


Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
803 FOUS53 KDMX 041116 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 IAZ060-042100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 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 89 65 87 58 64 Temp 66 77 87 89 83 76 72 68 65 73 84 87 82 74 68 62 59 60 61 63 62 Dewpt 61 59 59 56 54 55 54 53 54 56 57 57 58 60 62 60 57 56 55 55 53 RH 84 54 39 33 37 48 53 59 68 55 40 36 44 62 81 93 93 87 81 75 72 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N Wind spd 11 16 19 20 17 13 13 13 14 19 20 19 11 10 8 6 8 6 8 8 6 Wind gust 27 33 35 31 27 25 26 33 33 31 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 80 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.65 0.60 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D D D D C C C Tstms C C C S Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 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 51 66 44 67 47 71 55 75 Temp 57 52 63 61 50 44 64 62 52 47 67 66 58 55 72 68 Dewpt 53 50 48 46 43 39 43 43 42 40 49 50 50 50 55 50 PWind dir N N NE E SE S S W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 10 0 5 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S S S S Tstms S C S S $$ IAZ039-042100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 89 63 86 54 65 Temp 64 78 88 89 83 74 71 66 63 73 83 85 80 72 65 60 55 59 62 64 61 Dewpt 61 61 57 55 55 55 53 53 52 55 55 55 57 59 60 57 53 52 51 51 50 RH 90 56 35 32 38 51 53 63 67 53 38 36 45 64 84 90 93 78 67 63 67 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N Wind spd 10 16 21 23 18 16 14 14 14 20 23 21 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 5 Wind gust 33 36 29 28 26 25 32 35 34 24 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 80 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.58 0.29 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D D L L L L C Tstms C C C S Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 48 67 41 67 43 69 51 72 Temp 53 48 64 60 47 41 64 61 48 43 66 64 55 51 68 65 Dewpt 49 45 43 40 38 37 39 40 39 39 45 46 47 47 51 47 PWind dir N N NE E SE S S W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 5 0 5 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-042100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 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 89 64 86 54 63 Temp 65 77 87 89 83 73 70 66 64 73 83 85 80 70 65 59 55 58 61 63 60 Dewpt 61 60 59 58 56 56 54 53 53 56 57 58 60 62 61 57 53 53 52 53 51 RH 87 56 39 35 40 55 57 63 67 55 41 40 51 76 87 93 93 83 72 70 72 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N N N Wind spd 10 16 19 20 17 13 13 13 13 19 20 18 10 9 8 8 6 8 8 6 5 Wind gust 27 34 35 28 27 25 25 33 34 31 Clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 20 80 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.94 0.34 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S L L D D L L C C C Tstms S C C C Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 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 48 68 42 68 45 70 52 74 Temp 54 48 65 61 48 42 65 62 50 45 67 65 56 52 71 68 Dewpt 51 47 46 44 40 37 42 43 42 40 48 50 50 50 52 50 PWind dir N N NE E SE S S NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 40 5 0 5 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S S S S Tstms S C S $$ IAZ004-042100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 90 65 84 47 63 Temp 66 75 86 90 84 74 71 68 65 72 80 83 75 60 54 50 47 54 60 62 59 Dewpt 61 59 58 56 56 55 53 51 51 53 54 53 52 47 44 42 41 43 42 40 39 RH 84 58 39 32 38 51 53 54 60 51 41 36 45 62 69 74 79 66 51 44 47 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W N N N N N N N N Wind spd 17 21 28 28 23 21 20 20 20 25 26 21 13 13 11 10 9 10 9 8 4 Wind gust 27 34 40 44 36 39 31 34 34 39 37 33 Clouds CL SC FW FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 5 20 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S Tstms S S Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 43 67 40 69 44 70 50 72 Temp 48 44 64 60 46 40 65 63 48 45 66 64 55 50 69 65 Dewpt 39 35 37 35 34 34 38 35 38 38 43 47 47 46 49 47 PWind dir NW N SE S S S SW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 20 20 10 5 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ035-042100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 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 89 65 84 51 64 Temp 67 77 87 89 83 74 71 67 65 72 81 83 78 68 60 55 51 56 61 63 60 Dewpt 62 60 59 56 54 55 53 53 52 55 55 55 57 57 51 48 45 47 46 45 45 RH 84 56 39 33 37 51 53 61 63 55 41 38 48 68 72 77 80 72 58 52 58 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N N N N NE N Wind spd 13 18 23 25 21 18 17 18 18 21 21 20 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 5 Wind gust 24 31 34 37 33 32 29 31 34 33 