FOUS53 KDMX 152237 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 IAZ060-160900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 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 51 78 60 80 38 Temp 65 59 57 54 52 61 72 76 75 65 62 61 60 70 78 78 66 56 48 41 38 Dewpt 60 58 54 51 50 53 53 52 54 53 53 55 58 62 64 62 54 46 37 31 28 RH 84 96 90 90 93 75 51 43 48 65 72 81 93 76 62 58 65 69 65 67 67 Wind dir W W W W W W SW SW S S S S S S S S W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 5 5 5 4 5 8 10 8 9 10 11 13 17 19 19 14 14 14 14 13 Wind gust 27 31 33 25 25 Clouds SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW PoP 12hr 50 0 0 80 60 QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0 0.36 0.47 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S C C D D L L C S Tstms C S S S C C S Wind chill 34 30 Min chill 28 Tornado A Date 04/18 Sun 04/19/26 Mon 04/20/26 Tue 04/21/26 Wed 04/22/26 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 52 33 60 39 71 52 74 52 73 Temp 47 48 40 35 54 57 44 41 64 68 58 52 70 71 57 53 70 71 Dewpt 26 23 22 22 27 29 30 31 42 45 43 42 48 48 46 47 51 52 PWind dir NW W NW E S SW SW S S Wind char BZ LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ IAZ039-160900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 52 75 54 76 35 Temp 58 56 58 55 53 60 70 73 71 62 58 57 56 67 74 74 65 55 46 40 35 Dewpt 58 56 55 53 51 53 53 51 54 53 52 52 53 59 62 62 57 48 39 32 28 RH 100100 90 93 93 78 55 46 55 72 80 83 90 75 66 66 75 77 76 73 75 Wind dir E NE N NW N NW W S S SE SE SE SE S S S SW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 8 9 10 11 13 18 21 20 17 18 18 18 18 Wind gust 33 31 Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW PoP 12hr 60 5 0 80 60 QPF 12hr 0.18 0 0 0.42 0.45 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C C S S S D D L L S S Tstms C C C S S C L C Obvis PF PF PF Wind chill 39 31 24 Min chill 37 23 Date 04/18 Sun 04/19/26 Mon 04/20/26 Tue 04/21/26 Wed 04/22/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 49 30 54 34 66 50 72 48 69 Temp 44 45 36 32 49 51 38 35 59 63 54 50 69 68 53 49 67 67 Dewpt 28 25 23 22 25 26 27 28 38 44 43 43 47 47 44 43 49 50 PWind dir NW NW NW E S S W S S Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ048-160900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 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 49 78 57 79 35 Temp 63 57 56 53 50 60 71 76 74 64 59 58 59 68 76 77 65 52 44 38 35 Dewpt 59 57 54 51 49 53 53 52 54 54 53 55 57 62 64 60 54 42 35 30 26 RH 87100 93 93 96 78 53 43 50 70 80 90 93 81 66 56 68 69 70 73 69 Wind dir NE NW NW NW NW W S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 8 5 5 4 4 5 9 11 9 9 10 12 13 18 20 20 16 18 17 17 16 Wind gust 32 33 Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 FW PoP 12hr 50 0 0 80 50 QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0 0.36 0.28 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S C C D D C C C Tstms C S S S C C S Wind chill 37 29 25 Min chill 36 25 Date 04/18 Sun 04/19/26 Mon 04/20/26 Tue 04/21/26 Wed 04/22/26 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 51 32 59 37 71 50 75 49 72 Temp 46 47 36 33 53 55 41 38 64 68 56 51 70 70 54 50 69 69 Dewpt 26 22 21 22 25 27 29 30 41 45 43 43 47 47 46 47 51 53 PWind dir NW NW NW E S S SW S SE Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ004-160900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 45 79 52 68 30 Temp 64 56 51 48 46 60 72 77 75 64 61 57 53 63 66 65 50 40 35 32 30 Dewpt 46 45 46 43 42 47 46 45 47 48 48 50 52 52 48 42 33 27 23 21 19 RH 52 66 83 83 86 62 39 32 37 56 62 77 96 67 52 43 52 59 61 63 63 Wind dir NE W W SW SW S S S S S S S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 10 16 18 16 17 18 18 18 21 23 25 24 23 20 20 19 Wind gust 33 36 34 33 Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 20 0 5 50 20 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.08 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S Tstms S S Wind chill 30 24 20 17 Min chill 22 16 Date 04/18 Sun 04/19/26 Mon 04/20/26 Tue 04/21/26 Wed 04/22/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 48 28 55 34 71 47 73 46 71 Temp 42 42 32 29 50 52 37 35 64 68 53 47 68 69 51 47 67 68 Dewpt 20 16 17 18 19 19 23 25 36 39 39 37 43 40 41 40 46 47 PWind dir NW NW NW E S SW NW SE SE Wind char BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 5 10 $$ IAZ035-160900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 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 48 78 56 76 33 Temp 64 57 54 50 49 60 72 77 75 64 60 59 58 68 74 72 59 46 40 35 33 Dewpt 55 54 50 47 45 51 51 50 52 53 51 53 55 59 58 53 44 34 28 25 23 RH 73 90 86 89 86 72 48 39 45 67 72 80 90 73 57 51 57 63 62 66 66 Wind dir NE NW NW W SW S S S S S S S S S S W NW N NW NW NW Wind spd 6 4 4 3 3 5 10 12 10 11 12 13 14 18 19 19 18 18 17 17 14 Wind gust 29 Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 FW PoP 12hr 30 0 0 70 30 QPF 12hr 0.10 0 0 0.15 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C