Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
429 FOUS53 KDMX 152117 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 IAZ060-160900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 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 61 82 63 79 57 Temp 74 69 65 63 62 66 77 81 77 70 68 65 63 70 76 78 73 67 64 60 57 Dewpt 63 61 59 58 57 58 60 59 58 59 59 57 56 58 59 59 60 61 61 59 56 RH 69 76 81 84 84 75 56 47 52 68 73 75 78 66 56 52 64 81 90 96 96 Wind dir E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W Wind spd 6 8 8 9 9 11 13 14 11 11 10 11 11 13 13 12 8 6 6 5 5 Wind gust 21 26 27 24 Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 0 40 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.27 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S C C L L C C C Tstms S S S C C S Date 10/18 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 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 45 62 45 71 48 67 42 66 Temp 70 65 51 45 59 56 49 46 68 65 55 48 64 62 50 43 63 61 Dewpt 54 45 43 37 37 36 37 37 44 43 43 41 43 40 40 38 41 41 PWind dir W NW NW SW SW W W W W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 40 5 0 0 10 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ039-160900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 53 76 61 78 56 Temp 61 56 56 55 54 60 69 75 71 66 65 63 61 69 76 77 72 65 62 58 56 Dewpt 54 53 54 52 52 54 55 57 57 58 58 58 58 59 57 57 58 60 60 58 56 RH 78 90 93 90 93 81 61 54 61 75 78 84 90 70 52 50 61 84 93100100 Wind dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 9 9 9 10 11 13 13 16 12 13 13 13 13 16 17 16 10 9 6 5 5 Wind gust 24 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 50 5 40 70 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.02 0.38 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S S C C C C L L C C C Tstms S C S Date 10/18 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 71 44 61 41 68 44 65 41 63 Temp 68 63 51 45 58 55 45 42 65 62 51 45 62 59 48 41 60 57 Dewpt 53 45 43 37 36 34 35 36 40 40 41 40 40 40 40 37 39 39 PWind dir W NW NW SW SW W W W W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 40 40 5 0 5 10 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-160900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 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 81 61 77 54 Temp 70 63 61 59 59 64 75 80 75 68 66 63 61 69 75 75 70 63 61 57 55 Dewpt 62 59 57 56 55 58 60 61 59 59 59 57 56 58 59 61 61 61 60 57 55 RH 76 87 87 90 87 81 60 52 58 73 78 81 84 68 58 62 73 93 97100100 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W Wind spd 6 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 11 11 10 10 10 13 13 12 8 5 5 5 4 Wind gust 23 27 27 24 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 20 0 50 60 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.05 0.20 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S S S S C C L L C C S Tstms S S S S C Date 10/18 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 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 72 43 62 42 70 46 66 40 65 Temp 69 63 49 43 59 56 46 43 67 64 52 46 63 60 48 41 62 59 Dewpt 52 44 42 37 37 37 36 37 43 43 43 40 43 41 40 37 41 41 PWind dir NW NW NW SW SW W W W W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 30 40 5 0 5 10 20 20 10 Rain shwrs S C C S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ004-160900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 54 77 59 73 45 Temp 57 54 55 55 56 62 72 76 72 66 64 61 59 65 70 72 67 57 52 48 46 Dewpt 54 54 54 54 54 57 60 60 57 54 52 52 53 55 53 51 49 49 46 44 42 RH 90100 96 96 93 84 66 58 59 65 65 72 80 70 55 48 52 75 80 86 86 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W Wind spd 10 10 10 12 14 18 21 21 16 17 14 13 13 13 16 13 9 6 5 6 6 Wind gust 26 31 34 35 27 27 24 Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 10 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C C C Tstms S S Date 10/18 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 67 39 61 42 68 42 62 37 62 Temp 65 54 45 39 58 55 45 43 64 61 48 43 59 56 44 38 59 57 Dewpt 40 39 34 32 32 31 31 32 38 38 37 36 38 36 34 34 36 36 PWind dir NW NW NW SW SW W NW NW W Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 5 5 20 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S S $$ IAZ035-160900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 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 80 60 75 49 Temp 65 59 59 58 57 64 74 79 74 68 65 62 60 66 72 74 69 61 57 53 50 Dewpt 60 58 56 56 55 57 60 60 57 56 55 54 54 58 58 57 57 57 54 51 48 RH 84 96 90 93 93 78 62 52 55 65 70 75 81 75 61 55 66 87 90 93 93 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind spd 9 10 10 11 12 14 17 18 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 9 5 5 5 5 Wind gust 26 27 24 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 20 5 60 