Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
IAZ060-180900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
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 21 40 30 61 31
Temp 27 26 24 23 26 34 39 38 31 31 34 33 43 55 60 56 46 40 36 31
Dewpt 10 9 9 7 8 8 8 9 11 13 17 21 29 32 31 30 29 29 26 19
RH 48 48 52 50 46 33 27 29 43 47 49 61 57 41 33 37 51 64 67 61
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N
Wind spd 12 11 11 11 14 13 12 10 10 17 18 12 13 16 18 12 6 9 8 11
Wind gust 29 26 31
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 16 15 13 12 14 25 31 32 23 27 24 36 34 29 22
Min chill 15 10 10 26 23 23 26 34 22
Date 03/20 Thu 03/21/24 Fri 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24
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 44 27 48 30 48 31 50 34 50
Temp 40 41 31 28 42 44 36 31 43 44 35 32 44 46 38 36 46 47
Dewpt 11 9 8 10 16 24 26 26 28 27 26 26 30 30 31 32 36 36
PWind dir N NE SE E NE E E E SE
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 30 40 20 30 50 60 70
Rain C C S S C C C C C L L L
Snow C S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
IAZ039-180900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 19 38 26 57 25
Temp 26 24 23 21 25 32 37 34 28 27 29 29 39 52 55 49 41 34 30 25
Dewpt 10 9 8 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 13 18 27 31 30 28 26 22 16 10
RH 50 52 52 54 48 37 31 35 46 50 51 63 62 44 38 44 55 61 55 52
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd 13 12 12 12 16 13 14 10 10 13 14 13 17 21 24 17 13 13 13 13
Wind gust 36 27
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 14 13 11 9 12 22 28 27 22 19 21 18 30 34 25 20 13
Min chill 12 9 9 24 18 17 20 25 13
Date 03/20 Thu 03/21/24 Fri 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 41 22 41 25 44 26 47 28 48
Temp 37 36 25 23 37 36 29 26 38 38 29 27 41 40 32 30 44 43
Dewpt 5 2 4 4 13 21 23 22 26 25 22 22 28 28 26 25 34 33
PWind dir NW NE E E NE NE E E SE
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 40 50 20 30 40 50 60
Rain S C C C C C C L
Snow S C C C S S C C C S C C
$$
IAZ048-180900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
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 20 38 28 60 28
Temp 25 25 24 22 25 32 38 36 29 29 31 30 41 54 58 54 43 37 32 28
Dewpt 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 11 13 17 21 30 32 31 29 29 27 22 15
RH 52 50 52 54 48 36 28 32 46 51 56 69 65 43 36 38 57 67 66 58
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N
Wind spd 13 13 13 12 16 13 13 9 10 14 18 11 13 17 18 12 9 9 10 12
Wind gust 28 27 29
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 13 13 12 10 12 22 29 22 23 20 33 30 24 17
Min chill 12 8 8 24 20 20 23 29 16
Date 03/20 Thu 03/21/24 Fri 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24
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 43 25 45 27 46 28 49 31 48
Temp 38 39 27 25 39 41 32 28 41 41 32 30 44 42 35 33 45 44
Dewpt 9 6 7 7 16 22 25 24 27 25 25 24 30 30 30 29 36 34
PWind dir N NE SE E NE E E E SE
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 30 40 20 30 50 60 70
Rain C C S S C C C C C L L L
Snow S C C C S S C S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
IAZ004-180900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 15 38 29 56 20
Temp 20 20 19 17 21 31 37 37 30 31 31 30 37 49 53 49 38 31 26 22
Dewpt 8 7 6 5 6 6 7 7 9 12 18 26 30 30 29 27 24 19 12 5
RH 59 56 56 58 52 34 28 28 41 45 58 85 75 48 39 42 57 61 55 47
Wind dir N N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
Wind spd 19 17 13 13 14 12 14 13 18 19 17 13 18 21 23 18 13 13 13 14
Wind gust 28 29 32 37 29 25
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 4 5 6 3 8 21 28 30 22 23 23 19 27 30 21 14 8
Min chill 4 2 2 23 20 18 20 18 5
Date 03/20 Thu 03/21/24 Fri 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 38 21 38 19 41 23 40 24 43
Temp 32 33 23 22 32 33 25 21 34 35 27 25 35 35 28 27 38 40
Dewpt 2 -1 2 4 12 19 19 17 19 20 19 20 24 24 22 24 31 31
PWind dir N NE SE NE NE NE E E E
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ
Avg clouds FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 50 20 20 30 50 60 70
Rain C C C L L
Snow C C S S S C C C C L L L
$$
IAZ035-180900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
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 17 39 28 58 24
Temp 25 23 21 19 23 31 38 37 29 29 31 30 39 52 56 52 41 34 29 25
Dewpt 9 8 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 11 16 21 29 32 30 27 26 24 18 10
RH 50 52 54 56 50 36 27 29 40 46 53 69 67 46 37 38 55 66 63 52
Wind dir NW N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
Wind spd 13 14 13 12 13 12 13 10 12 16 16 10 13 17 18 13 10 10 10 13
Wind gust 28
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 13 10 8 6 11 22 29 31 23 21 24 21 31 35 26 20 14
Min chill 10 6 6 25 20 20 23 26 13
