Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
522 FOUS53 KDMX 050447 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 IAZ060-050900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 86 58 64 52 Temp 68 66 66 73 82 85 82 74 69 64 60 60 61 63 61 58 56 54 52 Dewpt 54 53 55 57 58 58 58 59 62 61 56 55 54 53 52 53 52 50 48 RH 61 63 68 57 44 40 44 59 78 90 87 84 78 70 72 83 86 86 86 Wind dir S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 12 11 16 19 19 18 12 10 6 8 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 Wind gust 24 24 29 33 31 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 10 80 80 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.41 0.53 0.16 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C L L D D C C C C C C Tstms C C C S S C C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 66 45 68 50 74 58 74 52 74 Temp 63 61 51 46 65 64 54 51 70 70 63 58 72 70 59 53 71 70 Dewpt 45 45 46 42 45 44 43 43 51 54 57 55 56 54 50 49 52 50 PWind dir N NE E SE S S W W SE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ039-050900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 62 85 54 64 47 Temp 68 66 65 71 82 85 80 71 66 61 56 58 62 63 61 56 54 50 47 Dewpt 55 53 54 57 57 56 56 60 62 58 54 52 51 50 50 50 48 46 43 RH 63 63 68 61 43 37 44 68 87 90 93 80 67 62 67 80 80 86 86 Wind dir S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 12 17 20 21 21 14 12 9 9 8 8 8 8 5 5 4 5 5 Wind gust 25 25 31 34 33 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 10 80 70 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.28 0.30 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C D D L L L L C C C C Tstms C C C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 67 42 68 46 71 55 73 49 72 Temp 64 60 48 42 65 62 51 47 67 67 59 55 71 67 56 50 69 67 Dewpt 42 42 41 38 41 41 40 40 47 51 52 53 53 51 50 48 50 49 PWind dir N NE E SE S S W NW S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 5 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-050900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 63 85 54 63 49 Temp 67 66 65 72 82 85 80 70 65 60 56 58 60 62 61 56 54 51 49 Dewpt 55 53 54 57 58 59 59 62 62 57 53 52 52 51 51 50 49 48 45 RH 65 63 68 59 44 41 49 76 90 90 90 80 75 67 70 80 83 89 86 Wind dir S S S S S S S SW W N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 12 11 14 18 18 18 10 9 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 Wind gust 24 24 25 31 33 31 Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 20 80 70 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.63 0.38 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L D D L L C C C C C C Tstms C C C S S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 67 43 68 48 73 56 74 49 74 Temp 64 61 49 43 66 63 52 49 69 70 61 56 71 68 57 50 71 69 Dewpt 45 45 43 40 45 44 43 43 52 55 57 55 56 54 50 48 52 51 PWind dir N E SE SE S S W NW S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ004-050900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 64 83 47 64 43 Temp 70 67 66 70 78 82 74 59 54 51 48 54 61 63 59 51 47 45 43 Dewpt 56 54 54 55 56 56 56 47 43 42 41 43 41 39 39 38 37 37 35 RH 61 63 65 59 47 41 53 64 66 71 77 66 48 41 47 61 68 73 73 Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW N N N N N N N N N NW NW W Wind spd 19 18 21 25 26 21 12 13 11 10 9 10 9 8 4 3 4 4 4 Wind gust 32 33 34 36 37 33 Clouds CL CL SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S Tstms S S S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 42 70 48 74 52 73 48 74 Temp 65 62 47 43 67 64 52 49 69 69 59 53 70 67 54 49 69 68 Dewpt 37 37 37 36 39 39 40 40 51 54 52 49 50 47 43 43 47 46 PWind dir NW SE S S S SW NW NW S Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 10 10 5 10 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ035-050900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 84 51 64 46 Temp 69 67 66 71 81 83 78 67 59 55 52 56 61 63 61 53 51 48 46 Dewpt 56 54 55 56 57 57 58 58 53 49 46 47 47 45 44 45 44 43 40 RH 63 63 68 59 44 41 50 73 80 80 80 72 60 52 53 74 77 83 79 Wind dir S S S S S SW SW W N N N N N N NE N N N N Wind spd 16 16 18 20 21 19 11 10 10 10 9 10 8 8 5 3 3 3 3 Wind gust 27 28 29 32 32 29 Clouds CL CL CL B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 30 50 50 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.67 0.08 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C S S Tstms