958  
FOUS53 KDMX 251722  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
IAZ060-252100-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26  
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 92 74 96 77 96  
TEMP 86 92 91 81 77 75 75 87 93 95 94 85 82 79 77 87 93 96 94  
DEWPT 74 74 75 75 74 73 73 78 78 75 75 73 73 72 71 74 74 72 72  
RH 68 56 60 82 90 94 94 75 62 53 54 67 74 79 82 65 54 46 49  
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W NW N  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 9 8  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C  
TSTMS S C  
HEAT INDEX 94101102 86 100109108106 93 87 95104105102  
MAX HEAT 95 103 99 111 113 105 87 106 107  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26  
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 73 91 69 92 71 91 70 90  
TEMP 78 73 88 89 74 71 90 91 76 72 89 89 75 72 88 88  
DEWPT 69 68 71 69 69 68 68 67 67 68 69 68 68 68 70 68  
PWIND DIR N NE E SE SE SE SE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 20 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S  
TSTMS S S S S C S  
 
 
IAZ039-252100-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26  
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 72 93 76 93  
TEMP 81 87 88 78 75 74 74 84 89 91 91 82 79 78 76 84 90 93 90  
DEWPT 72 75 76 75 73 72 72 78 79 79 79 75 73 73 72 75 77 74 74  
RH 74 68 68 91 94 93 93 82 73 68 68 79 82 85 87 74 66 54 60  
WIND DIR S SW S S SE S S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W NW NW  
WIND SPD 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 8 9 11 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 12 11  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 40 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
HEAT INDEX 96 98 95106108107 89 92103103100  
MAX HEAT 86 100 98 108 110 103 103 105  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26  
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 71 88 68 89 69 88 68 87  
TEMP 75 71 85 86 72 69 86 87 73 70 86 85 72 70 84 85  
DEWPT 69 68 71 70 68 67 70 69 67 66 70 70 68 67 71 70  
PWIND DIR N N NE SE SE S S SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
IAZ048-252100-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26  
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 92 73 96 76 95  
TEMP 84 91 90 80 77 75 75 86 91 94 92 83 81 78 76 86 92 95 92  
DEWPT 75 76 77 76 75 73 72 78 79 78 77 74 74 72 72 76 76 74 73  
RH 74 62 66 88 94 94 90 77 68 60 62 74 79 82 87 72 60 51 54  
WIND DIR S S SE SE S W W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW W NW N  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 6 8 8 9 8  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
TSTMS C S  
HEAT INDEX 91103103 85 99109110106 91 95105105101  
MAX HEAT 92 106 102 111 114 105 84 107 109  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26  
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 71 90 68 91 69 90 69 89  
TEMP 76 72 87 87 73 70 88 89 74 71 87 87 73 70 86 86  
DEWPT 69 68 72 70 70 68 71 69 68 67 71 70 69 68 71 70  
PWIND DIR N NE E SE SE SE SE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 20 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S  
TSTMS S S S C S  
 
 
IAZ004-252100-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26  
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 94 74 95 73 94  
TEMP 87 94 92 81 77 76 74 84 92 95 91 81 79 75 73 83 91 94 91  
DEWPT 72 71 72 72 70 68 68 73 73 73 74 72 70 69 67 70 67 63 64  
RH 61 47 52 74 79 76 82 70 54 49 58 74 74 82 81 65 45 36 41  
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 6 5 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 12 13 12 11 10 10 11 13 11  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 40 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.18 0.01 0.07 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C  
TSTMS C S S C  
HEAT INDEX 94101100 90101104101 86  
MAX HEAT 94 102 96 102 105 98 94 96  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26  
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 69 90 67 91 68 89 67 88  
TEMP 74 69 87 88 72 68 88 88 73 69 86 87 71 68 85 85  
DEWPT 64 64 66 65 66 64 66 65 66 64 68 68 67 66 68 67  
PWIND DIR N E S S S S S E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 20 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C  
TSTMS S S S C S  
 
