819  
FOUS53 KDMX 170731  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
IAZ060-180900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
DATE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25 FRI  
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 85 64 84 63  
TEMP 68 66 74 83 85 78 70 68 66 65 71 80 83 79 70 68 65 63  
DEWPT 63 64 67 66 65 66 65 65 64 63 65 65 64 65 65 65 64 63  
RH 84 93 79 57 51 67 84 90 93 93 81 60 53 62 84 90 97100  
WIND DIR E SE S SW SE SE SE SE SE E SE S S S SE S S SE  
WIND SPD 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 5 8 8 5 4 4 4 4  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 40 50 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.15 0.48 0.20  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C C C L L C  
TSTMS S C C C C C S S S S C C C C S S  
 
DATE 09/19 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25  
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 79 61 81 63 83 64 83 59 81  
TEMP 76 74 65 62 79 77 67 64 80 79 69 64 80 78 67 60 79 76  
DEWPT 64 63 64 62 65 63 65 63 64 64 65 63 67 64 62 58 60 59  
PWIND DIR S SE S S SW S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 60 30 30 10 20 30 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C S C S S C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C C S S S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ039-180900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
DATE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25 FRI  
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 63 85 63 84 62  
TEMP 65 63 73 81 84 79 69 66 65 63 71 80 83 78 69 67 64 62  
DEWPT 62 63 65 65 65 65 65 64 63 62 64 64 64 64 64 63 63 62  
RH 90100 76 58 53 62 87 93 93 97 79 58 53 62 84 87 97100  
WIND DIR SE SE SW E S E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE  
WIND SPD 2 2 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 20 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S S S S S C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S C C  
 
DATE 09/19 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25  
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 78 60 80 61 81 62 82 57 78  
TEMP 75 73 63 61 77 75 65 62 79 76 66 62 79 77 64 57 76 73  
DEWPT 63 63 63 61 64 64 62 61 65 64 63 62 64 63 62 57 59 58  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 40 30 20 20 30 30 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C S S S S C S C S S  
TSTMS C C S S S S S S C S S S S  
 

 
IAZ048-180900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
DATE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25 FRI  
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 85 63 83 62  
TEMP 66 64 74 82 84 77 68 66 65 63 71 80 82 77 68 65 63 62  
DEWPT 62 64 67 67 66 65 66 65 64 63 66 66 65 66 66 65 63 62  
RH 87100 79 61 55 67 93 97 97100 84 62 56 69 93100100100  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE S SE SE S SE SE S S S SE SE S SE  
WIND SPD 3 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 8 6 5 4 3 4 4  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 40 30 50 40 60  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.15 0.05 0.28  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C C C C C C C C L L C  
TSTMS S C C C C C S C C C C S  
 
DATE 09/19 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25  
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 78 60 81 62 83 62 83 57 81  
TEMP 75 73 63 61 79 76 66 62 80 78 67 62 80 77 64 57 78 75  
DEWPT 65 64 63 61 65 64 65 62 65 65 64 62 66 63 62 57 60 58  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW S SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 60 40 30 10 20 30 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C C S S C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C C S S S C C S S S  
 

 
IAZ004-180900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
DATE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25 FRI  
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 83 62 80 60  
TEMP 64 62 71 80 80 73 66 64 64 62 69 77 79 75 65 64 62 60  
DEWPT 61 61 65 65 65 65 64 63 62 62 65 66 65 65 63 62 61 60  
RH 90 97 81 60 60 76 93 97 93100 87 69 62 71 93 93 97100  
WIND DIR SW S S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 3 5 8 10 6 5 5 5 5 8 10 10 6 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 60 60 50 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.31 0.10 0.37  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L C L L C C C C L L L L C  
TSTMS S C C C C C C S C C C S S  
 
DATE 09/19 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25  
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 74 58 78 60 81 59 82 55 78  
TEMP 71 69 61 59 74 73 63 60 78 76 63 59 78 76 61 55 76 72  
DEWPT 63 62 60 59 63 63 60 59 64 63 61 59 62 60 55 53 57 57  
PWIND DIR SE S S S SW SW W NW W  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL  
POP 12HR 60 30 20 10 20 20 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C S S S S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ035-180900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
DATE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25 FRI  
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 63 85 63 83 61  
TEMP 65 63 71 81 82 75 66 65 64 63 70 79 82 76 67 64 62 61  
DEWPT 63 63 67 66 65 65 65 64 64 63 66 65 64 65 64 63 62 61  
RH 93100 87 60 56 71 97 97100100 87 62 55 69 90 97100100  
WIND DIR E S E SE SE SE S SE S SE SE S S S SE SE S SE  
WIND SPD 4 2 4 6 8 5 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 5 5 4 5 5  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 40 60 50 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.16 0.08 0.41  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C L C C C C L L L L C  
TSTMS S C C C C C C S C C C C S  
 
