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FOUS53 KDMX 021827  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
IAZ060-022100-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26  
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 84 63 87 66 87  
TEMP 84 82 72 68 65 65 77 84 87 85 75 71 68 68 78 85 86 82  
DEWPT 63 66 67 66 64 64 67 67 67 66 65 65 64 64 67 68 69 69  
RH 49 58 84 93 97 97 71 57 52 53 71 81 87 87 69 57 57 65  
WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE E  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 10 10 10 6 6 4 4 5 6 9  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26  
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 64 77 60 82 62 85 66 89  
TEMP 70 64 74 74 65 62 79 79 67 63 82 83 70 67 85 86  
DEWPT 66 64 65 65 64 62 66 68 66 63 69 70 68 67 72 72  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE E SE S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 70 80 50 5 10 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS S L D L C S S  
TSTMS S C C C S  
 
 
IAZ039-022100-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26  
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 81 60 81 64 81  
TEMP 80 78 69 65 62 62 72 79 81 78 70 68 66 65 73 79 80 76  
DEWPT 65 67 65 64 62 62 66 67 67 67 65 65 64 64 68 70 69 67  
RH 60 69 87 97100100 81 67 63 69 84 90 93 97 84 74 69 74  
WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S SW W NE  
WIND SPD 5 4 2 2 3 3 6 9 11 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 8  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L  
TSTMS S S C  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26  
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 61 75 57 80 60 82 64 84  
TEMP 66 62 72 72 62 59 76 77 65 61 78 79 67 65 80 80  
DEWPT 64 61 62 62 60 59 65 65 63 61 69 69 66 65 73 72  
PWIND DIR N NE N SE S S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 80 60 40 5 5 5 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS L D L L C S  
TSTMS C C C  
 
 
IAZ048-022100-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26  
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 83 62 85 65 84  
TEMP 83 80 70 66 64 64 75 82 84 82 73 70 67 67 76 82 83 78  
DEWPT 66 68 68 66 64 64 68 69 69 68 67 66 65 65 68 69 70 68  
RH 57 67 93100100100 79 65 61 63 81 87 93 93 76 65 65 71  
WIND DIR NE E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW NE NE  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 3 4 8 10 11 11 10 8 6 4 5 4 6 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS S S C  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26  
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 76 58 80 61 84 65 87  
TEMP 67 62 72 72 63 60 78 78 66 62 81 81 68 67 84 84  
DEWPT 65 62 64 64 63 60 66 67 65 62 70 70 68 66 73 73  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE E SE S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 90 70 40 5 10 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C D L L C  
TSTMS C C C S  
 
 
IAZ004-022100-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26  
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 84 61 84 64 76  
TEMP 84 82 70 66 63 63 75 81 83 82 75 72 68 65 69 71 74 73  
DEWPT 59 66 66 64 62 62 66 68 69 69 67 64 63 62 62 60 60 59  
RH 43 58 87 93 97 97 74 65 63 65 76 76 84 90 78 68 62 62  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 5 8 8 9 11 12 17 20 23 21 18 14 11 10 11 10 8 5  
WIND GUST 31 34 32  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 50 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L L C  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26  
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 54 77 54 81 58 83 62 85  
TEMP 60 55 72 72 58 56 77 79 64 59 80 81 67 63 82 82  
DEWPT 57 52 54 56 56 55 59 61 61 59 64 66 64 63 68 70  
PWIND DIR N E S SW S SW S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 10 5 5 5 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
IAZ035-022100-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26  
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 84 61 86 65 80  
TEMP 84 81 70 66 63 63 75 82 84 83 73 70 67 66 73 77 78 74  
DEWPT 63 68 68 65 63 63 68 70 70 69 67 65 64 65 67 67 66 64  
RH 49 65 93 97100100 79 67 63 63 81 84 90 97 81 71 67 71  
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S SW N N N  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 5 6 10 12 14 12 12 9 6 5 6 6 6 6  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L D  
TSTMS S S S C  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26  
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 57 77 54 82 58 84 63 87  
TEMP 63 58 73 73 60 57 79 79 63 61 81 81 67 64 84 83  
DEWPT 62 58 60 62 59 57 64 66 63 61 68 70 67 64 73 73  
PWIND DIR N NE N S S S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 80 50 20 0 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS D D C C S  
TSTMS C C  
 
