103  
FOUS53 KDMX 261827  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
IAZ060-262100-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26  
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 98 79 97 73 89  
TEMP 98 95 86 84 81 79 88 94 96 94 83 79 75 74 82 87 89 87  
DEWPT 75 75 74 73 72 72 74 76 76 75 73 71 70 70 72 71 70 69  
RH 48 53 68 70 74 79 63 56 53 54 72 77 84 87 72 59 54 55  
WIND DIR SW S S S S S W NW N N N N N NE NE E E E  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 11 9 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 6  
CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 10 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K  
HEAT INDEX 111108 94 90 98107110107 90 93 95  
MAX HEAT 110 114 105 90 109 113 105 94 96  
 
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
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 91 70 89 69 82 66 83  
TEMP 73 70 88 90 75 71 87 86 74 69 80 80 70 67 81 81  
DEWPT 69 68 68 66 66 65 67 66 68 68 70 68 68 66 67 66  
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S NW N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 70 50 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S C L C S  
TSTMS S S C C S S  
 

 
IAZ039-262100-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26  
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 77 93 70 86  
TEMP 93 92 84 81 79 77 85 90 93 91 80 76 72 71 78 83 85 84  
DEWPT 82 84 79 75 74 73 77 80 79 78 73 71 69 69 70 70 69 69  
RH 71 78 85 82 85 87 77 73 64 66 79 85 90 93 76 65 59 61  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 8 8 8 9 9 6 9 9 11 10 10 8 6 5 5 5 6 5  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 20 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K  
HEAT INDEX 117119 97 87 96108111107 85 88 90  
MAX HEAT 102 121 115 87 109 114 102 88 91  
 
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
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 66 86 67 85 68 82 65 83  
TEMP 70 67 83 85 71 69 83 82 72 69 79 79 69 66 80 81  
DEWPT 67 65 69 70 67 65 70 69 67 67 70 69 67 65 68 67  
PWIND DIR E S SE S S NE N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 50 50 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S  
TSTMS S C S S S  
 

 
IAZ048-262100-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26  
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 96 78 95 72 88  
TEMP 94 92 85 82 80 78 87 91 94 92 81 77 74 72 80 85 87 85  
DEWPT 81 80 75 74 72 72 77 79 79 77 74 71 70 70 72 72 72 71  
RH 66 68 72 77 77 82 72 68 62 62 79 82 87 93 77 65 61 63  
WIND DIR S S S S S S W NW N N N N N NE NE E E SE  
WIND SPD 9 8 9 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 4  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K K  
HEAT INDEX 117111 93 89 98109112106 86 92 94 90  
MAX HEAT 106 121 109 88 111 116 105 93 96  
 
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
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 68 89 68 87 68 82 65 82  
TEMP 72 68 86 87 74 70 85 83 73 69 79 79 69 66 80 80  
DEWPT 69 67 70 70 67 66 70 69 68 68 71 70 68 66 69 68  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S SE N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 30 70 40 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C  
TSTMS S S C S  
 

 
IAZ004-262100-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26  
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 95 75 93 68 87  
TEMP 95 93 84 81 77 75 84 91 92 90 78 74 70 69 78 84 87 85  
DEWPT 75 76 74 72 71 71 74 71 68 68 66 66 65 65 68 68 68 69  
RH 53 58 72 74 82 87 72 52 46 49 67 76 84 87 71 59 53 59  
WIND DIR S S S S SW NW N N N N N NE NE NE E SE S SE  
WIND SPD 12 12 12 11 10 8 10 12 13 11 10 6 4 4 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 OV SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 20 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
OBVIS K K K  
HEAT INDEX 107106 91 91 98  
MAX HEAT 100 109 105 85 98 98 91 87 91  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
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 66 89 68 83 66 81 63 81  
TEMP 70 67 86 88 72 68 81 80 69 66 78 80 67 64 79 80  
DEWPT 67 65 69 69 66 65 69 69 67 66 69 67 65 63 66 65  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW N N N  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 40 70 30 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C  
TSTMS S C C C S  
 

 
IAZ035-262100-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26  
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 95 76 95 70 88  
TEMP 94 92 84 83 79 76 86 91 94 91 79 75 72 71 79 85 87 85  
DEWPT 79 80 74 73 72 72 77 78 74 75 70 69 68 68 71 71 70 71  
RH 62 68 72 72 79 87 75 66 53 60 74 82 87 90 77 63 57 63  
WIND DIR S S S S S SW N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE  
WIND SPD 9 9 9 8 8 4 5 4 8 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 5 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K K K  
HEAT INDEX 113111 92 89 96106105102 90 93 90  
MAX HEAT 105 115 107 88 106 107 98 90 94  
 
