987  
FOUS53 KDMX 271132  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
IAZ060-272100-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 69 90  
TEMP 62 72 81 83 81 71 66 63 61 74 83 86 84 74 72 71 69 74 83 90 88  
DEWPT 59 62 60 59 60 61 60 60 59 61 60 58 59 59 59 59 60 62 64 65 64  
RH 90 71 49 44 49 71 81 90 93 64 46 39 43 59 64 66 73 66 53 44 45  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW N S W SW W S S S SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 4 6 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 16 17 13  
WIND GUST 23 28 29 24  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26  
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 76 96 76 94 73 91 72 91  
TEMP 78 76 92 91 80 76 90 89 77 73 87 88 75 72 88 88  
DEWPT 63 62 67 67 66 66 68 69 69 68 69 68 68 67 69 69  
PWIND DIR S SW S SW S SW SE SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 30 30 50 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C S S C S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S C S  
 
 
IAZ039-272100-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 57 82 64 82  
TEMP 60 70 78 81 77 66 61 59 57 71 79 82 78 69 67 66 65 70 77 82 79  
DEWPT 58 61 60 58 61 61 59 58 55 62 62 61 64 62 59 58 58 63 66 67 66  
RH 93 73 54 46 58 84 93 96 93 73 56 49 62 78 75 75 78 78 69 61 64  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N W W NW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 5 8 8 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 6 8 10 11 12 14 16 16  
WIND GUST 25 28 27  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26  
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 73 87 70 85 68 86  
TEMP 73 70 85 84 76 73 85 83 74 70 82 81 71 68 83 82  
DEWPT 63 62 71 72 68 66 72 73 68 67 70 71 67 66 71 71  
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S E S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 40 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C S S C C S C S  
TSTMS S S S S C S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ048-272100-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 59 86 67 88  
TEMP 61 71 80 82 79 68 64 61 59 72 81 84 81 72 70 69 67 72 81 87 85  
DEWPT 58 62 61 59 63 62 60 60 58 62 62 61 63 61 60 60 60 63 66 67 67  
RH 90 73 52 46 58 81 87 97 96 71 53 46 54 68 71 73 78 73 60 52 55  
WIND DIR NW N N NW N N NE NW N S SW S SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 3 4 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 3 6 6 9 10 12 14 16 12  
WIND GUST 23 27 29 23  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26  
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 94 73 92 70 89 69 89  
TEMP 75 73 89 89 77 74 88 87 74 71 85 85 72 70 86 85  
DEWPT 64 63 69 70 68 66 70 72 69 67 70 70 69 67 71 71  
PWIND DIR S SW S SW S SE SE SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 30 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S C S  
TSTMS C S S S S S C S  
 
 
IAZ004-272100-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 80 54 82 65 84  
TEMP 60 70 77 79 77 64 59 56 54 71 79 81 80 70 68 66 65 71 80 84 83  
DEWPT 57 58 56 55 55 55 53 52 51 59 61 62 63 62 61 60 60 63 66 68 68  
RH 90 66 48 44 47 73 80 86 90 66 54 53 56 76 78 81 84 76 62 59 61  
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NE W SW S S S S S SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 5 8 6 3 3 3 1 1 4 8 10 9 12 13 16 18 20 21 18 12  
WIND GUST 26 28 33 34 28  
CLOUDS CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 60 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.12 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
TSTMS C C S  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26  
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 87 70 85 65 83 65 85  
TEMP 73 71 84 85 73 70 83 82 69 66 80 81 68 66 82 82  
DEWPT 65 63 68 70 67 65 68 68 64 61 66 67 65 63 67 68  
PWIND DIR S S SW W N SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 30 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
 
IAZ035-272100-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 56 85 66 88  
TEMP 59 71 80 82 79 66 61 58 56 72 82 84 81 72 69 68 66 72 81 87 85  
DEWPT 58 61 59 57 60 59 57 56 55 62 62 62 63 62 60 59 60 64 66 68 68  
RH 96 71 49 43 52 78 87 93 96 71 51 48 54 71 73 73 81 76 60 53 57  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NE E NE E N S S S S SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 3 3 5 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 4 6 5 6 8 11 13 14 19 17 11  
WIND GUST 27 29 27  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW CL SC SC CL SC B1 B2 B1 B1 OV OV B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.13  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L  
TSTMS S C S  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26  
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 72 92 72 90 68 87 67 88  
TEMP 75 72 88 87 75 72 87 84 72 68 83 83 70 68 85 84  
DEWPT 64 63 70 71 67 65 70 71 67 66 69 70 67 66 70 70  
PWIND DIR S S S SW E E SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 20 30 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C S S C S  
TSTMS S S S S S C S C S  
 