 
IAZ094-022100-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26  
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 84 63 86 65 88  
TEMP 84 82 73 68 65 65 76 83 85 84 75 70 67 67 77 86 88 86  
DEWPT 62 64 66 65 64 64 67 67 66 65 66 65 64 64 66 66 66 67  
RH 48 55 79 90 97 97 74 59 53 53 74 84 90 90 69 51 48 53  
WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE S S S SE S S SE S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 9 9 8 6 6 4 5 4 4 4  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26  
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 80 62 82 63 85 67 88  
TEMP 71 66 77 76 67 64 79 80 68 64 83 83 71 68 86 86  
DEWPT 67 65 67 67 67 64 67 67 67 64 68 68 68 67 70 69  
PWIND DIR E E NE E SE S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 50 70 70 20 20 20 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L S S S S  
TSTMS C C C C C S S  
 
 
IAZ017-022100-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26  
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 81 59 82 63 78  
TEMP 80 80 68 65 62 62 73 79 79 78 71 68 66 66 71 74 75 73  
DEWPT 65 67 66 64 62 62 66 68 68 69 66 64 63 64 66 66 65 63  
RH 60 65 93 97100100 79 69 69 74 84 87 90 93 84 76 71 71  
WIND DIR E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 3 4 5 10 13 14 12 13 10 9 8 8 8 6 6  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L  
TSTMS S S C  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26  
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 56 76 54 80 58 82 61 84  
TEMP 62 57 71 71 59 57 76 77 64 59 78 79 66 63 80 80  
DEWPT 59 56 58 60 57 57 63 66 62 59 68 69 66 63 71 73  
PWIND DIR N E SW SW S SW S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 70 30 20 0 5 5 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS L L C S S S  
TSTMS C C S  
 
 
IAZ049-022100-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26  
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 82 59 82 63 83  
TEMP 81 78 68 64 61 61 73 80 82 78 70 67 65 65 74 80 82 77  
DEWPT 65 67 66 64 61 61 66 67 67 67 65 64 63 63 68 70 70 68  
RH 58 69 93100100100 79 65 61 69 84 90 93 93 82 72 67 74  
WIND DIR NE NE E E SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S SW N NE  
WIND SPD 6 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 8  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
TSTMS S S C  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26  
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 76 56 80 59 82 63 85  
TEMP 66 61 72 72 61 59 77 77 64 60 79 79 66 65 81 81  
DEWPT 64 61 63 63 61 59 65 66 63 60 69 70 66 65 73 73  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE E S S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 90 70 40 5 5 10 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C D L L C S  
TSTMS C C C S  
 
 
IAZ086-022100-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
127 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/02/26 MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26  
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 84 61 84 63 88  
TEMP 84 80 69 66 62 63 75 81 83 82 72 68 65 65 77 85 88 84  
DEWPT 64 68 68 65 62 63 67 66 66 67 66 65 64 65 68 70 69 72  
RH 51 67 97 97100100 76 60 57 61 81 90 97100 74 61 54 67  
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S E  
WIND SPD 8 5 3 2 2 1 4 4 6 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 5  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 90 90  
MAX HEAT 84 86 85 87 91 93  
 
DATE WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26  
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 79 62 81 62 84 66 88  
TEMP 71 66 77 76 66 64 79 79 66 64 82 82 68 68 84 84  
DEWPT 68 66 69 69 66 64 69 70 66 64 70 71 68 67 73 73  
PWIND DIR SE NE N NE SE S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 50 70 70 20 20 10 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L S S S  
TSTMS C C C C S S S  
 
 
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