Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
509 FOUS53 KDMX 022316 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 IAZ060-030900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 Date 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 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 65 90 68 88 66 Temp 79 73 70 67 65 77 87 90 84 77 73 70 68 76 85 88 82 75 72 68 66 Dewpt 59 60 59 59 59 62 62 59 61 61 61 60 60 60 60 56 53 53 52 52 53 RH 50 64 68 75 81 60 43 35 46 58 66 71 76 58 43 34 37 46 49 57 63 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 5 5 4 4 4 6 10 10 8 8 9 10 10 14 18 20 16 16 14 16 17 Wind gust 31 33 27 26 26 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 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 86 57 68 55 67 43 64 45 69 Temp 82 80 66 58 65 65 58 55 64 63 51 44 61 59 50 46 66 66 Dewpt 57 57 57 54 54 54 54 53 51 48 42 37 40 39 38 39 46 47 PWind dir S NW NE NE N N NE SE S Wind char BZ LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 10 50 40 60 30 5 5 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C C C L C S Tstms C C S C C S $$ IAZ039-030900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 Date 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 62 89 66 88 64 Temp 77 71 68 65 62 76 87 89 82 73 70 68 66 76 86 88 82 73 70 66 64 Dewpt 57 57 57 57 57 62 62 59 60 60 60 60 59 61 58 55 53 53 52 52 52 RH 50 61 68 75 84 62 43 37 47 64 71 76 78 60 39 33 37 49 53 61 65 Wind dir S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 6 5 5 4 4 5 10 10 6 8 8 10 10 14 20 21 17 17 17 18 18 Wind gust 32 34 27 27 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 85 54 68 52 67 39 62 41 67 Temp 82 79 63 54 65 64 56 52 64 61 47 39 59 57 46 42 64 63 Dewpt 55 56 55 50 49 50 50 49 47 43 38 34 34 35 36 36 41 43 PWind dir S NW NE NE N N N SE S Wind char BZ GN LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 10 40 40 60 30 5 0 10 10 Rain shwrs C C C C C L C Tstms C S S S S S $$ IAZ048-030900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 Date 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 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 90 66 88 64 Temp 78 72 68 64 62 77 87 90 84 75 71 68 66 77 86 88 82 72 70 66 64 Dewpt 59 59 59 59 59 64 62 60 61 61 61 60 60 61 60 58 54 53 53 52 53 RH 52 64 73 84 90 64 43 37 46 62 71 76 81 58 42 36 38 51 55 61 67 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 6 5 4 3 3 5 9 10 8 8 8 9 10 14 18 19 16 16 14 16 17 Wind gust 33 33 27 26 26 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 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 86 54 68 53 68 40 64 43 69 Temp 82 80 63 54 65 64 56 53 65 63 48 40 61 58 48 44 65 63 Dewpt 58 58 55 50 51 52 52 50 49 46 40 35 37 38 38 38 45 47 PWind dir S NW NE NE N N NE SE S Wind char BZ LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 50 50 60 30 5 5 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C C L L C S Tstms C S S C C S $$ IAZ004-030900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 Date 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 60 90 68 90 66 Temp 77 70 66 63 60 74 86 90 83 73 71 69 68 76 87 90 84 74 70 68 66 Dewpt 59 60 59 58 57 62 60 57 58 57 58 59 58 61 59 57 55 54 51 50 50 RH 54 71 78 84 90 66 42 33 43 57 63 70 70 60 39 33 37 50 51 52 56 Wind dir S S S SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 8 6 6 6 5 9 12 13 10 12 13 14 18 21 27 28 23 24 23 24 25 Wind gust 25 32 39 43 35 39 35 36 37 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 84 47 66 48 66 35 62 41 68 Temp 81 73 54 47 62 61 50 48 63 59 42 35 59 56 46 42 63 63 Dewpt 54 49 43 40 40 39 42 40 39 34 29 28 30 30 33 34 42 45 PWind dir SW N NE NE NW N E S S Wind char WY GN LT LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 30 30 10 5 5 20 20 Rain shwrs C S C S S S S $$ IAZ035-030900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 Date 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 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 90 67 89 65 Temp 77 71 68 64 62 75 87 90 83 73 71 69 67 76 87 89 83 73 70 67 65 Dewpt 59 59 59 58 58 63 61 58 59 59 60 60 60 61 60 57 54 53 52 51 52 RH 54 66 73 81 87 66 42 34 44 62 68 73 78 60 40 34 37 49 53 56 63 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 6 6 6 5 4 6 10 12 9 10 10 11 13 18 23 24 19 20 19 20 20 Wind gust 