Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
IAZ060-262100-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 67 59 79 61 72
Temp 53 49 52 57 63 67 65 66 63 59 66 75 79 74 68 65 63 63 66 68 69 69
Dewpt 40 45 48 52 56 57 57 57 58 57 58 62 63 62 60 60 60 59 61 61 59 57
RH 61 86 86 83 78 70 75 73 84 93 75 64 58 66 76 84 90 87 84 78 70 66
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 19 23 21 21 20 20 19 23 16 11 12 14 13 10 10 13 10 13 19 21 20 20
Wind gust 34 37 36 34 35 36 33 42 31 25 24 31 34 32 35
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1
PoP 12hr 90 80 50 100 100
QPF 12hr 0.32 0.42 0.15 1.23 0.37
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L D L L C C C S S C C D D D D D D D D L
Tstms L D L L C C C S S C C D D L C C C C C L
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 51 68 49 79 53 75 51 71
Temp 61 53 63 66 55 52 74 74 60 55 71 70 58 53 67 68
Dewpt 55 49 47 47 46 46 56 57 50 48 50 50 47 46 48 44
PWind dir SW W SW SW W SW NE N
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 10 5 30 40 40 40 20
Rain shwrs L S C C C C C C C S S
Tstms L S C C S C C C S S
$$
IAZ039-262100-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 58 54 77 59 72
Temp 50 46 48 51 56 58 56 58 60 59 67 74 77 73 64 61 60 61 65 69 69 68
Dewpt 37 37 43 47 50 51 55 58 59 59 59 60 61 61 59 58 58 59 61 62 62 59
RH 61 71 83 86 80 77 96100 96100 75 62 58 66 84 90 93 93 87 78 78 73
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW W E E SE SE SE S S S
Wind spd 21 23 24 25 25 24 21 20 19 17 18 18 14 11 8 9 12 11 17 21 23 20
Wind gust 34 36 40 39 39 37 36 35 37 29 28 28 27 33 37 33
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 100 80 50 90 100
QPF 12hr 0.40 0.40 0.03 1.09 0.70
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs D D L L L D C S S S C C D D D D D D D D D
Tstms D D L L L C C S S S C C D D C C C C C L L
Wind chill 38
Min chill 38 38
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 53 67 47 77 51 75 49 69
Temp 60 55 63 63 52 49 72 72 57 53 70 68 55 51 66 66
Dewpt 58 53 49 47 46 46 55 55 49 46 48 47 45 45 46 45
PWind dir S W SW SW W W N N
Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 30 5 30 40 40 30 20
Rain shwrs D C C C C C C C C S S S
Tstms L C C C S S C S S S
$$
IAZ048-262100-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 63 56 77 59 72
Temp 52 47 50 55 59 63 61 63 61 56 65 73 77 72 64 62 60 60 65 68 69 68
Dewpt 39 43 47 50 53 56 57 57 58 55 57 59 60 61 60 59 58 59 62 62 60 58
RH 61 86 89 83 80 78 87 81 90 96 75 62 56 68 87 90 93 96 90 81 73 70
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW E E E SE S S S S
Wind spd 21 25 23 24 21 20 19 20 17 11 12 12 11 10 6 11 13 11 17 20 19 17
Wind gust 36 40 37 36 35 35 32 37 29 21 31 29
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 90 80 40 100 100
QPF 12hr 0.33 0.44 0.08 1.24 0.53
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L D L L C C L S C C D D D D D D D D L
Tstms L D L L C C L S C C D D L L C C C C L
Wind chill 39
Min chill 39
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 49 67 47 78 51 75 49 71
Temp 59 51 61 64 52 49 73 72 57 53 70 68 55 51 66 67
Dewpt 56 48 47 47 46 46 56 57 49 47 51 50 47 46 49 45
PWind dir SW W SW SW W W NE N
Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 20 5 30 40 40 30 20
Rain shwrs L C S C C C C C C C S S
