Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
IAZ060-190900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
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 34 57 32 51 32
Temp 51 45 41 37 35 49 56 57 54 46 40 34 32 41 48 51 50 44 39 35 33
Dewpt 38 34 30 29 27 28 25 23 25 25 24 23 22 23 25 25 25 26 26 26 26
RH 61 65 65 72 72 44 30 27 32 43 52 64 66 48 40 36 37 49 59 69 75
Wind dir NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
Wind spd 12 9 6 4 6 13 20 20 14 12 11 9 9 13 14 14 11 5 6 5 5
Wind gust 31 32 25 24 25 25
Clouds SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 29 32 27 24 33
Min chill 35 28 32 31 23 26 33 26
Frost Y Y Y
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 61 38 65 48 63 37 63 43 62
Temp 56 58 43 40 60 63 56 49 59 58 45 39 58 60 49 45 57 60
Dewpt 27 28 30 31 37 40 42 40 40 36 34 32 34 33 34 35 41 42
PWind dir NW SW S SW NW N E SE SE
Wind char GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 40 60 20 5 10 30 40
Rain shwrs C L C S S C C C
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ039-190900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 33 55 30 50 30
Temp 50 44 38 34 33 47 53 55 50 41 35 31 30 40 45 48 47 40 36 32 31
Dewpt 39 36 31 29 28 28 26 25 25 25 24 23 22 24 26 26 25 26 26 25 25
RH 66 73 76 82 82 47 35 31 37 52 64 72 72 52 47 42 42 57 67 75 78
Wind dir NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
Wind spd 9 9 5 4 8 18 24 24 19 13 11 11 12 17 18 18 12 8 6 5 5
Wind gust 35 36 32
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 26 34 28 22 20 31 37 30 25
Min chill 32 25 28 27 20 23 38 30 23
Frost Y Y Y
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 60 35 63 46 59 34 60 39 61
Temp 55 57 41 37 60 58 51 46 56 54 41 35 55 56 44 39 57 56
Dewpt 27 28 29 30 36 39 44 41 42 37 33 28 32 32 32 30 37 38
PWind dir W SW S SW NW N E SE SE
Wind char GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW SC B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 50 80 30 5 5 20 30
Rain shwrs C D C C S S C C
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ048-190900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
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 33 56 30 51 30
Temp 50 43 38 34 33 48 53 55 51 42 37 32 30 40 46 50 49 42 36 33 31
Dewpt 37 34 30 29 27 28 25 25 26 26 25 23 23 24 26 26 26 28 27 26 26
RH 61 70 73 82 78 46 33 31 37 53 61 69 75 52 45 39 40 57 69 75 81
Wind dir NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
Wind spd 14 10 6 5 6 16 21 21 16 11 10 10 10 14 16 14 11 5 5 5 5
Wind gust 26 34 33 27 25 26
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 37 27 35 30 24 22 32 39 25
Min chill 32 26 30 29 22 24 30 24
Frost Y Y Y
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 60 36 64 45 62 35 62 42 62
Temp 55 58 41 38 59 60 52 46 58 56 42 37 56 59 46 43 57 58
Dewpt 28 28 30 32 38 42 43 41 40 36 34 31 33 33 34 35 41 42
PWind dir W SW S SW NW N E SE SE
Wind char GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 60 70 20 5 10 20 40
Rain shwrs S L L C S S S C C
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ004-190900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 30 50 29 49 29
Temp 46 39 34 31 30 41 46 49 45 37 33 31 29 37 43 47 47 39 34 31 30
Dewpt 27 28 26 25 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 20 21 23 24 24 23 24 23 23 22
RH 47 64 72 78 75 48 38 34 38 52 61 63 72 56 47 40 38 54 64 72 72
Wind dir NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
Wind spd 17 8 6 8 11 21 25 26 21 13 14 13 13 18 18 17 13 10 10 8 9
Wind gust 39 39 39 25 28 27
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 39 33 28 24 20 31 37 37 28 23 21 19 27 34 32 27 24 22
Min chill 39 27 20 23 37 22 19 21 36 26 20
Freeze W W W
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 60 37 61 41 57 33 60 41 62
Temp 54 56 40 39 55 57 47 42 51 51 38 34 53 56 45 42 56 56
Dewpt 24 25 29 31 39 42 41 38 37 33 29 28 32 31 33 33 38 40
PWind dir W SW S W N N SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 70 60 20 0 5 20 40
Rain shwrs C L L S S S C C
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ035-190900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
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 32 53 29 51 28
Temp 49 42 36 32 32 46 50 52 49 40 35 31 29 39 45 49 48 40 35 31 30
Dewpt 33 31 29 27 26 27 24 25 24 24 22 22 21 24 25 26 24 26 26 25 24
RH 54 65 75 81 78 47 36 35 37 52 59 69 72 54 45 40 39 57 69 78 78
Wind dir NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
Wind spd 13 8 5 5 8 16 21 21 17 12 10 10 10 13 16 13 10 6 6 5 5
Wind gust 32 33 27
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 25 39 33 27 22 20 31 38 29 25 24
