Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
672 FOUS53 KDMX 292117 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 IAZ060-301000- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 Date 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 13 37 27 37 16 Temp 15 14 13 13 15 20 32 36 34 32 30 29 28 30 35 36 31 27 23 19 17 Dewpt 6 6 7 6 7 10 16 20 22 24 25 26 26 28 28 28 25 22 17 13 9 RH 67 70 76 73 70 64 51 52 61 72 81 88 92 92 75 72 78 81 77 77 70 Wind dir NW NW W W SW SW W W W W NW NW W W NW NW N N N N N Wind spd 12 9 6 5 5 6 10 11 9 9 8 9 8 8 9 8 5 6 8 6 5 Wind gust 24 Clouds SC FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries Wind chill 1 2 3 5 6 11 23 29 27 25 23 21 21 22 28 30 25 20 14 10 9 Min chill 1 0 3 5 25 20 19 20 24 12 6 Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 28 21 33 20 35 25 43 27 42 Temp 24 26 24 23 31 29 24 21 32 32 29 27 41 38 31 28 37 35 Dewpt 11 16 17 18 20 20 19 16 19 22 22 22 28 30 27 25 26 27 PWind dir SE SE NE N SE S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 $$ IAZ039-301000- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 Date 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 6 32 24 30 7 Temp 8 7 7 8 10 15 25 30 30 30 30 28 27 27 28 28 23 18 13 9 7 Dewpt 1 1 1 3 5 9 16 21 24 26 27 27 26 25 24 23 18 12 7 4 1 RH 72 76 76 79 80 77 68 69 78 85 88 96 96 92 85 81 81 77 76 80 76 Wind dir NW NW NW W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N Wind spd 13 12 9 5 4 6 10 12 10 11 10 12 12 12 13 12 10 10 9 6 5 Wind gust 27 24 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 10 0 10 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries Snow S S Wind chill -9 -9 -8 -2 2 5 14 20 21 20 21 18 16 17 17 17 12 6 1 -2 -3 Min chill -10 -10 -7 -1 15 19 15 15 11 -1 -5 Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 20 12 25 13 28 18 35 22 33 Temp 17 18 15 14 23 22 18 14 25 24 22 21 33 31 27 23 30 27 Dewpt 3 9 9 11 16 17 15 13 17 17 18 18 26 27 24 22 24 22 PWind dir W SW N N S S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$ IAZ048-301000- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 Date 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 11 35 27 33 13 Temp 12 12 12 13 13 20 30 34 32 30 30 29 28 30 32 33 28 24 20 15 13 Dewpt 4 5 7 7 7 12 16 22 24 26 27 28 27 28 27 27 24 20 13 10 7 RH 70 73 80 76 76 71 55 61 72 85 88 96 96 92 81 78 85 84 74 80 76 Wind dir NW NW W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N Wind spd 12 9 6 4 4 6 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 9 8 8 8 6 5 Wind gust 26 20 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries Wind chill -3 0 1 6 6 11 21 26 24 22 21 20 20 22 24 25 20 15 10 6 5 Min chill -3 -3 0 5 24 21 18 19 19 8 4 Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 25 18 30 18 33 22 40 25 39 Temp 22 23 22 20 28 26 22 19 30 29 26 25 38 34 29 26 35 32 Dewpt 10 15 16 17 19 20 18 16 19 22 21 21 28 29 26 25 26 26 PWind dir W SE NE N SE S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$ IAZ004-301000- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 Date 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 6 33 22 27 5 Temp 7 7 7 9 13 20 29 32 31 30 28 26 24 25 26 25 18 13 9 7 5 Dewpt 1 2 2 3 6 12 20 26 27 27 26 25 23 23 23 20 14 9 4 1 -1 RH 76 79 79 76 73 71 69 78 85 88 92 96 96 92 88 81 84 84 80 76 76 Wind dir NW W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N Wind spd 10 8 8 8 10 11 13 14 13 13 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 9 5 4 Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 0 20 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Snow S S Wind chill -8 -6 -6 -4 -1 8 18 22 21 19 18 15 14 15 16 15 5 -1 -4 -4 -4 Min chill -10 -8 -7 1 19 17 13 14 5 -4 -6 Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 20 11 22 13 29 18 35 22 32 Temp 15 18 16 14 20 20 17 14 25 25 23 22 33 31 25 24 30 26 Dewpt 7 13 12 12 16 15 14 13 18 20 19 19 26 26 23 22 23 21 PWind dir SW SW N N S S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 $$ IAZ035-301000- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 Date 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 8 34 25 31 9 Temp 11 10 9 10 12 19 29 33 31 30 29 27 27 28 30 30 24 19 15 11 9 Dewpt 4 4 4 5 7 12 19 24 25 26 26 26 25 26 25 25 20 15 9 5 3 RH 73 76 80 80 80 74 66 69 78 85 88 96 92 92 81 81 84 84 77 76 76 Wind dir NW NW W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N Wind spd 11 9 5 4 5 6 10 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 