Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
456 FOUS53 KDMX 111944 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 IAZ060-120900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 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 56 79 59 71 53 Temp 71 65 61 59 57 57 64 74 78 75 71 68 63 59 63 68 71 67 61 59 56 54 Dewpt 49 52 55 55 54 54 55 58 59 59 59 59 57 53 51 50 49 48 48 47 46 46 RH 46 63 81 87 90 90 73 57 52 58 66 73 81 80 65 52 46 50 62 64 69 74 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 11 10 9 10 11 13 17 18 19 13 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 6 5 6 6 Wind gust 29 32 32 25 Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 10 30 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C S S S S S S S C Tstms S S Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 63 53 67 54 74 60 73 52 67 Temp 60 61 57 54 64 65 58 55 71 71 63 60 71 68 59 52 66 63 Dewpt 49 50 53 51 55 55 53 52 56 54 55 55 58 56 54 50 51 48 PWind dir NE E E E SE SE S S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 30 10 10 10 20 30 30 20 Rain shwrs C S C C S S C C C S S S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ039-120900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 51 76 58 71 48 Temp 69 62 56 55 52 52 60 72 75 72 67 65 61 58 63 69 71 65 57 54 51 49 Dewpt 41 43 44 44 45 47 50 52 53 52 54 55 55 53 52 48 46 45 44 43 41 40 RH 36 50 64 66 77 83 69 49 46 49 63 70 81 83 67 47 41 48 62 66 68 71 Wind dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW N N N N N N N NE NE Wind spd 11 10 10 12 13 16 18 20 20 18 17 12 10 8 10 10 11 9 8 6 6 8 Wind gust 28 32 33 28 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 40 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S S S Tstms S Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 63 49 64 49 70 55 73 49 66 Temp 61 60 53 50 61 61 54 50 66 66 59 56 70 67 56 50 64 61 Dewpt 42 45 48 48 48 49 49 47 51 51 52 52 55 54 53 49 50 48 PWind dir NE NE E E SE SE S S SW Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 40 10 10 30 20 40 30 20 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S C C C S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ048-120900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 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 54 78 56 71 50 Temp 70 64 58 57 55 55 64 74 77 74 68 65 60 56 62 68 70 65 58 55 53 51 Dewpt 47 50 53 54 53 52 55 58 60 59 60 58 55 51 51 48 47 46 46 45 43 44 RH 44 60 83 90 93 90 73 57 56 59 76 78 84 83 67 49 44 50 64 69 69 77 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S W N N N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 11 10 10 11 12 13 18 19 20 13 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 6 5 6 6 Wind gust 23 24 31 34 33 24 Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 20 30 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C S S S S S S S C Tstms S S Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 62 50 66 52 74 58 73 49 67 Temp 59 59 53 52 64 62 55 53 70 69 62 58 70 67 56 49 65 62 Dewpt 47 49 51 51 54 54 52 51 56 55 54 54 58 57 53 49 51 48 PWind dir NE E E SE SE SE S S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 40 10 20 20 20 40 30 20 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S C C C S S S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ004-120900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 75 45 64 42 Temp 68 62 57 57 57 57 61 69 74 71 62 56 49 45 52 60 64 58 48 46 44 42 Dewpt 41 42 45 49 51 52 55 56 57 57 54 48 43 38 40 38 37 36 35 35 34 34 RH 37 48 64 75 80 83 81 63 55 61 75 74 80 76 63 44 37 44 60 65 68 73 Wind dir SE SE S S S S S S S S NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE Wind spd 17 14 16 18 20 21 23 25 24 16 14 10 10 10 12 12 12 9 8 8 8 9 Wind gust 26 32 35 35 37 37 37 27 Clouds B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 10 30 30 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.10 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C S Tstms S Wind chill 36 Min chill 35 Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 57 44 62 49 72 55 69 46 65 Temp 54 54 47 46 59 59 52 50 68 68 60 56 66 63 52 46 62 59 Dewpt 37 40 43 44 50 50 49 49 54 54 53 52 53 49 45 43 44 42 PWind dir NE E E SE SE S SW SW W Wind char GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 30 20 20 40 30 30 10 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S S C C C C C C S $$ IAZ035-120900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 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 56 77 52 68 47 Temp 69 63 59 57 57 57 63 72 76 73 68 61 56 52 58 65 68 62 54 51 49 47 Dewpt 43 46 50 52 53 53 55 56 58 57 57 54 50 45 45 42 40 39 40 39 39 38 RH 39 54 72 83 86 86 75 57 54 57 68 78 80 77 62 43 36 43 59 63 68 71 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 