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FOUS53 KDMX 261932  
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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
IAZ060-270900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 79 97 73 89 69  
TEMP 99 95 86 84 81 79 88 94 96 94 83 79 75 74 82 87 89 87 77 73 71 70  
DEWPT 76 75 74 73 72 72 74 76 76 75 73 71 70 70 72 71 70 69 70 69 68 68  
RH 48 53 68 70 74 79 63 56 53 54 72 77 84 87 72 59 54 55 79 87 90 93  
WIND DIR SW S S S S S W NW N N N N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 11 9 8 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 3 3 3 2  
CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K  
HEAT INDEX 113108 94 90 98107110107 90 93 95  
MAX HEAT 120 105 90 109 113 105 94 96 89  
 
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 70 89 69 82 66 83 65 85  
TEMP 88 90 75 71 87 86 74 69 80 80 70 67 81 81 69 66 83 83  
DEWPT 68 66 66 65 67 66 68 68 70 68 68 66 67 66 66 65 66 65  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S NW N N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 70 50 10 5 5 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S C L C S  
TSTMS S S C C S S  
 

 
IAZ039-270900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 77 93 70 86 66  
TEMP 94 92 84 81 79 77 85 90 93 91 80 76 72 71 78 83 85 84 74 70 68 67  
DEWPT 78 84 79 75 74 73 77 80 79 78 73 71 69 69 70 70 69 69 69 67 65 65  
RH 60 78 85 82 85 87 77 73 64 66 79 85 90 93 76 65 59 61 84 90 90 93  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 8 8 8 9 9 6 9 9 11 10 10 8 6 5 5 5 6 5 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 5 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K  
HEAT INDEX 109119 97 87 96108111107 85 88 90  
MAX HEAT 121 115 87 109 114 102 88 91 86  
 
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 67 85 68 82 65 83 64 84  
TEMP 83 85 71 69 83 82 72 69 79 79 69 66 80 81 68 65 82 82  
DEWPT 69 70 67 65 70 69 67 67 70 69 67 65 68 67 65 63 67 66  
PWIND DIR S SE S S NE N N NE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 50 50 20 5 5 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S  
TSTMS S C S S S  
 

 
IAZ048-270900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 78 95 72 88 68  
TEMP 95 92 85 82 80 78 87 91 94 92 81 77 74 72 80 85 87 85 75 72 70 68  
DEWPT 80 80 75 74 72 72 77 79 79 77 74 71 70 70 72 72 72 71 71 69 67 67  
RH 62 68 72 77 77 82 72 68 62 62 79 82 87 93 77 65 61 63 87 90 90 97  
WIND DIR S S S S S S W NW N N N N N NE NE E E SE E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 9 8 9 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 2  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K K  
HEAT INDEX 115111 93 89 98109112106 86 92 94 90  
MAX HEAT 119 109 88 111 116 105 93 96 88  
 
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 68 87 68 82 65 82 64 86  
TEMP 86 87 74 70 85 83 73 69 79 79 69 66 80 80 68 66 83 83  
DEWPT 70 70 67 66 70 69 68 68 71 70 68 66 69 68 66 65 68 67  
PWIND DIR SE SE S SE N N N NE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 30 70 40 10 5 10 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C  
TSTMS S S C S  
 

 
IAZ004-270900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 75 93 68 87 66  
TEMP 93 93 84 81 77 75 84 91 92 90 78 74 70 69 78 84 87 85 75 70 68 67  
DEWPT 75 76 74 72 71 71 74 71 68 68 66 66 65 65 68 68 68 69 69 67 66 65  
RH 56 58 72 74 82 87 72 52 46 49 67 76 84 87 71 59 53 59 82 90 93 93  
WIND DIR S S S S SW NW N N N N N NE NE NE E SE S SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 12 12 12 11 10 8 10 12 13 11 10 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
OBVIS K K K  
HEAT INDEX 105106 91 91 98  
MAX HEAT 107 105 85 98 98 91 87 91 85  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 68 83 66 81 63 81 62 85  
TEMP 86 88 72 68 81 80 69 66 78 80 67 64 79 80 66 64 82 82  
DEWPT 69 69 66 65 69 69 67 66 69 67 65 63 66 65 64 62 65 66  
PWIND DIR S S S SW N N N SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 40 70 30 10 5 5 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C  
TSTMS S C C C S  
 

 
IAZ035-270900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 76 95 70 88 67  
TEMP 95 92 84 83 79 76 86 91 94 91 79 75 72 71 79 85 87 85 75 71 69 67  
DEWPT 79 80 74 73 72 72 77 78 74 75 70 69 68 68 71 71 70 71 70 69 67 67  
RH 60 68 72 72 79 87 75 66 53 60 74 82 87 90 77 63 57 63 84 93 93100  
WIND DIR S S S S S SW N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 9 9 9 8 8 4 5 4 8 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K K K  
HEAT INDEX 112111 92 89 96106105102 90 93 90  
MAX HEAT 115 107 88 106 107 98 90 94 86  
 
