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FOUS53 KDMX 021157  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
IAZ060-022100-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/02/26 FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26  
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 91 73 92 72 91  
TEMP 79 84 88 90 88 80 78 75 74 82 88 92 90 82 78 74 73 81 88 91 88  
DEWPT 72 73 73 74 73 71 70 69 70 72 74 73 73 71 71 70 70 72 73 73 73  
RH 79 70 61 60 61 74 76 82 87 72 63 54 58 69 79 87 90 74 61 56 61  
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW S SE S S S SW S S S S SW S SW SW W NW  
WIND SPD 9 10 11 12 10 9 9 9 8 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 6  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 50 20 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.44 0.03 0.11 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S S S C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S C C S S S S S C C C S C  
HEAT INDEX 90 96 99 96 87 98101 98 96 99 96  
MAX HEAT 97 100 95 99 103 98 97 101  
 
DATE SUN 07/05/26 MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26  
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 69 88 68 89 68 90 69 90  
TEMP 75 70 85 86 73 69 87 87 73 70 88 88 74 71 88 88  
DEWPT 71 69 71 69 69 68 70 68 68 67 69 67 67 67 69 67  
PWIND DIR NW N NE E E E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 10 5 10 20 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
IAZ039-022100-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/02/26 FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26  
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 89 70 90 70 87  
TEMP 78 81 87 87 85 78 75 73 72 79 85 88 87 79 75 72 71 77 84 86 84  
DEWPT 73 73 74 74 73 73 71 70 70 72 74 75 74 73 71 70 70 71 73 73 72  
RH 85 77 65 65 67 85 87 90 93 79 70 66 65 82 87 93 97 82 70 65 67  
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SE W SE SE S SW S S SE SE SE SE SW SW W NW  
WIND SPD 9 9 9 12 10 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 8 6 6 8 6 8 8 8 9  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 50 80 70 70 60  
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.79 0.36 0.35 0.33  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L C D C L S C C C L L L L C C C  
TSTMS S S C C L C C C C S C C C C C S C S C C  
HEAT INDEX 86 95 96 93 94 98 96 90 94 90  
MAX HEAT 97 99 92 95 101 95 90 95  
 
DATE SUN 07/05/26 MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26  
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 67 85 65 86 66 88 67 87  
TEMP 72 68 81 83 70 67 83 84 72 69 85 86 73 69 85 85  
DEWPT 69 67 70 69 67 66 69 69 67 66 70 69 68 67 69 69  
PWIND DIR N N NE E E E NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 5 5 5 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S  
TSTMS C S S S  
 
 
IAZ048-022100-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/02/26 FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26  
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 90 71 91 71 90  
TEMP 77 82 87 88 86 78 76 73 73 81 86 90 89 81 77 73 72 80 85 89 87  
DEWPT 73 73 74 73 72 72 71 70 70 73 75 75 75 73 71 70 71 72 74 73 73  
RH 87 74 65 61 63 82 85 90 90 77 70 62 64 77 82 90 97 77 70 59 63  
WIND DIR S SW S S S S S S SE SW SW S S S S SW S SW SW W N  
WIND SPD 9 9 10 13 10 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 6 6 8 6 8 8 6 6  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 60 40 70 50  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.32 0.10 0.26 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L C S S S C C L L C C C  
TSTMS S C C C C C C S S S C C C C S S C  
HEAT INDEX 88 95 94 93 95101 99 86 93 97 95  
MAX HEAT 95 97 92 96 105 98 95 99  
 
DATE SUN 07/05/26 MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26  
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 68 87 66 88 67 90 68 89  
TEMP 73 69 83 85 72 69 85 86 73 69 86 88 73 70 86 87  
DEWPT 71 69 71 70 69 68 70 69 68 68 71 70 68 68 70 69  
PWIND DIR N N NE E E SE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 5 10 20 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S  
TSTMS C S S  
 
 
IAZ004-022100-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/02/26 FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26  
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 86 66 87 66 84  
TEMP 73 78 82 84 82 73 71 69 68 76 83 87 85 76 72 68 67 74 80 83 82  
DEWPT 70 72 73 72 70 70 68 67 67 70 73 74 73 71 69 67 67 70 71 72 70  
RH 90 82 74 67 67 90 90 93 97 82 72 65 67 85 90 97100 87 74 70 67  
WIND DIR SW S S S S S SE NW SW S SW S SE E SE SE SE W NW N N  
WIND SPD 4 9 9 8 9 9 9 12 11 11 9 8 9 11 10 10 9 8 6 8 8  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 90 30 80 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.51 0.04 0.53 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C L C S L L D D C C C  
TSTMS S C S S C C S C S C C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 88 89 88 94 92 88  
MAX HEAT 89 91 84 89 95 89 83 88  
 
DATE SUN 07/05/26 MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26  
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 63 84 63 86 65 86 65 85  
TEMP 69 64 79 82 69 66 82 84 71 67 83 84 71 68 82 83  
DEWPT 67 64 70 69 67 66 70 70 67 66 71 71 67 66 70 70  
PWIND DIR N NE E SE S S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 10 5 10 10 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
IAZ035-022100-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/02/26 FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26  
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 88 68 90 69 88  
TEMP 76 80 84 85 84 75 73 72 71 79 85 88 87 78 74 71 70 78 83 87 85  
DEWPT 72 73 74 71 71 71 71 70 70 72 74 75 74 72 71 70 70 72 73 73 72  
RH 87 79 72 63 65 87 93 93 97 79 70 66 65 82 90 97100 82 72 63 65  
WIND DIR SW SW S SW S SE S S SE SW S S S SE SE S S SW W NW N  
WIND SPD 8 9 9 11 9 5 6 9 9 10 10 8 8 8 8 9 6 6 6 4 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 80 30 70 30  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.32 0.12 0.74 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C L L C S S S L L L L C C C  
TSTMS S S C C C C S C S S S C C C C S S C  
HEAT INDEX 91 90 89 93 98 96 89 94 91  
MAX HEAT 91 93 89 94 101 94 90 94  
 
