Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
820 FOUS53 KDMX 141144 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 IAZ060-142100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 64 58 77 60 81 Temp 57 58 60 62 62 60 60 59 59 63 73 76 71 68 65 62 62 68 79 81 76 Dewpt 41 43 48 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 60 60 59 58 56 57 58 57 56 RH 55 57 64 70 72 84 87 93 96 87 66 62 68 76 81 87 81 68 49 44 50 Wind dir E NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 13 14 10 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 30 20 10 5 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.05 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S S S S S S Tstms S S S S Date Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 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 63 79 53 71 45 65 44 72 Temp 68 63 76 74 62 54 69 65 53 45 62 59 49 45 69 67 Dewpt 57 55 58 58 55 48 46 40 37 36 36 33 35 35 42 43 PWind dir S S SW NW NW NW SW S Wind char GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 0 30 40 10 20 5 0 5 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S $$ IAZ039-142100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 62 52 66 54 78 Temp 52 54 59 60 59 56 55 53 52 56 62 66 63 58 57 56 55 61 72 77 72 Dewpt 41 40 43 46 49 52 53 52 51 53 54 54 54 54 54 53 53 54 55 56 55 RH 66 59 55 60 69 86 93 96 96 90 75 65 72 86 90 90 93 78 55 48 55 Wind dir NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE Wind spd 8 10 9 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 12 13 14 12 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 50 40 30 20 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.15 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S S C C S S Tstms S S S S Date Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 60 79 52 70 43 62 40 69 Temp 65 60 75 72 60 52 67 63 50 43 59 57 46 41 65 63 Dewpt 56 55 57 58 57 48 43 39 37 36 35 31 34 35 39 40 PWind dir S S SW W NW NW W S Wind char GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 0 30 50 10 20 10 0 5 Rain shwrs C C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-142100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 61 54 75 58 81 Temp 55 55 57 59 59 56 57 55 56 61 70 73 69 63 61 60 58 66 77 81 75 Dewpt 40 42 47 50 52 54 55 55 56 59 59 61 60 60 58 57 56 58 59 58 57 RH 57 61 69 72 78 93 93100100 93 68 66 73 90 90 90 93 75 54 46 54 Wind dir NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S S S Wind spd 8 9 9 8 6 5 4 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 6 9 10 11 13 13 10 Wind gust 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 40 40 30 20 5 QPF 12hr 0.06 0.09 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S S S Date Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 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 61 79 51 71 43 65 41 72 Temp 66 61 76 72 59 51 68 64 50 43 62 59 47 42 68 65 Dewpt 57 55 58 58 55 46 45 39 37 35 35 33 35 35 42 43 PWind dir S S SW W NW NW SW S Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 30 40 10 20 5 0 5 Rain shwrs S C C S S $$ IAZ004-142100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 57 46 66 55 78 Temp 52 51 55 55 52 47 49 47 48 53 61 65 62 58 57 57 57 63 74 78 73 Dewpt 39 39 39 43 45 46 47 47 48 52 55 56 56 56 56 55 54 57 58 56 54 RH 61 63 55 64 77 96 93100100 96 81 73 81 93 96 93 90 81 57 47 51 Wind dir NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 10 10 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 12 13 17 19 19 13 Wind gust 29 24 Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 70 60 40 30 10 QPF 12hr 0.08 0.15 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L L L C C C C C C S S C C Tstms S S S Date Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 58 74 46 65 39 62 39 70 Temp 63 59 71 68 54 47 62 59 45 40 59 56 44 40 65 63 Dewpt 52 52 55 49 45 40 39 34 33 31 32 30 31 32 39 40 PWind dir S SW W W NW NW W S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 10 30 5 5 10 5 0 5 Rain shwrs C S $$ IAZ035-142100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 59 51 73 57 80 Temp 53 53 56 57 56 52 53 52 54 58 67 71 67 62 60 58 58 65 77 80 74 Dewpt 40 41 43 46 48 50 52 52 54 57 58 59 58 58 57 57 55 58 58 57 55 RH 61 64 62 67 74 93 96100100 96 73 66 73 87 90 96 90 78 52 45 51 Wind dir E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 8 9 9 10 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 