227
FOUS53 KDMX 031827
PFMDMX
POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
IAZ060-032100-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 84 63 73
TEMP 88 85 75 72 69 70 78 83 83 77 70 67 65 64 68 72 73 69
DEWPT 66 66 65 65 64 65 67 69 70 68 67 65 64 63 63 64 65 63
RH 48 53 71 79 84 84 69 63 65 74 90 93 97 97 84 76 76 81
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S NW N NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 11 10 9 6 6 4 5 5 9 11 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 5
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 40 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.32 0.77
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C L D D D D C
TSTMS S S C S C C S S C S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 58 81 61 85 65 89 70 90
TEMP 62 59 78 77 64 62 82 82 69 66 86 86 73 71 88 87
DEWPT 62 59 65 66 64 62 68 69 67 66 71 72 69 68 72 72
PWIND DIR NE NE SE S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 30 0 0 20 0 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS C S S
TSTMS S
IAZ039-032100-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 82 66 79 60 74
TEMP 81 78 71 69 67 67 74 77 78 73 67 64 62 60 66 72 73 69
DEWPT 69 68 66 65 64 65 69 70 69 66 65 63 61 60 61 61 61 61
RH 67 71 84 87 90 93 84 79 74 79 93 97 97100 84 68 66 76
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S SW W NW N N N N N NE N N NE
WIND SPD 11 10 11 9 9 6 8 8 9 9 6 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 40 80 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.23 0.31
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C L C S S C C S
TSTMS S S C C C C S S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 55 79 59 81 63 84 68 86
TEMP 59 56 76 77 63 61 79 78 67 64 81 81 71 69 83 82
DEWPT 59 56 63 64 62 61 68 69 66 64 73 72 68 68 75 74
PWIND DIR N NW S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 0 0 5 5 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
IAZ048-032100-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 67 81 61 73
TEMP 86 82 73 70 68 69 76 79 79 73 67 64 63 62 67 71 73 69
DEWPT 69 68 67 66 65 66 68 70 69 67 66 64 63 62 62 62 63 62
RH 57 63 81 87 90 90 76 74 72 81 97100100100 84 73 71 78
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S SW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 12 11 10 6 6 4 5 6 10 11 6 4 3 3 4 5 4 3
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 10 50 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.12 0.30 0.52
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S C L C C C L L S
TSTMS S S C S C C C S S S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 55 80 59 83 64 87 68 89
TEMP 60 56 77 78 64 61 81 80 68 65 85 83 72 69 87 84
DEWPT 60 56 64 65 64 61 69 70 67 65 74 73 70 68 75 74
PWIND DIR N E S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 10 0 0 5 5 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
IAZ004-032100-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 62 74 53 75
TEMP 85 83 75 73 68 64 66 71 73 69 62 58 55 55 68 73 75 72
DEWPT 67 68 66 65 63 60 60 59 59 59 59 56 53 52 55 53 53 54
RH 55 61 74 76 84 87 81 66 62 70 90 93 93 90 63 49 46 53
WIND DIR S S S S W NW N N N N N NW NW NW NE E E E
WIND SPD 23 21 18 16 12 13 13 11 9 6 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST 35 32
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B2 SC FW
POP 12HR 0 50 50 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.26 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S
TSTMS S S S S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 53 81 59 84 63 87 68 86
TEMP 57 54 78 79 64 61 81 81 68 64 84 84 72 69 84 84
DEWPT 55 54 57 60 60 59 63 65 64 63 68 69 67 65 69 70
PWIND DIR S SW S S S S SW NE
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 20 5
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
IAZ035-032100-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 78 56 76
TEMP 85 83 74 71 68 67 71 75 77 71 64 61 58 58 68 74 75 69
DEWPT 69 69 67 66 65 65 66 65 64 63 63 61 58 57 60 58 59 60
RH 59 63 79 84 90 93 84 71 64 76 97100100 96 76 57 58 73
