Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
187 FOUS53 KDMX 200417 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 IAZ060-201000- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 56 40 50 32 Temp 42 42 41 44 52 55 49 48 45 43 40 43 48 50 47 42 39 34 33 Dewpt 40 41 40 43 44 44 43 44 42 41 39 39 38 37 36 35 34 31 30 RH 93 96 96 96 74 66 80 86 89 93 96 86 68 61 65 76 82 89 89 Wind dir S S S SW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 4 3 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 5 5 4 4 3 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 10 30 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C C S S Obvis PF F Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 39 61 37 56 39 54 31 40 Temp 50 49 44 40 58 54 43 37 53 51 44 40 51 48 37 32 38 36 Dewpt 34 35 39 39 44 41 39 35 40 39 39 38 39 33 25 21 21 19 PWind dir S SW W W E SE W NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10 30 20 5 10 Rain C C S $$ IAZ039-201000- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 40 54 33 50 27 Temp 41 41 41 44 51 52 47 44 40 37 34 38 47 50 44 36 33 30 28 Dewpt 40 41 40 42 44 44 42 41 39 36 34 36 34 32 31 30 29 27 26 RH 96100 96 93 77 74 83 89 96 96100 92 60 50 60 79 85 88 92 Wind dir S S S SW W NW NW N N N N NE NE N N N NE NE E Wind spd 5 5 4 5 6 8 5 5 4 5 5 5 8 8 5 4 3 3 4 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Obvis PF PF PF PF Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 52 36 58 32 55 36 52 27 39 Temp 48 46 40 37 55 49 38 33 52 48 40 37 49 45 35 28 37 33 Dewpt 31 32 36 37 40 38 36 32 37 36 36 36 37 33 25 21 19 17 PWind dir S SW W NW W SE SW NW NW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 10 30 30 10 5 Rain C C C S $$ IAZ048-201000- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 53 37 50 30 Temp 41 41 41 44 51 52 47 45 43 40 37 42 48 50 45 38 35 32 31 Dewpt 40 40 40 43 44 44 43 43 41 39 37 38 37 36 35 33 32 30 29 RH 96 96 96 96 77 74 86 93 93 96100 86 65 58 68 82 89 92 92 Wind dir S S S W NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE SE Wind spd 4 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 9 8 5 4 3 2 2 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 5 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 37 60 35 56 37 53 28 39 Temp 50 48 42 38 56 52 41 35 53 50 42 38 50 46 35 29 37 34 Dewpt 34 35 39 38 43 41 38 34 40 39 38 37 38 32 25 21 20 19 PWind dir S SW W NW E SE SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10 30 20 5 10 Rain C C S S $$ IAZ004-201000- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 38 50 29 48 28 Temp 40 39 38 41 47 48 43 39 36 33 30 35 44 47 40 34 32 31 29 Dewpt 38 37 37 40 43 41 38 36 33 31 30 32 34 32 31 29 27 27 25 RH 92 92 96 96 86 77 82 89 89 92100 89 68 56 70 82 81 85 85 Wind dir S S SW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N S SW SW Wind spd 11 10 6 8 10 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF Wind chill 33 32 26 25 22 Min chill 32 32 32 39 31 25 26 36 26 22 Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 54 35 56 32 53 35 48 23 35 Temp 50 47 41 36 53 47 38 32 50 47 40 36 45 40 30 24 32 29 Dewpt 35 35 37 35 37 35 32 29 36 35 34 33 34 26 20 16 17 16 PWind dir SW SW W W SW S W NW NW Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10 20 20 5 5 Rain S S S $$ IAZ035-201000- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 39 52 32 50 29 Temp 42 41 41 43 49 51 45 42 39 36 33 38 47 49 43 36 33 31 29 Dewpt 40 39 39 41 44 44 41 40 38 35 33 35 35 34 32 31 29 28 27 RH 93 92 92 93 83 77 86 93 96 96100 89 63 56 65 82 85 88 92 Wind dir S S SW W NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N NE S S Wind spd 8 8 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 6 6 4 3 2 3 3 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF PF PF Wind chill 35 Min chill 36 34 36 36 27 29 30 23 Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 