S C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 70 42 71 48 75 54 76 49 75 Temp 67 63 48 43 68 65 52 49 70 70 61 55 73 70 56 50 72 69 Dewpt 40 41 40 38 41 41 42 41 51 54 56 53 52 49 48 46 49 49 PWind dir N SE SE SE S S NW NW SE Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ094-050900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 85 60 69 52 Temp 66 63 63 72 82 85 80 73 70 64 61 64 68 67 60 58 56 54 52 Dewpt 54 54 55 58 58 58 57 57 59 60 60 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 52 RH 65 72 75 61 44 40 45 57 68 87 97 87 73 73 90 93 96100100 Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 10 10 13 18 18 18 10 9 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 6 8 Wind gust 20 23 24 28 31 29 Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 30 70 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.16 0.40 0.43 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C L L L L L L L L S Tstms S S S C C C C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 64 47 68 52 74 57 74 51 74 Temp 62 59 52 47 65 62 56 53 71 70 62 58 72 68 59 52 72 68 Dewpt 49 49 47 44 46 46 44 44 54 56 57 56 58 56 52 49 52 52 PWind dir NE NE E SE S S W N SE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ017-050900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 82 50 63 44 Temp 69 66 64 70 79 81 76 65 58 54 52 55 62 63 59 53 50 46 45 Dewpt 56 54 53 55 56 57 59 58 51 47 45 46 46 44 44 43 41 40 38 RH 63 65 67 59 45 44 56 78 77 77 77 72 56 50 57 69 71 79 76 Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW N N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 14 13 18 21 21 19 11 10 9 9 6 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 Wind gust 27 28 29 34 34 32 Clouds CL CL CL SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 40 50 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.37 0.05 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S S C C C C Tstms S C S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 66 41 68 46 70 52 71 48 72 Temp 64 60 47 42 65 62 50 47 67 66 59 53 69 65 54 49 68 66 Dewpt 40 40 38 36 40 40 40 39 49 52 54 50 52 49 46 45 50 48 PWind dir N SE SE SE S S NW NW S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 20 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ049-050900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 62 85 54 63 48 Temp 68 65 64 72 81 84 80 70 65 60 56 58 60 62 60 55 53 50 48 Dewpt 54 54 55 57 58 58 58 59 62 58 54 53 52 51 51 50 49 47 45 RH 61 68 73 59 46 41 47 68 90 93 93 83 75 67 72 83 86 89 89 Wind dir S S S S S S S SW W N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 12 14 19 21 19 11 10 6 8 6 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 Wind gust 23 29 34 31 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 10 80 70 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.39 0.47 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C D D L L L L C C C C Tstms C C C S S S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 42 68 46 72 55 73 48 73 Temp 63 59 48 42 65 62 50 47 68 67 59 55 71 67 56 49 70 67 Dewpt 44 44 43 39 43 44 40 40 49 52 54 53 55 53 49 47 51 51 PWind dir N NE E SE S S W NW S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ086-050900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1146 PM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Date 10/04/25 Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 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 86 61 73 53 Temp 66 64 64 73 83 86 80 73 70 66 62 68 70 71 66 59 58 56 54 Dewpt 54 54 56 59 58 56 56 57 57 58 60 62 60 59 57 57 56 54 52 RH 65 70 75 62 43 36 44 57 63 75 93 81 71 66 73 93 93 93 93 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N Wind spd 11 10 12 16 17 16 10 10 8 5 5 5 5 8 6 5 5 6 6 Wind gust 21 23 24 29 29 27 Clouds CL FW SC CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 20 60 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.17 0.47 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L L C C L L L L S Tstms S S C S S Date 10/07 Wed 10/08/25 Thu 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 66 46 69 48 75 57 76 51 74 Temp 64 61 50 46 66 63 53 49 71 70 61 58 73 70 59 52 72 69 Dewpt 46 46 46 43 43 44 43 43 49 51 53 55 56 54 51 49 51 51 PWind dir N NE E SE S S W NW SE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 5 20 20 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S S $$