 
IAZ094-272100-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 62 86 68 89  
TEMP 62 73 81 84 81 71 67 64 62 76 83 85 83 74 71 70 68 74 84 88 87  
DEWPT 59 62 59 58 59 59 59 59 59 59 57 55 57 58 58 57 58 60 62 62 63  
RH 90 68 47 41 47 66 75 84 90 56 41 36 41 57 63 63 70 62 48 42 45  
WIND DIR NW N N N N NE W SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 3 4 5 6 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 13 18 18 16  
WIND GUST 24 29 26  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL SC FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26  
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 75 95 76 93 73 91 73 91  
TEMP 78 75 92 92 81 76 90 90 78 74 88 88 76 73 88 87  
DEWPT 61 61 64 65 65 64 65 66 68 66 67 67 68 66 67 68  
PWIND DIR S S S SW S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 20 40 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ017-272100-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 54 83 64 84  
TEMP 58 70 78 79 77 64 60 56 54 72 80 83 79 69 67 66 65 70 77 83 81  
DEWPT 57 61 57 56 58 57 55 54 52 59 59 59 61 62 60 59 59 63 65 67 67  
RH 96 73 48 45 52 78 84 93 93 64 49 44 54 78 78 78 81 78 67 59 63  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N W N N S SW S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 5 9 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 4 5 8 8 11 12 16 18 18 16  
WIND GUST 23 28 31 32  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.16  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S D D C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26  
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 90 71 88 67 85 65 86  
TEMP 73 70 86 85 74 72 85 83 71 68 82 81 69 66 83 82  
DEWPT 63 62 69 70 67 66 69 70 66 64 67 67 65 65 68 68  
PWIND DIR S S S SW SW SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 20 30 30 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C S C S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ049-272100-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 56 84 64 85  
TEMP 59 70 79 81 77 66 62 58 56 71 80 83 79 70 68 66 65 71 78 84 81  
DEWPT 57 61 60 58 62 60 59 58 55 62 61 60 63 61 58 57 58 63 65 67 65  
RH 93 73 52 46 60 81 90100 96 73 52 46 58 73 70 73 78 76 64 57 58  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW N NE NW NW N N SW S SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 4 6 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 5 6 9 9 12 14 14 14  
WIND GUST 26 29 26  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26  
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 92 73 90 70 88 68 88  
TEMP 73 71 87 86 76 73 86 85 73 70 83 82 71 69 84 83  
DEWPT 62 61 70 71 66 65 71 72 68 66 70 70 67 66 71 71  
PWIND DIR S S S SW SE S SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 40 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C S C S  
TSTMS S C S S C S S C S  
 
 
IAZ086-272100-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
632 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26 SAT 08/29/26  
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 60 86 67 87  
TEMP 62 72 81 83 80 69 65 62 60 75 82 85 83 72 69 68 67 74 82 87 85  
DEWPT 60 63 62 61 62 62 61 60 59 64 60 58 61 60 59 58 58 63 64 63 63  
RH 93 73 53 47 54 78 87 93 96 69 47 40 47 66 70 70 73 69 55 45 48  
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NW W NE SW SW S SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 4 6 6 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 6 6 8 9 11 14 17 13  
WIND GUST 25 27 24  
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
 
DATE SUN 08/30/26 MON 08/31/26 TUE 09/01/26 WED 09/02/26  
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 74 95 76 93 74 92 72 91  
TEMP 76 74 91 91 79 76 90 89 77 74 88 88 75 73 88 87  
DEWPT 61 61 67 67 66 65 69 69 68 68 70 70 69 68 70 71  
PWIND DIR S S S SW S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 40 30 30 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S C S  
TSTMS S S C S S C S  
 
 
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