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FOUS53 KDMX 051852  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
IAZ060-052100-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26  
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 57 36 47 28 41  
TEMP 57 55 47 43 38 37 39 43 45 44 39 35 30 28 31 36 39 40  
DEWPT 35 37 36 35 32 31 30 27 26 23 23 20 19 19 20 23 26 29  
RH 43 51 65 73 79 79 70 53 47 43 52 54 63 68 63 59 59 64  
WIND DIR W W W N NW N N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 11 8 8 9 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 11 13 12  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 30 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.04 0.12  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C C  
SNOWSHWRS S C C C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 32 31 32 37 39 33 28 22 20 22 28 31 33  
MIN CHILL 37 30 28 38 26 19 19 28  
 
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26  
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 36 68 45 62 41 60 47 66  
TEMP 37 44 64 65 53 47 58 60 48 42 55 58 50 48 60 64  
DEWPT 33 39 47 47 46 43 44 46 40 36 42 44 44 46 52 55  
PWIND DIR SE S SW NW NE NE E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 40 50 60 50 50 50 60 60  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L C C C C C C C L L L L  
SNOWSHWRS S  
TSTMS S C S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ039-052100-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26  
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 54 33 45 24 42  
TEMP 53 52 45 39 35 34 37 42 43 40 33 28 25 24 30 38 42 39  
DEWPT 35 38 38 33 31 29 27 25 22 21 19 17 15 14 15 18 21 25  
RH 50 59 76 79 85 82 67 50 43 46 56 63 65 65 53 44 43 57  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 14 11 12 13 12 12 16 16 16 13 10 8 5 5 9 10 12 12  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS FW FW B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 50 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C  
SNOWSHWRS S S C  
WIND CHILL 31 26 25 28 34 36 32 25 20 18 17 22 31 35 31  
MIN CHILL 30 23 23 31 19 15 17 31  
 
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26  
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 34 66 43 60 37 58 42 62  
TEMP 35 39 61 62 51 44 57 56 43 37 54 56 46 43 57 60  
DEWPT 30 35 46 47 45 41 40 41 36 32 37 40 39 41 46 50  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 50 50 60 40 40 40 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L C C C C C C C C C C C  
SNOWSHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
 
 
IAZ048-052100-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26  
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 56 33 46 25 39  
TEMP 56 54 45 40 35 34 38 42 44 42 35 31 27 25 30 36 39 37  
DEWPT 36 39 39 35 32 31 29 26 24 23 21 19 18 17 18 22 25 29  
RH 47 57 79 82 89 89 70 53 45 46 56 61 68 71 60 56 57 72  
WIND DIR W W NW N NW NW N N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 13 10 10 11 9 10 12 13 12 10 9 9 6 6 10 13 14 13  
WIND GUST 20  
CLOUDS CL CL B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.14  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C  
SNOWSHWRS S S S S C C S  
WIND CHILL 33 28 26 30 35 38 36 28 23 20 17 21 28 31 28  
MIN CHILL 31 26 24 36 22 15 17 28  
 
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26  
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 34 67 42 61 38 60 45 65  
TEMP 35 41 63 63 50 44 57 58 45 39 55 57 47 45 59 62  
DEWPT 33 38 48 48 45 42 42 44 38 34 41 42 42 44 51 54  
PWIND DIR SE S SW NW N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 50 60 50 50 50 60 60  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L C C C C C C C C L L L  
SNOWSHWRS S  
TSTMS S C S  
 
 
IAZ004-052100-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26  
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 56 28 41 20 40  
TEMP 56 51 38 34 33 29 32 37 40 35 27 23 21 20 28 37 40 36  
DEWPT 34 36 32 30 28 24 22 21 18 15 15 15 13 12 13 16 21 25  
RH 43 56 79 85 82 81 66 52 41 43 60 71 71 71 53 42 46 64  
WIND DIR W NW NW N NW NW N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 19 19 17 13 13 14 17 18 18 16 11 9 8 8 12 16 19 18  
WIND GUST 31 31  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 10 0 5 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
SNOWSHWRS C C C  
WIND CHILL 29 24 23 18 21 27 31 25 17 13 11 10 17 27 30 25  
MIN CHILL 23 17 15 25 12 9 12 24  
 
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26  
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 31 65 35 56 31 56 39 60  
TEMP 32 39 61 58 42 36 51 52 37 32 50 53 42 39 56 57  
DEWPT 30 35 45 39 33 29 34 33 29 27 34 35 36 36 46 50  
PWIND DIR S SW W NW N E E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ WY GN GN GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 50 20 30 30 40 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S S S C S C C C C C C C  
SNOWSHWRS C S  
 
 
IAZ035-052100-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26  
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 58 31 45 23 39  
TEMP 56 54 44 37 34 32 36 41 44 40 32 27 24 23 30 36 39 36  
DEWPT 36 39 36 32 31 28 25 23 21 18 16 16 15 14 15 19 25 28  
RH 47 57 73 82 89 85 64 48 39 41 51 63 68 68 53 50 57 72  
WIND DIR W W N N NW NW N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 13 11 11 10 9 10 12 13 13 11 9 8 5 5 10 13 14 13  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS CL SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C  
SNOWSHWRS C C C  
WIND CHILL 38 30 27 24 28 33 37 33 24 19 17 16 21 28 31 27  
MIN CHILL 29 24 22 33 18 15 16 25  
 
