Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
863 FOUS53 KDMX 042032 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 IAZ060-051000- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 32 49 35 49 32 Temp 40 39 37 37 34 32 35 45 49 45 42 38 37 37 38 45 48 43 37 35 33 32 Dewpt 30 31 33 33 32 32 33 36 38 39 39 37 36 37 36 36 37 36 33 32 30 30 RH 67 73 85 85 92100 92 70 66 79 89 96 96100 92 70 65 76 85 89 89 92 Wind dir S S SW SW W W S SE SE SE SE SE W NW NW NW W W W SW S S Wind spd 16 12 11 9 5 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 5 6 9 8 4 4 3 3 3 Wind gust 31 Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF Wind chill 32 31 30 30 Min chill 30 28 26 29 34 31 32 37 31 29 Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 57 36 49 35 45 29 36 20 37 Temp 50 49 41 37 46 45 39 36 41 40 34 30 33 31 25 22 32 32 Dewpt 34 35 36 33 34 33 33 31 30 29 25 22 22 20 18 16 18 20 PWind dir S SW N NE NW NW NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 40 40 30 20 5 5 Rain S C C C C Snow C S S $$ IAZ039-051000- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 28 42 32 42 29 Temp 31 33 33 32 31 29 32 38 41 38 36 36 34 34 35 40 42 37 34 32 30 29 Dewpt 26 28 30 30 30 28 31 34 35 35 35 35 34 34 35 36 36 34 32 30 29 29 RH 81 82 89 92 96 96 96 85 79 89 96 96100100100 85 79 89 92 92 96100 Wind dir S S S SW W W W S SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW W W W SW S Wind spd 18 14 12 9 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 4 5 9 9 5 4 3 3 3 Wind gust 31 Clouds OV SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF Wind chill 20 23 24 24 25 34 36 Min chill 18 22 22 25 33 31 27 28 32 26 24 Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 49 32 45 32 41 25 30 16 31 Temp 43 42 37 33 43 40 35 32 38 36 30 26 29 25 18 16 27 26 Dewpt 35 35 34 31 34 33 31 30 31 29 26 22 21 18 14 13 17 17 PWind dir S S NW NE N NW NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 40 30 30 5 0 Rain S C C C C Snow S C C S C S $$ IAZ048-051000- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 31 46 33 47 30 Temp 38 37 35 35 32 31 34 42 45 42 39 36 36 35 36 43 46 41 36 33 32 30 Dewpt 29 31 33 33 32 31 33 36 38 37 38 36 36 35 36 36 37 35 33 32 31 30 RH 70 79 92 92100100 96 79 76 82 96100100100100 76 71 79 89 96 96100 Wind dir S S S SW W W S SE SE SE SE SE W NW NW NW W W W SW S S Wind spd 18 13 11 8 5 2 2 5 5 5 4 2 3 5 6 9 8 5 3 2 2 3 Wind gust 33 Clouds B2 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF Wind chill 28 28 27 28 37 Min chill 26 26 26 30 36 33 29 29 35 30 25 Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 34 47 33 43 27 34 19 35 Temp 47 45 38 35 44 42 37 34 40 37 32 28 31 29 21 19 30 30 Dewpt 34 35 35 33 34 33 32 31 30 29 26 23 22 20 17 15 18 20 PWind dir S SW N NE N NW NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 40 30 20 5 5 Rain S C C C C Snow C S S S $$ IAZ004-051000- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 28 40 30 41 28 Temp 35 36 34 33 30 29 32 38 40 37 34 33 32 32 33 39 41 35 31 30 29 28 Dewpt 30 32 31 30 28 27 29 33 34 33 33 32 32 32 31 33 33 31 29 27 27 26 RH 82 85 89 89 92 92 88 82 79 85 96 96100100 92 79 73 85 92 88 92 92 Wind dir S S W NW NW W S S S S S S NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW S Wind spd 21 14 11 8 4 3 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 Wind gust 39 Clouds FW FW FW B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis F F F Wind chill 23 27 26 26 26 26 26 33 25 24 23 21 Min chill 21 25 24 25 31 28 25 25 30 24 20 Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 48 30 42 28 40 21 28 14 33 Temp 42 40 33 31 39 35 30 28 37 34 27 22 26 23 17 16 29 26 Dewpt 33 32 29 28 30 28 25 24 27 24 21 18 19 15 12 13 18 15 PWind dir S W NW N NW NW NW NW W Wind char GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 30 30 30 5 0 Rain C Snow S C C C S C S $$ IAZ035-051000- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 30 44 31 44 28 Temp 38 37 35 34 32 30 34 40 43 40 37 34 34 33 35 41 43 38 34 31 30 28 Dewpt 30 32 32 32 31 29 31 34 37 36 35 34 33 33 34 35 36 34 32 30 29 28 RH 73 82 89 92 96 96 89 79 79 85 92100 96100 96 79 76 85 92 96 96100 Wind dir S S SW W NW N SE S SE SE SE S W NW NW NW W W W SW S S Wind spd 19 14 11 6 4 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 8 6 4 3 3 2 3 Wind gust 32 