Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
244 FOUS53 KDMX 061844 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 IAZ060-062100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 Date Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 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 37 66 42 71 Temp 57 55 46 41 39 41 55 61 65 66 55 50 45 45 57 66 69 70 Dewpt 25 25 27 27 26 29 37 39 37 36 35 34 35 36 41 40 39 40 RH 29 31 47 57 59 62 51 44 35 33 47 54 68 70 55 38 33 33 Wind dir NW NW SW SW SW SW SW W W W E SE SW S S NE W W Wind spd 12 9 3 3 4 4 8 6 8 5 3 4 3 3 2 4 6 4 Clouds B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 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 48 80 51 68 44 74 54 80 Temp 54 49 79 73 59 52 65 67 51 46 70 72 59 55 77 78 Dewpt 41 41 44 47 47 41 37 35 35 36 42 44 45 47 51 49 PWind dir SW SW N N NE S S W Wind char LT GN LT GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 60 5 0 10 30 5 Rain shwrs S L C C S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ039-062100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 Date Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 54 35 63 37 68 Temp 53 51 43 39 37 38 52 59 61 62 51 46 39 40 56 65 68 66 Dewpt 24 25 27 28 27 29 31 32 31 33 32 32 31 33 38 36 35 39 RH 32 36 53 64 67 70 44 36 32 33 48 58 73 76 51 34 29 37 Wind dir NW NW NW S S S W W W NW E SE SE SE S W W W Wind spd 13 10 2 1 4 5 6 9 10 5 3 3 2 3 3 5 9 6 Clouds B2 SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 45 76 46 64 39 69 47 74 Temp 50 46 75 69 54 47 62 62 46 42 66 67 53 49 72 71 Dewpt 39 39 43 46 43 37 35 34 34 34 38 42 43 44 50 49 PWind dir SW W N N N W SE W Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 40 0 0 5 40 20 Rain shwrs C S C C S $$ IAZ048-062100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 Date Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 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 36 66 39 71 Temp 55 53 45 40 38 40 53 60 64 65 53 48 42 42 57 66 69 70 Dewpt 24 25 27 27 27 28 34 37 34 34 33 33 34 35 40 39 38 40 RH 30 33 49 59 64 62 48 42 32 31 46 56 73 76 53 37 32 33 Wind dir NW NW W SW SW S SW W W NW E SE S SE E W W W Wind spd 13 10 2 2 4 4 5 6 8 5 3 3 2 2 3 5 8 5 Clouds B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 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 46 79 48 68 42 73 50 79 Temp 51 48 78 71 56 49 64 66 48 44 69 71 57 52 75 76 Dewpt 40 41 44 48 46 39 36 35 35 36 42 45 45 47 51 49 PWind dir SW W N N NE S S W Wind char LT GN LT GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 50 0 0 5 30 5 Rain shwrs S C S C C Tstms S S S $$ IAZ004-062100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 Date Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 52 34 63 37 71 Temp 51 49 42 39 36 37 52 58 62 62 49 43 39 40 56 66 70 68 Dewpt 22 23 26 26 25 27 29 27 25 25 26 26 26 28 33 34 35 36 RH 32 36 53 59 64 67 41 30 24 24 40 51 59 62 42 30 27 31 Wind dir NW NW W SW SW W W NW NW NW N E S S SW W NW NW Wind spd 16 12 4 4 6 5 5 9 11 10 4 4 5 6 9 11 13 12 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 CL CL FW CL SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 30 Min chill 35 29 36 39 32 39 Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 45 73 41 64 38 73 48 75 Temp 49 47 71 64 48 42 59 62 43 41 66 70 54 49 71 71 Dewpt 36 36 41 42 35 32 32 31 31 31 37 40 41 43 46 44 PWind dir W W N N NE S S NW Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 20 0 0 10 30 5 Rain shwrs S S C S S $$ IAZ035-062100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 Date Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 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 55 36 66 38 72 Temp 54 52 44 39 36 39 53 60 65 65 51 45 40 40 57 67 71 70 Dewpt 23 23 25 26 25 28 31 30 28 27 27 28 29 31 36 35 36 36 RH 30 32 47 59 64 64 43 32 25 24 39 51 64 70 45 30 28 29 Wind dir NW NW SW SW SW S SW W W NW SW E SE SE SW W W NW Wind spd 12 10 2 2 4 5 4 4 6 6 2 3 2 3 4 5 8 8 Clouds B2 SC FW FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 