Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
720 FOUS53 KDMX 091157 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 IAZ060-092100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 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 72 46 68 38 50 Temp 53 57 65 72 67 58 52 48 47 52 61 67 63 54 48 43 39 39 44 48 45 Dewpt 38 39 43 43 44 44 44 43 40 43 46 47 46 44 41 38 35 32 29 25 21 RH 57 51 45 35 43 59 74 83 76 71 58 49 54 69 77 82 85 76 55 40 38 Wind dir SW SW W SW W NE SE SE N N NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 11 8 8 8 5 4 5 5 5 8 10 11 10 10 11 13 14 17 19 18 11 Wind gust 29 31 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C C C C Wind chill 36 31 30 36 39 Min chill 30 28 38 Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 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 29 58 39 53 36 56 37 49 Temp 34 30 52 56 49 40 49 49 39 36 51 53 44 41 43 40 Dewpt 22 21 23 29 34 28 24 22 23 25 32 36 38 35 27 20 PWind dir NW S SW NW E E E NW Wind char LT BZ BZ GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 30 0 20 5 30 30 Rain C S C C S Snow S S $$ IAZ039-092100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 66 39 60 34 45 Temp 49 54 61 66 60 51 46 41 39 45 55 59 55 47 42 37 35 35 41 43 40 Dewpt 38 42 44 46 45 43 40 37 37 40 43 44 44 40 36 34 32 31 28 26 24 RH 66 64 53 48 58 74 79 85 92 82 64 57 66 76 79 89 89 85 59 51 52 Wind dir SW SW N E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 10 6 6 8 5 4 5 5 8 10 12 12 13 13 13 14 16 18 19 19 13 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 10 40 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C C C Snow C Wind chill 35 29 25 25 31 35 32 Min chill 32 33 33 24 23 30 Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 26 51 34 47 31 47 32 44 Temp 30 27 45 48 44 36 43 43 33 31 43 46 39 35 36 34 Dewpt 23 21 23 29 35 27 22 20 22 23 29 33 33 31 26 22 PWind dir NW S SW NW NE SE E N Wind char GN GN BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 5 10 60 0 30 20 50 40 Rain L S C C C Snow S C S C C C C $$ IAZ048-092100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 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 69 42 64 35 48 Temp 48 54 62 69 64 54 48 45 42 47 57 63 58 50 43 39 36 37 43 46 42 Dewpt 39 42 44 45 44 44 42 40 38 40 43 46 45 42 39 36 34 31 28 25 22 RH 71 64 52 42 48 69 80 82 86 76 59 54 62 74 86 89 92 79 55 43 44 Wind dir SW W NE E NE NE NE NE N N NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 9 6 8 8 5 4 5 5 6 10 11 12 11 13 13 16 17 19 20 19 12 Wind gust 31 29 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C C C C Snow C Wind chill 36 31 26 27 34 39 36 Min chill 35 36 36 25 24 35 Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 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 27 57 36 51 33 53 34 47 Temp 30 29 50 54 46 37 47 47 35 34 47 50 41 37 40 37 Dewpt 22 21 23 30 35 27 24 22 23 26 32 36 36 32 27 21 PWind dir NW S W NW E E E N Wind char LT BZ BZ GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 30 0 20 10 40 30 Rain C S S C C C Snow S C C C $$ IAZ004-092100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 59 33 50 30 43 Temp 45 47 55 59 52 43 39 35 34 37 47 50 45 39 35 32 30 33 40 42 37 Dewpt 35 39 39 38 37 35 33 30 27 30 33 35 33 32 31 30 28 27 26 23 21 RH 68 74 55 45 56 73 79 82 75 75 58 56 62 76 85 92 92 78 57 46 52 Wind dir W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 10 13 13 11 9 10 11 14 16 17 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 13 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 50 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.04 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C Snow C C C C Wind chill 37 32 27 23 28 38 30 25 21 18 22 31 33 28 Min chill 39 37 30 21 22 36 23 17 18 28 Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 25 54 30 45 29 48 26 37 Temp 27 27 47 49 40 31 41 40 31 30 44 43 34 28 31 27 Dewpt 20 18 24 30 29 22 19 18 21 23 31 31 29 25 21 18 PWind dir W S W NW E SE E N Wind char GN BZ WY BZ GN GN BZ WY Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 20 40 5 40 20 60 40 Rain S C S C L Snow C S C L C C $$ IAZ035-092100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 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 65 37 59 32 47 Temp 47 51 60 65 59 48 43 40 37 42 52 58 53 44 39 36 32 35 41 45 41 Dewpt 39 41 44 44 44 42 40 36 34 35 38 42 40 37 35 33 31 30 28 23 21 RH 74 68 55 46 57 80 89 85 89 76 59 55 61 76 85 89 96 82 59 41 44 Wind dir SW NW NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 6 5 9 8 4 5 5 6 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 16 17 18 17 11 Clouds SC CL FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV B2 SC FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 30 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C Snow C C Wind chill 34 30 36 37 31 