


Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
162 FOUS53 KDMX 092122 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 IAZ060-100900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 58 77 45 69 54 Temp 66 63 64 61 60 66 74 76 69 59 53 48 45 55 66 69 64 58 57 56 55 Dewpt 46 46 47 51 55 58 60 55 48 44 42 41 40 42 43 43 44 45 46 46 47 RH 48 54 54 70 84 75 62 48 47 57 66 77 82 61 43 39 48 62 67 69 74 Wind dir SE S S S SW W NW NW N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 8 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 6 5 4 4 3 5 6 9 8 9 10 11 13 Clouds FW SC OV B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 78 58 70 46 65 49 69 52 73 Temp 74 76 69 59 67 64 53 46 62 61 54 50 66 65 57 53 69 68 Dewpt 55 55 57 53 47 43 42 40 42 42 43 43 48 48 49 48 53 51 PWind dir SE S N N NE NE E SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S $$ IAZ039-100900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 55 74 41 68 49 Temp 62 58 58 57 56 64 73 73 63 54 48 44 41 54 65 68 62 55 52 51 49 Dewpt 41 41 42 46 50 55 56 46 41 41 39 39 38 42 44 44 45 47 47 47 47 RH 46 53 55 67 80 73 55 38 44 61 71 82 89 64 46 42 54 74 83 86 93 Wind dir SE S S S S W NW NW N N N N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 9 11 11 10 10 11 13 9 6 5 4 3 5 6 8 6 9 10 12 13 Clouds CL SC OV B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C Tstms S Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 73 56 70 42 65 45 66 47 72 Temp 70 70 63 57 67 63 48 42 61 59 50 46 63 61 51 47 67 66 Dewpt 49 50 52 53 47 42 40 37 40 40 41 41 44 44 44 44 49 48 PWind dir SE SE NW N N NE E SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-100900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 57 76 43 69 52 Temp 64 62 61 59 58 65 74 76 67 55 49 45 43 55 65 69 63 56 55 54 53 Dewpt 46 47 48 52 54 60 58 51 44 42 41 40 38 43 43 44 44 46 47 46 47 RH 52 58 62 78 86 84 57 42 43 61 74 82 82 64 45 40 50 69 74 74 80 Wind dir SE S S S S W NW N N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 8 8 8 5 8 9 10 6 5 4 3 3 5 6 9 8 9 10 12 13 Clouds FW B1 OV B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 77 55 70 44 65 47 69 50 73 Temp 72 73 65 56 67 63 49 44 61 60 51 47 65 63 54 50 69 67 Dewpt 54 56 56 52 45 42 40 38 42 42 43 42 47 47 47 47 52 50 PWind dir SE S N N NE NE E SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ004-100900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 54 70 40 68 51 Temp 65 64 62 58 55 61 69 69 61 49 45 42 40 53 65 68 62 56 54 53 52 Dewpt 47 50 53 54 52 50 41 37 36 35 34 34 34 38 38 37 39 42 43 45 46 RH 52 60 72 86 90 67 36 31 39 58 65 73 79 57 37 32 43 59 66 74 80 Wind dir S S S SW NW N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 13 13 11 10 9 11 12 12 6 5 3 3 4 8 11 13 11 13 14 18 19 Wind gust 24 25 28 29 Clouds B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 74 46 63 37 59 43 63 47 69 Temp 68 71 61 47 59 56 42 37 55 55 46 43 60 59 51 48 65 60 Dewpt 52 54 50 40 38 36 34 33 36 35 38 38 42 42 43 44 49 45 PWind dir SE SW NW N NE E SE SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 20 10 5 10 10 20 20 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S S $$ IAZ035-100900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 56 74 41 69 53 Temp 66 63 62 59 56 65 72 73 64 54 48 44 41 54 66 69 63 56 55 54 53 Dewpt 47 48 50 54 55 57 51 40 38 38 37 37 36 41 40 40 42 44 44 45 46 RH 50 58 65 83 96 75 48 30 38 54 65 76 82 61 38 35 46 64 66 71 77 Wind dir S S S S SW NW N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 11 11 10 9 5 9 10 10 6 5 3 3 3 5 9 11 10 11 12 16 17 Wind gust 27 Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 76 51 67 41 63 46 67 49 72 Temp 70 73 63 52 64 61 46 41 