Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 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 72 40 52 35 65 Temp 54 59 67 70 67 65 63 56 45 42 46 49 46 40 37 37 37 47 60 65 60 Dewpt 53 58 61 61 60 60 60 53 42 37 35 34 33 31 30 30 30 34 37 37 37 RH 96 96 81 73 78 84 90 90 89 82 65 56 60 70 75 75 75 60 42 35 42 Wind dir S S S S S S S W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 12 14 17 16 13 14 17 17 17 18 16 14 9 6 9 10 12 14 17 18 13 Wind gust 27 27 26 29 28 28 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 80 90 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.15 0.20 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D C C C D L C Tstms C S C C C C Wind chill 38 33 39 31 30 29 Min chill 37 32 30 28 31 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 Thu 03/12/26 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 71 45 68 39 55 30 55 Temp 51 49 67 65 50 46 65 64 51 42 50 49 36 32 49 50 Dewpt 38 39 45 43 39 40 48 50 47 39 36 31 26 25 29 30 PWind dir SW W NE SE N N N SE Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 60 60 20 5 5 Rain C L L C S Tstms S S $$