Tstms L C C C S C C C S S
$$
IAZ004-262100-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 57 51 67 49 66
Temp 50 46 49 52 55 57 56 57 54 51 57 63 67 62 55 51 51 50 56 60 63 62
Dewpt 37 41 45 48 51 52 53 55 52 50 52 53 53 51 49 49 49 49 53 55 56 53
RH 61 83 86 86 86 83 90 93 93 96 83 70 61 67 80 93 93 96 90 84 78 72
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE E E S S
Wind spd 27 26 28 26 26 24 20 20 18 17 17 13 10 11 13 14 17 16 17 16 16 14
Wind gust 39 41 43 42 41 39 36 34 31 27 26
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 100 80 10 90 100
QPF 12hr 0.26 0.41 0 0.53 0.51
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L D C L C C L C C C D D D D D D L
Tstms L D C L C C C C C C C C S C C C C
Wind chill 37
Min chill 37 37
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 44 61 44 75 47 72 45 67
Temp 51 46 54 59 48 47 70 68 52 49 66 66 52 47 63 62
Dewpt 48 42 42 43 43 43 51 46 42 41 43 42 42 41 42 40
PWind dir SW W SW SW W NW N N
Wind char BZ BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 10 10 30 40 40 30 20
Rain shwrs L C C C C C C C S S S
Tstms C S S S S S
$$
IAZ035-262100-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 60 53 74 55 70
Temp 51 47 50 54 58 60 60 60 56 53 61 70 74 69 61 56 57 56 62 66 67 65
Dewpt 39 42 46 50 52 54 55 55 53 51 53 55 55 55 54 54 55 55 59 60 57 56
RH 63 83 86 86 80 81 84 84 90 93 75 59 51 61 78 93 93 96 90 81 70 73
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW N NE E E E SE S S S
Wind spd 18 26 25 24 24 23 20 19 17 13 13 11 9 6 8 10 12 11 13 16 17 13
Wind gust 29 42 37 37 37 36 34 32 27
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr 90 80 20 90 100
QPF 12hr 0.44 0.47 0.01 0.90 0.54
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L D L L C L L S S S D D D D D D D D L
Tstms L D L L C L L S S S D D C C C C C C C
Wind chill 39
Min chill 39 39
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 46 66 45 76 48 74 47 69
Temp 55 48 59 62 50 48 72 70 54 50 68 68 53 49 65 65
Dewpt 52 45 44 44 44 44 54 51 46 44 46 45 43 43 45 41
PWind dir SW W SW SW W W N N
Wind char GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 10 5 30 40 40 30 20
Rain shwrs L S C C C C C C C S S
Tstms C S C C S S S S
$$
IAZ094-262100-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 70 60 78 61 71
Temp 54 51 55 61 66 70 65 64 63 61 68 74 78 73 68 65 63 62 64 67 69 67
Dewpt 46 49 53 56 59 60 59 60 60 60 65 64 65 63 62 62 61 61 62 62 60 58
RH 74 93 93 84 78 71 81 87 90 97 90 71 64 71 81 90 93 97 93 84 73 73
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 13 19 21 20 19 19 20 20 16 13 18 17 16 11 13 17 16 16 21 21 21 21
Wind gust 24 34 37 35 34 33 37 39 32 26 32 28 27 34 34 35 33
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 90 60 60 90 100
QPF 12hr 0.27 0.29 0.08 1.39 0.48
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs D D L C C C C S C C C L D D D D D D D D L
Tstms D D L C C C C S C C C L D D C C C C L C L
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 68 50 78 54 73 53 72
Temp 60 51 64 66 55 52 74 74 60 55 71 70 58 55 69 68
Dewpt 56 50 50 50 48 49 59 59 52 52 55 52 51 49 52 48
PWind dir SW W S S N SE NE N
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 20 10 30 40 50 40 30
Rain shwrs L S S C C C C C C C C S
Tstms L S C C C C C C C C S
$$
IAZ017-262100-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 54 51 72 52 69