10 9 10 9 10 11 13 16 17 12 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 50 40 30 10 QPF 12hr 0.07 0.14 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C C C S S S S C C Tstms S S S S S Date Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 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 60 77 48 69 41 65 41 72 Temp 65 60 74 71 56 49 66 62 47 41 62 59 46 41 68 66 Dewpt 54 54 56 54 48 43 41 34 35 33 32 29 32 33 39 41 PWind dir S S SW W NW NW SW S Wind char GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 30 20 10 20 5 0 5 Rain shwrs C C S S $$ IAZ094-142100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 69 60 79 60 80 Temp 60 60 64 67 66 63 63 61 62 66 76 79 74 69 66 62 62 68 78 80 74 Dewpt 48 50 55 59 60 60 61 60 61 63 64 63 63 62 61 60 58 59 57 56 55 RH 64 69 73 75 81 90 93 97 97 90 66 58 69 78 84 93 87 73 48 44 51 Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 13 13 9 Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Date Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 61 78 53 71 44 64 44 72 Temp 67 62 75 72 61 53 69 64 52 44 61 57 48 45 68 66 Dewpt 56 55 58 60 58 52 47 44 39 36 37 35 35 36 44 46 PWind dir S S SW NW NW NW SW S Wind char GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 30 50 20 20 5 0 5 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ017-142100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 58 49 63 53 75 Temp 52 52 57 57 55 50 50 49 50 53 60 62 60 56 55 55 54 61 72 75 70 Dewpt 39 39 40 43 44 46 48 49 50 51 53 54 53 53 53 53 52 56 57 57 56 RH 61 61 53 59 66 86 93100100 93 78 75 78 90 93 93 93 84 59 54 61 Wind dir NE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S Wind spd 6 9 9 9 8 8 6 8 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 13 14 14 11 Wind gust 25 Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 50 60 40 30 20 QPF 12hr 0.04 0.21 0.10 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L L L C C C C S S C C S S Tstms S S S Date Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 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 59 75 48 66 40 61 39 67 Temp 63 59 73 69 56 49 64 59 47 40 58 55 43 40 64 61 Dewpt 55 53 56 55 50 43 41 36 34 33 34 31 32 33 39 40 PWind dir S S SW W NW NW W S Wind char GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 30 20 10 20 10 0 5 Rain shwrs S C S S $$ IAZ049-142100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 62 53 72 56 79 Temp 54 54 58 60 59 56 56 54 53 58 67 70 66 60 59 58 57 64 75 79 73 Dewpt 39 41 45 49 51 53 54 54 53 56 57 58 57 56 55 54 53 56 57 57 57 RH 57 61 62 67 75 90 93100100 93 70 66 73 87 87 86 86 75 54 47 57 Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E E SE E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE Wind spd 8 10 9 9 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 8 9 11 13 13 10 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 40 30 20 10 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.09 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C S S S S S S Tstms S S S S Date Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 60 79 51 70 43 64 41 70 Temp 65 60 76 72 59 51 67 62 50 43 61 57 46 41 66 64 Dewpt 56 54 57 58 56 47 44 39 37 35 35 32 34 34 40 42 PWind dir S S SW W NW NW W S Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 0 30 40 10 20 10 0 5 Rain shwrs C C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ086-142100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 643 AM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 Date Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 69 59 79 58 81 Temp 61 62 65 67 66 63 63 61 61 65 74 78 72 66 64 61 60 66 77 81 76 Dewpt 47 48 54 56 57 56 57 56 57 58 59 60 60 59 57 56 56 57 58 58 58 RH 60 60 68 68 73 78 81 84 87 78 59 54 66 78 78 84 87 73 52 46 54 Wind dir NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE S S SE Wind spd 8 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 8 10 11 12 9 Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 20 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S Date Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 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 62 82 56 73 45 65 43 72 Temp 68 62 79 75 64 56 70 65 53 45 62 59 48 44 68 66 Dewpt 57 56 58 60 61 54 49 45 41 38 37 36 35 36 41 44 PWind dir S S SW W NW NW W S Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 20 70 20 30 10 0 5 Rain shwrs S L C S S C S Tstms S C $$