36 60 32 55 36 51 26 38 Temp 50 48 42 37 56 50 38 33 52 49 40 37 48 43 33 27 35 32 Dewpt 33 35 38 37 41 38 35 32 37 37 36 35 36 28 23 19 19 17 PWind dir S SW W W SW SE SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10 30 20 5 10 Rain S C S $$ IAZ094-201000- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 41 57 43 50 34 Temp 43 44 44 46 55 56 51 50 47 45 43 45 48 50 47 44 43 38 35 Dewpt 42 42 43 45 47 47 45 46 46 44 42 44 42 41 39 38 37 34 33 RH 96 93 96 96 74 72 80 86 96 96 96 96 80 71 74 79 79 85 92 Wind dir S SE S S NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 5 6 9 10 11 10 10 6 5 5 4 4 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 30 60 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0.29 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C L L L L S S Obvis PF F F Wind chill 37 39 Min chill 39 36 36 38 31 Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 39 60 39 56 40 54 30 41 Temp 51 49 43 40 57 53 43 39 54 50 44 41 51 47 37 31 38 35 Dewpt 36 37 40 40 45 43 42 38 42 40 41 41 43 34 27 22 22 20 PWind dir S SW SW NW E E W NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 20 40 20 5 10 Rain S C C S S $$ IAZ017-201000- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 39 50 29 48 26 Temp 40 40 40 42 48 49 44 40 37 33 30 36 45 48 41 34 32 29 27 Dewpt 40 39 39 41 43 43 40 38 35 33 30 34 33 31 30 28 27 26 25 RH 100 96 96 96 83 80 86 92 92100100 92 62 51 65 78 81 88 92 Wind dir S S SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE S S Wind spd 8 8 8 5 8 8 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 4 Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Obvis PF PF PF F Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 52 35 55 31 52 34 49 24 35 Temp 48 46 40 36 52 47 37 32 50 46 39 35 46 42 31 25 34 30 Dewpt 32 34 37 36 39 37 33 30 36 35 34 34 35 29 22 19 18 16 PWind dir S SW W W SW SE SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 10 20 30 5 10 Rain S S C S $$ IAZ049-201000- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 40 54 35 50 29 Temp 42 41 41 44 51 52 47 44 42 38 35 39 47 50 44 37 34 31 30 Dewpt 41 40 40 43 45 44 43 42 40 37 35 37 36 34 33 31 30 29 27 RH 96 96 96 96 80 74 86 93 93 96100 92 65 54 65 79 85 92 88 Wind dir S S S SW W NW N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N NE SE Wind spd 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 5 4 3 3 4 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Rain S S S S Obvis PF PF PF Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 54 36 59 34 55 36 53 28 39 Temp 49 46 40 37 56 50 39 34 52 48 40 37 50 45 34 28 37 33 Dewpt 33 33 37 37 41 40 37 34 39 37 37 36 38 33 25 21 20 19 PWind dir S SW W NW NW SE SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 10 30 30 10 10 Rain C C C S $$ IAZ086-201000- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1017 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 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 42 57 42 51 31 Temp 44 44 43 46 54 56 52 49 47 45 42 45 49 51 49 43 40 35 32 Dewpt 43 43 42 45 48 47 46 46 45 43 42 42 41 39 38 35 34 32 30 RH 96 96 96 96 80 72 80 89 93 93100 89 74 63 66 73 79 89 92 Wind dir S S SE S SW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 8 9 10 10 10 6 5 5 5 4 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 20 40 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.13 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C C C C C C Obvis PF PF Wind chill 36 39 Min chill 35 35 35 26 Date 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 11/26/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 38 61 37 57 40 55 31 41 Temp 50 48 42 39 58 53 43 37 54 51 43 40 52 49 38 32 39 37 Dewpt 33 34 37 39 44 43 40 36 41 40 40 40 43 39 28 23 22 21 PWind dir SE SW W W NE SE SW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 20 40 30 10 10 Rain S C C C S $$