Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
083 FOUS53 KDMX 241702 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 IAZ060-242100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Date Fri 04/24/26 Sat 04/25/26 Sun 04/26/26 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 66 44 69 50 72 Temp 58 63 64 55 50 46 44 57 66 70 69 60 57 52 50 60 69 72 70 Dewpt 42 43 42 42 41 40 39 44 45 44 45 46 45 44 42 46 49 49 48 RH 55 48 45 61 71 79 82 62 47 39 42 60 64 74 74 60 49 44 45 Wind dir NW N N NE E E NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE Wind spd 11 9 5 4 3 4 5 8 9 9 6 6 6 6 8 10 13 16 14 Wind gust 26 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms S Date Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 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 58 72 45 63 43 66 43 62 Temp 62 59 67 66 52 45 59 60 48 43 61 63 49 43 61 61 Dewpt 52 57 62 54 44 39 42 40 38 37 39 39 38 38 40 40 PWind dir SE S W NW NW N N N Wind char BZ BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 80 90 20 5 5 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C D D D S S S Tstms C C L L S $$ IAZ039-242100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Date Fri 04/24/26 Sat 04/25/26 Sun 04/26/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 65 42 68 47 71 Temp 59 62 61 52 47 43 41 57 65 68 66 57 54 49 47 57 67 70 68 Dewpt 43 45 42 42 41 38 38 42 43 44 46 46 45 43 42 46 48 48 47 RH 55 54 49 69 79 82 89 57 45 42 48 67 71 80 83 67 50 45 47 Wind dir NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 12 12 9 5 4 5 5 9 9 10 8 6 8 8 8 11 13 17 16 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Date Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 55 69 45 60 41 63 41 60 Temp 59 55 64 64 51 45 57 58 46 41 59 59 45 41 59 57 Dewpt 47 52 59 57 46 40 41 40 36 36 37 37 36 35 37 38 PWind dir SE SE W NW NW NW N NW Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 60 100 40 10 5 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S L D D C S Tstms C C C S $$ IAZ048-242100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Date Fri 04/24/26 Sat 04/25/26 Sun 04/26/26 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 66 42 69 49 72 Temp 58 63 63 53 47 44 43 57 65 68 67 58 55 51 49 59 68 71 69 Dewpt 42 43 42 41 41 39 39 43 45 45 46 47 46 45 43 46 49 48 49 RH 55 48 46 64 79 82 86 59 48 43 47 67 72 80 80 62 51 44 49 Wind dir N N N E E NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 13 10 5 4 3 5 5 9 10 9 8 6 6 8 9 11 14 17 16 Wind gust 27 26 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Date Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 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 56 70 44 61 41 65 41 62 Temp 60 57 66 65 49 44 57 59 46 41 60 60 47 41 61 60 Dewpt 51 56 62 54 44 39 41 40 37 36 38 38 37 37 39 39 PWind dir SE S W NW NW NW N N Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 90 90 30 5 5 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C D D D C S Tstms C C C L S $$ IAZ004-242100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Date Fri 04/24/26 Sat 04/25/26 Sun 04/26/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 63 41 62 45 70 Temp 57 62 61 49 44 42 42 52 57 62 60 53 49 47 45 56 66 69 67 Dewpt 29 28 28 32 32 31 33 36 37 39 41 42 42 42 41 43 44 44 44 RH 34 27 28 52 62 65 70 54 47 43 49 66 77 83 86 62 45 40 43 Wind dir N NW N NE NE NE NE E SE E E E NE NE NE E SE SE SE Wind spd 13 10 6 6 5 5 8 10 11 12 11 9 9 9 10 13 17 20 19 Wind gust 29 Clouds CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 10 20 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S L Tstms S Wind chill 36 Min chill 34 36 Date Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 52 64 39 58 37 61 37 59 Temp 57 53 61 57 44 39 53 55 41 36 56 58 43 38 55 56 Dewpt 47 52 57 48 38 32 34 34 33 31 33 34 33 33 35 32 PWind dir SE S NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC PoP 12hr 90 90 40 10 5 10 10 10 Rain shwrs L D D D C Tstms C C S C $$ IAZ035-242100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Date Fri 04/24/26 Sat 04/25/26 Sun 04/26/26 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 64 41 66 47 71 Temp 55 62 62 51 46 43 41 55 63 67 66 57 53 50 48 58 68 71 68 Dewpt 39 39 38 38 38 37 36 40 42 43 45 46 45 44 42 44 46 46 47 RH 55 43 41 61 73 79 82 57 46 42 47 67 74 80 80 59 45 41 47 Wind dir NW N N E E NE E E E E SE E E SE