Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
000
FOUS53 KDMX 250744
PFMDMX
Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
IAZ060-260900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 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 46 66 50 66 60
Temp 49 47 56 64 65 63 58 55 52 51 53 59 62 65 66 65 63 61
Dewpt 34 39 41 42 41 39 39 39 43 46 49 53 56 57 58 58 57 56
RH 56 74 57 45 41 41 49 55 71 83 86 80 81 75 75 78 81 84
Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 8 11 14 18 19 18 19 23 23 23 23 23 23 21 26 26 21 18
Wind gust 29 31 36 37 36 36 35 35 37 43 42 36 29
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 90 90 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.46 0.39 0.24
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C D D D D D L L S S S
Tstms S C D D D D D L L S S S
Date 04/27 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 79 60 73 48 64 47 78 55 77
Temp 74 73 65 63 70 69 58 49 60 62 52 49 73 74 61 56 73 75
Dewpt 60 59 58 59 59 56 51 44 45 44 44 45 54 55 53 51 53 53
PWind dir SW S S SW W SW SW SW SE
Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 100 90 50 10 10 20 40 30
Rain shwrs S L D D D D C S S C C S C
Tstms S L D D D D C S S C C S C
$$
IAZ039-260900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 40 65 47 61 55
Temp 41 42 53 63 65 63 54 52 49 47 49 52 55 57 59 61 62 61
Dewpt 29 33 36 35 33 32 33 36 37 40 43 47 51 52 56 58 58 58
RH 62 70 52 35 30 31 45 54 63 76 80 83 86 83 90 90 87 90
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 8 11 14 19 19 17 16 18 21 21 25 26 25 26 21 25 24 21
Wind gust 31 35 36 40 41 39 41 36 39 37 33
Clouds B2 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 60 100 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.18 0.63 0.31
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C D D D D D D C C C
Tstms C D D D D D D C C C
Wind chill 36
Min chill 36 38 39 39
Date 04/27 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 58 73 49 61 44 76 53 77
Temp 72 71 61 61 68 67 58 51 58 60 49 47 70 71 59 54 73 72
Dewpt 61 60 58 59 61 58 55 47 46 44 43 43 52 54 53 50 50 51
PWind dir SW S S SW W W SW SW W
Wind char BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 90 100 70 30 5 20 30 30
Rain shwrs C L D D D D L C C S C C S C
Tstms C L D D D D L C S C C S
$$
IAZ048-260900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 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 44 66 48 65 57
Temp 47 44 55 63 66 62 56 53 50 49 51 56 61 62 63 62 60 59
Dewpt 32 38 41 41 40 39 38 38 42 45 48 52 54 56 58 58 57 56
RH 56 79 59 44 38 43 51 57 74 86 89 86 78 81 84 87 90 90
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 8 11 16 18 20 17 20 23 26 24 25 24 23 21 26 24 25 17
Wind gust 31 36 37 37 39 37 35 35 42 37 39 27
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 80 100 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.64 0.59 0.33
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C L D D D D L L S S S
Tstms C L D D D D L L S S S
Wind chill 38
Min chill 37
Date 04/27 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 78 58 73 46 62 44 77 53 77
Temp 74 71 61 60 69 67 56 48 58 61 49 48 71 73 59 54 73 73
Dewpt 60 59 59 58 60 56 51 44 45 44 44 44 54 56 53 51 53 53
PWind dir SW SE S SW W SW SW W E
Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 90 90 60 20 10 20 40 30
Rain shwrs S C D D D D L S S S S C C C C
Tstms S C D D D D L S S C C S S
$$
IAZ004-260900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 44 68 47 61 52
Temp 48 44 56 65 68 64 55 52 50 48 51 53 57 57 57 58 56 53
Dewpt 30 33 39 41 40 39 38 38 41 44 46 49 51 52 54 55 52 51
RH 49 65 53 41 36 40 53 59 71 86 83 86 80 83 90 90 86 93
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 12 14 20 25 26 25 25 25 23 24 26 26 25 24 25 23 21 18
Wind gust 35 36 37 36 37 41 41 39 40 41 36 34
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 10 100 90 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.50 0.35 0.35
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D D D D D C C
Tstms S C D D D D D D D C C
Wind chill 37
Min chill 37 39 39
Date 04/27 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 68 47 65 41 58 42 76 49 76
Temp 64 63 51 48 58 58 48 43 52 57 46 44 69 71 55 51 70 71
Dewpt 53 51 47 47 50 49 45 39 41 42 41 41 51 50 47 43 44 46
PWind dir W NE NE NW W SW SW NW E
Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 80 90 60 10 10 30 30 20
Rain shwrs S L D D D L C C C S S
Tstms S L D D D L C S S S
$$
IAZ035-260900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 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 67 47 63 54
Temp 48 45 56 65 66 63 55 52 50 48 51 56 60 60 60 60 58 56
Dewpt 32 36 41 41 40 38 37 38 41 44 47 51 53 54 55 55 54 52
RH 54 70 57 41 38 39 51 59 71 86 86 83 78 81 84 84 86 86
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW
Wind spd 11 11 16 20 21 19 20 21 23 23 24 24 23 20 23 21 18 13
Wind gust 32 34 36 37 39 36 36 32 35 34 29
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 100 100 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.71 0.63 0.40