9 6 5 3 Wind gust 21 20 Clouds FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill -3 -3 -1 3 3 10 20 24 22 21 20 18 18 20 21 21 15 9 4 1 1 Min chill -4 -4 -1 4 21 19 17 17 14 3 -1 Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 22 14 26 15 31 20 38 23 36 Temp 19 21 18 16 24 23 19 16 28 27 24 22 36 32 27 24 33 30 Dewpt 8 15 14 14 18 18 16 14 19 21 21 20 27 27 24 22 25 24 PWind dir W SE N NE SE S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 $$ IAZ094-301000- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 Date 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 13 37 25 40 20 Temp 16 15 14 14 15 20 32 36 33 31 30 27 27 30 38 40 33 29 27 23 20 Dewpt 7 6 6 6 7 9 15 18 20 21 23 25 26 28 30 31 29 26 23 19 16 RH 67 67 70 70 70 62 49 47 58 66 75 92 96 92 73 70 85 88 85 84 84 Wind dir NW NW NW W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW W W W NW N NE NE NE Wind spd 10 9 6 5 5 8 10 10 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 5 4 5 8 8 6 Wind gust 21 19 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 4 3 4 5 6 10 24 29 27 24 22 19 20 23 32 23 19 14 12 Min chill 3 2 2 5 26 22 18 20 29 18 10 Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 31 23 36 21 38 26 45 28 45 Temp 28 29 26 25 34 31 26 22 34 32 29 28 42 39 32 29 41 38 Dewpt 17 21 21 20 24 23 20 18 21 24 24 24 30 32 28 26 29 29 PWind dir E SE NE NE SE S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ017-301000- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 Date 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 4 31 21 27 3 Temp 4 4 5 6 9 16 25 29 30 29 28 26 23 24 25 24 17 12 9 5 3 Dewpt -1 -1 1 2 3 11 18 23 26 27 27 26 23 23 23 20 13 8 4 0 -2 RH 79 79 83 83 76 80 74 78 85 92 96100100 96 92 84 84 84 80 79 79 Wind dir NW NW W W SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW Wind spd 13 11 8 5 5 8 10 12 11 11 11 12 11 10 11 10 9 9 6 5 3 Wind gust 27 25 Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 5 10 0 30 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Snow C C Wind chill -14-12 -8 -4 -1 5 14 19 20 19 18 15 12 13 15 14 6 0 -2 -6 -5 Min chill -14 -14 -9 -2 16 17 12 12 4 -4 -8 Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 16 9 21 10 25 16 32 20 30 Temp 13 15 14 12 20 19 16 12 22 22 21 20 30 29 25 21 27 24 Dewpt 5 9 10 10 16 15 13 11 17 17 18 18 26 24 23 20 23 19 PWind dir W SW N NW S S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 $$ IAZ049-301000- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 Date 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 8 32 25 31 9 Temp 8 8 9 10 11 16 26 31 30 29 29 27 27 28 30 30 25 21 16 11 9 Dewpt 1 2 3 4 5 9 14 20 23 25 26 26 25 25 25 25 21 16 10 5 3 RH 72 76 76 76 76 73 60 63 75 85 88 96 92 88 81 81 84 81 77 76 76 Wind dir NW NW NW W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N Wind spd 13 11 6 5 4 6 10 12 10 10 9 10 10 10 11 10 8 9 9 6 5 Wind gust 25 21 Clouds SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries Wind chill -8 -7 -2 0 3 6 16 22 21 20 20 17 17 19 20 21 16 11 5 1 0 Min chill -8 -8 -3 0 18 19 16 17 15 4 -2 Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 22 14 26 15 30 19 37 22 36 Temp 19 20 18 16 25 23 20 16 27 26 23 22 35 32 27 23 33 29 Dewpt 6 11 12 13 17 18 15 13 17 18 19 18 26 27 24 22 24 24 PWind dir W SE N N SE S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$ IAZ086-301000- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 317 PM CST Mon Dec 29 2025 Date 12/29/25 Tue 12/30/25 Wed 12/31/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 13 35 27 36 16 Temp 14 13 13 13 14 19 30 34 33 30 30 29 29 31 35 35 32 28 25 19 17 Dewpt 6 5 6 7 7 10 14 18 20 22 24 26 27 28 28 29 26 24 19 13 9 RH 70 70 73 76 73 67 51 51 58 72 78 88 92 88 75 78 78 85 78 77 70 Wind dir NW NW NW W W SW W W W W NW NW W W NW NW NW N N N N Wind spd 16 12 10 8 5 8 11 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 8 9 9 6 Wind gust 28 24 Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries Wind chill -2 -1 0 3 5 9 20 26 25 21 21 20 20 22 27 28 26 20 16 9 7 Min chill -2 -3 0 3 22 20 18 18 24 12 4 Date 01/01/26 Fri 01/02/26 Sat 01/03/26 Sun 01/04/26 Mon 01/05/26 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 27 20 33 20 35 23 43 26 41 Temp 24 26 24 22 31 29 24 20 32 30 27 25 40 37 31 27 38 35 Dewpt 10 15 15 16 19 20 18 16 18 20 21 21 27 29 27 25 27 27 PWind dir NW SE NE N E S SW W NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 $$