14 12 12 14 17 18 20 23 20 16 13 10 10 10 12 11 11 9 8 6 6 6 Wind gust 25 29 31 35 35 34 Clouds B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 20 30 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C S S S S S C Tstms S S Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 61 48 66 52 74 57 73 47 68 Temp 58 57 50 49 64 62 53 52 70 69 61 58 71 65 53 47 65 62 Dewpt 41 45 47 48 52 51 50 50 55 53 53 52 55 52 49 45 47 44 PWind dir NE E E SE SE S S S SW Wind char GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 40 10 30 30 30 40 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C C C C S C C C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ094-120900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 79 59 71 55 Temp 71 65 59 59 58 57 65 74 79 75 70 68 62 59 63 68 71 66 62 61 57 56 Dewpt 54 56 56 56 56 55 58 59 59 59 60 60 59 56 55 54 54 53 52 51 52 51 RH 55 73 90 90 93 93 78 59 50 58 71 76 90 90 75 61 55 63 70 70 83 83 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 9 6 9 9 10 12 16 18 18 11 10 8 8 8 9 9 8 5 5 5 6 6 Wind gust 29 31 31 21 Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 0 10 30 30 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C S S S S S Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 54 70 55 75 60 75 52 67 Temp 62 63 57 55 68 66 60 56 72 71 65 60 74 67 60 53 65 61 Dewpt 54 55 55 53 57 57 54 53 56 55 55 55 56 57 55 53 53 51 PWind dir E E E SE SE SE S S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 10 10 5 10 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S S S S S C C S S S Tstms S S S S $$ IAZ017-120900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 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 52 73 50 66 43 Temp 66 60 55 54 53 53 59 70 72 71 65 62 55 51 57 63 65 59 51 48 45 44 Dewpt 39 42 43 45 46 47 50 53 55 55 55 55 51 46 46 43 40 40 39 38 37 36 RH 37 51 64 71 77 80 72 55 55 57 70 78 86 83 67 48 40 49 63 68 73 73 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S NW N N N N N N N N NE NE Wind spd 12 11 12 13 16 18 19 23 21 16 13 10 9 9 11 10 10 6 5 5 6 6 Wind gust 26 29 34 36 36 27 24 Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 40 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S Tstms S S Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 59 45 61 48 68 53 69 46 65 Temp 57 56 49 47 59 58 51 49 65 64 58 54 66 63 53 47 62 59 Dewpt 40 42 44 45 49 48 47 47 53 52 52 51 54 52 49 45 48 45 PWind dir NE E E SE SE SE S SW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 30 10 20 40 20 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C S C C S S C C S S $$ IAZ049-120900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 77 57 71 49 Temp 69 62 55 55 53 53 61 73 76 73 66 65 60 58 63 69 70 65 57 54 51 49 Dewpt 46 48 49 49 48 47 52 55 57 56 56 57 55 52 52 50 47 47 45 44 42 41 RH 44 60 80 80 83 80 72 53 52 55 70 75 84 80 67 51 44 52 64 69 71 74 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S NW N N N N N N NE NE NE Wind spd 10 9 8 10 12 14 18 21 21 14 13 9 9 8 10 10 10 6 6 5 6 6 Wind gust 29 32 33 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 20 30 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C C S S S S S S S Tstms S S S Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 63 49 64 50 72 55 73 49 67 Temp 60 60 53 51 61 61 53 50 68 66 60 56 69 67 55 49 64 61 Dewpt 44 47 50 49 51 51 49 48 54 53 53 51 56 55 53 49 51 48 PWind dir NE E E E SE SE S S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 40 10 10 20 20 30 30 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S S C C C S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ086-120900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 243 PM CDT Sat Oct 11 2025 Date 10/11/25 Sun 10/12/25 Mon 10/13/25 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 52 78 60 75 55 Temp 71 64 57 56 54 53 63 75 78 73 68 67 63 61 66 72 74 69 63 61 58 56 Dewpt 54 55 54 53 50 50 54 56 57 56 56 57 57 59 59 58 57 55 53 52 50 49 RH 55 73 90 90 86 89 72 52 48 55 65 70 81 93 78 61 55 61 70 72 75 77 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S SW N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 8 6 6 8 10 11 14 18 17 12 11 9 6 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 Wind gust 27 28 28 24 21 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 10 30 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S S Date 10/14 Wed 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 10/18/25 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 52 68 53 73 58 76 53 68 Temp 62 63 57 54 65 65 57 54 70 69 63 59 73 70 61 54 66 63 Dewpt 51 52 53 52 54 54 52 50 54 54 53 53 55 55 55 53 53 52 PWind dir NE NE E E SE SE S S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 5 10 10 10 30 40 30 Rain shwrs S S S C S C C C S C Tstms S S S $$