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 68 87 67 83 64 83 63 86  
TEMP 86 88 72 69 84 83 72 68 79 80 67 65 80 81 67 65 83 83  
DEWPT 70 70 67 65 70 69 68 68 71 69 66 65 67 67 65 64 67 67  
PWIND DIR S SE S S N N N E SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 70 40 10 5 10 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C  
TSTMS S C C S S  
 

 
IAZ094-270900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 77 95 73 89 69  
TEMP 97 95 85 81 79 77 86 92 95 93 83 78 75 73 82 87 89 86 78 73 71 69  
DEWPT 76 75 75 72 70 70 73 74 73 74 75 72 70 70 72 70 68 68 69 68 68 67  
RH 51 53 72 74 74 79 65 56 49 54 77 82 84 90 72 57 50 55 74 84 90 93  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N NE NE E E E E E E SE  
WIND SPD 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 6 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 111107 94 93102105104 90 92  
MAX HEAT 114 105 85 103 107 103 93 94 87  
 
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 68 86 69 82 66 82 65 84  
TEMP 87 89 73 69 84 83 72 69 80 80 69 67 81 80 69 66 82 82  
DEWPT 66 64 65 64 66 66 67 68 69 68 68 66 65 64 65 65 64 63  
PWIND DIR SE SE S SE NW N N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 70 50 20 20 20 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S C L C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S C C C S S S S  
 

 
IAZ017-270900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 76 93 68 86 65  
TEMP 92 91 82 81 78 76 84 90 93 89 78 74 70 69 76 82 84 85 73 70 67 66  
DEWPT 77 82 77 73 72 73 77 78 75 75 70 68 67 67 69 69 69 69 68 66 65 66  
RH 62 75 85 77 82 90 80 68 56 64 76 82 90 93 79 65 61 59 84 87 93100  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW W NW NW N N N NE NE E E E E SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 9 9 10 9 9 6 8 9 11 10 9 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 5 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K K  
HEAT INDEX 106113 90 86 94105104 99  
MAX HEAT 115 110 86 106 106 94 87 90 85  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 87 66 85 66 81 63 83 62 84  
TEMP 84 85 71 68 82 82 71 67 78 78 67 65 81 81 67 64 81 82  
DEWPT 70 70 67 65 69 69 67 67 69 68 65 64 66 66 63 63 66 66  
PWIND DIR S S S S N N N SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 70 40 20 0 5 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S  
 

 
IAZ049-270900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 76 94 70 86 66  
TEMP 93 91 83 81 78 76 85 90 93 90 79 75 72 71 78 83 85 83 73 70 68 67  
DEWPT 79 82 75 73 72 72 76 79 79 79 73 71 69 69 71 71 71 70 69 67 66 65  
RH 64 75 77 77 82 87 75 70 64 70 82 87 90 93 79 67 63 65 87 90 93 93  
WIND DIR S S S S S S W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 6 8 8 9 6 8 6 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 1 1 2  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
OBVIS K K  
HEAT INDEX 109113 90 86 95106110106 88 90  
MAX HEAT 118 109 86 108 114 103 90 91 83  
 
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 87 66 86 67 81 64 82 63 85  
TEMP 84 85 71 68 82 82 71 68 77 78 67 65 79 79 67 65 81 81  
DEWPT 70 69 66 64 69 69 66 66 70 69 66 65 68 68 65 63 67 67  
PWIND DIR S SE S S N N N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 50 10 5 5 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S  
 

 
IAZ086-270900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
232 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE 07/28/26 WED  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 77 97 73 89 67  
TEMP 97 94 84 81 79 77 86 93 96 93 82 78 74 73 81 86 88 86 76 72 69 68  
DEWPT 77 78 76 75 73 72 75 76 76 77 77 74 72 72 72 72 70 69 70 69 67 67  
RH 53 60 77 82 82 85 70 58 53 60 85 88 93 97 74 63 55 57 82 90 93 97  
WIND DIR W S S S SW S SW W W N NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 5 8 9 10 9 10 10 10 8 5 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 4 3 3 3  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 5  
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 112110 93 87 95105110107 90 86 92 94  
MAX HEAT 113 106 85 107 113 106 94 95 87  
 
DATE 07/29 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 67 90 69 80 66 82 65 84  
TEMP 87 88 72 69 87 86 73 69 78 79 68 67 80 80 69 67 81 81  
DEWPT 66 65 66 65 65 65 67 68 70 69 68 67 67 66 66 66 66 65  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE NW NE N N NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 60 50 30 5 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C C  
TSTMS S S C S S S  
 

 
 
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