C L L C C S Tstms C S S S C C Wind chill 39 31 25 23 Min chill 31 22 Date 04/18 Sun 04/19/26 Mon 04/20/26 Tue 04/21/26 Wed 04/22/26 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 51 30 58 36 71 49 74 48 72 Temp 45 46 34 31 52 55 39 37 64 68 56 50 70 70 53 49 69 69 Dewpt 23 19 18 19 23 22 26 28 38 42 43 42 45 44 42 44 49 50 PWind dir NW NW NW E S S W SE SE Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ094-160900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 50 79 59 80 37 Temp 71 63 56 53 51 61 73 77 75 64 61 60 61 70 78 77 66 58 50 42 37 Dewpt 60 57 53 50 49 54 53 51 53 52 54 57 60 64 64 62 56 50 41 35 31 RH 68 81 90 89 93 78 49 40 46 65 78 90 97 81 62 60 70 75 71 76 79 Wind dir SW W W W W W SW S S S S S S S S S W NW N NW NW Wind spd 12 8 6 5 5 5 8 10 8 9 10 11 13 18 19 19 16 14 14 14 14 Wind gust 31 32 26 25 25 Clouds FW SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW PoP 12hr 50 0 0 80 70 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0.47 0.53 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C C D D L L C S Tstms S S L L C S Wind chill 34 29 Min chill 28 Tornado A Date 04/18 Sun 04/19/26 Mon 04/20/26 Tue 04/21/26 Wed 04/22/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 52 33 63 40 71 50 73 52 74 Temp 47 49 40 35 56 57 45 42 66 68 56 52 69 70 57 53 71 72 Dewpt 29 28 25 25 31 34 33 33 43 44 42 42 49 49 47 48 53 53 PWind dir NW NW NW SE S SW SW S S Wind char BZ LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S $$ IAZ017-160900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 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 47 75 53 74 30 Temp 62 57 54 50 49 60 70 74 71 62 58 56 55 66 72 70 58 45 39 33 30 Dewpt 55 54 52 47 45 50 50 48 50 51 51 51 52 58 60 55 48 37 30 26 23 RH 78 90 93 89 86 69 49 40 47 67 77 83 90 75 66 59 69 73 70 75 75 Wind dir E N NW N NW SW S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 5 4 4 3 4 5 10 12 11 11 13 13 16 20 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 Wind gust 32 32 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 0 0 80 40 QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0.27 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S C C D D C C S Tstms C S S S C C Wind chill 37 29 22 18 Min chill 27 17 Date 04/18 Sun 04/19/26 Mon 04/20/26 Tue 04/21/26 Wed 04/22/26 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 46 28 53 32 67 48 71 46 68 Temp 42 42 32 29 48 50 36 34 60 64 54 49 68 67 50 47 65 66 Dewpt 24 21 19 20 22 22 26 26 37 42 43 40 44 44 41 41 47 48 PWind dir NW NW NW E S SW W S SE Wind char BZ GN GN LT BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ049-160900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 50 75 54 76 34 Temp 60 56 56 53 51 61 69 73 71 61 58 57 56 67 74 74 64 53 45 38 34 Dewpt 58 56 54 51 50 53 52 51 54 53 51 52 54 61 63 62 55 47 37 31 27 RH 93100 93 93 96 75 55 46 55 75 77 83 93 81 69 66 73 80 73 76 75 Wind dir NE E NW NW NW NW SW S S S S S SE S S S W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 5 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 6 8 10 11 12 18 20 21 16 17 16 17 16 Wind gust 32 33 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW PoP 12hr 70 5 0 80 60 QPF 12hr 0.19 0 0 0.44 0.44 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C S C C D D L L C S Tstms C C S S C C S Wind chill 38 29 24 Min chill 36 23 Tornado A Date 04/18 Sun 04/19/26 Mon 04/20/26 Tue 04/21/26 Wed 04/22/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 49 30 56 34 68 49 72 48 70 Temp 45 45 35 31 50 52 37 35 60 64 55 49 69 68 53 49 67 67 Dewpt 28 25 22 22 26 27 27 28 40 44 42 42 47 47 44 44 50 51 PWind dir NW NW NW E S S W S S Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ086-160900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 537 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 Date 04/15/26 Thu 04/16/26 Fri 04/17/26 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 54 78 56 80 38 Temp 73 64 60 56 55 63 71 76 74 64 60 58 59 70 78 78 71 62 52 45 39 Dewpt 64 61 57 54 53 55 54 51 54 53 53 53 57 63 65 64 61 55 46 40 34 RH 73 90 90 93 93 75 55 42 50 67 78 83 93 78 64 62 71 78 80 82 82 Wind dir SW SW W W W W W SW S SE S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW Wind spd 12 10 9 8 6 8 9 9 5 8 9 10 12 17 19 20 16 14 14 16 16 Wind gust 27 31 32 26 26 26 26 Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC PoP 12hr 60 5 0 80 80 QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0 0.33 0.85 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C S S D D D D C C S Tstms C S C L C Wind chill 37 31 Min chill 30 Tornado A Date 04/18 Sun 04/19/26 Mon 04/20/26 Tue 04/21/26 Wed 04/22/26 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 51 33 59 38 70 51 74 51 73 Temp 47 49 40 35 53 55 41 39 63 67 56 52 69 70 57 53 70 70 Dewpt 32 29 27 26 29 32 31 32 42 45 43 43 50 49 47 48 51 52 PWind dir NW W NW E S SW SW SW S Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 PoP 12hr 20 5 0 5 0 5 5 10 10 Rain shwrs S $$