812 FOUS53 KDMX 282002 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 IAZ060-282200- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 43 20 34 26 43 Temp 43 38 30 26 24 22 24 30 34 33 29 29 27 28 31 39 43 41 Dewpt 20 21 20 19 18 15 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 28 32 33 RH 39 50 66 74 77 74 65 55 47 51 63 66 74 75 75 64 65 73 Wind dir NE N NE NE N NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 6 Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Frzg drzl S Rain S S C Snow S S S S Wind chill 37 30 22 17 15 12 14 22 27 27 23 22 20 21 23 32 37 Min chill 29 16 10 9 21 19 18 19 33 Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 35 49 36 53 38 62 40 57 Temp 38 37 45 46 39 37 48 48 41 40 56 57 48 43 53 51 Dewpt 35 36 39 37 37 36 40 39 39 38 45 45 43 40 41 37 PWind dir SE NE NE NE SE S SE W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 50 5 10 20 20 50 60 Rain C D C C S S S C L L Tstms S $$ IAZ039-282200- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 30 13 29 21 40 Temp 30 27 24 20 17 15 19 26 29 28 24 24 22 23 27 36 40 37 Dewpt 21 19 18 15 13 11 11 13 14 16 18 17 16 17 20 25 29 30 RH 69 71 77 81 84 84 70 57 53 60 77 74 77 77 74 64 64 75 Wind dir NE NE N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 13 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 11 10 6 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 0 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C Snow Wind chill 19 18 15 10 7 5 10 18 23 22 17 17 14 13 18 28 33 Min chill 16 9 3 3 19 16 11 12 29 Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 32 44 32 48 34 56 37 55 Temp 34 33 41 40 34 32 43 42 37 36 50 52 44 40 50 47 Dewpt 32 32 36 35 32 30 37 38 36 36 43 44 43 38 42 37 PWind dir SE NE NE E E SE SE SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 70 40 0 5 20 30 40 60 Rain C L C S S C S S C L C Tstms S $$ IAZ048-282200- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 38 17 31 23 41 Temp 36 32 26 23 20 18 21 28 31 29 26 25 24 25 29 37 41 39 Dewpt 21 21 19 18 16 14 13 16 18 18 19 19 19 20 23 27 32 33 RH 54 63 74 81 84 84 71 60 58 63 74 78 81 81 78 67 70 79 Wind dir NE NE NE NE N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 12 10 10 9 8 9 9 10 9 6 5 5 6 8 10 12 10 8 Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C Snow S Wind chill 28 23 16 13 10 7 11 18 24 23 19 18 16 16 20 29 35 Min chill 22 11 6 5 19 17 14 15 31 Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 33 47 33 51 35 61 36 56 Temp 35 34 44 43 36 33 46 45 37 37 53 55 44 40 51 49 Dewpt 34 34 39 37 35 33 38 38 37 36 44 44 42 38 39 36 PWind dir SE NE NE NE SE S SE NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 70 50 0 5 20 20 40 60 Rain C L C C S S S C L C Tstms S $$ IAZ004-282200- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 27 10 27 19 41 Temp 25 20 17 14 12 10 15 22 27 26 22 20 20 21 27 36 41 38 Dewpt 15 15 13 11 9 7 6 7 9 11 13 15 15 15 18 24 28 29 RH 65 81 84 88 87 87 67 52 46 52 68 81 81 77 68 61 59 70 Wind dir NE NE N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 13 13 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 8 9 10 11 12 16 18 16 11 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 10 0 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain L Snow Wind chill 13 8 4 1 -1 -2 3 11 18 17 11 9 8 8 14 26 33 31 Min chill 7 0 -4 -2 12 9 6 8 28 Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 31 47 29 49 32 61 31 51 Temp 33 32 42 41 33 29 44 42 36 33 54 52 40 34 46 42 Dewpt 31 31 36 37 32 29 39 37 34 32 43 42 38 31 34 30 PWind dir S E NE SE S S S NW Wind char GN LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 60 10 0 0 5 5 30 40 Rain L L S C C C $$ IAZ035-282200- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 36 14 30 21 41 Temp 33 30 24 20 17 14 20 26 29 28 24 23 22 23 28 37 41 38 Dewpt 20 19 17 15 13 10 10 12 15 16 18 18 17 18 21 27 30 30 RH 58 63 74 81 84 84 64 55 55 60 77 81 81 81 75 67 65 73 Wind dir NE NE NE N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE Wind spd 11 10 9 8 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 10 12 11 8 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C Wind chill 24 21 14 10 8 4 10 18 22 22 17 16 15 14 19 28 34 32 Min chill 20 9 3 4 19 15 13 14 30 Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 31 48 29 51 32 61 33 54 Temp 33 33 44 42 33 29 45 44 34 34 53 54 41 35 49 47 Dewpt 32 32 38 36 32 29 38 37 34 34 43 43 40 34 37 33 PWind dir SE NE NE E SE S SE W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 70 30 0 0 10 5 40 50 Rain C L C S S C C C $$ IAZ094-282200- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 52 21 37 27 42 Temp 51 46 34 28 23 21 25 33 37 36 32 31 29 29 32 39 42 41 Dewpt 19 17 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 17 19 21 23 25 29 32 33 33 RH 28 31 56 71 84 88 71 49 42 45 58 66 78 85 88 76 70 73 Wind dir NE N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 Clouds CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 0 0 30 50 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle S Frzg drzl C C S S Rain C C L Snow C C C C C Wind chill 25 19 12 10 15 24 29 29 24 23 20 20 24 32 36 Min chill 38 18 9 9 25 20 19 20 33 Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 35 50 39 57 40 66 43 62 Temp 38 37 48 47 42 40 52 51 45 41 59 59 51 46 58 54 Dewpt 36 37 42 39 40 38 44 41 42 40 47 47 46 42 43 38 PWind dir SE NE NE NE S S S W Wind char LT GN GN GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 90 70 20 20 30 30 60 70 Rain L D L L S S S C C C S C L L L Tstms S S S S C $$ IAZ017-282200- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 27 11 27 19 38 Temp 26 22 19 17 16 13 16 23 26 26 22 22 20 21 26 34 38 36 Dewpt 17 16 15 12 9 7 5 8 11 13 14 15 15 15 18 24 29 29 RH 68 77 84 80 73 76 61 52 52 57 71 74 81 77 71 66 70 75 Wind dir NE NE N N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 12 10 8 8 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 12 13 13 9 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 20 0 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C Snow S Wind chill 15 11 9 7 5 4 7 15 19 18 15 14 10 11 15 25 30 29 Min chill 10 5 1 0 14 8 7 10 26 Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 31 44 31 48 33 56 34 52 Temp 33 32 41 40 34 31 43 41 36 35 50 51 42 37 47 45 Dewpt 31 31 36 36 32 30 37 37 35 34 43 43 40 35 37 34 PWind dir SE E E E SE S SE W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC PoP 12hr 70 20 0 0 5 10 40 50 Rain C L S S C C C $$ IAZ049-282200- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 34 14 30 21 40 Temp 33 29 25 21 18 16 19 26 29 28 24 24 23 23 28 36 40 37 Dewpt 21 20 19 17 14 12 11 15 16 17 17 17 16 17 21 26 30 30 RH 61 69 78 84 84 84 70 62 58 63 74 74 74 77 75 67 67 75 Wind dir NE NE N N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 13 10 10 9 8 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 10 11 10 6 Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 5 0 10 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C Wind chill 23 20 15 11 8 5 9 17 22 22 18 16 15 14 19 28 33 Min chill 19 9 4 2 20 14 11 12 28 Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 32 45 32 48 33 56 36 53 Temp 33 33 41 41 35 32 43 43 37 35 50 51 43 39 49 46 Dewpt 32 33 38 34 33 31 37 37 36 35 43 43 41 37 41 36 PWind dir SE NE NE NE E SE SE W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 70 50 0 5 20 30 40 60 Rain C L C C S C S S C L L Tstms S $$ IAZ086-282200- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 202 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 Date Sat 02/28/26 Sun 03/01/26 Mon 03/02/26 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 46 20 36 25 44 Temp 45 41 31 26 21 22 26 32 36 34 30 28 27 27 32 40 44 42 Dewpt 15 17 20 19 18 17 16 16 15 16 17 19 19 21 24 29 32 33 RH 29 37 63 74 88 81 65 51 42 47 58 68 71 78 72 64 62 70 Wind dir NE NE N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 8 9 9 11 12 11 9 Clouds FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C Snow C C C C Wind chill 34 22 16 11 11 15 24 29 27 23 20 19 18 23 33 38 36 Min chill 31 14 7 9 25 18 16 17 33 Date Tue 03/03/26 Wed 03/04/26 Thu 03/05/26 Fri 03/06/26 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 35 49 38 56 39 63 42 61 Temp 38 37 47 46 39 38 50 50 43 40 56 57 49 45 57 53 Dewpt 35 37 42 38 38 38 44 40 41 40 47 46 46 43 45 39 PWind dir SE NE NE NE SE S S SW Wind char LT LT GN GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 PoP 12hr 80 70 10 20 40 30 50 70 Rain C D L C S C C C S S C L L Tstms S S S $$