E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 10 8 5 4 3 4 5 8 9 9 8 5 5 6 8 11 14 17 16 Wind gust 26 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Date Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 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 54 68 41 61 39 64 39 62 Temp 59 55 65 61 46 41 56 57 43 38 58 60 45 39 59 58 Dewpt 49 54 59 51 40 36 38 36 35 33 35 35 35 35 37 35 PWind dir SE S NW NW NW NW N NW Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 90 90 30 5 5 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C D D D C S Tstms C C C C $$ IAZ094-242100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Date Fri 04/24/26 Sat 04/25/26 Sun 04/26/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 68 44 70 51 73 Temp 61 65 65 54 49 46 44 58 68 71 69 60 56 52 50 61 70 73 70 Dewpt 44 45 43 43 42 41 41 46 47 45 46 46 45 44 42 47 50 50 51 RH 53 48 45 66 77 83 89 64 47 39 44 60 66 74 74 60 49 44 51 Wind dir N N NE NE E E E E E SE E E E E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 11 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 17 16 Wind gust 27 26 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S L Tstms C Date Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 59 74 44 64 43 66 43 62 Temp 62 59 70 67 51 44 59 61 48 43 61 62 49 44 61 60 Dewpt 54 59 63 53 44 40 43 43 39 38 41 41 40 39 41 42 PWind dir SE S W NW N N N NE Wind char BZ BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 90 80 10 5 5 10 20 30 Rain shwrs L D D L S S S C Tstms C C C L $$ IAZ017-242100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Date Fri 04/24/26 Sat 04/25/26 Sun 04/26/26 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 62 39 63 46 69 Temp 55 60 60 50 44 42 40 54 62 64 63 54 52 47 46 57 66 69 67 Dewpt 38 38 37 37 36 35 34 39 40 42 45 44 44 42 42 44 47 46 47 RH 53 44 42 61 73 76 79 57 44 45 52 69 74 83 86 62 50 44 49 Wind dir NW NW N N NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 16 11 6 4 4 4 5 8 10 10 8 6 6 8 9 11 14 18 18 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Date Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 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 53 66 41 58 38 61 38 58 Temp 57 53 63 61 46 40 54 55 43 38 56 58 44 38 57 56 Dewpt 46 50 57 52 41 35 37 35 34 32 34 33 33 33 37 35 PWind dir SE S W NW NW NW NW NW Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 80 90 40 10 5 10 10 10 Rain shwrs C D D D C Tstms S C S C $$ IAZ049-242100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Date Fri 04/24/26 Sat 04/25/26 Sun 04/26/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 65 41 68 47 71 Temp 58 62 62 51 46 43 41 56 65 68 67 57 53 48 46 57 67 70 68 Dewpt 44 44 42 40 38 38 38 43 44 43 46 46 45 42 41 46 48 48 48 RH 59 52 48 66 73 82 89 62 46 40 47 67 74 80 83 67 50 45 49 Wind dir NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 12 10 5 4 3 4 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 8 11 13 17 14 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Date Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 54 69 43 61 40 63 40 60 Temp 59 55 65 64 49 44 57 57 45 39 58 59 45 40 59 57 Dewpt 47 53 60 55 44 38 41 40 36 35 37 37 36 35 38 38 PWind dir SE S W NW NW NW N N Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 80 100 30 5 5 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C D D D C S Tstms S C C L S $$ IAZ086-242100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1202 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Date Fri 04/24/26 Sat 04/25/26 Sun 04/26/26 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 68 44 72 49 73 Temp 62 66 65 55 50 46 45 59 67 71 70 60 56 51 48 60 70 73 71 Dewpt 46 46 44 43 43 41 41 46 46 45 46 45 44 42 42 48 50 50 49 RH 56 48 46 64 77 83 86 62 47 39 42 58 64 71 80 64 49 44 46 Wind dir NW N N N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 12 10 8 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 8 9 9 9 9 11 13 16 14 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Date Mon 04/27/26 Tue 04/28/26 Wed 04/29/26 Thu 04/30/26 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 58 75 46 64 43 66 43 63 Temp 62 58 69 69 54 47 59 61 49 44 61 63 49 44 61 60 Dewpt 50 55 62 59 47 42 44 44 41 39 41 41 40 39 40 41 PWind dir SE S W NW NW N N N Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 70 90 30 5 5 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C L D D C S S S S Tstms S C C L S $$