31 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 0 30 60 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0.21 0.16 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C L L C C C C C C S Tstms C C S Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 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 69 41 70 43 71 51 74 Temp 51 45 66 62 46 41 67 63 48 43 67 67 56 52 71 68 Dewpt 45 42 40 37 37 35 38 38 39 39 45 47 49 48 50 47 PWind dir N N E SE SE S S NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 5 0 5 20 20 20 5 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ094-042100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 87 62 85 60 70 Temp 64 75 85 87 80 73 70 65 63 73 82 85 80 73 69 65 60 65 69 68 62 Dewpt 61 60 58 54 53 55 54 54 55 57 57 56 57 58 60 62 60 61 60 60 58 RH 90 60 40 32 39 53 57 68 75 57 43 37 45 59 73 90100 87 73 76 87 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N NE N N N Wind spd 10 14 18 19 13 11 12 12 13 19 19 18 10 9 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 Wind gust 26 32 33 24 21 23 24 32 32 29 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 50 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.26 0.36 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C L L C C L Tstms S C C C S S S Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 52 64 45 67 47 69 54 74 Temp 57 53 62 59 51 45 64 61 51 48 66 64 57 55 71 67 Dewpt 57 53 50 50 46 41 44 44 42 41 50 51 50 51 55 52 PWind dir N NE NE E SE S S W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 60 20 5 5 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs L L S S S S S S Tstms S C S S S S $$ IAZ017-042100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 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 88 63 82 50 63 Temp 65 75 85 87 81 74 70 66 63 71 79 81 76 66 58 53 50 56 61 62 58 Dewpt 61 61 59 57 56 55 53 51 51 54 56 56 58 56 49 47 44 46 46 45 45 RH 87 62 41 36 42 51 55 58 65 55 45 42 54 70 72 80 80 69 58 54 62 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N Wind spd 12 18 23 24 19 18 17 17 18 23 23 19 11 11 10 8 6 8 6 5 4 Wind gust 31 35 37 33 33 29 31 36 36 32 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 30 50 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0.20 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C Tstms C C S Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 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 66 39 67 42 68 50 71 Temp 50 44 63 59 45 40 64 61 47 43 65 63 54 51 68 64 Dewpt 43 40 38 38 35 35 39 38 37 37 44 46 46 47 50 47 PWind dir N N NE SE SE S S W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ049-042100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 88 62 86 53 64 Temp 64 76 86 87 81 73 69 65 62 72 82 85 80 70 64 59 54 58 61 63 60 Dewpt 61 61 59 57 56 54 53 52 52 56 57 57 58 59 61 58 54 53 53 52 52 RH 90 60 40 36 42 51 57 63 70 57 43 39 47 68 90 96100 83 75 67 75 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N Wind spd 10 14 20 21 16 12 12 13 13 19 21 19 11 9 8 6 6 8 6 6 5 Wind gust 25 34 33 26 25 24 24 32 34 31 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 80 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.80 0.38 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D D L L L L C Tstms C C C S Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 48 66 41 67 43 69 51 72 Temp 54 48 63 60 47 41 64 60 48 43 66 64 55 51 69 66 Dewpt 50 46 46 43 38 36 41 41 39 38 47 48 48 48 53 49 PWind dir N N NE E SE S S W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 10 0 5 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S S S S Tstms C S $$ IAZ086-042100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date Sat 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 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 88 63 87 62 74 Temp 64 77 86 87 81 74 71 66 63 75 84 87 81 74 72 67 63 68 72 72 65 Dewpt 60 60 57 56 55 55 55 54 55 57 56 55 56 56 58 59 61 62 60 60 59 RH 87 56 37 35 41 51 57 65 75 54 38 34 42 53 61 75 93 81 66 66 81 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW NW NW N N Wind spd 9 12 16 16 11 10 11 11 11 17 18 17 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 Wind gust 24 27 28 23 23 23 24 31 31 27 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 40 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.06 0.20 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C L L C C L Tstms S S S S Date Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 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 53 66 44 68 45 71 53 74 Temp 58 54 63 60 50 44 65 61 50 46 68 65 56 53 71 67 Dewpt 57 53 50 49 44 40 41 43 41 40 47 49 48 49 53 51 PWind dir N N NE E E SE S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 70 20 0 0 20 20 30 10 Rain shwrs L L S S S S C Tstms S C S S S $$