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FOUS53 KDMX 030627  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
IAZ060-040900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
DATE 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT  
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 95 77 95 74  
TEMP 79 76 86 93 94 91 84 81 79 77 84 92 94 92 82 79 76 74  
DEWPT 69 67 69 71 71 70 69 68 68 68 71 72 72 72 72 71 70 70  
RH 72 74 57 49 47 50 61 65 69 74 65 52 49 52 72 77 82 87  
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S SW S SW SW S S SW S S SW  
WIND SPD 8 8 10 11 12 10 9 8 8 6 9 9 9 4 5 3 3 2  
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 10 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 100102 97 90101103100 87  
MAX HEAT 85 83 101 104 96 86 102 106 98  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 09/05 SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26  
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 94 73 90 71 90 74 94 72 88  
TEMP 93 90 78 73 87 86 76 72 88 87 77 75 91 89 78 73 85 84  
DEWPT 72 71 71 70 72 69 68 68 69 67 65 64 68 69 67 66 67 66  
PWIND DIR SW E SE SE SE SE S SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 10 10 10 20 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ039-040900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
DATE 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT  
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 71 91 72 91 71  
TEMP 74 72 81 87 90 87 79 77 74 72 81 88 90 86 79 76 73 71  
DEWPT 70 68 72 74 76 74 71 70 70 69 73 76 76 76 74 73 71 70  
RH 87 87 74 65 64 65 77 79 87 90 77 68 64 72 85 90 93 97  
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S SE SE S SW SW S S SW SW NE  
WIND SPD 6 5 6 9 10 9 10 8 6 5 8 8 5 3 3 3 2 3  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 30 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S  
TSTMS S S S C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 95102 95 86 98103 97  
MAX HEAT 96 105 93 99 105 94  
 
DATE 09/05 SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26  
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 88 68 84 67 84 68 86 67 83  
TEMP 86 83 74 69 81 80 72 68 82 80 73 70 84 82 73 69 80 78  
DEWPT 76 74 72 69 72 69 68 66 70 69 66 63 71 70 67 66 68 66  
PWIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S S W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 10 20 20 20 60 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S C L S S  
TSTMS S S C S  
 
 
IAZ048-040900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
DATE 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT  
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 73 93 74 95 71  
TEMP 76 74 83 89 93 89 82 79 76 74 82 91 94 91 80 76 74 72  
DEWPT 69 68 70 72 73 72 71 69 69 68 71 74 73 74 74 72 71 70  
RH 79 82 65 57 52 57 69 72 79 82 69 58 51 58 82 87 90 93  
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 6 8 10 12 9 8 6 6 5 8 9 8 3 3 2 1 1  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 97101 96 101103100  
MAX HEAT 98 102 94 102 106 97  
 
DATE 09/05 SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26  
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 93 70 88 69 89 71 92 69 86  
TEMP 91 88 75 71 86 84 73 70 86 85 75 73 89 87 74 71 83 82  
DEWPT 74 73 72 70 73 69 69 68 70 68 67 64 70 70 68 66 67 67  
PWIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE S SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 10 10 10 20 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C C C S  
TSTMS S S S C S  
 
 
IAZ004-040900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
DATE 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT  
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 69 90 71 90 69  
TEMP 72 70 77 84 89 86 77 75 73 71 79 86 90 87 76 73 71 69  
DEWPT 69 66 70 71 71 73 72 70 68 67 70 71 70 73 71 70 69 69  
RH 90 87 79 65 56 65 85 84 84 87 74 61 52 63 85 90 93100  
WIND DIR SE SW S S S S S S S S SW SW S NE E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 9 12 13 12 8 8 8 8 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 40 50 10 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S  
TSTMS C C S  
HEAT INDEX 89 95 93 92 95 93  
MAX HEAT 90 97 92 93 97 90  
 
DATE 09/05 SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26  
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 69 85 67 83 69 84 63 81  
TEMP 86 85 73 69 82 82 71 69 80 80 72 71 81 80 69 64 77 77  
DEWPT 72 72 70 69 72 70 67 67 70 70 66 64 70 70 65 61 64 64  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN BZ BZ GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 30 40 30 40 40 40 50 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C C S C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S C S S S C C S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ035-040900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
DATE 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT  
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 71 92 73 93 70  
TEMP 73 72 79 86 91 88 80 78 75 73 82 89 92 89 78 75 72 70  
DEWPT 69 67 71 73 74 74 72 69 68 68 72 74 74 74 73 72 71 70  
RH 87 84 77 65 58 63 77 74 79 84 72 61 56 61 85 90 97100  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE S SE  
WIND SPD 5 5 6 10 11 6 8 6 6 4 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 1  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 30 30 10 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.04 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
TSTMS S C S  
HEAT INDEX 93101 97 87 98102 98  
MAX HEAT 93 102 94 99 103 94  
 
