075  
FOUS53 KDMX 271902  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
202 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
IAZ060-272100-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
202 PM 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 87 69 89  
TEMP 83 80 70 66 62 61 75 84 86 82 74 72 71 69 73 82 89 87  
DEWPT 60 61 61 61 60 59 62 60 58 60 59 59 60 60 62 65 65 64  
RH 46 52 73 84 93 93 64 44 39 47 59 64 68 73 68 56 45 46  
WIND DIR NW N SW SW W SW SW SW S SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 8 8 10 9 12 14 16 13  
WIND GUST 26 27 24  
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.35  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S L L  
TSTMS 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 77 97 78 94 74 92 73 93  
TEMP 79 77 92 91 81 78 91 90 78 75 88 88 77 73 90 89  
DEWPT 64 63 67 66 65 65 69 69 68 67 68 68 68 68 70 69  
PWIND DIR S S S SW S SW 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 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 10 30 30 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C S  
TSTMS C S C C S S  
 
 
IAZ039-272100-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
202 PM 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 65 81  
TEMP 80 77 66 62 59 57 71 80 82 78 69 67 67 66 70 76 81 79  
DEWPT 59 61 60 59 57 56 62 61 61 64 62 60 59 60 64 65 67 66  
RH 49 58 81 90 93 96 73 52 49 62 78 78 75 81 81 69 63 64  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW W W W W SW SE SE S S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 8 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 3 5 6 9 10 12 16 16 14  
WIND GUST 26 25  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 50 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.15  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
TSTMS 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 71 90 74 89 71 87 70 87  
TEMP 73 71 86 84 77 74 86 84 75 71 84 82 73 70 85 83  
DEWPT 63 62 71 72 67 66 72 73 68 66 70 71 68 67 72 72  
PWIND DIR S S S SW S SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 20 30 30 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S C S  
TSTMS S C S C S S S S  
 
 
IAZ048-272100-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
202 PM 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 87  
TEMP 81 78 68 63 61 59 72 82 85 81 72 70 69 67 71 79 86 84  
DEWPT 61 63 62 61 59 58 62 63 61 64 61 61 61 61 64 66 68 67  
RH 51 60 81 93 93 96 71 53 45 56 68 73 76 81 79 64 55 57  
WIND DIR N NW SE NW NW N SW SW S SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 4 4 6 6 9 9 12 14 14 11  
WIND GUST 23 26 26  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 50 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.30  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L  
TSTMS 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 75 92 72 90 71 91  
TEMP 76 74 90 89 79 75 89 87 76 72 86 86 74 71 87 86  
DEWPT 65 63 69 70 67 66 71 72 69 67 70 70 69 68 71 72  
PWIND DIR S S S SW SE SW SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 10 30 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S C S S  
TSTMS C S C S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ004-272100-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
202 PM 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 55 83 66 84  
TEMP 80 77 64 59 57 55 71 79 82 80 72 69 67 66 71 79 84 82  
DEWPT 56 57 56 54 53 52 59 60 61 62 61 59 59 60 63 65 68 69  
RH 44 50 75 83 86 90 66 52 49 54 68 70 75 81 76 62 59 65  
WIND DIR N N NE W W S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 3 3 3 1 1 4 9 10 10 13 13 16 18 20 20 17 11  
WIND GUST 31 33  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 70 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.49 0.20  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L C C  
TSTMS S 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 72 89 70 87 67 84 66 85  
TEMP 73 72 86 84 73 71 84 83 70 67 82 81 69 67 82 82  
DEWPT 65 63 68 70 66 65 67 68 64 62 66 67 64 64 68 69  
PWIND DIR S S S NW SE S E S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 10 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C S  
TSTMS S C S S S S  
 