Clouds B1 FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 28 28 27 27 Min chill 26 24 26 29 35 31 26 28 34 28 23 Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 52 31 45 30 42 24 31 16 34 Temp 45 43 35 31 42 39 33 30 38 36 29 25 29 26 18 17 30 27 Dewpt 33 33 31 30 32 30 28 27 28 27 23 21 20 18 14 13 18 17 PWind dir S SW N NE NW NW NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 40 30 30 5 5 Rain C C C S Snow S C C S C S $$ IAZ094-051000- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 33 51 37 51 33 Temp 40 40 38 36 35 34 37 48 50 47 43 40 39 38 39 46 50 44 38 35 33 34 Dewpt 30 33 34 33 33 33 35 40 42 41 41 39 38 37 37 37 37 35 34 32 31 30 RH 67 76 85 89 92 96 92 74 74 79 93 96 96 96 92 71 61 70 85 89 92 85 Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE S W W W W W W W SW SW S Wind spd 16 12 11 10 8 5 4 5 6 5 5 4 5 6 8 9 8 4 4 4 4 4 Wind gust 29 21 Clouds SC CL FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 32 33 31 29 28 28 33 Min chill 30 28 26 28 36 32 32 38 30 27 Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 58 36 50 36 46 28 38 20 37 Temp 51 50 42 37 47 45 40 36 42 40 34 29 35 32 25 22 34 32 Dewpt 35 37 36 34 35 34 34 34 32 29 25 22 22 20 18 16 20 21 PWind dir S SW N NE NW NW NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 20 40 40 20 10 5 5 Rain S C C C C S Snow S S $$ IAZ017-051000- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 28 38 30 38 26 Temp 30 33 33 33 31 29 32 36 37 35 34 33 32 32 33 36 38 34 31 29 28 27 Dewpt 27 29 30 31 29 27 29 32 34 32 32 32 32 32 32 34 34 31 29 27 27 26 RH 88 85 89 92 92 92 88 85 89 89 92 96100100 96 92 85 89 92 92 96 96 Wind dir S S SW W W NW SW SE SE SE SE SE W NW NW NW NW W W SW SW S Wind spd 19 14 12 9 5 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 2 4 5 9 6 4 3 3 3 4 Wind gust 34 Clouds OV FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis F F Wind chill 17 23 24 25 24 29 Min chill 15 21 23 27 30 29 26 26 29 22 20 Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 44 30 40 29 38 21 27 13 28 Temp 40 38 34 30 38 34 31 29 35 32 26 22 24 21 14 15 25 23 Dewpt 33 33 31 28 31 30 28 26 28 26 23 20 20 16 11 11 17 16 PWind dir S SW NW NE NW NW NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 30 30 30 10 0 Rain C C Snow S C C C S C S $$ IAZ049-051000- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 29 43 32 45 29 Temp 34 34 33 33 31 30 33 40 42 39 37 35 34 34 35 41 44 39 34 32 30 29 Dewpt 28 29 31 31 30 30 32 34 36 36 36 35 34 34 35 35 36 35 33 31 29 29 RH 78 82 92 92 96100 96 79 79 89 96100100100100 79 73 85 96 96 96100 Wind dir S S S SW W W SW S SE SE SE SE SW NW NW NW W W W W SW S Wind spd 18 14 13 10 6 3 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 9 8 5 4 3 3 3 Wind gust 32 Clouds B2 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 23 24 24 26 24 Min chill 20 22 22 25 33 32 28 27 33 26 23 Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 51 32 45 32 42 25 32 16 32 Temp 44 43 38 33 43 40 35 32 38 36 30 26 29 26 20 18 27 27 Dewpt 34 34 34 31 33 32 30 29 30 29 25 22 21 19 15 13 17 17 PWind dir S SW NW NE N NW NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 40 30 30 5 5 Rain S C C C C Snow C S C S $$ IAZ086-051000- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 232 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026 Date 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 Tue 01/06/26 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 32 48 37 49 32 Temp 37 37 36 37 34 33 36 45 48 45 42 40 39 38 39 45 48 43 38 35 33 32 Dewpt 29 30 32 34 34 33 35 38 40 40 40 39 38 37 38 38 38 37 35 33 32 31 RH 72 75 85 89100100 96 76 74 82 93 96 96 96 96 76 68 79 89 92 96 96 Wind dir S S S SW SW W SW S SE SE SE SE W W W NW W W W W SW S Wind spd 16 13 12 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 9 5 5 4 4 4 Wind gust 26 23 Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 28 28 28 29 27 27 33 Min chill 26 26 26 26 36 31 32 38 30 25 Date 01/07/26 Thu 01/08/26 Fri 01/09/26 Sat 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 56 37 50 36 46 29 37 19 36 Temp 50 49 43 38 47 45 39 37 43 40 34 30 34 31 25 21 32 31 Dewpt 36 37 37 36 37 35 34 35 34 31 27 24 23 21 18 16 19 20 PWind dir S S NW NE N W W NW W Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 20 40 40 20 20 5 5 Rain S C C C C S Snow S S $$