625  
FOUS53 KDMX 170206  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
IAZ060-170900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
DATE 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN  
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 64 80 56 75 45  
TEMP 68 66 65 64 71 78 79 73 68 63 58 56 64 73 75 67 56 52 47 45  
DEWPT 59 58 58 57 58 59 59 60 62 60 57 54 56 53 48 45 45 42 38 36  
RH 73 75 78 78 63 52 50 64 81 90 96 93 75 49 38 45 66 69 71 70  
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 8 10 10 10 14 14 13 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 11 12 13 12 12 11  
WIND GUST 25  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 40 40 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.18 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S  
WIND CHILL 39  
MIN CHILL 39  
 
DATE 10/19 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25  
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 48 73 46 59 38 65 42 63  
TEMP 60 58 52 50 70 67 55 46 56 55 45 39 62 60 51 43 61 57  
DEWPT 35 33 35 35 43 44 41 37 35 31 33 31 38 37 38 37 40 37  
PWIND DIR W S SW NW NW W SW W NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 

 
IAZ039-170900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
DATE 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN  
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 78 54 75 43  
TEMP 64 63 62 61 68 77 77 69 65 61 56 54 63 72 74 65 55 51 47 44  
DEWPT 59 58 58 59 60 58 58 60 61 59 56 54 55 51 46 44 45 43 40 37  
RH 84 84 87 93 76 52 52 73 87 93100100 75 48 37 46 69 74 76 76  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 10 12 11 11 17 18 16 10 8 5 5 4 6 10 12 12 13 13 14 13  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 40 50 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.12 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C  
TSTMS S C C S  
WIND CHILL 37  
MIN CHILL 37  
 
DATE 10/19 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25  
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 44 71 43 57 34 61 40 61  
TEMP 60 56 47 46 68 64 52 44 54 51 41 35 58 56 47 41 59 55  
DEWPT 35 32 33 34 40 42 40 36 33 30 32 31 35 36 38 37 38 36  
PWIND DIR NW S SW NW NW NW SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
 

 
IAZ048-170900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
DATE 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN  
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 62 79 53 75 42  
TEMP 67 64 63 62 69 77 77 70 64 59 55 53 62 72 73 65 54 50 46 42  
DEWPT 59 59 58 57 59 59 61 60 61 58 54 52 54 51 47 45 45 41 38 36  
RH 75 84 84 84 70 54 58 71 90 96 96 96 75 48 40 48 71 71 73 79  
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 9 10 10 10 13 14 13 8 5 3 3 3 5 9 11 12 12 11 11 10  
WIND GUST 25  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 50 40 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S C C  
WIND CHILL 36  
MIN CHILL 36  
 
DATE 10/19 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25  
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 46 71 44 59 35 64 40 62  
TEMP 60 57 49 48 69 65 52 44 56 53 42 36 61 59 48 41 60 56  
DEWPT 35 34 35 34 43 44 41 37 34 31 32 31 38 38 38 36 40 38  
PWIND DIR W S SW NW NW NW SW W NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 

 
IAZ004-170900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
DATE 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN  
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 74 47 65 38  
TEMP 65 63 61 59 65 69 73 65 55 51 48 47 58 64 62 55 48 44 41 39  
DEWPT 55 53 52 53 57 55 50 47 46 45 44 42 44 42 40 39 37 34 33 31  
RH 70 70 72 80 75 61 44 52 72 80 86 83 59 45 44 55 65 68 73 73  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW W W SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 12 16 12 13 14 16 14 9 6 5 6 6 10 13 16 13 13 12 12 11  
CLOUDS B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 5 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 38 34 32  
MIN CHILL 38 31  
 
DATE 10/19 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25  
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 45 67 39 55 33 61 37 60  
TEMP 59 55 47 47 64 60 47 40 52 50 38 34 58 55 44 38 57 54  
DEWPT 31 30 30 32 41 39 35 32 31 29 30 29 34 35 34 34 36 34  
PWIND DIR W S SW NW NW W SW W NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 5  
 

 
IAZ035-170900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
DATE 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN  
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 60 77 49 72 40  
TEMP 66 63 62 60 67 74 76 69 61 56 51 49 61 71 69 60 52 47 43 41  
DEWPT 59 58 55 55 58 58 57 55 54 50 48 46 48 45 42 42 41 37 35 33  
RH 78 84 78 84 73 57 52 61 78 80 89 89 62 39 37 51 66 68 73 73  
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 12 11 11 13 14 13 8 5 3 4 4 6 10 13 13 13 11 11 10  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 40 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S  
TSTMS S S S  
WIND CHILL 37 35  
MIN CHILL 34  
 