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.12 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S S C C L L C C Tstms S S S S S Date 10/18 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 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 42 63 42 70 44 65 39 65 Temp 68 61 48 42 60 57 46 43 67 63 50 44 62 60 47 40 62 59 Dewpt 46 42 38 34 33 32 33 34 40 41 39 38 40 38 36 35 38 37 PWind dir NW NW NW SW SW W W W W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 0 0 5 10 20 10 10 Rain shwrs S C S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ094-160900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 80 62 80 57 Temp 76 70 66 63 63 69 78 80 75 69 68 64 62 70 77 79 74 67 64 61 58 Dewpt 65 64 62 61 60 61 58 57 55 57 58 57 56 58 58 58 60 63 62 61 58 RH 69 81 87 93 90 76 50 45 50 66 70 78 81 66 52 49 62 87 93100100 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW Wind spd 5 5 6 6 8 10 13 13 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 12 6 6 5 5 5 Wind gust 23 26 26 24 23 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 0 30 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.61 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C D D L L C Tstms S C C C S Date 10/18 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 71 44 61 45 70 48 67 42 65 Temp 69 63 50 44 58 55 48 46 67 64 55 49 64 61 49 43 62 59 Dewpt 56 49 44 37 36 37 37 37 45 46 44 42 43 43 41 39 43 44 PWind dir W NW NW SW SW W W W W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 40 5 0 0 10 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ017-160900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 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 74 59 72 49 Temp 57 54 53 53 53 58 69 73 70 64 62 61 59 65 70 71 66 60 57 53 50 Dewpt 53 53 52 52 52 54 57 59 58 57 57 56 54 57 58 57 57 56 54 51 48 RH 86 96 96 96 96 86 66 62 66 78 84 84 83 75 66 61 73 87 90 93 93 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind spd 9 9 10 10 12 13 16 16 12 13 12 12 13 13 14 13 9 6 5 4 5 Wind gust 23 26 28 27 23 24 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 50 0 60 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0 0.14 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S S C C S C C L L C C Tstms S S Date 10/18 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 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 69 41 60 40 67 42 62 38 62 Temp 66 59 48 42 57 54 44 41 64 60 48 43 60 56 45 39 59 56 Dewpt 46 42 38 34 34 32 33 34 39 39 38 36 40 38 36 34 38 36 PWind dir NW NW NW SW SW W W W W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 20 30 5 0 5 10 20 20 10 Rain shwrs S C S S S $$ IAZ049-160900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 56 79 61 78 55 Temp 65 59 58 57 56 61 72 77 73 67 65 62 61 69 76 77 70 64 61 58 55 Dewpt 58 55 55 54 53 56 58 59 59 59 59 58 57 58 58 58 60 60 60 58 55 RH 78 87 90 90 90 84 61 54 62 75 81 87 87 68 54 52 71 87 97100100 Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W Wind spd 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 11 11 11 11 13 14 13 8 6 5 5 5 Wind gust 25 25 25 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 0 40 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.25 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S C C L L C C C Tstms S C C Date 10/18 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 72 43 61 41 69 44 65 40 64 Temp 69 63 50 43 58 55 44 42 66 62 50 45 62 59 48 41 61 58 Dewpt 53 46 42 37 37 36 35 35 43 43 42 39 42 41 40 37 40 40 PWind dir W NW NW SW SW W W W W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 40 40 5 0 5 10 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ086-160900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 416 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 Date 10/15/25 Thu 10/16/25 Fri 10/17/25 Sat 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 59 81 63 82 60 Temp 73 68 64 61 60 66 75 81 76 69 68 66 63 71 79 82 77 70 66 63 61 Dewpt 62 60 57 56 55 57 58 60 60 60 60 59 59 60 59 58 60 61 63 62 61 RH 68 76 78 84 84 73 55 49 58 73 76 78 87 68 50 44 56 73 90 97100 Wind dir E E E E SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW Wind spd 6 8 8 9 9 10 11 13 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 13 9 8 6 6 8 Wind gust 19 21 21 24 20 20 24 25 Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 0 10 90 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.48 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S D D D D L Tstms S C S Date 10/18 Sun 10/19/25 Mon 10/20/25 Tue 10/21/25 Wed 10/22/25 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 45 61 43 70 48 68 42 65 Temp 69 65 53 46 59 55 47 44 67 64 55 49 65 62 50 43 62 59 Dewpt 58 54 47 40 38 38 38 38 45 46 45 43 43 44 42 39 42 43 PWind dir W NW NW SW SW SW W W W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 60 50 10 0 5 10 20 20 10 Rain shwrs L C C C S S S S Tstms C S S $$