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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
467 FOUS53 KDMX 010945 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 IAZ060-012100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 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 71 55 70 47 71 Temp 50 62 68 71 69 59 57 55 57 59 67 68 69 59 55 50 48 59 67 70 68 Dewpt 46 45 41 41 43 44 46 47 50 56 61 61 57 52 48 45 43 46 45 43 46 RH 86 54 37 34 39 57 67 74 77 90 81 78 66 78 77 83 83 62 45 38 45 Wind dir W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E Wind spd 6 10 10 8 9 11 12 17 16 16 14 14 10 10 9 8 6 8 8 8 10 Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC B1 FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 90 100 60 10 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.33 1.07 0.13 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L L D D D D L L S S Tstms C C L L L L L L L C S S Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 66 44 71 54 75 58 75 Temp 54 51 63 65 52 47 67 70 60 58 71 73 65 60 73 72 Dewpt 44 47 50 47 43 42 48 49 50 53 60 59 57 54 55 51 PWind dir E N N E SE SE S SW Wind char GN GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 5 10 30 60 60 40 Rain shwrs S C C S C C L L C C C Tstms S S S S S S C C C S $$ IAZ039-012100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 70 51 66 48 71 Temp 50 61 67 70 66 54 52 51 53 55 61 64 65 57 54 49 49 59 67 70 68 Dewpt 44 44 41 40 43 44 45 45 47 51 57 60 59 55 51 47 45 47 45 43 46 RH 80 53 39 33 43 69 77 80 80 86 87 87 81 93 90 93 86 64 45 38 45 Wind dir W W NW N N E E E E SE SE S S W W W NW NW NW NW N Wind spd 11 17 16 11 6 8 11 13 19 19 19 16 12 13 11 9 9 10 10 9 6 Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 80 100 70 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.19 1.37 0.35 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L D D D D L L C C Tstms S C C L L L L L C C C S Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 47 66 43 71 52 74 57 73 Temp 52 50 63 63 49 46 67 68 55 55 69 71 63 59 70 69 Dewpt 44 45 48 46 43 41 45 47 47 49 57 58 58 55 55 52 PWind dir E N N E SE SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW SC B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 40 10 5 20 50 70 50 Rain shwrs C C S C C L C C C Tstms S S C C S S $$ IAZ048-012100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 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 52 67 45 71 Temp 49 59 66 70 66 57 53 52 53 55 64 63 67 58 52 49 46 58 66 70 68 Dewpt 45 46 42 41 45 45 45 47 49 54 59 59 55 52 48 46 43 46 44 43 46 RH 86 62 42 35 47 64 74 83 86 96 84 87 65 80 86 89 89 64 45 38 45 Wind dir W NW N NE NE E E E SE SE S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE Wind spd 9 10 10 8 8 11 12 18 18 17 14 12 11 11 9 8 6 9 9 6 8 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 90 100 50 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.50 0.89 0.12 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C L D D D D C C S S Tstms C C C L L L L L C S S S Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 48 66 43 71 53 75 56 74 Temp 53 50 61 63 49 46 66 69 57 56 69 72 63 58 71 70 Dewpt 44 47 50 47 43 42 48 49 49 53 60 60 58 54 55 52 PWind dir E N N SE SE SE S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 5 10 30 60 70 40 Rain shwrs S C C S C C L L C C C Tstms S S C C C S $$ IAZ004-012100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 67 47 58 42 68 Temp 44 55 63 67 62 51 50 48 47 50 56 56 58 52 48 44 43 55 63 67 64 Dewpt 40 40 38 38 41 43 43 44 45 48 51 52 49 47 45 41 40 43 41 41 41 RH 86 57 39 34 46 74 77 86 93 93 83 86 72 83 89 89 89 64 44 39 43 Wind dir W W NW N E E E E E E E NW NW W W W W W W W W Wind spd 13 16 14 9 9 10 12 16 18 16 12 12 12 10 12 11 11 13 13 12 9 Wind gust 24 Clouds FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 20 90 90 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.50 0.48 0.03 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L D D C C C C Tstms S L L L C C S S Wind chill 37 38 37 Min chill 37 36 Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 45 63 41 70 52 75 53 74 Temp 51 48 58 61 47 44 65 67 55 54 68 70 60 56 68 65 Dewpt 42 42 43 40 40 40 44 45 47 49 56 56 55 50 50 47 PWind dir S NW NW S SE SE S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 30 30 5 5 30 50 60 40 Rain shwrs C C S S C C C L C C C Tstms S C C S S $$ IAZ035-012100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 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 68 49 63 43 70 Temp 46 58 67 68 65 53 50 49 50 53 60 58 63 56 49 46 43 57 65 69 66 Dewpt 43 44 40 40 42 44 44 46 47 51 56 55 52 48 45 43 40 44 41 40 43 RH 89 59 37 36 43 71 80 89 89 93 87 90 67 74 86 89 89 62 41 35 43 Wind dir W W NW N E E E E E SE S W NW W W W W W W W S Wind spd 9 12 10 8 8 11 13 18 17 16 10 11 12 11 9 8 8 9 10 