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FOUS53 KDMX 031827  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
IAZ060-032100-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26  
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 90 70 88 68 85  
TEMP 89 85 81 77 72 72 80 85 88 86 78 74 70 69 76 82 85 83  
DEWPT 74 73 71 70 69 69 71 73 73 72 71 70 68 68 68 69 68 67  
RH 61 67 72 79 90 90 74 67 61 63 79 87 93 97 76 65 57 59  
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 9 5 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 5 3 4 4 4 5 6 8 8  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 70 20 40 5  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.99 0 0.40 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L S S  
TSTMS S S C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 98 92 92 96 93  
MAX HEAT 93 99 92 94 97 92 87 89  
FLOOD A A A A A  
 
DATE MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26  
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 65 86 65 88 67 91 70 89  
TEMP 71 66 83 85 71 67 85 86 73 69 88 89 76 71 86 87  
DEWPT 67 65 66 65 66 65 67 66 66 65 67 66 66 67 71 69  
PWIND DIR N N E E SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 20 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
 
IAZ039-032100-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26  
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 88 69 86 65 82  
TEMP 82 80 78 74 71 71 77 81 84 83 75 71 68 67 73 80 82 80  
DEWPT 72 73 73 71 70 69 71 73 73 72 71 68 66 66 67 68 67 67  
RH 72 79 85 90 97 93 82 77 70 70 87 90 93 97 81 67 61 65  
WIND DIR S SW S S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 6 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 5 4 5 6 8 9 10 9  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 80 50 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.28 0.01 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L D L C C S C  
TSTMS S C C C C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 87 85 86 90 89  
MAX HEAT 83 89 86 87 93 88 83 86  
FLOOD A A A A A  
 
DATE MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26  
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 63 83 63 86 65 87 67 86  
TEMP 68 64 80 82 68 66 83 84 70 68 84 85 72 69 82 83  
DEWPT 65 63 65 66 64 64 68 68 66 65 69 70 67 66 71 70  
PWIND DIR N N NE SE SE S S W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 20 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
 
IAZ048-032100-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26  
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 90 69 88 66 84  
TEMP 85 82 79 75 71 71 78 83 86 85 76 72 68 68 75 81 83 82  
DEWPT 74 74 73 71 70 70 72 73 73 72 71 70 68 68 69 69 69 68  
RH 70 77 82 87 97 97 82 72 65 65 85 93100100 82 67 63 63  
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 80 20 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.59 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L S S S  
TSTMS S C C C C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 93 88 89 93 92  
MAX HEAT 89 95 88 90 94 90 85 88  
FLOOD A A A A A  
 
DATE MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26  
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 63 85 63 87 65 89 68 88  
TEMP 68 66 82 84 69 66 84 85 71 68 86 87 74 70 84 85  
DEWPT 67 65 68 67 66 66 69 69 67 66 70 70 68 68 72 71  
PWIND DIR N N E SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 20 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
 
IAZ004-032100-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26  
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 85 66 82 62 80  
TEMP 82 80 74 72 68 67 73 79 81 80 71 68 64 64 71 77 80 80  
DEWPT 69 70 71 69 67 66 68 70 71 69 68 66 64 64 66 67 68 67  
RH 65 72 90 90 97 97 84 74 72 69 90 93100100 84 71 67 65  
WIND DIR S S SE SE S W NW NW N N N NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 6 5 8 9 9 6 6 8 9 9 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 8  
CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 50 30 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.38 0.05 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S  
 
DATE MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26  
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 60 84 62 84 64 84 65 83  
TEMP 65 63 79 83 68 65 82 82 69 66 81 82 71 67 80 81  
DEWPT 64 63 67 68 65 64 69 69 66 64 70 70 67 65 70 70  
PWIND DIR N E S S S S S W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 30 50 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S  
TSTMS S C C S  
 
 
IAZ035-032100-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26  
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 88 68 86 64 83  
TEMP 82 81 76 73 71 70 77 82 84 84 73 69 66 66 74 79 82 81  
DEWPT 72 72 72 71 69 69 71 72 72 71 69 68 66 66 68 68 68 68  
RH 72 74 87 93 93 97 82 72 67 65 87 97100100 82 69 63 65  
WIND DIR S SE S S SW SW W W NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 5 4 6 8 8 4 6 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 6 6 5 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 30 80 20 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.32 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C D L C S S C  
TSTMS S C C C C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 87 90  
MAX HEAT 89 84 87 92 87 83 86  
FLOOD A A A A A  
 