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW N N N N N N N NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 14 13 11 9 8 4 8 9 8 6 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 70 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.19 0.08 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C S S C C
TSTMS S S C C C S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 53 81 58 85 63 88 68 89
TEMP 57 55 79 78 63 60 82 81 68 64 85 84 72 69 87 85
DEWPT 57 55 61 64 62 60 67 68 66 64 72 72 69 67 72 73
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S
TSTMS S S S
IAZ094-032100-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 88 64 75
TEMP 86 84 74 70 68 68 78 85 87 82 73 69 66 64 68 73 74 70
DEWPT 65 64 65 65 64 64 66 67 67 68 69 68 66 64 66 67 68 66
RH 50 51 74 84 87 87 67 55 52 63 87 97100100 93 81 82 87
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S S S NE NE NE N NE NE NE N NE
WIND SPD 10 11 8 6 8 5 5 4 4 6 10 8 9 8 8 8 6 9
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 10 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.86 0.58
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C L D D D D C
TSTMS S C C C C S C C C
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 80 61 84 65 88 69 90
TEMP 64 61 77 78 64 63 82 82 69 66 86 86 73 70 88 88
DEWPT 64 61 65 65 64 63 67 67 67 66 70 69 69 68 71 70
PWIND DIR NE NE E S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 50 0 5 5 5 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS C S
IAZ017-032100-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 82 64 73 54 72
TEMP 81 79 71 69 67 67 69 72 72 67 63 61 57 56 67 72 72 68
DEWPT 70 70 67 65 65 65 65 64 63 62 61 58 56 55 58 57 57 59
RH 69 74 87 87 93 93 87 76 73 84 93 90 96 96 73 59 59 73
WIND DIR S S S S S SW NW N N N N NW N N NE NE SE N
WIND SPD 16 13 13 11 9 8 10 9 8 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 20 60 60 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.12 0.24 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S L S S C C
TSTMS S S S C S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 53 78 58 81 62 84 67 85
TEMP 58 54 76 77 64 60 79 78 67 63 82 81 71 67 83 82
DEWPT 56 54 61 64 61 60 66 68 65 63 71 72 68 67 72 73
PWIND DIR SW SW S S S S S W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
IAZ049-032100-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 83 64 81 59 74
TEMP 83 79 71 68 66 66 74 78 80 74 66 63 61 60 66 71 73 68
DEWPT 69 68 65 64 64 64 68 70 70 67 65 63 61 60 62 62 62 61
RH 63 69 81 87 93 93 82 76 72 79 97100100100 87 73 68 78
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S SW W N N N N N N NE NE N NE
WIND SPD 10 10 10 8 6 5 5 5 6 9 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 40 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.29 0.66
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L C C L L C
TSTMS C C C C C S S S S
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 54 79 58 83 62 86 68 87
TEMP 59 55 76 76 62 60 80 78 66 63 82 81 70 68 84 82
DEWPT 59 55 63 65 62 60 68 69 65 63 73 73 68 67 75 74
PWIND DIR N NE S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 30 0 0 0 5 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS C S
TSTMS S
IAZ086-032100-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
127 PM CDT MON AUG 3 2026
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26
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 65 89 64 77
TEMP 85 82 73 69 67 67 78 87 88 83 73 70 66 65 69 75 76 72
DEWPT 66 66 66 65 65 66 68 69 70 72 71 69 66 65 67 68 69 67
RH 53 58 79 87 93 97 71 55 55 70 93 97100100 93 79 79 84
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S SW SW NE N NE N N NE NE NE N
WIND SPD 8 9 9 6 6 5 6 4 4 8 8 6 8 5 5 4 5 6
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 20 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.99 0.82
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S L D D D D L
TSTMS C C S C S S C C S
HEAT INDEX 93 88
MAX HEAT 86 88 92 94
DATE THU 08/06/26 FRI 08/07/26 SAT 08/08/26 SUN 08/09/26
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 81 60 85 64 88 69 90
TEMP 64 61 78 78 64 62 81 81 67 66 85 85 72 71 87 86
DEWPT 64 61 67 68 64 62 69 70 67 66 72 72 70 69 74 73
PWIND DIR NE NE E SE S S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 60 5 5 5 5 0 5 5
RAIN SHWRS L C
TSTMS S S
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page