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FOUS53 KDMX 281702  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
IAZ060-282200-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 45 10 21 12 36  
TEMP 32 23 17 14 13 13 12 13 17 20 19 17 14 13 14 19 32 36 33  
DEWPT 29 19 12 5 3 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 8 12 16 18  
RH 88 84 80 67 63 61 66 63 58 54 59 67 73 76 73 61 43 43 53  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 27 28 28 27 26 26 25 23 19 18 12 9 6 5 4 6 10 10 9  
WIND GUST 44 46 46 43 42 42 39 37 33 29  
CLOUDS OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 90 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00  
RAIN  
SLEET D  
SNOW D C  
WIND CHILL 18 6 -2 -6 -8 -8 -9 -7 0 5 6 5 4 4 6 11 24 28 25  
MIN CHILL 16 -3 -9 -10 -11 1 2 2 6 24  
WIND Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER WEATH Y Y  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 25 35 17 26 15 36 23 38  
TEMP 30 26 32 30 24 18 23 23 19 18 32 31 27 24 35 32  
DEWPT 23 24 23 20 18 13 12 12 13 13 19 21 22 21 23 22  
PWIND DIR NW NW N N W S SE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
IAZ039-282200-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 40 6 13 5 30  
TEMP 36 23 17 13 10 11 9 10 12 13 11 9 7 6 8 14 25 30 28  
DEWPT 35 19 13 7 5 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 7 14 19 20  
RH 96 84 84 76 80 69 76 69 70 67 69 76 83 83 83 73 62 63 71  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 24 29 31 31 31 31 28 27 24 21 16 13 10 8 5 6 10 12 10  
WIND GUST 36 48 46 46 44 47 44 42 37 33  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 100 80 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.11 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 2 00-00  
RAIN D  
SNOW S L L D L C  
OBVIS F BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 24 5 -3 -9-13-11-13-12 -8 -5 -6 -7 -7 -6 -3 3 15 20 18  
MIN CHILL 24 -5 -13 -15 -16 -8 -9 -9 -2 16  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 19 27 10 18 7 27 15 29  
TEMP 28 21 25 20 15 10 15 14 11 12 24 23 19 16 27 25  
DEWPT 25 21 17 13 11 7 7 6 6 8 15 17 17 16 19 17  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NW W SW E NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 5  
SNOW S S  
 
 
IAZ048-282200-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 43 9 18 10 34  
TEMP 29 20 16 13 12 12 10 12 15 17 16 14 12 11 12 18 29 34 31  
DEWPT 26 17 11 6 3 3 3 3 4 6 7 7 6 7 8 9 14 19 20  
RH 88 88 80 73 66 66 73 66 61 61 67 73 76 83 84 67 53 54 63  
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 28 29 29 28 28 28 27 25 20 18 12 10 6 5 4 5 10 11 10  
WIND GUST 47 48 46 46 44 44 43 41 34 31  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 100 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00  
RAIN  
SLEET S  
SNOW D C S S  
OBVIS BS  
WIND CHILL 14 1 -4 -8 -9 -9-12 -9 -3 1 2 1 2 2 5 10 20 26 22  
MIN CHILL 12 -4 -10 -12 -13 -2 -1 -1 5 21  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 22 32 14 23 13 32 20 34  
TEMP 29 24 29 26 19 15 20 19 16 15 29 28 24 21 31 29  
DEWPT 25 23 21 18 16 12 10 11 11 13 18 21 21 20 22 20  
PWIND DIR NW NW N N W S E NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
IAZ004-282200-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 30 3 12 4 32  
TEMP 17 13 9 8 6 4 4 5 10 12 8 7 6 5 10 16 27 32 30  
DEWPT 14 8 5 3 1 -1 -2 -2 1 4 2 1 2 2 5 9 17 22 23  
RH 88 80 83 79 79 79 75 72 66 70 76 76 83 87 80 73 65 66 75  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 35 34 31 32 32 31 28 27 23 18 10 9 6 8 9 10 13 13 13  
WIND GUST 50 48 46 47 47 47 44 42 34  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 100 70 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.08 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 2 2 00-00  
FRZG RAIN  
RAIN  
SNOW D L L L C S  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -4 -9-14-16-18-21-20-18-11 -6 -6 -7 -6 -8 -3 4 16 22 20  
MIN CHILL -4 -14 -19 -21 -21 -10 -8 -9 -3 19  
BLIZZARD W W W W W W W  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 16 24 6 15 6 25 13 27  
TEMP 27 17 21 18 11 7 12 12 10 11 23 21 18 16 25 22  
DEWPT 24 16 15 12 8 3 6 7 7 8 17 17 15 14 18 15  
PWIND DIR NW N N NW W SW E N  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 5 0 0 0 10  
SNOW C S  
 
 
IAZ035-282200-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 38 7 15 6 32  
TEMP 24 17 13 10 9 8 8 9 12 15 13 10 8 7 9 16 28 32 29  
DEWPT 21 14 8 5 3 1 1 1 4 6 6 5 4 5 5 9 17 21 22  
RH 88 88 80 80 76 72 72 69 70 67 73 80 83 91 83 73 63 63 75  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 27 29 28 28 27 27 26 24 20 17 10 6 5 4 4 6 10 11 10  
WIND GUST 43 44 43 43 42 42 41 39  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW B1  
POP 12HR 90 50 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00  
RAIN  
SNOW D L S C C S  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 7 -3 -8-12-13-14-14-12 -6 -1 -1 -1 -2 -2 0 7 18 23 20  
MIN CHILL 6 -8 -14 -16 -16 -5 -3 -3 2 19  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 19 28 10 20 10 29 17 31  
TEMP 27 21 25 22 16 10 17 16 13 13 26 24 21 18 28 25  
DEWPT 24 21 19 16 13 8 8 9 9 11 18 19 18 17 20 17  
PWIND DIR NW NW N N W S E NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 0 0 0 0 5  
SNOW S  
 
