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FOUS53 KDMX 040438  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
IAZ060-041000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
DATE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26 FRI  
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 15 34 22 48 34  
TEMP 19 17 17 21 29 33 30 25 22 24 26 31 43 48 41 34 34 35 35  
DEWPT 12 12 11 14 19 22 22 20 19 20 21 25 30 34 34 33 34 34 34  
RH 74 80 77 74 66 63 72 81 88 84 81 78 60 58 76 96100 96 96  
WIND DIR NE N NW NW N NW N N SW S SW SW W NW NW W W W NW  
WIND SPD 4 1 3 4 6 9 5 3 2 4 9 11 12 11 6 6 12 14 17  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 12 11 15 22 25 24 18 17 22 37 28 25 26 25  
MIN CHILL 11 10 11 23 20 16 17 35 25 24  
 
DATE 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
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 43 21 43 28 44 27 52 34 50  
TEMP 42 38 26 22 37 40 33 28 41 39 30 29 45 46 38 34 47 46  
DEWPT 31 26 21 18 21 25 26 25 28 29 27 27 31 32 32 31 35 36  
PWIND DIR NW NE SE SE NE SE S S S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20  
RAIN S S  
 
 
IAZ039-041000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
DATE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26 FRI  
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 2 24 15 39 29  
TEMP 3 6 8 11 20 24 21 17 16 18 22 25 35 38 34 30 30 34 34  
DEWPT 2 3 4 8 13 17 17 15 15 16 17 23 29 32 32 30 30 32 32  
RH 95 87 83 87 74 74 84 92 96 92 81 92 78 79 92100100 92 92  
WIND DIR N NW NW N NW NW NW NW W SW S SW W W W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 1 3 3 6 8 5 5 3 4 9 10 11 10 9 10 16 19 23  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 1 12 15 13 9 10 11 12 15 27 31 26 21 19 22 22  
MIN CHILL -6 -4 0 12 7 9 10 25 16 17  
 
DATE 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
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 37 16 33 24 36 23 43 29 44  
TEMP 35 31 21 17 30 31 28 25 33 33 27 24 39 38 32 30 41 40  
DEWPT 29 23 16 13 18 22 22 23 26 27 25 24 30 32 29 29 33 34  
PWIND DIR NW N SE SE E SE S S SE  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20  
RAIN S  
 
 
IAZ048-041000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
DATE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26 FRI  
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 12 32 20 46 33  
TEMP 14 14 14 19 28 30 27 23 21 22 25 30 42 45 38 33 34 35 36  
DEWPT 10 10 10 14 19 22 21 20 19 20 21 26 31 35 33 33 34 35 34  
RH 84 84 84 80 68 72 78 88 92 92 84 85 65 68 82100100100 92  
WIND DIR N N NW NW N NW N NW SW SW SW SW W NW NW W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 1 2 3 6 9 8 4 2 5 10 11 13 11 6 8 14 18 20  
WIND GUST 31  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 8 21 22 19 17 15 15 21 34 39 26 24 25 25  
MIN CHILL 6 8 8 18 16 14 15 32 20 19  
 
DATE 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
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 41 20 41 27 42 26 50 32 49  
TEMP 39 35 24 21 35 37 31 27 39 36 29 27 44 44 35 32 45 44  
DEWPT 31 26 20 18 21 25 25 25 28 29 27 27 31 33 31 31 35 36  
PWIND DIR NW NE SE SE NE SE S S SE  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20  
RAIN S  
 
 
IAZ004-041000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
DATE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26 FRI  
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 26 17 42 31  
TEMP 15 14 15 20 24 25 22 19 18 23 27 29 38 42 37 35 36 36 33  
DEWPT 8 10 13 18 19 20 18 16 18 20 22 26 33 36 33 33 33 33 31  
RH 73 84 92 92 81 81 84 88100 88 81 88 82 79 85 92 89 89 92  
WIND DIR S SW W NW N NW NW W SW SW SW W NW NW W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 2 3 4 8 12 11 5 4 6 11 14 13 14 13 10 13 21 24 25  
WIND GUST 32 34  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 8 10 12 14 15 12 9 11 14 18 29 35 30 26 25 24 20  
MIN CHILL 14 6 7 12 8 8 14 30 23 16  
 
DATE 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
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 35 16 38 24 40 26 47 29 43  
TEMP 35 27 21 17 33 35 29 25 36 35 30 27 41 40 33 29 40 38  
DEWPT 26 21 16 16 21 25 23 23 27 28 27 26 32 33 29 27 32 31  
PWIND DIR NW NE S SE E S SW S SE  
WIND CHAR WY LT BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10  
 
 
IAZ035-041000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
DATE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26 FRI  
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 30 19 44 32  
TEMP 12 13 15 20 28 29 26 21 20 22 25 30 40 44 38 34 35 35 33  
DEWPT 9 9 10 16 21 22 20 19 18 20 21 26 32 36 34 33 34 34 33  
RH 87 84 80 84 75 75 78 92 92 92 84 85 73 73 85 96 96 96100  
WIND DIR E SW W NW N N N NW S S SW SW NW NW W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 1 1 3 3 9 11 8 3 4 9 10 10 12 10 6 8 14 17 19  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 19 19 18 13 12 15 20 33 38 26 25 24 21  
MIN CHILL 11 8 9 16 12 10 16 33 23 20  
 
