052  
FOUS53 KDMX 230317  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
IAZ060-230900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
DATE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI  
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 50 68 55 67 58  
TEMP 55 52 50 57 63 67 63 58 57 57 56 59 62 66 63 61 59 59 59  
DEWPT 54 52 50 53 55 58 57 58 57 57 56 58 59 61 59 60 59 59 59  
RH 96100100 86 75 73 81100100100100 96 90 84 87 97100100100  
WIND DIR E E NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 6 8 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B2 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS S  
OBVIS PF  
 
DATE 09/25 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26  
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 67 59 68 59 74 60 75 62 73  
TEMP 64 64 61 60 62 65 61 60 70 69 62 60 70 71 64 62 67 68  
DEWPT 61 61 60 58 61 63 61 60 66 67 62 60 66 67 64 62 65 64  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 60 60 30 10 10 20 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C S L L C C C S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ039-230900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
DATE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI  
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 46 67 51 67 54  
TEMP 52 48 47 57 63 66 64 58 56 53 52 58 64 67 65 59 58 56 55  
DEWPT 50 48 47 55 57 56 56 57 56 53 52 58 58 57 57 58 58 56 55  
RH 93100100 93 81 70 75 96100100100100 81 70 75 96100100100  
WIND DIR E NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E  
WIND SPD 5 4 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 3  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 
DATE 09/25 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26  
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 69 54 63 55 71 57 73 58 71  
TEMP 66 66 59 55 60 62 58 57 67 67 60 58 70 69 62 60 67 68  
DEWPT 60 58 57 54 57 57 57 57 62 62 60 58 63 63 62 60 63 61  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 20 50 40 10 10 20 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
 
IAZ048-230900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
DATE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI  
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 49 67 54 66 57  
TEMP 54 51 49 56 64 66 62 58 57 56 55 59 62 65 63 60 59 59 58  
DEWPT 54 51 49 53 56 58 58 58 57 56 55 59 60 61 59 60 59 59 58  
RH 100100100 90 75 75 87100100100100100 93 87 87100100100100  
WIND DIR E E NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 5 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 2 2 3  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.09  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C  
 
DATE 09/25 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26  
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 67 58 67 58 74 58 74 60 72  
TEMP 64 64 61 59 62 63 60 59 69 68 62 59 70 70 63 62 67 67  
DEWPT 61 61 61 58 61 62 60 59 66 66 62 59 66 67 63 62 64 64  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 60 60 30 10 10 20 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C S L L C C C S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ004-230900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
DATE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI  
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 47 64 52 63 54  
TEMP 51 49 47 54 60 64 60 55 54 54 53 57 60 63 61 58 57 56 55  
DEWPT 51 49 47 52 54 55 55 54 54 54 53 57 59 59 59 58 57 56 55  
RH 100100100 93 81 73 84 96100100100100 96 87 93100100100100  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 6 5 9 10 10 8 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 8 8 6 5 6  
CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 40 60 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.18 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L C S C C C C  
OBVIS PF  
 
DATE 09/25 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26  
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 65 55 66 57 72 58 72 57 66  
TEMP 62 63 59 57 63 64 60 58 69 69 61 59 69 69 61 58 64 64  
DEWPT 60 60 59 57 61 63 60 58 64 65 61 59 64 65 61 57 60 60  
PWIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 70 60 30 5 10 20 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L L C C S S C C C C  
TSTMS S C S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ035-230900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
DATE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI  
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 48 66 52 64 55  
TEMP 53 50 48 55 61 65 61 56 56 54 55 58 61 64 62 59 59 57 56  
DEWPT 53 50 48 54 56 57 57 56 56 54 55 58 60 60 60 59 59 57 56  
RH 100100100 96 84 75 87100100100100100 97 87 93100100100100  
WIND DIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 4 3 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 3 4 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.13 0.15  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S C S S C C C  
 
DATE 09/25 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26  
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 66 56 67 58 73 58 73 60 70  
TEMP 63 64 60 58 62 64 62 59 69 69 62 60 69 69 63 61 66 66  
DEWPT 61 62 60 58 62 64 61 59 65 67 62 60 66 67 63 61 63 63  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 60 70 30 5 10 20 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L L C C S S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ094-230900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
DATE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI  
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 52 69 53 67 57  
TEMP 56 54 52 57 66 68 64 57 56 55 54 59 64 67 63 60 59 59 58  
DEWPT 55 54 52 55 58 59 59 57 56 55 54 59 61 61 61 60 59 59 58  
RH 96100100 93 75 73 84100100100100100 90 81 93100100100100  
WIND DIR NE E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3  
CLOUDS B2 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE 09/25 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26  
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 67 58 69 58 75 59 76 61 74  
TEMP 64 64 61 59 64 65 61 59 71 70 63 59 71 71 65 62 69 68  
DEWPT 63 63 60 59 64 65 61 59 68 68 63 59 68 69 64 62 67 66  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 60 50 60 40 10 10 20 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS L C C C L C C C S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ017-230900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
DATE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI  
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 44 64 48 63 51  
TEMP 50 46 45 54 63 64 59 54 54 53 50 57 62 63 60 57 57 55 53  
DEWPT 49 46 45 54 54 55 55 54 54 53 50 57 58 58 57 57 57 55 53  
RH 96100100100 72 73 87100100100100100 87 84 90100100100100  
WIND DIR E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 6 8 8 4 4 4 5 4 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 3  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW CL SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C  
 
DATE 09/25 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26  
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 66 53 63 54 71 55 72 57 68  
TEMP 65 63 58 55 61 61 59 57 69 67 60 57 70 67 62 58 66 64  
DEWPT 60 59 57 55 58 59 58 57 62 63 60 57 63 63 62 58 61 60  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 50 70 40 10 10 20 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C L C C C S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ049-230900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
DATE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI  
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 46 66 51 66 54  
TEMP 51 48 46 55 62 66 62 57 56 54 52 58 62 65 63 59 58 57 55  
DEWPT 51 48 46 53 56 57 57 57 56 54 52 58 58 59 58 58 58 57 55  
RH 100100100 93 81 73 84100100100100100 87 81 84 96100100100  
WIND DIR E NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E  
WIND SPD 4 3 4 4 5 6 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3  
CLOUDS B1 FW CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
 
DATE 09/25 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26  
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 67 55 64 56 71 57 73 59 71  
TEMP 64 65 59 56 59 62 58 58 67 67 60 58 69 69 62 60 66 67  
DEWPT 60 59 58 55 58 59 58 58 63 64 60 58 64 65 62 60 63 63  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 40 60 40 10 10 20 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C L C C C S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ086-230900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1017 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
DATE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26 FRI  
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 50 70 54 68 57  
TEMP 56 52 50 59 66 68 65 60 59 56 55 61 64 65 67 62 61 59 58  
DEWPT 55 52 50 56 59 60 60 60 59 56 55 61 61 62 61 62 61 59 58  
RH 96100100 90 78 76 84100100100100100 90 90 81100100100100  
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE  
RAIN SHWRS C  
 
DATE 09/25 SAT 09/26/26 SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26  
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 69 57 66 57 73 59 75 61 74  
TEMP 65 66 61 58 62 63 60 58 68 70 62 59 70 71 64 62 68 70  
DEWPT 64 62 60 57 62 62 60 58 66 67 62 59 67 68 64 62 67 67  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 30 50 40 10 10 10 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C S C C C C  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
 
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