Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
728 FOUS53 KDMX 281947 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 IAZ060-282200- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 32 25 33 15 20 Temp 30 29 27 27 27 28 31 32 31 29 25 23 20 16 15 18 19 12 Dewpt 13 16 20 24 25 27 29 31 30 25 23 20 17 14 13 15 14 10 RH 49 58 74 88 92 96 92 96 96 85 92 88 88 92 92 88 80 91 Wind dir SE E E E E E E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 6 8 10 11 13 12 11 10 12 13 17 17 16 13 12 11 10 5 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 50 100 100 70 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.34 0.63 0.05 0 Snow 12hr T 4 7 Snow C L D D D D D D D L L Wind chill 23 21 17 16 16 17 22 23 21 18 12 9 5 2 0 5 7 3 Min chill 19 15 15 17 17 9 0 -1 2 Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 4 18 9 26 17 30 7 23 Temp 6 4 14 13 12 13 24 23 22 26 29 25 16 8 18 18 Dewpt 6 4 12 13 12 11 20 19 22 24 26 20 14 6 13 13 PWind dir NW S SW SW SW NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 10 0 5 10 5 5 Snow S $$ IAZ039-282200- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 30 21 30 15 19 Temp 29 27 24 23 24 24 26 28 29 27 24 23 20 17 15 19 18 12 Dewpt 13 14 17 21 23 23 25 27 27 25 24 22 19 16 15 15 14 9 RH 51 57 74 92 96 96 96 96 92 92100 96 96 96100 84 84 87 Wind dir SE E SE E E E E E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 3 3 5 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 16 18 18 18 16 14 13 9 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW SC SC PoP 12hr 30 100 100 90 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.38 0.53 0.11 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 5 7 Snow C D D D D D D D D D C C Obvis BS Wind chill 17 14 12 12 14 16 18 16 11 9 4 1 0 5 5 0 Min chill 23 13 12 13 16 9 0 -1 -3 Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 1 15 5 22 13 28 4 20 Temp 5 1 13 6 5 10 20 19 18 22 28 21 13 5 15 12 Dewpt 4 0 9 6 5 10 17 16 18 22 24 18 11 3 9 8 PWind dir NW S S SW S W NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 10 0 10 10 5 5 $$ IAZ048-282200- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 30 23 31 13 19 Temp 29 26 25 25 25 25 29 30 29 27 23 21 17 15 13 18 18 11 Dewpt 14 18 21 24 25 25 28 29 28 25 23 19 17 14 13 15 14 10 RH 53 71 84 96100100 96 96 96 92100 92100 96100 88 84 96 Wind dir SE E E E E E E NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 5 6 9 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 17 17 17 14 13 12 10 5 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 70 100 100 80 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.36 0.60 0.07 0 Snow 12hr T 5 7 Snow C D D D D D D D D D D S S Wind chill 23 19 16 14 14 14 19 20 19 16 9 6 2 -1 -2 5 6 1 Min chill 18 13 13 14 15 5 -2 -3 -1 Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 2 16 7 24 15 28 5 22 Temp 2 2 13 11 11 11 21 21 20 23 28 21 13 5 16 15 Dewpt 2 2 12 11 11 11 19 19 20 23 25 18 12 5 12 13 PWind dir NW S S SW S NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 10 0 10 10 5 5 Snow S $$ IAZ004-282200- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 26 20 24 9 16 Temp 25 22 22 22 22 21 22 23 22 19 18 17 14 10 10 14 15 8 Dewpt 14 18 19 20 20 20 21 23 22 18 17 14 12 9 10 12 11 7 RH 62 84 88 92 92 96 96100100 96 96 88 92 96100 92 84 96 Wind dir SE E E E E E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 5 8 10 10 11 12 13 16 19 18 18 17 17 14 13 12 10 6 Wind gust 28 28 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 70 100 100 50 0 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.30 0.31 0.04 0 Snow 12hr T 4 5 Snow S D D D D D D D D C C Obvis BS Wind chill 18 13 11 11 10 9 9 10 7 4 2 1 -3 -7 -6 0 3 -3 Min chill 12 10 9 8 4 0 -8 -8 -3 Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W W Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 1 16 7 23 13 23 1 21 Temp 2 1 13 12 12 10 20 19 19 19 23 14 8 1 15 15 Dewpt 2 1 12 12 12 8 17 16 19 18 19 12 6 0 11 13 PWind dir W S SW SW SW NW NW SW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 0 0 5 10 5 5 $$ IAZ035-282200- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 28 21 28 11 17 Temp 27 24 23 23 24 23 25 26 26 23 20 19 15 12 12 15 17 10 Dewpt 15 18 21 22 23 23 25 26 25 21 20 17 15 11 12 13 13 9 RH 60 77 92 96 96100100100 96 92100 92100 96100 92 84 96 Wind dir SE E E E E E E NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 5 6 10 11 11 11 12 12 16 17 17 16 16 13 11 10 10 5 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 80 100 100 60 0 