Temp 47 46 47 50 53 54 52 55 56 52 60 68 72 67 58 54 54 54 59 64 66 63
Dewpt 37 38 42 46 48 50 52 55 55 52 54 56 55 55 53 52 52 54 58 60 60 57
RH 68 73 83 86 83 86100100 96100 81 65 55 65 83 93 93100 96 87 81 81
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W N NE NE E E E SE S S
Wind spd 21 24 25 26 24 21 19 19 19 17 18 17 12 9 10 11 12 12 16 17 18 14
Wind gust 32 40 41 42 41 39 33 35 33 29 31
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 100 80 10 90 100
QPF 12hr 0.58 0.31 0.01 0.65 0.71
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S D L L L L D C S L L D D D D D D D
Tstms S D L L L L L C S L L C C C C C C C
Wind chill 39 37 39
Min chill 36 36
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 47 63 44 74 48 72 46 67
Temp 56 50 57 59 48 46 69 68 53 50 66 66 52 47 64 63
Dewpt 54 47 45 44 43 43 53 52 44 43 45 45 43 42 44 42
PWind dir S W SW SW W W N N
Wind char BZ BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 20 5 30 50 40 30 20
Rain shwrs D C S C C C C C C S S S
Tstms C C S C S S
$$
IAZ049-262100-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 61 55 77 58 72
Temp 50 46 48 53 57 61 61 63 62 59 65 73 77 72 63 61 60 60 65 68 69 67
Dewpt 38 40 45 49 51 54 56 58 59 57 59 60 61 62 59 59 59 59 61 62 60 59
RH 63 79 89 86 80 78 84 84 90 93 81 64 58 71 87 93 96 96 87 81 73 75
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind spd 23 24 24 24 23 23 19 20 19 14 16 16 13 10 6 10 10 11 17 23 21 18
Wind gust 36 39 39 37 37 39 32 37 39 29 26 25 27 37 36 29
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr 100 80 40 90 100
QPF 12hr 0.50 0.36 0.08 1.27 0.57
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C D L L C C D C S S C C D D D D D D D D L
Tstms C D L L C C L C S S C C D D L C C C C L L
Wind chill 38
Min chill 37 37
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 50 67 46 77 50 74 48 69
Temp 59 52 61 64 51 49 72 71 56 52 69 67 54 50 66 66
Dewpt 56 51 48 47 46 46 56 57 49 47 50 49 46 46 48 45
PWind dir S W SW SW W W NE N
Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 20 5 30 40 40 40 20
Rain shwrs L C S C C C C C C C S S
Tstms L C C C S S C C S S
$$
IAZ086-262100-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft
344 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 66 61 79 63 73
Temp 52 49 52 56 63 66 66 63 62 62 68 75 79 75 69 67 65 64 67 70 70 68
Dewpt 39 44 47 51 56 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 65 65 63 62 62 62 63 63 61 60
RH 61 83 83 83 78 75 78 90 97100 87 71 62 71 81 84 90 93 87 78 73 76
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 19 23 23 21 23 23 20 20 17 17 19 20 17 12 13 18 13 16 20 21 23 21
Wind gust 29 37 37 34 36 36 34 36 34 33 33 33 28 29 31 37 36 35
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 100 50 40 90 100
QPF 12hr 0.36 0.09 0.04 1.19 0.46
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C D L C C C C C C D D D D D D D D L
Tstms C D L C C C C C C D D C C C C C C L
Date Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 55 69 51 79 55 76 53 71
Temp 62 58 65 66 56 53 75 74 61 57 71 71 59 55 69 68
Dewpt 58 55 52 51 49 49 57 59 53 51 54 52 51 49 51 49
PWind dir S SW SW S W SW NE N
Wind char BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 70 30 10 20 40 40 40 30
Rain shwrs L C C S S C C C C C C C C
Tstms C C S S C C S C C C C C
$$