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26  
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 32 66 39 59 34 58 42 63  
TEMP 33 40 62 62 46 39 55 55 41 35 53 55 44 42 59 60  
DEWPT 31 37 47 45 39 35 37 38 33 31 37 39 39 40 49 52  
PWIND DIR SE S W NW N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 40 60 40 40 40 40 50 60  
RAIN SHWRS C S C L C C C C C C C C C C C L  
SNOWSHWRS C  
TSTMS S  
 
 
IAZ094-052100-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26  
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 58 36 49 29 45  
TEMP 57 55 46 44 40 37 42 46 48 45 39 35 31 29 32 37 42 44  
DEWPT 35 36 35 34 34 32 32 31 29 26 26 25 24 24 26 26 30 31  
RH 43 49 65 68 79 82 67 55 47 47 59 66 75 81 78 64 62 60  
WIND DIR NW W SW W N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E  
WIND SPD 11 5 6 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 14 12  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.36 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C S  
SNOWSHWRS C C C C C  
WIND CHILL 34 30 36 33 27 22 20 23 28 35 37  
MIN CHILL 39 29 29 39 27 19 20 29  
 
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26  
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 39 70 47 63 45 61 49 68  
TEMP 40 45 65 66 55 50 61 60 51 46 58 58 52 49 62 65  
DEWPT 34 40 47 45 46 46 48 49 45 42 46 47 48 49 55 56  
PWIND DIR SE S SW NW NE NE E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 30 60 50 60 60 70 60  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C L L C C C L C L L L L C  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ017-052100-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26  
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 54 29 42 21 41  
TEMP 53 51 41 36 32 30 33 39 40 36 29 25 22 21 29 37 41 37  
DEWPT 36 39 34 31 29 26 25 23 21 17 16 15 13 12 13 16 20 25  
RH 52 63 76 82 88 85 72 52 46 45 58 65 68 68 51 42 42 61  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 16 13 16 13 13 13 17 17 17 13 9 6 5 5 10 12 14 16  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS FW B2 FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 40 40 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L  
SNOWSHWRS S S L  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 33 27 22 19 22 30 31 27 20 17 15 13 19 29 33 28  
MIN CHILL 26 17 17 26 16 11 14 28  
 
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26  
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 31 64 38 57 33 57 39 59  
TEMP 32 38 59 60 45 39 52 53 39 34 51 53 43 39 55 57  
DEWPT 29 34 46 46 39 33 36 36 31 29 35 37 37 37 46 50  
PWIND DIR SE S W W N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ WY GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 60 60 40 30 40 40 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS L C C L C S S C C C C C C C C C  
SNOWSHWRS L  
TSTMS S  
 
 
IAZ049-052100-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26  
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 55 32 45 24 39  
TEMP 54 52 45 39 34 32 36 41 43 41 33 29 25 24 30 36 39 37  
DEWPT 35 38 37 33 30 29 28 26 23 21 19 17 15 15 16 20 23 26  
RH 48 59 73 79 85 88 72 55 45 44 56 60 65 68 55 52 52 64  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 13 10 10 11 10 10 13 13 13 11 9 8 6 5 10 11 13 13  
WIND GUST 21  
CLOUDS CL CL B1 FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C  
SNOWSHWRS C C C  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 39 32 26 24 28 34 36 35 26 21 18 17 21 28 31 29  
MIN CHILL 31 24 22 33 20 13 15 28  
 
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26  
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 33 66 42 60 37 58 43 63  
TEMP 34 39 62 62 50 44 56 56 44 37 53 55 47 43 57 60  
DEWPT 30 35 47 47 44 41 42 43 37 33 39 41 40 42 49 52  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 50 50 60 40 50 40 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L C C C C C C C C C C C  
SNOWSHWRS C  
TSTMS C S S S  
 
 
IAZ086-052100-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
152 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
DATE SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26  
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 56 35 49 28 42  
TEMP 56 55 46 43 39 36 41 44 47 45 39 36 31 28 32 37 41 42  
DEWPT 33 34 36 36 34 32 31 29 27 26 25 22 19 20 21 23 25 27  
RH 42 45 68 76 82 85 67 55 45 47 57 56 61 71 63 56 52 55  
WIND DIR NW W SW NW NW NW N N NW N N NE NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 13 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 12  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C  
SNOWSHWRS S S C C C S  
WIND CHILL 32 28 34 38 32 28 23 20 24 29 34 35  
MIN CHILL 37 27 28 38 27 17 20 29  
 
DATE WED 04/08/26 THU 04/09/26 FRI 04/10/26 SAT 04/11/26  
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 37 71 50 65 44 62 48 68  
TEMP 38 43 65 67 56 52 61 61 50 45 58 58 52 48 62 65  
DEWPT 32 37 46 46 48 47 48 48 45 41 45 47 47 48 53 55  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W NE NE E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 30 30 60 50 60 50 60 60  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C L L C C C L C C C L L C  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
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