DATE 09/05 SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26  
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 69 87 68 87 70 89 66 85  
TEMP 88 86 74 69 84 82 72 69 84 83 74 71 85 85 72 67 81 79  
DEWPT 74 74 71 69 73 70 68 67 71 70 66 64 71 71 67 64 67 66  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SW NW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 20 20 30 30 50 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S S S S C S C C C S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S C S  
 
 
IAZ094-040900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
DATE 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT  
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 94 75 94 73  
TEMP 78 76 86 91 93 90 83 81 78 76 84 91 93 91 82 79 75 74  
DEWPT 67 67 69 70 69 68 68 67 67 67 69 70 69 68 69 69 69 68  
RH 69 74 57 50 46 49 61 63 69 74 61 50 46 47 65 72 82 82  
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW  
WIND SPD 9 8 12 13 12 10 8 8 8 6 10 11 10 5 4 3 3 2  
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 97 98 97 99 96  
MAX HEAT 83 83 98 100 93 84 98 102 94  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 09/05 SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26  
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 94 72 91 70 90 73 93 72 89  
TEMP 92 90 78 72 88 86 76 72 88 87 78 74 91 90 79 73 86 84  
DEWPT 70 69 70 69 70 67 68 67 68 65 64 63 67 66 66 65 66 65  
PWIND DIR SW SE SE SE SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 10 10 5 10 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
IAZ017-040900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
DATE 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT  
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 69 87 70 89 69  
TEMP 71 70 77 83 87 84 77 74 72 71 80 85 88 85 76 73 71 69  
DEWPT 68 68 72 73 73 73 72 70 69 68 73 74 74 75 72 71 70 69  
RH 90 93 85 72 63 70 85 87 90 90 79 70 63 72 87 93 97100  
WIND DIR S S SW S S S SE S S S S SW SW E SE SE NE SE  
WIND SPD 6 5 6 11 10 8 8 6 6 5 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 40 50 20 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0.04 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 88 95 91 93 97 94  
MAX HEAT 89 95 87 95 99 90  
 
DATE 09/05 SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26  
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 67 83 66 83 67 85 64 81  
TEMP 84 83 72 68 80 80 70 67 80 79 71 69 82 80 70 65 78 76  
DEWPT 75 73 71 68 72 69 67 67 70 69 65 64 70 70 66 64 65 64  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SW NW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 30 30 20 20 30 30 60 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S S C C C C L S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S S S C S  
 
 
IAZ049-040900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
DATE 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT  
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 72 93 72 93 70  
TEMP 74 73 83 90 92 87 79 77 74 73 81 90 92 88 78 75 73 71  
DEWPT 70 67 70 72 72 71 70 69 68 68 71 73 73 73 73 72 70 69  
RH 87 81 65 56 52 59 74 76 82 84 72 58 54 61 85 90 90 93  
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S E S SW SW S S SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 6 5 6 9 11 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 5 2 3 2 2 2  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 96101 94 98101 95  
MAX HEAT 97 102 90 101 106 92  
 
DATE 09/05 SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26  
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 69 87 67 87 69 90 68 85  
TEMP 89 85 73 69 84 82 72 69 84 83 73 71 87 84 73 69 82 80  
DEWPT 74 73 71 69 71 68 67 66 68 67 65 63 69 69 67 65 67 66  
PWIND DIR S E SE SE SE SE S S W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 10 10 10 20 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C C C S  
TSTMS S S S C S  
 
 
IAZ086-040900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
127 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
DATE 09/02/26 THU 09/03/26 FRI 09/04/26 SAT  
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 77 95 74  
TEMP 79 77 88 93 95 90 83 81 79 77 86 92 94 91 82 79 76 75  
DEWPT 70 70 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 71  
RH 74 79 59 51 48 56 67 69 74 79 63 54 51 56 72 79 87 87  
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 6 8 10 11 11 9 8 6 6 5 8 9 8 4 4 3 3 2  
WIND GUST 17  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 94101104 97 88 93101103100 87  
MAX HEAT 102 105 95 83 102 105 96  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 09/05 SUN 09/06/26 MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26  
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 93 72 89 70 89 72 93 73 89  
TEMP 92 89 77 72 86 85 74 71 87 86 76 74 91 89 78 75 86 84  
DEWPT 73 73 73 72 73 70 69 68 69 68 66 64 69 69 67 68 69 68  
PWIND DIR W E E SE SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 20 5 10 5 10 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
 
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