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
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 67 89 68 87 67 83 64 83  
TEMP 71 67 86 88 72 69 84 83 72 68 79 80 67 65 80 81  
DEWPT 69 67 70 70 67 65 70 69 68 68 71 69 66 65 67 67  
PWIND DIR SE S SE S S N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 30 70 40 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 

 
IAZ094-262100-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26  
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 98 77 95 73 89  
TEMP 98 95 85 81 79 77 86 92 95 93 83 78 75 73 82 87 89 86  
DEWPT 73 75 75 72 70 70 73 74 73 74 75 72 70 70 72 70 68 68  
RH 45 53 72 74 74 79 65 56 49 54 77 82 84 90 72 57 50 55  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N NE NE E E E  
WIND SPD 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 6 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 5  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 10 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 109107 94 93102105104 90 92  
MAX HEAT 110 111 105 85 103 107 103 93 94  
 
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
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 68 86 69 82 66 82  
TEMP 73 69 87 89 73 69 84 83 72 69 80 80 69 67 81 80  
DEWPT 68 67 66 64 65 64 66 66 67 68 69 68 68 66 65 64  
PWIND DIR E SE SE S SE NW N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 70 50 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C L C S S S S  
TSTMS S S C C C S S S  
 

 
IAZ017-262100-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26  
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 76 93 68 86  
TEMP 92 91 82 81 78 76 84 90 93 89 78 74 70 69 76 82 84 85  
DEWPT 81 82 77 73 72 73 77 78 75 75 70 68 67 67 69 69 69 69  
RH 70 75 85 77 82 90 80 68 56 64 76 82 90 93 79 65 61 59  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW W NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 9 9 10 9 9 6 8 9 11 10 9 5 4 4 3 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 30 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K K  
HEAT INDEX 112113 90 86 94105104 99  
MAX HEAT 99 115 110 86 106 106 94 87 90  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
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 87 66 85 66 81 63 83  
TEMP 70 66 84 85 71 68 82 82 71 67 78 78 67 65 81 81  
DEWPT 66 66 70 70 67 65 69 69 67 67 69 68 65 64 66 66  
PWIND DIR SE S S S S N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 30 70 40 20 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S  
 

 
IAZ049-262100-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26  
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 95 76 94 70 86  
TEMP 93 91 83 81 78 76 85 90 93 90 79 75 72 71 78 83 85 83  
DEWPT 82 82 75 73 72 72 76 79 79 79 73 71 69 69 71 71 71 70  
RH 71 75 77 77 82 87 75 70 64 70 82 87 90 93 79 67 63 65  
WIND DIR S S S S S S W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE E  
WIND SPD 6 6 8 8 9 6 8 6 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K K  
HEAT INDEX 117113 90 86 95106110106 88 90  
MAX HEAT 102 122 109 86 108 114 103 90 91  
 
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
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 66 87 66 86 67 81 64 82  
TEMP 70 67 84 85 71 68 82 82 71 68 77 78 67 65 79 79  
DEWPT 67 65 70 69 66 64 69 69 66 66 70 69 66 65 68 68  
PWIND DIR SE S SE S S N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 60 50 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S  
 

 
IAZ086-262100-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26  
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 98 77 97 73 89  
TEMP 97 94 84 81 79 77 86 93 96 93 82 78 74 73 81 86 88 86  
DEWPT 77 78 76 75 73 72 75 76 76 77 77 74 72 72 72 72 70 69  
RH 53 60 77 82 82 85 70 58 53 60 85 88 93 97 74 63 55 57  
WIND DIR W S S S SW S SW W W N NW N N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 6 5 8 9 10 9 10 10 10 8 5 6 6 6 8 6 8 6  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K  
HEAT INDEX 114110 93 87 95105110107 90 86 92 94  
MAX HEAT 110 116 106 85 107 113 106 94 95  
 
DATE WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
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 67 89 67 90 69 80 66 82  
TEMP 72 68 87 88 72 69 87 86 73 69 78 79 68 67 80 80  
DEWPT 69 67 66 65 66 65 65 65 67 68 70 69 68 67 67 66  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE NW NE N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 60 50 30 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C C  
TSTMS S S C S S S  
 

 
 
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