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D D D D D S S
Tstms S C D D D D D D D S S
Wind chill 39
Min chill 38 39 39
Date 04/27 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 76 54 71 43 61 42 78 51 78
Temp 71 69 56 56 65 64 52 45 55 59 47 45 71 73 57 52 73 73
Dewpt 56 55 54 54 56 53 48 41 43 42 42 42 52 52 50 47 48 49
PWind dir SW NE S SW W SW SW W SE
Wind char GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 40 90 90 60 10 10 30 30 30
Rain shwrs C D D D D L S S C C C S C
Tstms C D D D D L S C C S S
$$
IAZ094-260900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 46 64 51 68 61
Temp 50 47 55 61 62 61 56 54 52 52 55 61 66 67 65 64 63 63
Dewpt 43 43 44 45 44 45 44 45 48 50 54 57 60 59 59 60 60 61
RH 77 86 66 56 52 56 64 71 86 93 96 87 81 75 81 87 90 93
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind spd 6 11 17 18 20 18 19 20 23 20 24 23 24 23 26 25 19 18
Wind gust 29 33 33 33 39 37 37 35 41 37 31 28
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 30 90 100 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.57 0.46 0.07
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C C C D D D D D D C C C
Tstms C C C D D D D D C C C
Date 04/27 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 79 60 73 47 65 48 76 56 77
Temp 74 72 64 63 67 66 56 48 60 62 52 50 72 74 61 56 73 74
Dewpt 64 62 61 61 61 56 51 45 47 47 47 47 56 57 53 53 58 58
PWind dir S S S SW W SW S SW S
Wind char BZ WY BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 100 90 50 10 10 20 40 30
Rain shwrs C L D D D D C S C C C C
Tstms C L D D D D C S C C C C
$$
IAZ017-260900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 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 40 65 45 60 52
Temp 45 40 53 62 65 61 52 49 47 46 48 50 54 56 55 57 58 56
Dewpt 28 31 38 38 36 33 33 35 38 40 44 47 49 51 54 55 55 53
RH 51 70 57 41 34 35 48 58 71 79 86 89 83 83 96 93 90 90
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW
Wind spd 10 10 16 20 23 19 17 20 21 23 25 26 25 23 21 21 23 18
Wind gust 27 34 36 37 41 42 41 37 36 34 37 29
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 70 90 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.47 0.54 0.36
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D D D D C C S
Tstms C D D D D D D C C S
Wind chill 33 39 38
Min chill 33 36 36 36
Date 04/27 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 74 52 69 44 58 41 76 50 76
Temp 69 68 55 53 64 63 53 45 53 56 46 44 68 71 55 51 70 71
Dewpt 56 55 52 52 57 55 51 43 43 42 41 41 51 53 50 46 45 47
PWind dir SW NE SE SW W W SW W NW
Wind char BZ GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 90 90 70 20 5 20 30 20
Rain shwrs S C L D D D L C S S C C S S
Tstms S C L D D D L C S S C S S
$$
IAZ049-260900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 41 65 47 63 55
Temp 44 43 53 62 64 62 54 52 49 47 50 53 58 59 60 61 60 60
Dewpt 29 35 39 38 36 34 35 37 39 43 46 49 53 54 57 58 58 57
RH 55 73 59 41 35 35 48 56 68 86 86 86 83 83 90 90 93 90
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 9 10 14 18 18 16 16 19 21 23 24 25 24 21 23 26 23 19
Wind gust 27 33 39 39 39 41 39 36 39 43 39 33
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 70 100 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.46 0.52 0.27
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C D D D D D D S S C
Tstms S C D D D D D D S S C
Wind chill 37 39
Min chill 36 36 39 39
Date 04/27 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 77 58 73 47 62 43 76 52 76
Temp 72 71 61 60 68 67 57 48 58 60 49 46 70 71 58 53 73 72
Dewpt 60 60 58 59 60 57 53 45 46 44 43 44 53 54 52 51 52 51
PWind dir SW S S SW W W SW SW S
Wind char BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 60 90 90 70 20 10 20 40 30
Rain shwrs C L D D D D L C S S C C S C
Tstms C L D D D D L C S C C S
$$
IAZ086-260900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft
244 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 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 44 65 49 64 61
Temp 45 45 53 62 64 63 56 54 52 49 51 55 60 63 64 65 65 64
Dewpt 38 38 39 39 38 38 37 39 41 45 48 53 56 58 59 60 61 61
RH 76 76 59 43 38 39 49 57 66 86 89 93 87 84 84 84 87 90
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 9 13 13 17 17 14 17 19 20 21 23 24 21 23 23 24 23 19
Wind gust 28 31 35 36 37 37 35 36 37 39 35 33
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 60 90 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.32 0.69 0.14
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C D D D D L L S S S
Tstms S C D D D D L L S S S
Wind chill 39
Min chill 39
Date 04/27 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24
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 79 62 73 51 65 47 76 56 77
Temp 74 74 65 64 70 69 60 53 61 62 52 50 71 74 61 57 73 74
Dewpt 64 63 61 62 62 60 55 49 49 47 46 46 55 56 54 53 56 55
PWind dir S S S SW W W SW SW SW
Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 90 90 60 20 10 20 40 30
Rain shwrs S L D D D D L S S S S C C S C
Tstms S L D D D D L S S C C S S
$$