Min chill 31 24 26 27 20 24 39 29 22
Freeze W W W
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 60 36 62 43 59 33 62 41 62
Temp 54 57 40 38 57 59 49 44 55 54 40 34 56 57 45 42 57 57
Dewpt 26 25 30 31 39 42 41 39 39 34 31 29 33 31 33 34 40 40
PWind dir W SW S W NW N SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 70 60 20 5 10 20 40
Rain shwrs C L L C S S S C C
Tstms S S S
$$
IAZ094-190900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 35 58 34 52 32
Temp 49 44 41 37 36 48 55 57 55 45 42 37 34 42 48 51 50 43 38 35 34
Dewpt 42 37 32 29 28 30 29 28 31 30 28 25 24 25 27 27 27 28 28 26 26
RH 77 76 70 72 72 49 37 33 40 55 57 61 66 50 44 39 41 55 67 69 72
Wind dir N N NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Wind spd 13 10 9 5 4 10 13 13 9 8 10 10 9 13 12 13 10 6 6 5 5
Clouds SC CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 35 36 30 28 35
Min chill 34 30 32 35 27 29 33 26
Frost Y Y Y
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 59 37 66 49 64 39 63 45 62
Temp 54 57 42 39 61 63 56 50 61 59 46 39 58 60 49 46 58 60
Dewpt 30 31 33 32 39 42 46 43 42 39 36 35 37 36 38 38 45 45
PWind dir NW SW S SW NW N E SE SE
Wind char GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 40 60 30 5 10 30 50
Rain shwrs C L C C S C C C
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ017-190900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
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 31 51 29 48 28
Temp 49 41 34 32 31 44 48 50 46 36 33 30 29 36 42 47 45 37 33 30 29
Dewpt 34 32 28 26 25 25 24 24 24 23 21 20 21 24 25 25 23 25 23 23 23
RH 56 70 78 78 78 47 39 36 42 59 61 66 72 61 50 42 41 61 66 75 78
Wind dir NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
Wind spd 13 9 6 6 10 18 24 25 18 12 13 13 13 18 18 17 12 6 8 8 8
Wind gust 28 37 39 32 28 28
Clouds SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 35 28 26 23 36 38 28 23 19 19 26 33 39 26 23 21
Min chill 28 22 26 37 23 19 21 36 26 20
Freeze W W W
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 59 34 61 42 57 32 59 38 60
Temp 54 55 39 37 57 55 47 43 52 51 37 33 53 55 42 39 55 54
Dewpt 26 27 28 30 36 41 41 39 39 35 29 27 31 30 30 30 37 39
PWind dir W SW S SW NW N SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 60 70 20 0 5 20 30
Rain shwrs S L L C S S C C
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ049-190900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 31 55 29 50 29
Temp 50 42 37 33 32 47 54 55 51 40 35 31 29 39 45 48 47 39 36 31 30
Dewpt 40 35 30 29 27 28 25 24 25 25 24 23 22 24 26 26 25 26 26 26 25
RH 68 76 75 85 81 47 32 30 36 55 64 72 75 54 47 42 42 59 67 81 81
Wind dir NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
Wind spd 11 10 6 5 6 14 23 21 14 12 10 9 9 16 16 14 10 5 5 5 5
Wind gust 25 36 35 25 26 27
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC B2 B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Wind chill 36 26 33 28 23 21 31 38 25 24
Min chill 32 25 29 27 20 23 39 30 23
Frost Y Y Y
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 60 33 63 44 61 34 60 39 61
Temp 54 55 39 36 60 58 51 45 56 55 41 35 55 56 44 40 57 56
Dewpt 28 28 30 31 37 40 42 41 41 36 33 29 32 32 32 32 39 40
PWind dir W SW S SW NW N E SE SE
Wind char GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds CL CL CL FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 50 70 30 5 10 20 40
Rain shwrs C L C C S S C C
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ086-190900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft
545 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
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 35 59 33 52 33
Temp 49 45 42 37 36 48 56 58 54 45 39 35 33 42 48 50 49 42 38 35 34
Dewpt 44 40 35 32 30 31 28 27 29 29 27 26 26 25 27 26 27 28 28 28 28
RH 83 82 76 82 79 51 34 30 38 53 62 69 75 50 44 39 42 57 67 75 78
Wind dir N NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW W W W
Wind spd 13 8 10 6 6 12 17 18 13 10 12 10 10 13 14 14 11 6 6 5 6
Wind gust 21 27 28
Clouds B1 FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs
Wind chill 36 30 39 32 28 25 35 29 28
Min chill 35 28 32 31 24 27 33 26
Date 04/21 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 60 36 65 50 64 38 62 43 62
Temp 55 57 41 38 61 61 56 50 61 58 45 39 56 59 47 44 57 59
Dewpt 30 31 31 32 37 41 43 44 43 40 37 32 35 35 35 35 42 43
PWind dir NW SW S SW NW N E E SE
Wind char GN LT GN BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds CL FW CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 30 70 30 5 10 20 40
Rain shwrs C L L C S S S C C
Tstms S S
$$