 
IAZ035-252100-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26  
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 93 74 96 75 96  
TEMP 85 92 92 80 77 75 74 85 92 95 93 83 80 77 75 85 93 96 94  
DEWPT 74 74 75 75 74 70 71 77 78 77 77 74 73 71 71 73 73 69 70  
RH 70 56 58 85 90 84 90 77 64 56 60 74 79 82 87 67 52 42 46  
WIND DIR SW SW S SE S W SE SW SW S S S SW SW S SW NW N N  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 9 5 6 8 11 8  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 50 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
HEAT INDEX 93102102 96107110108 90 92102102100  
MAX HEAT 93 105 99 107 112 105 102 104  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26  
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 70 91 67 92 68 90 68 90  
TEMP 75 71 88 88 72 69 89 90 73 69 87 87 72 69 86 87  
DEWPT 67 67 69 67 68 67 67 67 67 66 69 68 68 67 69 68  
PWIND DIR N NE SE SE SE S SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 20 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C  
TSTMS S S S C C  
 
 
IAZ094-252100-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26  
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 72 94 76 95  
TEMP 86 90 88 79 76 74 73 85 92 94 91 83 80 77 76 84 92 95 92  
DEWPT 76 74 76 75 74 73 71 78 78 75 75 75 72 70 70 73 74 71 72  
RH 72 60 68 88 94 97 93 80 64 54 60 77 77 79 82 70 56 46 52  
WIND DIR W SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW S S SW SW S SW SW W NW  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 9 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 5  
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 97 99 99 96107106102 90 91101103101  
MAX HEAT 97 102 99 109 109 102 103 105  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26  
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 73 91 69 91 70 89 69 89  
TEMP 77 73 88 88 74 71 88 89 75 71 86 87 74 70 86 86  
DEWPT 69 68 69 67 68 67 68 67 67 67 69 67 68 68 69 67  
PWIND DIR N NE E SE SE S SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 0 10 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ017-252100-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26  
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 72 93 74 92  
TEMP 83 89 88 79 76 74 74 83 88 92 90 81 79 76 74 82 89 92 89  
DEWPT 74 75 77 75 73 73 71 77 78 79 77 74 72 72 71 74 74 70 71  
RH 74 64 70 88 90 97 90 82 72 66 66 79 79 87 90 77 61 49 56  
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW S W SW SW S S SW W SW W NW N N  
WIND SPD 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 10 10 10 11 9 10 8 9 10 12 10  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC CL FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 50 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 89 99101 92102108104 86 88 98 98 95  
MAX HEAT 89 105 100 103 110 100 98 98  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26  
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 69 88 66 89 67 88 66 87  
TEMP 74 70 85 86 72 68 86 87 72 69 85 85 71 68 84 85  
DEWPT 66 66 69 69 67 67 69 69 66 65 70 70 67 67 70 69  
PWIND DIR N N SE SE SE SE S SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S  
TSTMS S S C C S  
 
 
IAZ049-252100-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26  
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 72 94 75 94  
TEMP 81 89 88 77 75 74 73 84 89 92 91 82 79 77 75 84 90 93 90  
DEWPT 73 75 76 74 73 72 71 77 79 78 77 73 73 72 71 75 76 74 73  
RH 77 64 68 90 94 93 93 80 73 64 64 74 82 85 87 74 64 54 58  
WIND DIR S SW S SE SE SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N  
WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 9 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 8  
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 87 98 98 94105108104 87 92102104 98  
MAX HEAT 87 102 96 106 112 102 105 107  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26  
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 70 89 66 90 68 89 67 88  
TEMP 75 71 85 86 71 69 87 87 72 70 85 85 72 69 85 84  
DEWPT 68 67 71 70 68 67 70 69 66 66 70 69 67 66 70 69  
PWIND DIR N N E SE SE S SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S  
TSTMS S S C S S  
 
 
IAZ086-252100-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1222 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26  
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 72 96 77 96  
TEMP 84 90 89 79 75 73 74 86 93 95 93 84 80 78 77 86 93 96 93  
DEWPT 74 75 75 75 74 73 72 78 77 75 74 75 75 73 72 74 75 74 73  
RH 72 62 64 88 97100 93 77 60 53 54 74 85 85 85 68 56 49 52  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 6 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE  
HEAT INDEX 91100 99 98107107103 91 85 94105107102  
MAX HEAT 92 102 96 107 110 102 106 109  
 
DATE TUE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26  
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 73 91 68 92 70 91 69 90  
TEMP 77 73 88 88 73 70 89 90 74 72 88 88 74 71 87 87  
DEWPT 70 70 70 69 69 68 67 66 67 67 68 67 68 68 69 68  
PWIND DIR NW NE E E SE SE SE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
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