Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
IAZ060-240900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 44 67 52
Temp 69 64 55 49 43 40 50 61 64 64 54 50 47 45 55 64 66 63 58 55 55 54
Dewpt 33 33 34 34 36 36 36 35 34 33 33 34 37 36 40 42 43 43 43 44 47 49
RH 26 31 45 56 76 85 58 38 32 31 45 54 68 70 57 45 43 48 57 66 74 83
Wind dir NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 24 14 9 8 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 9 9 10 13 18 19 19 21 24 24 29
Wind gust 34 32 33 33 40 37 44
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 100
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.58
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S L L D D D
Tstms S C C C L
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 70 59 78 56 71 46 61 43 72
Temp 62 68 65 61 74 73 62 59 67 66 56 48 57 60 49 45 67 70
Dewpt 56 57 57 56 59 57 56 55 57 51 47 43 43 42 41 41 50 51
PWind dir SE S SW S S SW W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 70 40 80 70 40 20 10 20
Rain shwrs D D L S S C L D L L C S S S
Tstms L L L S S C C C C C C S
$$
IAZ039-240900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 35 61 39 66 48
Temp 65 61 52 46 39 35 46 56 61 59 49 44 41 39 52 61 65 61 54 52 50 49
Dewpt 36 35 37 39 34 30 29 29 28 28 30 30 30 31 35 38 38 37 37 38 41 43
RH 34 38 56 76 82 82 51 35 28 30 48 57 65 73 52 42 37 41 52 59 71 80
Wind dir NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 23 18 11 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 14 19 19 18 17 20 21 26
Wind gust 36 31 34 42
Clouds SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.27
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C L L D
Tstms S C C
Wind chill 33 28 35 32
Min chill 28 31 39 32 38
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 66 57 76 55 69 46 59 42 70
Temp 56 62 62 61 72 70 59 56 65 63 54 48 55 56 47 43 64 67
Dewpt 52 56 58 58 59 58 55 54 57 54 49 45 44 43 41 40 47 50
PWind dir SE S SW S S SW W W W
Wind char WY WY BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 90 50 80 80 40 30 10 20
Rain shwrs D D D C C C L D D L C C C S S
Tstms C C L C S C C C C C C S
$$
IAZ048-240900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 37 63 42 67 50
Temp 67 63 53 46 40 38 48 59 63 63 52 48 44 43 54 63 66 62 56 52 52 51
Dewpt 33 34 35 35 37 36 34 34 32 31 33 33 36 36 40 42 42 42 43 44 46 49
RH 28 34 50 65 89 92 58 39 31 30 48 56 73 76 59 46 42 48 62 74 80 93
Wind dir NW NW NW NW N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 25 16 9 9 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 9 9 10 14 18 19 18 21 24 26 27
Wind gust 35 28 29 34 36 40 42
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.64
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S L L D D D
Tstms S C C C
Wind chill 37
Min chill 32 35 37
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 69 57 77 54 70 45 60 41 72
Temp 59 65 62 59 73 71 59 56 65 63 53 46 55 58 47 43 66 69
Dewpt 56 58 57 56 59 58 56 54 57 52 48 43 43 43 41 41 50 52
PWind dir SE S SW SE S SW W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 70 40 80 80 40 20 10 20
Rain shwrs D D L C C C L D D L C C S S
Tstms C L L C S S C C C C C S
$$
IAZ004-240900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 35 62 43 68 48
Temp 61 58 48 43 38 35 47 56 62 61 51 48 45 44 54 63 66 62 55 52 50 49
Dewpt 35 35 35 35 36 33 33 32 30 29 30 31 33 35 39 40 40 40 40 43 45 46
RH 38 42 60 73 92 92 58 40 30 29 44 51 62 70 57 43 38 44 57 71 83 89
Wind dir NW NW N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 23 19 11 10 6 6 8 6 6 9 9 11 12 13 18 23 26 24 26 25 26 26
Wind gust 36 34 37 36 44 41 42 42
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.74
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S C C C
Wind chill 37 39 37
Min chill 36 29 33 37
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 63 52 68 46 59 40 56 39 70
Temp 57 61 57 54 64 63 51 48 54 55 46 41 49 54 43 41 63 67
Dewpt 53 55 54 52 53 51 47 46 48 46 44 38 39 39 38 38 45 47
PWind dir SE S W N NE NW W W SW
Wind char WY BZ BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 80 20 60 70 40 20 10 20
Rain shwrs D D D C S S C L L L C C S S
Tstms C C C C S S S S C S
$$
IAZ035-240900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 36 63 42 68 48
Temp 64 62 51 44 39 36 48 59 63 62 52 48 44 43 54 64 66 62 56 52 50 50
Dewpt 34 34 34 35 37 34 33 32 30 29 31 32 33 35 40 42 41 41 41 43 45 48
RH 32 35 52 70 92 92 56 36 29 28 44 54 65 73 59 45 40 46 57 71 83 93
Wind dir NW NW NW N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 18 16 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 14 19 20 19 21 21 24 26