36 31 32 29 31 33 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 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 86 52 68 50 68 38 64 42 69 Temp 82 79 58 52 65 63 53 50 65 62 46 38 61 58 47 43 65 64 Dewpt 55 53 49 45 45 44 46 45 44 40 35 31 32 33 36 36 44 45 PWind dir SW N NE NE N N E SE S Wind char BZ GN LT LT GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 30 40 50 20 5 5 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C C C C S S S S Tstms S C S S $$ IAZ094-030900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 Date 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 64 88 64 87 63 Temp 78 72 69 65 64 77 86 88 82 74 71 67 64 76 85 87 80 73 69 65 63 Dewpt 59 59 59 59 59 64 62 61 61 61 61 60 58 59 58 55 53 53 53 53 53 RH 52 64 70 81 84 64 45 40 49 64 71 78 81 56 40 34 39 49 57 65 70 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 9 6 6 6 8 10 13 18 18 12 12 12 14 16 Wind gust 29 32 25 26 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 84 58 72 55 67 44 65 46 69 Temp 81 79 67 59 69 67 60 56 64 62 52 45 62 59 50 47 66 64 Dewpt 57 57 60 56 57 57 57 55 55 51 46 39 42 41 40 40 45 47 PWind dir S W NE NE N N NE E S Wind char BZ LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 10 40 40 50 40 10 5 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S Tstms C C S C C S $$ IAZ017-030900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 Date 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 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 88 66 88 63 Temp 75 70 67 63 61 75 85 88 81 71 69 68 66 76 85 87 81 73 70 66 64 Dewpt 58 58 58 57 57 62 63 59 60 59 59 59 58 61 61 58 56 53 51 51 50 RH 55 66 73 81 87 64 48 38 49 66 70 73 75 60 45 38 42 49 51 58 60 Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 6 6 8 5 4 6 9 10 6 9 9 10 12 18 23 23 18 19 18 19 20 Wind gust 34 35 31 31 29 31 33 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 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 83 49 66 49 65 36 61 40 66 Temp 80 76 57 50 63 61 52 49 63 59 44 36 58 55 44 41 63 61 Dewpt 56 55 47 43 44 43 45 43 43 38 32 29 32 31 33 34 42 43 PWind dir SW NW N N NW N NE SE S Wind char BZ GN LT LT GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 30 40 20 5 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ049-030900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 Date 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 62 89 65 88 63 Temp 77 70 66 64 62 76 86 89 82 73 70 67 65 76 85 87 81 72 69 65 63 Dewpt 58 58 58 57 57 63 62 60 61 60 60 59 58 60 59 57 54 52 52 51 52 RH 52 66 75 78 84 64 45 38 49 64 71 75 78 58 41 36 39 49 55 60 67 Wind dir S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 6 5 5 4 4 5 9 10 6 6 6 8 9 13 20 20 14 13 13 16 16 Wind gust 32 32 26 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 85 54 68 52 66 39 62 41 67 Temp 81 79 63 54 65 63 55 52 63 60 47 39 59 56 45 42 64 62 Dewpt 57 56 56 50 51 52 52 50 49 45 39 34 37 37 36 36 43 45 PWind dir S NW NE NE N N NE SE S Wind char BZ LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 10 50 40 60 30 5 0 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C C C L C S S Tstms C C S S C S $$ IAZ086-030900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 616 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025 Date 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25 Sun 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 90 66 89 63 Temp 78 71 68 65 64 78 87 90 84 74 71 68 66 78 87 89 83 74 70 66 63 Dewpt 57 57 58 59 59 63 62 59 62 62 62 59 58 59 57 54 54 53 53 53 54 RH 48 61 70 81 84 60 43 35 48 66 73 73 75 52 36 30 37 48 55 63 72 Wind dir S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Wind spd 4 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 5 6 6 8 8 12 16 16 11 12 11 12 13 Wind gust 27 26 23 23 24 26 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 10/05 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 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 87 59 76 56 69 44 65 44 69 Temp 84 81 69 60 72 69 61 57 66 63 52 45 62 59 49 45 66 64 Dewpt 56 56 57 56 57 56 56 55 54 51 46 39 38 38 38 39 42 45 PWind dir S SW N NE N N NE E S Wind char BZ LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 40 30 50 40 10 5 10 10 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C Tstms S C S S C S $$