 
IAZ094-282200-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 49 10 23 13 36  
TEMP 35 25 19 15 13 12 11 13 19 22 20 18 15 14 15 19 32 36 33  
DEWPT 32 21 13 6 2 1 4 4 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 11 14 15  
RH 89 84 77 67 61 60 73 67 59 52 56 64 70 73 70 61 41 40 47  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 27 28 28 26 26 26 24 23 18 16 10 9 6 5 5 6 10 10 8  
WIND GUST 43 44 43 42 41 42 40 39 29 27  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 80 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L  
SLEET L  
SNOW C  
OBVIS PF  
WIND CHILL 23 9 0 -4 -7 -9 -9 -6 4 9 9 7 5 5 6 10 24 29 26  
MIN CHILL 22 -1 -8 -10 -10 6 4 4 5 25  
WIND Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 24 39 20 31 18 39 25 42  
TEMP 29 25 36 33 26 21 28 26 21 20 35 33 29 26 38 35  
DEWPT 21 23 26 24 21 17 16 15 15 16 21 23 24 24 27 24  
PWIND DIR W NW N N SW S SE W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
IAZ017-282200-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 36 3 9 2 30  
TEMP 26 15 11 8 7 8 6 6 8 9 7 5 4 3 6 13 24 29 28  
DEWPT 24 13 8 4 2 0 -2 -1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 8 16 21 23  
RH 92 92 87 83 79 69 69 72 72 72 76 83 87 87 83 80 71 72 81  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 28 32 31 31 31 32 29 27 23 20 13 10 8 5 5 8 11 12 11  
WIND GUST 43 48 47 46 46 46 43 42 34 31  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 100 90 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.11 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 2 2 00-00  
RAIN  
SNOW D D D D L C  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 9 -6-11-15-17-16-18-17-14-10-10-10 -9 -8 -5 2 13 19 19  
MIN CHILL 8 -12 -17 -19 -20 -13 -12 -10 -5 16  
BLIZZARD W W W W W W W  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 15 22 6 13 3 23 12 26  
TEMP 27 17 21 15 11 7 11 9 8 9 21 19 17 16 23 21  
DEWPT 25 17 15 11 8 4 5 5 5 7 16 15 14 14 17 15  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NW W SW SE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 5  
SNOW S S  
 
 
IAZ049-282200-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 42 7 15 6 31  
TEMP 33 21 16 13 11 10 8 9 12 14 12 10 9 7 9 14 26 31 29  
DEWPT 32 18 12 7 3 2 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 8 12 17 19  
RH 96 88 84 76 69 69 72 69 66 64 70 73 76 87 83 76 55 56 66  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 29 32 31 29 29 29 27 25 24 20 13 11 8 6 5 6 10 11 10  
WIND GUST 43 47 46 44 43 44 42 41 35 31  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 100 40 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.03 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00  
FRZG RAIN D  
RAIN D  
SLEET D  
SNOW D C C S C S  
OBVIS F BS BS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 19 2 -4 -8-11-12-14-12 -8 -3 -3 -5 -3 -4 -1 4 16 21 19  
MIN CHILL 19 -5 -12 -15 -16 -6 -7 -7 -1 17  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 20 29 11 20 9 29 17 31  
TEMP 27 22 26 23 17 12 17 16 12 13 26 24 22 18 29 26  
DEWPT 23 21 18 16 13 8 8 8 8 9 16 18 17 17 20 18  
PWIND DIR NW NW N N W SW E NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 0 0 0 0 5  
SNOW S  
 
 
IAZ086-282200-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1102 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
DATE SUN 12/28/25 MON 12/29/25 TUE 12/30/25  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 48 11 21 11 35  
TEMP 42 28 22 17 14 14 13 14 18 20 18 17 14 12 14 19 31 35 33  
DEWPT 41 24 17 8 4 3 4 4 5 7 7 7 6 7 8 9 12 15 16  
RH 96 85 81 67 64 61 67 64 56 56 61 64 70 80 76 64 45 43 49  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W  
WIND SPD 25 29 32 29 28 28 26 26 21 20 14 13 10 9 6 8 10 11 10  
WIND GUST 37 46 46 46 46 46 44 41 34 33 26  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 90 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L  
SNOW C  
TSTMS  
OBVIS PF  
WIND CHILL 32 12 4 -3 -7 -6 -7 -5 1 5 4 3 1 1 4 9 22 27 25  
MIN CHILL 32 3 -7 -8 -9 1 0 -3 4 23  
WIND Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 12/31/25 THU 01/01/26 FRI 01/02/26 SAT 01/03/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 24 35 18 27 15 36 23 38  
TEMP 29 25 33 30 24 19 24 23 18 18 31 31 27 24 35 32  
DEWPT 22 24 22 20 18 14 12 12 11 12 18 21 21 21 24 23  
PWIND DIR W NW N N NW S SE E  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 5  
 
 
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