Wind gust 31 32 33 36 40
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.70
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S L L D D D
Tstms S C C C
Wind chill 38 37
Min chill 39 30 34 37
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 54 74 51 67 42 59 40 72
Temp 59 64 59 56 69 69 54 53 61 60 49 43 53 56 45 41 65 68
Dewpt 55 55 55 52 55 54 52 52 53 49 45 41 41 41 39 40 47 50
PWind dir SE S SW NE S W W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 80 30 70 70 40 20 10 20
Rain shwrs D D D C S C C L L L C C S S
Tstms C C C C S C C S C C S
$$
IAZ094-240900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 40 65 45 67 53
Temp 69 64 53 47 42 41 53 61 64 64 54 51 47 46 55 63 64 62 57 56 55 55
Dewpt 33 35 36 36 35 36 41 39 38 38 39 40 40 40 44 46 46 46 46 48 51 54
RH 26 34 52 65 76 82 64 44 38 38 57 66 76 79 66 54 52 56 67 74 86 96
Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 18 12 8 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 14 17 19 18 21 21 24 24
Wind gust 29 31 28 33 35 37 36
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 100
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.57
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C L L D D D
Tstms S C C C C
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 71 60 78 58 71 46 62 44 73
Temp 64 69 65 62 74 71 62 60 67 66 55 48 58 60 50 46 67 70
Dewpt 60 59 59 59 61 60 59 59 59 54 49 44 46 46 44 44 53 53
PWind dir S S SW S S SW W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 60 50 90 70 40 20 10 10
Rain shwrs D D L S C C D D L L C S S S
Tstms C C C S S C C C C C C S
$$
IAZ017-240900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 59 39 66 46
Temp 59 58 49 42 36 33 43 54 59 58 47 43 41 40 51 61 65 60 52 49 49 48
Dewpt 36 36 40 37 32 29 28 29 29 28 29 30 30 31 37 40 38 37 38 38 40 44
RH 42 44 71 82 85 85 55 38 32 32 49 60 65 70 59 46 37 42 59 66 71 86
Wind dir NW NW N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 24 18 10 10 8 6 6 5 5 6 6 9 9 10 16 19 21 19 18 21 21 26
Wind gust 37 32 29 28 34 35 41
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.35
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S C C
Wind chill 36 30 27 35 33
Min chill 36 27 29 38 33 36
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 63 53 71 50 65 42 56 39 69
Temp 54 59 58 57 67 67 53 52 60 58 49 44 51 53 43 41 62 65
Dewpt 51 54 55 54 56 54 51 51 54 51 46 42 41 41 39 38 45 48
PWind dir SE S SW NE SE SW W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 90 30 70 70 50 20 10 20
Rain shwrs D D D C C C C L L L C C S S
Tstms C C C C S S C C S C C S
$$
IAZ049-240900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 35 62 39 67 48
Temp 65 61 51 45 39 35 47 57 62 60 48 45 41 40 52 62 65 61 54 52 50 49
Dewpt 34 34 35 36 37 33 32 32 31 30 31 31 32 34 38 40 40 40 40 40 44 46
RH 31 36 54 70 92 92 56 38 31 32 51 58 70 79 59 44 40 46 59 63 80 89
Wind dir NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 23 17 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 14 18 18 17 18 20 23 26
Wind gust 36 31 36 39 42
Clouds FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.46
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S C C C
Wind chill 33 29 34
Min chill 39 28 32 33 38
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 67 56 77 54 70 45 59 40 70
Temp 58 64 61 59 72 69 58 56 65 63 52 46 55 56 45 42 65 67
Dewpt 54 56 57 57 59 58 55 54 58 53 49 43 43 42 41 40 48 51
PWind dir SE S SW SE S SW W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 80 50 80 80 40 20 10 20
Rain shwrs D D D C C C L D D L C C S S S
Tstms C L L C S C C C C C C S
$$
IAZ086-240900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft
330 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 63 42 66 51
Temp 70 64 53 48 43 41 51 59 62 62 51 47 44 43 53 62 64 62 56 55 54 53
Dewpt 34 35 37 36 37 37 37 37 35 35 36 37 37 37 40 42 42 43 43 43 46 49
RH 26 34 54 63 79 85 59 44 36 36 56 68 76 79 61 48 45 50 62 64 74 86
Wind dir NW NW NW NW N N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 20 14 9 9 8 8 8 6 5 5 8 8 9 11 13 18 18 17 18 19 21 24
Wind gust 33 29 32 34 37
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.46
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S C C C
Wind chill 37
Min chill 35 38 35 39
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 69 62 79 60 73 49 62 44 72
Temp 60 68 65 64 74 74 64 61 67 67 57 51 57 60 50 46 65 69
Dewpt 56 60 60 60 63 61 59 59 61 56 52 46 47 46 43 43 51 53
PWind dir SE S SW S S SW W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 80 50 80 80 50 20 10 10
Rain shwrs D D D S C C D D D L C C S S
Tstms C C C S C C C C C C C S
$$