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.41 0.47 0.05 0 Snow 12hr T 6 6 Snow C D D D D D D D D L L Wind chill 20 16 12 12 13 12 14 15 14 10 5 4 0 -3 -2 3 5 0 Min chill 16 12 11 12 9 3 -4 -5 0 Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W W Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 2 16 7 23 13 27 2 21 Temp 3 2 13 12 12 9 20 20 19 22 26 19 9 3 15 15 Dewpt 3 2 12 12 12 9 17 17 19 22 23 16 9 3 11 12 PWind dir W S SW SW SW NW NW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 5 0 5 10 5 5 Snow S $$ IAZ094-282200- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 33 28 35 14 19 Temp 31 30 30 30 30 31 33 33 33 29 24 21 18 15 14 18 19 14 Dewpt 14 15 20 26 29 31 33 33 33 26 23 19 17 14 14 15 15 12 RH 49 53 66 85 96100100100100 88 96 92 96 96100 88 84 92 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 9 10 11 12 12 11 9 11 13 16 16 16 13 12 10 9 4 Wind gust 26 26 26 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 20 100 100 40 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.30 0.64 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 3 3 Drizzle S S S Frzg drzl S S S Sleet S Snow C L D D D D D L C C Wind chill 24 22 21 20 20 21 24 25 24 18 11 7 4 0 0 6 9 5 Min chill 21 19 19 21 18 7 -1 -1 4 Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 7 19 9 27 19 31 10 23 Temp 8 7 17 16 15 12 25 24 23 25 30 28 18 10 20 19 Dewpt 8 7 15 16 15 12 22 21 23 24 28 24 16 10 14 14 PWind dir N SE SW SW S W NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 30 10 0 5 5 5 5 Snow S C $$ IAZ017-282200- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 27 20 26 11 16 Temp 26 24 23 22 22 22 23 24 25 23 20 19 18 13 11 15 15 9 Dewpt 14 16 18 20 20 21 23 24 24 20 19 17 16 12 11 13 12 8 RH 60 71 81 92 92 96100100 96 88 96 92 92 96100 92 88 96 Wind dir SE E E E E E E NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 2 4 6 8 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 16 17 16 13 13 11 6 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 40 100 100 80 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.31 0.40 0.09 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 5 6 Snow C D D D D D D D D D S S Wind chill 15 13 10 10 11 12 13 11 6 4 3 -3 -5 0 2 -2 Min chill 17 11 9 9 10 4 -3 -5 -5 Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 1 14 5 21 12 24 1 18 Temp 3 2 11 7 7 9 18 17 17 21 24 17 9 2 13 12 Dewpt 3 1 10 7 7 9 16 15 17 20 21 13 8 1 9 9 PWind dir W S SW SW SW NW NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 5 0 10 10 5 5 $$ IAZ049-282200- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 30 22 31 14 19 Temp 29 27 24 24 24 24 27 29 29 27 24 21 19 16 14 19 17 10 Dewpt 13 15 19 22 23 24 26 29 29 25 23 20 18 14 14 15 14 9 RH 51 60 81 92 96100 96100100 92 96 96 96 92100 84 88 96 Wind dir SE E SE E E E E E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 3 4 6 10 12 13 12 12 12 12 14 16 17 14 13 13 11 6 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 100 100 80 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.42 0.60 0.09 0 Snow 12hr T 6 7 Snow L D D D D D D D D D S S Wind chill 16 14 13 12 16 19 19 16 11 8 4 1 -1 5 5 -1 Min chill 19 12 12 13 16 7 -1 -1 -2 Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 0 15 6 22 14 28 4 20 Temp 1 0 12 10 8 9 20 19 19 22 28 21 13 5 15 13 Dewpt 1 0 10 10 8 9 17 17 19 22 24 18 11 3 11 10 PWind dir NW S SW SW S W NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 10 0 10 10 5 5 Snow S $$ IAZ086-282200- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 147 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 33 26 34 17 21 Temp 32 30 30 28 28 28 32 32 32 32 28 25 22 18 17 20 20 15 Dewpt 13 14 18 24 26 28 31 31 32 30 26 24 20 17 17 17 17 12 RH 45 51 60 85 92100 96 96100 92 92 96 92 96100 88 88 88 Wind dir SE E E E SE SE SE SE E N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 4 6 9 11 14 14 13 12 9 10 13 17 17 17 14 13 11 6 Wind gust 24 28 31 28 26 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 20 100 100 70 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.41 0.66 0.06 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 5 6 Snow S C D D D D D D L L Wind chill 23 21 18 16 16 21 23 24 24 17 12 7 3 2 6 9 5 Min chill 22 17 15 18 22 11 2 1 2 Winter Storm W W W W W W W W W W W Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 4 18 8 26 17 32 7 23 Temp 8 4 15 13 11 12 24 23 20 24 31 28 18 8 19 16 Dewpt 8 4 12 13 11 12 20 20 20 22 28 24 16 8 12 11 PWind dir NW SE S SW S W NW W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 30 20 0 5 10 5 5 Snow C S $$