 
IAZ035-272100-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
202 PM 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 86  
TEMP 82 78 66 61 58 56 71 82 84 80 72 70 68 66 70 79 85 83  
DEWPT 58 61 60 59 57 56 62 62 62 64 62 61 60 61 65 67 69 69  
RH 44 56 81 93 96100 73 51 48 58 71 73 76 84 84 67 59 63  
WIND DIR NW N E N W N S S S S SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 6 5 8 8 10 12 14 18 14 9  
WIND GUST 25  
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 60 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.19 0.36  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S 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 73 93 73 91 69 88 68 89  
TEMP 75 73 88 87 77 74 87 85 73 69 84 83 72 69 86 84  
DEWPT 64 62 70 71 67 65 70 71 67 65 69 71 67 66 70 71  
PWIND DIR S S S SW E SE E S  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S C S S  
TSTMS S S C S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ094-272100-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
202 PM 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 82 80 69 66 63 62 76 84 85 81 73 70 69 68 74 83 89 87  
DEWPT 59 59 60 60 59 59 61 59 58 60 60 59 58 59 60 62 63 63  
RH 46 49 73 81 87 90 60 43 40 49 64 68 68 73 62 49 42 45  
WIND DIR N N NE E SW SE S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 5 4 2 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 6 8 9 10 12 17 17 14  
WIND GUST 23 28 25  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS 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 76 95 77 94 74 93 74 93  
TEMP 78 76 92 92 82 78 92 91 80 75 90 89 78 75 90 90  
DEWPT 62 61 65 64 63 63 66 66 66 65 66 66 68 66 67 67  
PWIND DIR S S S SW S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 30 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S  
TSTMS S S C S S S  
 
 
IAZ017-272100-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
202 PM 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 55 84 66 82  
TEMP 80 77 64 60 57 55 72 80 82 80 70 68 67 66 70 76 81 80  
DEWPT 58 58 58 56 55 54 59 58 59 62 62 60 59 59 64 65 67 67  
RH 47 52 81 87 93 96 64 47 46 54 76 76 75 78 81 69 63 65  
WIND DIR NW N NW W W N SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 6 3 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 5 8 9 10 12 17 18 18 13  
WIND GUST 27 31 29  
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 60 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.26  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L L S S  
TSTMS 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 91 72 90 68 87 67 88  
TEMP 72 71 87 86 76 73 87 85 72 69 83 82 70 68 84 83  
DEWPT 64 62 69 70 67 66 69 69 66 64 67 68 66 65 68 69  
PWIND DIR S S S SW E S SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 20 20 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S C S  
TSTMS S S C S S S S  
 
 
IAZ049-272100-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
202 PM 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 57 84 65 84  
TEMP 80 77 66 61 59 57 72 80 83 78 69 68 67 65 70 77 83 81  
DEWPT 59 62 60 59 57 56 62 61 61 63 60 59 59 59 63 65 67 66  
RH 49 60 81 93 93 96 71 52 47 60 73 73 75 81 78 67 59 60  
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW N N W SW SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 5 6 8 8 11 14 14 14  
WIND GUST 26 26 25  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 50 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.15  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L L S S  
TSTMS 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 72 93 74 91 71 89 70 90  
TEMP 74 72 87 86 78 75 87 85 75 72 85 84 73 71 86 84  
DEWPT 62 61 69 70 65 65 71 72 68 66 70 70 67 67 71 71  
PWIND DIR S S S SW S S SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 30 20 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S C S  
TSTMS C S C C S S S  
 
 
IAZ086-272100-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
202 PM 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 67 87  
TEMP 82 80 68 64 62 61 75 82 85 82 71 68 68 68 75 81 86 85  
DEWPT 60 62 62 61 60 59 63 60 59 62 60 60 60 60 63 64 64 64  
RH 47 54 81 90 93 93 66 47 41 51 68 76 76 76 66 56 48 50  
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW W SW W S SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 8 8 11 14 16 13  
WIND GUST 25 26 24  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 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 77 95 75 93 74 93  
TEMP 76 75 90 91 81 77 91 91 79 76 89 89 77 74 90 89  
DEWPT 62 62 67 67 64 64 69 69 68 68 69 70 69 69 71 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 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 20 30 20 20 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C S  
TSTMS S C S S S S S  
 
 
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