DATE 09/19 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25  
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 78 60 82 61 84 61 85 55 81  
TEMP 75 72 62 60 77 76 65 61 81 78 65 61 80 78 63 56 78 75  
DEWPT 63 62 61 60 64 63 62 61 65 63 63 61 64 61 58 55 58 57  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 60 40 20 10 20 30 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C S S S S C C S S S  
TSTMS S C C C S S S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-180900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
DATE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25 FRI  
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 85 63 83 62  
TEMP 68 65 75 83 82 74 68 67 64 63 71 80 82 77 69 67 65 62  
DEWPT 64 65 66 65 65 66 66 66 64 63 66 64 64 66 67 66 64 62  
RH 87100 74 55 56 76 93 97100100 84 58 55 69 93 97 97100  
WIND DIR SE E SE W SE SE E SE SE SE S S S SW S SW SW S  
WIND SPD 2 2 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 3 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 40 50 40 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.04 0.04 0.43  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C C C C C C C C L L L  
TSTMS S C C C S C S S S C C S S S S  
 
DATE 09/19 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25  
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 77 60 80 62 80 62 82 58 80  
TEMP 75 72 64 61 79 74 66 63 77 74 65 62 79 76 64 58 77 74  
DEWPT 64 64 64 61 64 64 65 63 66 67 65 62 67 66 64 58 62 62  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL  
POP 12HR 60 20 30 20 20 30 30 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS L L S S S C S S S C C S C S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ017-180900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
DATE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25 FRI  
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 83 61 81 61  
TEMP 64 62 72 79 81 75 67 65 63 62 71 79 80 76 67 65 63 61  
DEWPT 60 62 66 67 67 66 65 63 62 62 65 65 64 65 64 63 62 61  
RH 87100 81 67 63 74 93 93 97100 81 62 58 69 90 93 97100  
WIND DIR S SW SW SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 8 5 5 4 5 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 30 50 40 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.09 0.03 0.21  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S C C C C C C C C C C C  
 
DATE 09/19 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25  
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 75 58 78 60 80 59 81 55 77  
TEMP 72 70 62 59 75 74 64 61 78 76 63 60 78 75 61 56 76 71  
DEWPT 63 63 61 59 64 64 61 59 65 64 61 60 64 62 57 54 58 58  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW NW W  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 40 30 10 20 30 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C S C S S S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ049-180900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
DATE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25 FRI  
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 63 85 62 83 61  
TEMP 65 63 74 82 84 78 68 66 63 62 71 81 83 77 68 66 63 61  
DEWPT 61 63 66 65 65 65 65 63 62 61 65 64 63 65 64 63 63 61  
RH 87100 76 56 53 64 90 90 97 97 81 56 51 67 87 90100100  
WIND DIR SE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE S  
WIND SPD 2 2 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 30 40 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.15 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C C S S S S C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S C C C S S S C S C C  
 
DATE 09/19 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25  
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 78 59 80 60 81 61 82 57 80  
TEMP 75 73 63 60 78 75 65 61 78 76 65 61 79 76 63 58 77 74  
DEWPT 64 63 62 60 64 64 63 61 65 64 63 61 65 63 61 57 59 58  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 40 30 10 20 30 30 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C S S C C S C S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S C C S S S S  
 

 
IAZ086-180900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
231 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
DATE 09/16/25 WED 09/17/25 THU 09/18/25 FRI  
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 89 63 88 63  
TEMP 68 65 78 86 88 81 70 68 65 63 74 84 87 82 70 67 65 63  
DEWPT 62 63 64 62 63 64 65 64 62 61 64 63 62 64 64 64 64 63  
RH 81 93 62 45 43 56 84 87 90 93 71 49 43 55 81 90 97100  
WIND DIR E E SE S NW NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S NW S SW NW  
WIND SPD 3 2 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 4  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S C S C S S  
 
DATE 09/19 SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25  
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 81 61 83 62 81 63 82 60 81  
TEMP 78 75 65 62 80 78 67 63 79 77 68 63 79 77 65 60 78 75  
DEWPT 64 65 64 62 64 64 63 63 65 65 66 63 67 66 65 60 62 62  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 50 40 20 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C S S S S C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S S S S S S  
 

 
 
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