8 8 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 90 100 40 10 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.58 0.49 0.05 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C L D D C C C C S S Sprinkles S Tstms C C C L L L C C C S S Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 65 41 71 52 75 54 74 Temp 51 48 59 62 47 44 66 68 55 55 69 71 61 57 70 69 Dewpt 43 45 47 43 42 40 45 46 47 50 58 58 55 51 53 48 PWind dir SE N N SE SE SE S SW Wind char LT GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 5 10 30 60 60 40 Rain shwrs S C S S C C L L C C C Tstms S C C C S $$ IAZ094-012100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 71 56 70 48 71 Temp 50 65 71 71 67 60 59 57 58 63 70 70 67 59 54 49 48 59 67 70 67 Dewpt 47 47 45 47 48 49 50 53 55 61 63 62 59 54 51 47 45 48 47 47 49 RH 89 52 39 42 50 67 72 86 90 93 78 76 75 83 90 93 89 67 49 44 52 Wind dir N NE NE E E E E E SE S S SW W NW NW N N N NE E E Wind spd 6 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 13 17 17 16 11 11 10 8 6 9 9 9 10 Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 90 100 60 10 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.35 1.03 0.28 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C L L L D D D D L L S S Tstms S C L L L L L L L L C S S Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 50 67 45 70 54 75 57 74 Temp 54 52 63 64 52 48 68 69 60 58 71 72 65 60 71 71 Dewpt 47 49 53 50 46 45 52 53 53 56 63 62 59 56 58 55 PWind dir E N NE E SE S S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 50 10 20 40 60 60 40 Rain shwrs C C C S S C L L L C C C Tstms C C S S C S C C C C S $$ IAZ017-012100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 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 48 62 44 68 Temp 46 58 65 67 63 51 48 48 48 50 59 59 62 53 49 46 45 57 64 67 65 Dewpt 42 42 40 40 42 43 44 44 45 49 53 56 54 49 46 44 42 45 42 41 44 RH 86 55 40 37 46 74 86 86 89 96 80 90 75 86 89 93 89 64 45 39 46 Wind dir W W NW NW NE E E E E E SE S W W W W W W W W SW Wind spd 12 18 17 10 8 8 11 14 18 19 14 12 11 12 10 10 10 11 12 10 8 Wind gust 28 Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 20 80 100 50 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.22 0.71 0.12 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L D D L L C C S S Tstms C L L L L L C S Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 45 63 41 70 49 73 54 72 Temp 49 48 58 60 46 44 65 66 53 53 67 68 60 57 68 67 Dewpt 43 44 47 42 41 40 44 45 45 48 56 57 55 52 53 49 PWind dir SE N NW SE SE SE SE S Wind char LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 5 5 20 50 70 40 Rain shwrs S C C S C C L L C C Tstms C C S S $$ IAZ049-012100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 70 51 68 46 71 Temp 48 61 68 70 66 57 52 51 53 57 66 66 68 57 52 48 46 57 66 70 67 Dewpt 45 44 41 39 42 43 44 46 47 53 59 60 58 53 49 46 45 47 44 43 46 RH 89 53 37 32 42 59 74 83 80 86 78 81 70 86 89 93 96 69 45 38 47 Wind dir W W NW N NE E E E E SE S S W W NW W NW NW NW NW E Wind spd 9 13 12 9 8 10 12 14 20 18 18 16 11 12 9 8 6 8 9 6 6 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 90 100 70 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.31 1.35 0.28 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C L D D D D D L L C C Tstms C C L L L L L L C C C S Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 46 65 42 70 51 74 55 73 Temp 51 48 62 62 49 45 66 67 55 54 68 71 62 57 70 69 Dewpt 44 45 50 47 43 42 46 47 47 50 59 59 58 55 56 53 PWind dir E N N E SE SE S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW SC B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 40 10 10 30 60 70 50 Rain shwrs C C S C C L L L C C Tstms S S C C C S $$ IAZ086-012100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 445 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Date Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 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 73 55 73 51 71 Temp 52 65 72 73 69 58 55 55 57 62 72 72 72 64 58 53 51 59 67 70 68 Dewpt 48 47 42 41 45 45 46 48 51 58 63 62 60 58 54 50 48 50 48 46 48 RH 86 52 34 31 42 62 72 77 80 87 73 71 66 81 86 89 89 72 50 42 49 Wind dir NW NW N NE E E E E E SE S S S W NW NW NW N N N E Wind spd 10 13 11 8 8 11 13 14 16 16 18 16 11 13 13 10 9 10 10 9 8 Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 80 100 80 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.19 1.07 0.47 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C L D D D D D D D C C Tstms S C L L L L L L L C C Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 68 46 72 55 75 59 75 Temp 54 53 65 65 53 49 68 70 60 58 71 73 66 62 72 72 Dewpt 46 47 53 50 46 45 49 50 50 54 61 61 59 58 58 55 PWind dir E N N E SE SE S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 50 10 10 30 60 60 40 Rain shwrs C C C C L L C C C Tstms S S S S S C C C S $$