27 22 25 32 38 34 Min chill 39 29 31 31 21 22 33 Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 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 26 56 33 50 31 51 30 43 Temp 28 27 48 53 45 35 44 44 33 32 47 48 38 33 36 34 Dewpt 21 21 24 31 34 24 22 21 22 25 31 34 33 30 24 21 PWind dir W S W NW E E E N Wind char LT BZ BZ GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 10 40 0 30 10 50 40 Rain C C C C Snow C C C C C $$ IAZ094-092100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 75 48 75 39 51 Temp 47 55 67 75 69 59 53 50 48 56 68 75 69 59 53 46 40 40 46 49 45 Dewpt 37 41 44 44 45 45 45 46 45 51 53 51 48 47 45 42 38 35 31 25 21 RH 68 59 43 33 42 60 74 86 89 83 59 43 47 64 74 86 92 82 55 39 38 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW SW NW N N N N N N NW NW Wind spd 11 11 11 11 6 5 6 6 8 8 10 11 9 10 10 13 17 19 20 19 12 Wind gust 24 27 29 32 31 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 20 60 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.39 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C C L L C C Tstms S Wind chill 31 31 38 39 Min chill 31 29 39 Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 29 59 41 56 36 61 39 54 Temp 35 30 52 56 51 42 52 51 40 37 55 57 49 44 49 44 Dewpt 21 21 24 29 32 30 26 24 25 26 34 37 40 38 30 19 PWind dir NW SW SW NW E SE SE NW Wind char LT BZ BZ GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds CL FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 20 0 10 5 20 30 Rain S S C S $$ IAZ017-092100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 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 62 35 55 31 43 Temp 48 51 58 62 56 46 40 36 36 40 50 54 49 42 38 35 32 33 39 41 37 Dewpt 38 40 43 42 42 38 36 33 32 34 38 39 38 36 34 32 30 28 28 25 23 RH 68 66 57 48 59 73 85 89 85 79 63 57 66 79 85 89 92 82 64 52 56 Wind dir SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 9 8 9 8 5 6 8 9 11 13 13 14 13 14 13 14 17 18 19 19 12 Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 50 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C Snow C C C Wind chill 28 32 35 30 25 21 22 29 32 29 Min chill 33 25 28 29 19 19 28 Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 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 25 52 31 45 29 46 28 39 Temp 29 27 43 48 43 32 41 40 31 30 42 44 36 31 33 30 Dewpt 21 20 23 30 34 24 20 19 21 22 30 33 31 28 24 20 PWind dir NW S W NW NE SE E N Wind char LT BZ BZ BZ LT GN BZ BZ Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 20 60 5 40 20 60 40 Rain S L S S C L C Snow S S C S C L C C $$ IAZ049-092100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 67 40 63 34 45 Temp 47 55 61 67 60 51 45 42 40 47 57 62 57 48 43 38 35 35 41 43 40 Dewpt 38 40 42 44 45 44 42 40 37 40 43 45 45 41 37 35 33 31 28 25 22 RH 71 57 49 43 58 77 89 93 89 76 59 54 64 77 79 89 92 85 59 49 48 Wind dir SW SW NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW Wind spd 10 8 6 8 4 4 4 5 6 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 19 12 Wind gust 29 Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC CL PoP 12hr 0 0 10 40 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C C C C Snow C Wind chill 36 30 25 24 32 35 33 Min chill 33 36 34 23 23 32 Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 26 53 35 48 31 49 32 45 Temp 30 26 46 49 44 36 44 43 33 32 44 47 39 36 38 36 Dewpt 21 21 23 29 34 26 22 21 21 23 30 34 33 32 26 21 PWind dir NW S SW NW NE E E N Wind char LT BZ BZ GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 0 10 50 0 20 10 40 40 Rain C S S C C C Snow S S C C C $$ IAZ086-092100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 657 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Date Mon 03/09/26 Tue 03/10/26 Wed 03/11/26 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 74 48 73 39 49 Temp 53 58 67 74 66 57 52 49 48 57 68 72 67 57 53 46 40 40 44 47 44 Dewpt 37 41 43 44 45 47 47 48 47 51 54 55 53 50 47 44 38 36 33 28 24 RH 54 53 42 34 47 69 83 96 96 80 61 55 61 77 80 93 92 85 65 47 45 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W N N N N N NW NW NW NW Wind spd 13 12 11 10 8 6 6 8 8 8 10 11 10 10 11 13 16 18 20 19 13 Wind gust 26 28 31 31 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW PoP 12hr 0 0 30 70 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.39 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C L L L L C C Tstms S C Wind chill 32 31 36 37 Min chill 30 30 34 Date Thu 03/12/26 Fri 03/13/26 Sat 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 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 28 55 40 54 34 55 37 52 Temp 33 29 50 52 49 42 49 48 37 35 51 53 45 43 46 42 Dewpt 24 22 24 28 34 31 26 23 24 24 32 36 38 39 31 22 PWind dir NW SW SW NW E E SE NW Wind char GN GN BZ GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 30 0 10 5 30 30 Rain C S C C C Snow C $$