DATE SUN 07/05/26 MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26  
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 66 86 65 87 66 89 67 88  
TEMP 71 67 82 84 70 67 84 85 71 68 85 87 72 69 85 85  
DEWPT 70 67 70 70 68 67 70 70 68 67 70 70 68 68 70 69  
PWIND DIR N NE E SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 5 10 10 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS C C S S  
 
 
IAZ094-022100-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/02/26 FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26  
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 90 74 90 73 90  
TEMP 75 82 87 88 86 79 76 76 76 83 88 90 87 80 76 74 74 81 87 90 86  
DEWPT 71 73 74 73 72 70 70 70 70 72 73 72 72 71 70 70 70 72 73 72 73  
RH 87 74 65 61 63 74 82 82 82 70 61 56 61 74 82 87 87 74 63 56 65  
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 8 10 11 11 9 10 9 9 9 11 11 12 11 11 9 9 9 10 9 9 6  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 30 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.02 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S C C C S C  
HEAT INDEX 88 95 96 93 88 95 97 94 94 97 93  
MAX HEAT 95 98 91 96 99 92 94 98  
 
DATE SUN 07/05/26 MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26  
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 70 87 68 87 68 88 69 89  
TEMP 72 71 85 85 72 70 85 85 72 70 86 86 73 71 87 86  
DEWPT 71 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 68 67 67 68 68 67  
PWIND DIR N NE NE E E E E SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 20 10 30 10 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C  
TSTMS C C S S  
 
 
IAZ017-022100-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/02/26 FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26  
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 87 67 88 67 85  
TEMP 74 79 82 84 82 75 72 70 70 77 84 86 86 77 73 69 68 76 80 83 84  
DEWPT 72 73 74 73 70 70 69 68 69 70 72 73 73 71 70 68 68 70 71 71 70  
RH 93 82 77 70 67 84 90 93 97 79 67 65 65 82 90 97100 82 74 67 63  
WIND DIR SW SW S SW S SE SE S S S SW S SE SE SE S SE S S NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 8 8 9 9 5 6 9 9 11 10 9 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 8 6  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 70 50 80 60  
QPF 12HR 0.25 0.72 0.30 0.61 0.19  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L L C C S S C C D D L L C C C  
TSTMS S C C C C C C C C S S C C C C S S S S S  
HEAT INDEX 88 90 89 94 92 88  
MAX HEAT 90 90 85 90 95 89 85 89  
 
DATE SUN 07/05/26 MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26  
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 64 84 63 85 65 87 65 86  
TEMP 69 67 79 82 69 67 82 84 71 68 84 85 72 69 83 83  
DEWPT 67 66 68 68 66 66 68 68 66 67 69 69 67 67 69 68  
PWIND DIR N N E SE SE S S SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 40 20 5 10 5 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ049-022100-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/02/26 FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26  
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 89 70 90 70 88  
TEMP 77 82 87 88 85 77 75 73 72 80 85 89 88 79 75 72 71 78 84 87 85  
DEWPT 73 73 74 73 73 72 70 69 70 72 74 75 74 72 71 69 70 72 73 73 72  
RH 87 74 65 61 67 85 84 87 93 77 70 64 63 79 87 90 97 82 70 63 65  
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SE S S SE S SW S S SE S SW S SW SW W N  
WIND SPD 9 9 11 16 13 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 5  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 60 60 70 50  
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.26 0.20  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C L C C S C C L L C C C C C  
TSTMS S C C C C C S S S C C C C C S S C C  
HEAT INDEX 88 95 95 92 93 99 96 90 95 91  
MAX HEAT 95 97 91 95 101 96 93 97  
 
DATE SUN 07/05/26 MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26  
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 66 86 65 87 66 88 67 88  
TEMP 72 67 82 83 70 67 83 84 71 68 85 86 72 69 85 85  
DEWPT 70 67 70 70 68 66 69 69 67 66 70 69 67 67 69 69  
PWIND DIR N N NE E E E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 5 10 30 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S C  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
IAZ086-022100-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
657 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/02/26 FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26  
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 93 74 92 72 91  
TEMP 76 85 90 92 89 81 78 76 76 85 89 91 90 81 78 74 73 82 87 90 88  
DEWPT 73 74 74 72 71 72 71 70 72 74 74 74 73 73 72 71 72 73 75 75 73  
RH 90 70 60 52 56 74 79 82 87 70 61 58 58 77 82 90 97 74 68 62 61  
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 6 10 11 13 11 9 8 8 9 10 11 11 9 9 6 8 8 9 10 10 8  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 30 30 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0.06 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S C C C C S S C C  
HEAT INDEX 93 99100 95 92 98101 97 86 87 96101 95  
MAX HEAT 99 101 94 98 102 96 96 102  
 
DATE SUN 07/05/26 MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26  
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 69 87 67 88 67 90 68 90  
TEMP 73 71 84 85 72 69 85 86 72 70 86 88 73 71 87 87  
DEWPT 72 70 72 70 70 69 70 69 68 68 70 68 68 68 70 68  
PWIND DIR NW N NE E E NE E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 5 20 10 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
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