DATE MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26  
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 62 84 62 86 64 87 67 86  
TEMP 67 63 81 83 68 65 83 84 70 67 84 85 72 69 83 83  
DEWPT 66 63 67 67 66 65 69 68 67 66 70 70 68 67 71 70  
PWIND DIR N NE SE S SE S S W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 20 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
 
IAZ094-032100-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26  
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 89 71 88 68 84  
TEMP 89 87 80 76 73 72 79 85 88 85 77 72 70 70 77 82 84 82  
DEWPT 74 72 70 70 69 69 71 72 72 72 72 70 69 69 69 69 67 67  
RH 61 61 72 82 87 90 77 65 59 65 85 93 97 97 76 65 57 61  
WIND DIR S S S W W S W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW N N  
WIND SPD 11 8 9 8 9 8 10 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 50 30 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.75 0.01 0.08 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S  
TSTMS S S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 98 93 91 94 91  
MAX HEAT 96 99 91 93 96 90 87 88  
 
DATE MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26  
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 65 85 65 87 67 89 70 88  
TEMP 69 67 82 83 70 67 84 84 71 69 87 87 74 72 86 86  
DEWPT 67 66 65 65 65 65 66 64 65 65 67 66 67 68 70 69  
PWIND DIR N N NE E SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0 10 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S  
TSTMS C C S S  
 
 
IAZ017-032100-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26  
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 86 66 84 62 80  
TEMP 79 78 75 73 69 68 75 80 82 81 72 68 65 65 72 78 80 78  
DEWPT 70 71 70 70 68 68 69 70 71 69 68 66 65 64 65 66 66 66  
RH 74 79 84 90 97100 82 72 69 67 87 93100 97 79 67 62 67  
WIND DIR S S SE S SE S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
WIND SPD 6 5 5 6 8 6 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 6  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 60 40 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.35 0.01 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C C C S S S C  
TSTMS S C C C C C S S S S  
 
DATE MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26  
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 60 82 61 84 63 85 65 84  
TEMP 65 64 78 82 67 65 82 83 69 67 82 83 71 68 81 82  
DEWPT 64 62 65 66 64 64 68 68 66 65 68 69 66 66 69 69  
PWIND DIR N NE SE S S S S W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 30 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
 
IAZ049-032100-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26  
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 88 68 86 65 83  
TEMP 84 81 77 74 71 70 77 82 84 84 75 70 67 67 74 80 82 80  
DEWPT 73 73 72 70 69 69 71 73 73 72 70 69 67 66 68 68 68 67  
RH 70 77 85 87 93 97 82 74 70 67 84 97100 97 82 67 63 65  
WIND DIR SW SW SE S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 6  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 70 30 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.56 0 0.11 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L L C S C  
TSTMS C C C C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 91 87 91 89  
MAX HEAT 85 92 86 87 94 87 83 87  
FLOOD A A A A A  
 
DATE MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26  
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 62 83 62 86 64 87 67 86  
TEMP 67 65 80 82 67 65 82 83 69 67 84 85 72 69 83 84  
DEWPT 65 63 66 66 64 64 68 68 65 65 69 70 66 66 71 71  
PWIND DIR N N E E SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 20 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S C  
 
 
IAZ086-032100-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
127 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
DATE FRI 07/03/26 SAT 07/04/26 SUN 07/05/26  
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 91 70 89 68 85  
TEMP 90 87 80 77 72 73 81 85 88 86 77 74 70 70 77 82 85 83  
DEWPT 74 73 72 72 70 70 73 74 74 73 73 72 69 70 70 70 70 68  
RH 60 63 77 85 93 90 77 70 63 65 87 93 97100 79 67 61 61  
WIND DIR S S S S SW S W W W NW NW NW W NW N NW NW N  
WIND SPD 10 9 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 9 9  
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 50 40 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.45 0.02 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S  
TSTMS S S C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 100 94 92 96 93 90  
MAX HEAT 96 101 92 94 99 91 86 90  
FLOOD A A A A A  
 
DATE MON 07/06/26 TUE 07/07/26 WED 07/08/26 THU 07/09/26  
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 65 85 64 87 66 90 69 89  
TEMP 69 67 82 83 69 67 84 85 71 69 87 88 75 71 86 86  
DEWPT 68 66 66 66 66 66 67 66 66 66 68 67 67 68 71 70  
PWIND DIR N N NE NE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 20 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 
 
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