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 45 78 44 67 40 74 49 79 Temp 50 48 76 69 53 45 63 65 46 42 69 72 55 50 74 75 Dewpt 37 38 42 45 40 35 34 32 32 33 39 42 43 45 48 45 PWind dir W W N N NE S S W Wind char LT GN LT GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 30 0 5 10 30 5 Rain shwrs S C C S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ094-062100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 Date Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 58 37 69 44 70 Temp 57 54 46 42 39 40 56 64 67 67 56 51 46 47 58 66 69 68 Dewpt 27 27 27 27 28 30 39 38 37 38 38 38 38 40 44 44 43 43 RH 31 35 47 55 64 67 53 38 33 34 51 61 73 76 59 45 39 40 Wind dir NW NW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SE S NW NW NW Wind spd 11 9 3 3 5 8 13 17 16 10 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 5 Wind gust 27 Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Wind chill 34 Min chill 32 37 Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 47 79 51 68 44 75 54 82 Temp 52 48 78 73 58 52 65 66 50 46 71 73 59 55 79 79 Dewpt 43 44 45 49 50 46 40 38 37 38 44 46 46 48 52 51 PWind dir SW SW N N N S S W Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 70 5 0 5 20 5 Rain shwrs L C S S Tstms C S S S $$ IAZ017-062100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 Date Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 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 52 33 62 35 69 Temp 50 49 42 39 36 37 52 58 61 61 48 42 38 39 56 65 69 67 Dewpt 24 25 26 26 26 27 30 29 27 27 27 27 28 29 34 33 34 36 RH 36 39 53 59 67 67 43 33 27 27 44 55 67 67 43 30 27 32 Wind dir NW NW NW S S SW W W W NW NE E SE S SW W W NW Wind spd 14 11 2 1 4 4 4 9 11 8 3 3 3 3 4 8 11 8 Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 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 43 74 42 63 37 70 45 74 Temp 49 47 73 66 49 43 60 61 43 40 65 67 52 47 70 70 Dewpt 36 36 41 43 38 32 32 31 31 31 37 40 41 42 47 46 PWind dir W W N N N SW SE W Wind char LT GN LT GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 20 0 0 5 40 20 Rain shwrs S C C S $$ IAZ049-062100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 Date Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 55 34 63 37 69 Temp 53 51 43 38 36 38 52 58 62 63 50 46 39 40 56 65 68 67 Dewpt 25 26 27 27 26 27 32 35 34 34 32 32 32 33 39 37 37 40 RH 33 37 53 64 67 64 46 42 35 34 50 58 76 76 53 35 32 37 Wind dir NW NW NW S S S SW W W NW SE SE SE SE S SW W SW Wind spd 12 9 2 1 4 5 5 8 8 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 8 5 Wind gust 23 Clouds B2 SC FW CL SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 44 77 47 66 39 71 48 77 Temp 49 47 76 69 54 47 63 64 46 42 67 68 54 50 73 73 Dewpt 39 39 44 47 44 38 36 35 33 34 40 43 43 44 50 49 PWind dir SW W N N N SW S W Wind char LT GN LT GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 40 0 0 5 30 10 Rain shwrs C C C C Tstms S S $$ IAZ086-062100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 144 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026 Date Wed 05/06/26 Thu 05/07/26 Fri 05/08/26 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 37 66 43 69 Temp 57 54 46 41 39 40 55 60 64 64 55 51 45 45 57 63 67 68 Dewpt 26 27 29 29 29 31 36 39 39 40 39 39 39 40 44 43 42 43 RH 30 35 51 62 67 70 49 46 40 41 55 63 79 82 62 48 40 40 Wind dir NW NW NW SW SW SW W W W SW SE SE S SW S W W W Wind spd 12 9 3 3 5 5 11 11 12 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 5 Clouds B1 FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW PoP 12hr 0 0 20 0 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S Date Sat 05/09/26 Sun 05/10/26 Mon 05/11/26 Tue 05/12/26 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 47 79 52 68 43 72 52 79 Temp 51 50 76 73 59 52 64 65 49 45 68 69 57 53 74 75 Dewpt 43 45 46 49 50 46 40 38 36 38 42 46 45 48 53 52 PWind dir SW SW NW N N SW S SW Wind char LT GN LT GN LT LT GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 5 70 5 0 5 30 10 Rain shwrs L L C C Tstms S S S S $$