548  
FOUS53 KDMX 151931  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
IAZ060-160900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
DATE 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU  
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 67 90 65 87 64  
TEMP 91 85 76 73 69 68 78 87 89 82 73 71 69 66 75 83 85 79 72 69 67 65  
DEWPT 65 66 66 66 65 65 67 65 64 66 65 66 65 64 67 66 65 65 65 65 63 62  
RH 42 53 71 79 87 90 69 48 44 58 76 84 87 93 76 57 51 62 79 87 87 90  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE SE S SE  
WIND SPD 8 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 3  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 30 30 40 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S C S C C C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S S C S C C C C C C C C C S  
 
DATE 09/18 FRI 09/19/25 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25  
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 83 63 77 61 77 59 79 61 81  
TEMP 80 77 67 65 75 73 64 62 73 72 64 61 76 75 66 63 79 76  
DEWPT 65 64 65 63 64 62 62 60 63 62 61 60 63 62 62 61 64 63  
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 60 50 30 40 20 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C C C S C C C S S S S S  
TSTMS S C C C S C S S S C S S S S  
 

 
IAZ039-160900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
DATE 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU  
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 65 86 63 86 63  
TEMP 88 81 73 71 68 65 75 85 86 81 72 68 66 64 75 83 84 78 71 67 65 64  
DEWPT 68 69 68 66 64 63 66 66 66 66 66 65 64 63 64 64 63 65 65 63 62 60  
RH 52 67 84 84 87 93 74 53 51 60 81 90 93 97 69 53 49 64 81 87 90 87  
WIND DIR E SE SE SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E SE  
WIND SPD 11 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 4  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 30 20 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S S S C S S S S S C C C C C C S  
TSTMS S C S S S S S S C S S S S S C S C S S  
 
DATE 09/18 FRI 09/19/25 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25  
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 83 62 76 59 75 58 77 59 79  
TEMP 79 77 67 63 73 70 63 60 71 69 61 59 74 71 62 61 76 72  
DEWPT 63 63 63 62 64 63 61 59 61 61 61 59 62 61 61 60 64 62  
PWIND DIR SE E SE SE S S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 50 50 40 40 30 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ048-160900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
DATE 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU  
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 65 89 64 87 63  
TEMP 89 84 74 70 68 65 78 86 89 82 72 69 67 65 75 83 84 77 70 67 65 64  
DEWPT 65 67 66 66 65 64 68 67 65 67 67 66 65 64 68 67 66 66 67 65 63 62  
RH 45 57 76 87 90 97 71 53 45 61 84 90 93 97 79 59 55 69 90 93 93 93  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E E E SE E  
WIND SPD 9 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 5 5 4 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 20 30 30 40 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.03 0.16  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C S C C C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S C S C C C C C C C C S S  
 
DATE 09/18 FRI 09/19/25 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25  
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 82 62 77 59 76 58 79 59 82  
TEMP 79 75 66 62 74 72 62 60 72 70 61 59 75 74 64 61 77 75  
DEWPT 65 65 65 62 64 63 61 59 64 62 61 59 63 62 62 60 65 63  
PWIND DIR SE S S SE S S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 60 50 40 40 20 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C C C C C C S S S S S  
TSTMS C C C S C S S C S S S  
 

 
IAZ004-160900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
DATE 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU  
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 88 62 85 61  
TEMP 87 80 71 68 65 62 76 86 88 82 71 67 65 63 73 81 82 74 67 65 63 63  
DEWPT 65 66 64 63 62 61 65 65 64 65 64 63 61 60 65 66 65 65 64 63 62 62  
RH 48 62 79 84 90 97 69 50 45 56 79 87 87 90 76 60 56 74 90 93 97 97  
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S E E E E E  
WIND SPD 17 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 6 5 5 4 2 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 10 10 20 60 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.31 0.61  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S L L L L L L C  
TSTMS S S S C C C S C S S  
 
DATE 09/18 FRI 09/19/25 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25  
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 77 60 73 56 72 56 76 58 78  
TEMP 73 71 62 61 69 68 59 57 69 67 59 57 72 71 62 60 74 71  
DEWPT 64 65 62 60 63 62 58 56 61 61 58 56 61 61 59 58 62 61  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S C S S S  
 

 
IAZ035-160900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
DATE 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU  
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 90 63 87 62  
TEMP 90 82 73 70 66 64 77 87 90 82 71 67 65 64 75 83 84 77 68 65 64 63  
DEWPT 65 66 65 65 64 63 67 66 64 65 65 64 63 63 66 66 65 65 65 65 63 62  
RH 44 58 76 84 93 97 71 50 42 56 81 90 93 97 74 57 53 67 90100 97 97  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 12 8 5 5 4 4 5 8 8 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 4 3 3 4  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2  
POP 12HR 20 20 30 50 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.60  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C L L L L C  
TSTMS S S S S C C S S S C C C C S S  
 