Date 03/20 Thu 03/21/24 Fri 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24
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 41 22 44 23 45 26 47 28 48
Temp 36 36 25 23 37 38 29 24 38 39 29 27 42 39 32 30 44 43
Dewpt 6 2 4 5 13 20 21 20 24 22 22 22 28 27 26 27 34 33
PWind dir N NE SE NE NE NE E E SE
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ
Avg clouds SC FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 40 40 20 30 50 60 70
Rain C S S C C C C L L L
Snow S C C S S S C C C S L L
Tstms S
$$
IAZ094-180900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 21 40 29 64 33
Temp 28 26 24 23 27 35 39 37 30 30 31 33 44 59 62 57 48 42 37 34
Dewpt 13 12 10 10 9 8 9 10 11 13 16 21 29 32 32 32 31 31 29 26
RH 53 55 54 57 46 32 28 32 44 49 53 61 55 36 32 38 51 65 72 72
Wind dir NW N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N
Wind spd 10 11 10 11 16 14 13 9 9 14 20 13 13 13 17 10 8 8 8 10
Wind gust 32
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 19 15 14 12 14 25 31 23 23 23 37 31 26
Min chill 15 10 10 27 21 21 25 37 25
Date 03/20 Thu 03/21/24 Fri 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 49 28 52 32 53 35 54 37 54
Temp 44 43 32 29 45 48 38 34 47 47 38 35 49 47 40 38 47 49
Dewpt 18 13 11 11 20 28 30 31 32 30 30 30 33 34 34 35 40 38
PWind dir N NE SE E NE E E E SE
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 40 30 30 40 60 70
Rain S C C C S C C C C C L L L
Tstms S S S S
$$
IAZ017-180900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
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 16 37 26 54 20
Temp 22 21 19 18 22 30 35 34 27 26 28 28 37 49 52 46 37 30 25 21
Dewpt 7 7 7 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 13 21 27 30 29 26 23 17 10 7
RH 52 54 59 56 49 37 30 32 44 48 53 75 67 48 41 45 56 58 52 54
Wind dir N N N NW NW NW W W SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW N
Wind spd 14 16 13 12 14 13 14 10 13 16 14 13 18 20 24 17 13 14 13 13
Wind gust 33 40 27 25
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC CL FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 9 7 6 5 9 19 25 27 19 18 20 17 27 39 28 20 13 8
Min chill 6 4 4 22 16 16 18 39 17 6
Date 03/20 Thu 03/21/24 Fri 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24
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 38 20 37 20 41 22 41 24 44
Temp 33 32 22 21 32 31 25 21 36 35 26 24 37 36 27 26 40 41
Dewpt 2 -2 1 1 13 19 19 18 22 21 20 19 25 24 22 23 32 31
PWind dir N NE SE NE NE NE E E SE
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ
Avg clouds FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 50 40 20 30 50 60 70
Rain S C C L C L
Snow C C C S S C C C C L C C L
$$
IAZ049-180900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 19 37 25 58 25
Temp 24 23 22 21 24 32 36 34 27 26 28 28 40 53 56 50 41 35 30 25
Dewpt 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 11 12 15 19 28 32 31 29 28 25 19 12
RH 52 52 54 54 50 36 30 33 50 55 58 68 62 44 38 44 59 66 63 57
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N
Wind spd 13 11 13 13 17 14 14 9 10 13 16 11 14 18 19 13 10 10 10 13
Wind gust 26 28 34
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 12 12 9 8 11 22 27 28 21 18 20 18 32 34 27 21 14
Min chill 11 7 8 24 17 18 21 27 13
Date 03/20 Thu 03/21/24 Fri 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 42 22 43 25 45 26 48 28 48
Temp 37 36 25 23 37 37 30 26 39 39 30 27 42 41 33 30 44 43
Dewpt 8 4 5 7 15 22 24 23 27 25 24 23 30 29 28 28 35 34
PWind dir N NE SE E NE NE E E SE
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ
Avg clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 30 50 20 30 40 50 70
Rain C S S C C C C C C L
Snow S C C C S C C S S C
$$
IAZ086-180900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft
900 PM CDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Date 03/17/24 Mon 03/18/24 Tue 03/19/24 Wed
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 21 39 27 61 31
Temp 27 26 24 23 27 34 38 35 28 28 30 32 43 56 59 55 45 39 34 32
Dewpt 13 12 10 9 10 10 9 10 12 13 15 19 27 32 31 32 30 29 27 22
RH 55 55 54 54 48 36 29 35 50 53 53 58 53 40 34 41 55 67 75 66
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N
Wind spd 11 12 11 12 17 16 14 9 10 14 18 16 16 17 18 12 10 9 9 11
Wind gust 28
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 16 15 13 11 14 24 29 29 22 20 22 22 36 39 33 27 23
Min chill 14 11 11 25 19 18 24 31 20
Date 03/20 Thu 03/21/24 Fri 03/22/24 Sat 03/23/24 Sun 03/24/24
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 27 49 32 51 32 53 35 52
Temp 42 41 30 28 42 44 36 33 45 44 35 32 47 47 38 36 47 48
Dewpt 13 11 10 11 17 24 28 29 31 30 29 28 32 31 32 33 37 38
PWind dir N NE SE E NE NE E E SE
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ
Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 10 30 50 20 30 40 50 70
Rain S S C C S S C C C C C C L L
Snow S C
Tstms S S S S
$$