DATE 10/19 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25  
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 46 71 42 58 34 64 39 62  
TEMP 60 57 48 48 68 64 50 43 55 53 41 35 61 58 47 40 59 56  
DEWPT 33 32 32 33 41 42 37 34 31 29 30 30 35 36 35 35 37 35  
PWIND DIR W S SW NW NW W SW W NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 0 5 10 10  
 

 
IAZ094-170900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
DATE 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN  
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 62 81 58 75 43  
TEMP 68 67 65 63 69 78 81 75 68 65 61 58 64 73 75 67 55 52 46 44  
DEWPT 57 58 58 57 58 59 59 60 63 63 60 58 59 55 50 47 46 43 38 35  
RH 68 73 78 81 68 52 47 60 84 93 97100 84 53 41 49 72 71 73 70  
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 8 9 9 10 13 14 13 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 10 10 12 11 10 10  
WIND GUST 25  
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 30 60 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.30 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S L L C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C C S  
WIND CHILL 38  
MIN CHILL 37  
 
DATE 10/19 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25  
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 47 73 45 59 37 65 42 62  
TEMP 60 56 50 49 69 66 54 46 56 53 43 38 62 59 51 43 60 56  
DEWPT 34 34 35 35 44 46 44 37 34 33 33 33 37 39 39 38 39 38  
PWIND DIR W S SW NW NW W SW W NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 5 0 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
 

 
IAZ017-170900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
DATE 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN  
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 74 47 69 40  
TEMP 63 62 60 59 66 71 73 67 58 54 49 48 60 68 67 58 51 47 43 41  
DEWPT 60 58 56 55 58 59 58 57 53 50 48 46 48 46 43 41 40 38 36 34  
RH 90 87 87 87 75 66 59 70 83 86 96 93 64 45 42 53 66 71 76 76  
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 11 11 12 14 16 13 8 5 4 4 4 6 10 12 11 12 11 12 11  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 40 20 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 36 34  
MIN CHILL 33  
 
DATE 10/19 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25  
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 43 68 39 54 32 60 37 59  
TEMP 58 54 46 45 66 61 49 40 51 49 39 33 57 54 45 38 57 53  
DEWPT 34 31 31 32 41 41 36 33 32 29 30 29 35 35 35 35 38 35  
PWIND DIR NW S SW NW NW NW SW W NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 10 10  
 

 
IAZ049-170900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
DATE 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN  
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 54 75 42  
TEMP 65 64 62 61 69 78 78 71 65 61 56 54 63 72 74 65 53 50 46 43  
DEWPT 58 58 58 58 60 59 59 60 61 59 56 53 56 52 47 45 44 42 38 36  
RH 78 81 87 90 73 52 52 68 87 93100 96 78 49 38 48 71 74 73 76  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 10 11 10 10 14 17 14 9 6 5 4 4 5 8 11 11 12 11 12 11  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 40 50 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.14 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C  
TSTMS S C C S  
WIND CHILL 37  
MIN CHILL 36  
 
DATE 10/19 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25  
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 45 71 43 57 34 63 39 62  
TEMP 60 56 47 47 69 64 52 43 54 52 41 35 59 57 48 40 59 55  
DEWPT 35 33 34 33 41 43 40 36 34 31 31 31 36 37 37 35 39 37  
PWIND DIR NW S SW NW NW NW SW W NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN BZ LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW FW B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 

 
IAZ086-170900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
906 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
DATE 10/16/25 FRI 10/17/25 SAT 10/18/25 SUN  
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 64 82 60 76 45  
TEMP 68 67 66 64 71 79 81 77 71 66 63 60 66 73 75 69 58 54 49 46  
DEWPT 59 59 59 60 61 59 58 60 62 64 62 60 62 57 53 52 51 46 42 39  
RH 73 75 78 87 71 50 46 56 73 93 97100 87 57 46 55 77 74 77 76  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 10 11 10 10 13 14 13 9 8 8 6 5 6 8 9 9 11 11 12 12  
WIND GUST 25 25 24 21 23 23  
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 80 30 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.25 0.04 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS D D L L C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S C C S  
 
DATE 10/19 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25  
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 46 74 47 60 37 64 42 63  
TEMP 60 56 49 48 70 67 56 48 57 54 43 38 61 58 51 43 60 57  
DEWPT 36 35 36 36 43 47 46 39 36 34 33 33 37 39 39 38 40 40  
PWIND DIR NW SW S W NW W SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN BZ LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 10 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
 

 
 
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