DATE 09/18 FRI 09/19/25 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25  
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 81 61 77 57 75 57 79 58 81  
TEMP 76 74 64 62 74 70 61 59 72 70 61 59 75 74 62 60 77 74  
DEWPT 65 65 64 62 63 62 59 58 61 61 60 58 61 61 61 59 64 62  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 60 50 30 30 20 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C C S C S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-160900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
DATE 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU  
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 65 88 64 87 63  
TEMP 90 83 75 71 68 66 78 85 87 81 72 69 67 66 76 83 84 77 71 67 66 64  
DEWPT 64 66 66 66 65 64 67 65 64 67 67 66 65 64 67 65 65 67 66 65 63 62  
RH 42 57 74 84 90 93 69 51 46 63 84 90 93 93 74 55 53 71 84 93 90 93  
WIND DIR S SE SE S SE SE SE S SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SW E SE SE  
WIND SPD 8 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 3 3  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 30 20 40 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.02 0.09 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C S S S C C C C S S C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S C S S S S C C C S S C C  
 
DATE 09/18 FRI 09/19/25 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25  
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 82 62 76 59 75 58 78 60 79  
TEMP 79 73 65 63 74 70 63 60 73 70 62 60 75 73 64 62 77 73  
DEWPT 65 66 65 63 64 64 62 60 64 64 62 60 63 63 63 61 65 65  
PWIND DIR S S SW SE S S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 60 50 30 40 30 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C C S C C C S C S S S S  
TSTMS C C S S S S S S C S S S  
 

 
IAZ017-160900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
DATE 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU  
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 86 62 84 61  
TEMP 84 79 71 69 66 64 75 84 86 80 70 67 65 63 74 81 82 76 67 65 64 63  
DEWPT 66 68 66 65 64 63 67 68 66 67 65 64 62 61 66 66 66 65 65 63 62 61  
RH 55 69 84 87 93 97 76 59 51 65 84 90 90 93 76 60 58 69 93 93 93 93  
WIND DIR S SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 11 6 6 5 4 3 5 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 3 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 40 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.34  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S S C C L L C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S C C C C C S S  
 
DATE 09/18 FRI 09/19/25 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25  
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 80 60 74 57 72 56 76 57 78  
TEMP 75 73 64 62 71 69 60 58 70 67 59 58 72 71 61 60 74 71  
DEWPT 64 64 62 60 63 62 59 57 61 61 58 57 62 60 59 58 64 61  
PWIND DIR SE E SE SE S S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 50 50 40 40 20 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S S C C C S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ049-160900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
DATE 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU  
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 65 88 63 87 62  
TEMP 89 82 73 70 68 65 76 85 87 81 72 68 66 64 75 83 85 78 70 66 64 63  
DEWPT 65 68 67 66 65 64 67 67 65 66 65 65 63 62 65 65 64 65 64 63 61 59  
RH 45 63 81 87 90 97 74 55 48 60 79 90 90 93 71 55 50 64 81 90 90 87  
WIND DIR SE SE E E SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE S S SE SE E E E SE  
WIND SPD 8 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 30 30 30 40  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.02 0 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S S C S C C C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S C S S S S S C S C C C C C C C C S S  
 
DATE 09/18 FRI 09/19/25 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25  
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 83 61 77 58 75 57 77 58 80  
TEMP 79 77 65 62 74 71 62 59 72 69 61 59 74 71 62 60 76 73  
DEWPT 63 63 64 62 64 63 61 58 63 62 61 58 62 61 61 60 64 63  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 60 50 40 40 30 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L C C C C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S S C C S C S C S S S S  
 

 
IAZ086-160900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
230 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
DATE 09/15/25 TUE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU  
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 65 89 64 90 63  
TEMP 91 84 75 72 69 66 79 87 89 83 74 70 67 65 77 86 88 82 72 68 66 64  
DEWPT 66 68 68 67 66 64 67 65 64 67 67 65 63 62 63 62 61 63 63 62 60 59  
RH 44 59 79 84 90 93 67 48 44 59 79 84 87 90 62 45 40 53 73 81 81 84  
WIND DIR E SE SE SE E E SE SE E SW E E SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S C C S S S S C C S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
 
DATE 09/18 FRI 09/19/25 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25  
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 87 63 78 60 77 59 79 60 81  
TEMP 84 80 67 64 75 73 65 61 74 72 63 61 76 74 64 62 78 75  
DEWPT 62 64 65 63 65 65 63 60 64 64 62 60 64 63 63 61 65 64  
PWIND DIR S S S SE S SW SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 60 50 40 40 30 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C C C C C C C S S S S S  
TSTMS S C S S C S C S S S S  
 

 
 
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