60 59 49 46 63 63 52 49 69 65 Dewpt 52 55 54 46 41 37 37 36 39 38 40 40 45 44 45 45 50 47 PWind dir SE S N N NE E SE SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 30 20 10 10 20 20 20 20 Rain shwrs S S C S S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ094-100900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 76 46 70 54 Temp 64 61 60 58 58 64 73 76 69 60 54 49 46 56 67 70 64 58 57 56 55 Dewpt 48 48 48 50 55 58 61 60 56 51 46 43 41 44 46 46 47 47 47 48 49 RH 56 62 64 75 90 81 66 58 63 72 74 80 83 64 47 42 54 67 69 74 80 Wind dir SE S S S S SW W NW N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 8 10 12 Clouds FW FW B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.10 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms C Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 80 58 70 47 64 51 71 54 73 Temp 75 76 69 59 67 64 54 48 61 61 54 51 67 66 59 55 70 67 Dewpt 57 57 57 55 50 47 43 41 45 46 45 45 51 51 52 50 54 53 PWind dir SE S N N NE NE SE SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S $$ IAZ017-100900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 54 70 39 67 49 Temp 61 59 59 57 56 63 69 69 59 50 45 42 39 53 64 67 61 53 51 51 50 Dewpt 43 44 46 50 53 55 48 39 38 36 36 36 35 41 43 43 44 45 45 45 45 RH 51 57 62 77 90 75 47 33 45 58 70 79 85 64 46 42 53 74 80 80 83 Wind dir SE S S SW SW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 10 11 10 10 8 10 10 11 5 4 2 2 2 5 6 8 6 10 10 13 16 Wind gust 26 Clouds FW OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 71 50 65 39 60 43 63 46 69 Temp 68 68 61 52 62 58 45 39 57 56 47 43 60 58 49 47 65 63 Dewpt 51 52 51 47 42 38 37 35 38 37 38 39 43 42 42 43 49 47 PWind dir SE S NW N N NE E SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 20 20 10 10 10 20 10 20 Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S $$ IAZ049-100900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 55 76 41 68 49 Temp 62 58 59 57 56 64 74 74 64 54 48 44 41 54 65 68 62 54 52 51 50 Dewpt 43 43 44 47 51 57 58 51 43 41 40 38 37 42 43 43 45 45 46 45 45 RH 50 57 57 69 83 78 57 44 46 61 74 79 85 64 45 40 54 71 80 80 83 Wind dir SE S S S S W NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 9 9 9 10 8 9 10 10 6 5 4 3 3 4 6 6 5 6 8 10 12 Clouds FW SC OV B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C Tstms S Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 75 56 69 42 64 45 67 47 72 Temp 70 71 64 57 66 62 49 42 61 59 50 46 63 61 51 48 68 66 Dewpt 52 54 55 53 46 43 40 37 40 40 41 41 45 46 45 44 51 50 PWind dir SE S NW N N NE E SE S Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ086-100900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 422 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Date 10/09/25 Fri 10/10/25 Sat 10/11/25 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 54 76 44 69 51 Temp 63 58 57 57 56 62 71 75 69 60 52 47 44 55 66 69 63 56 54 53 52 Dewpt 42 43 44 45 51 55 58 59 55 48 44 41 40 44 44 44 45 47 47 46 47 RH 46 57 62 64 83 78 63 58 61 64 74 79 86 66 45 40 52 72 77 77 83 Wind dir SE SE S S S SW W NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 9 10 Clouds CL CL B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 30 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.21 0.03 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C Tstms C S Date 10/12 Mon 10/13/25 Tue 10/14/25 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 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 77 61 73 48 67 49 70 51 75 Temp 73 74 68 62 70 67 55 48 63 62 54 50 67 64 56 52 71 69 Dewpt 53 55 57 56 54 49 45 42 43 45 45 45 47 47 48 48 51 52 PWind dir SE SE NW N NE NE E SE S Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S $$