DATE 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
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 39 18 40 25 42 26 50 31 47  
TEMP 37 33 22 19 34 36 30 26 38 35 28 28 43 43 34 31 43 41  
DEWPT 30 24 18 17 21 25 25 24 28 29 27 26 32 33 31 29 34 34  
PWIND DIR NW NE SE SE NE S S S SE  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20  
RAIN S  
 
 
IAZ094-041000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
DATE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26 FRI  
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 17 36 22 49 34  
TEMP 24 21 18 22 31 35 32 25 23 23 25 30 44 49 42 35 34 35 35  
DEWPT 15 17 14 16 21 23 23 23 21 21 22 26 30 33 33 33 33 34 34  
RH 68 84 84 77 66 61 69 92 92 92 88 85 57 54 70 92 96 96 96  
WIND DIR N N N N N NW N NW W SW SW SW W W NW W W W NW  
WIND SPD 4 2 3 5 8 10 6 4 3 5 9 11 13 12 6 6 10 13 16  
WIND GUST 20 24 27  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 18 12 15 24 27 25 17 16 21 37 29 26 26 25  
MIN CHILL 18 11 11 24 17 15 15 38 26 23  
 
DATE 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
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 46 21 44 28 46 27 52 35 52  
TEMP 44 41 27 22 39 41 33 29 43 40 31 28 46 46 39 35 49 48  
DEWPT 34 28 22 20 23 26 28 28 30 29 27 27 31 33 33 32 36 37  
PWIND DIR N NE SE SE NE SE S S S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20  
RAIN S S  
 
 
IAZ017-041000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
DATE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26 FRI  
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 23 14 37 29  
TEMP 8 8 8 14 21 22 20 16 15 19 24 26 34 37 32 30 34 35 34  
DEWPT 2 3 5 11 17 19 17 15 15 17 19 24 30 33 31 30 31 32 31  
RH 76 79 87 88 84 88 88 96100 92 81 92 85 85 96100 89 89 89  
WIND DIR N W W NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW SW W NW W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 8 10 8 5 4 9 11 11 12 11 9 10 19 23 24  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 11 11 10 7 8 8 13 15 26 29 24 20 23 23 22  
MIN CHILL 0 2 2 9 6 7 11 24 19 19  
 
DATE 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
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 34 13 31 22 34 23 41 28 41  
TEMP 34 27 19 14 28 29 27 23 31 30 27 24 38 36 31 28 38 36  
DEWPT 28 21 14 12 20 22 22 22 27 27 25 24 32 32 29 27 33 32  
PWIND DIR NW N SE SE E S S S SE  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20  
RAIN S  
 
 
IAZ049-041000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
DATE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26 FRI  
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 7 28 16 42 30  
TEMP 8 9 10 14 25 27 23 19 17 19 23 27 37 41 35 30 31 34 34  
DEWPT 4 5 6 11 16 20 19 17 16 17 17 23 29 33 32 30 31 32 32  
RH 83 83 83 88 68 74 84 92 96 92 77 85 72 73 89100100 92 92  
WIND DIR N N NW N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW W NW W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 2 3 3 6 9 6 5 3 5 10 12 13 10 8 8 14 18 20  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 1 4 8 17 18 15 11 11 11 12 17 29 35 28 22 21 23 22  
MIN CHILL -3 -1 5 15 10 10 12 27 19 20  
 
DATE 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
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 38 17 37 24 39 24 47 30 46  
TEMP 37 31 22 18 32 33 29 25 36 33 27 25 41 40 33 30 43 41  
DEWPT 29 24 17 16 19 22 22 23 27 27 25 25 31 32 29 29 34 35  
PWIND DIR NW N SE SE NE SE S S S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20  
RAIN S  
 
 
IAZ086-041000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1038 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
DATE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26 FRI  
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 32 20 46 32  
TEMP 14 14 14 19 26 31 28 23 20 21 24 29 41 45 39 33 32 34 36  
DEWPT 10 11 10 13 14 16 19 18 18 17 19 24 29 32 32 31 32 33 34  
RH 84 88 84 77 60 53 68 81 92 84 81 81 62 60 76 92100 96 92  
WIND DIR N N NW N N NW N NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 5 3 4 4 6 9 6 4 3 4 9 11 13 12 9 9 12 14 18  
WIND GUST 27 29  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 5 8 6 12 18 23 21 17 15 14 20 33 39 33 25 23 24 25  
MIN CHILL 4 5 5 20 13 12 14 31 21 20  
 
DATE 02/06/26 SAT 02/07/26 SUN 02/08/26 MON 02/09/26 TUE 02/10/26  
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 43 22 41 28 42 26 50 34 50  
TEMP 42 38 26 22 36 38 33 28 39 38 29 28 44 44 37 34 47 46  
DEWPT 33 27 21 19 20 23 25 25 28 29 26 26 31 33 31 32 35 37  
PWIND DIR NW N SE SE NE SE S S S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20  
RAIN S  
 
 
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