Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
611 FOUS53 KDMX 030657 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 IAZ060-041000- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 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 28 29 -12 14 6 Temp 30 29 27 22 18 13 6 1 -6-10 -4 7 13 10 9 12 16 17 Dewpt 26 26 25 18 14 9 3 -2 -9-14-10 -3 5 4 6 9 12 14 RH 85 88 92 84 84 84 87 87 86 82 75 63 70 76 87 87 84 88 Wind dir SW W N N N N N N NW NW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 9 8 11 13 13 11 9 5 4 2 2 5 8 9 9 10 10 8 Wind gust 21 24 Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries C C Frzg drzl S S Snow S S Wind chill 22 21 17 9 4 -1 -7-10-17 -3 2 -3 -4 -1 4 7 Min chill 22 20 8 -2 -13 -20 -10 -4 -5 0 Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 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 30 16 29 15 23 5 30 19 33 Temp 28 28 25 18 28 27 24 17 21 20 13 11 23 26 26 23 29 31 Dewpt 24 25 23 18 26 24 22 17 19 16 11 10 19 22 25 23 26 26 PWind dir SW W E E NE NW S SW SW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 20 40 20 5 20 20 5 Snow S C C S S S S $$ IAZ039-041000- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 24 26 -12 9 1 Temp 28 27 23 20 15 9 3 -2 -8-12 -7 4 8 5 4 7 11 12 Dewpt 24 25 20 15 12 6 0 -5-10-15-11 -4 2 0 2 5 8 10 RH 85 92 88 81 88 87 87 87 91 86 82 68 76 79 91 91 87 91 Wind dir SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S S S SW Wind spd 11 9 13 16 16 13 10 8 5 3 2 5 10 11 12 11 10 9 Wind gust 25 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries C C Frzg drzl S S Snow S S Wind chill 18 18 11 6 -1 -7-13-17-21-22 -7 -6-11-12 -9 -4 0 Min chill 17 17 5 -8 -20 -25 -22 -12 -14 -8 Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 27 15 26 11 20 2 25 13 29 Temp 25 25 21 17 25 23 18 12 18 16 9 6 19 20 21 19 27 25 Dewpt 21 23 20 17 23 19 17 12 15 11 7 4 15 17 20 19 24 23 PWind dir SW W N NE NE N S SW SW Wind char GN LT LT GN GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 20 50 30 10 20 30 10 Snow S C C C S S C $$ IAZ048-041000- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 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 24 26 -14 11 4 Temp 30 28 23 19 13 7 2 -3-10-14 -8 3 9 8 7 10 14 15 Dewpt 26 25 20 16 12 6 1 -4-11-16-11 -3 5 5 6 9 12 14 RH 85 88 88 88 96 96 95 95 95 90 86 75 83 87 96 96 92 96 Wind dir SW NW N N N N N NW NW NW SW S S S S S S SW Wind spd 9 9 12 14 14 11 9 5 3 2 2 5 10 10 10 10 8 6 Wind gust 24 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries C C Frzg drzl S Snow S S Wind chill 22 19 10 5 -2 -8-12-15-19 -8 -5 -6 -8 -4 3 5 Min chill 22 18 4 -10 -18 -23 -14 -9 -8 -1 Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 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 28 15 27 13 20 2 27 17 31 Temp 26 26 23 17 26 25 21 14 19 17 10 8 21 23 24 21 27 28 Dewpt 24 26 23 17 25 23 20 14 18 14 9 8 18 21 23 21 26 26 PWind dir SW W NE E NE NW S SW SW Wind char LT LT LT GN GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 5 5 20 50 30 5 20 20 5 Snow S C C C S S S $$ IAZ004-041000- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 13 15 -15 13 9 Temp 29 18 13 12 8 0 -3 -8-12-14 -7 2 8 11 11 15 18 19 Dewpt 26 15 10 7 2 -3 -7-12-16-18-10 -1 6 8 11 14 16 17 RH 88 88 87 80 76 87 82 82 82 81 86 87 91 87100 96 92 92 Wind dir NW N N N NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S SW SW SW W Wind spd 13 18 18 19 17 11 9 5 4 5 9 16 18 18 18 13 11 9 Wind gust 29 29 29 28 24 Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries C Frzg drzl S Snow S Wind chill 18 2 -4 -7-10-17-19-21-24-27-24-17-11 -8 -7 0 5 7 Min chill 19 2 -7 -17 -21 -28 -27 -15 -7 2 Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 28 12 22 4 15 1 25 12 30 Temp 26 26 22 14 21 19 13 6 13 11 7 6 19 20 20 17 25 26 Dewpt 25 24 20 14 21 16 11 6 11 8 5 5 17 19 19 17 24 25 PWind dir W W NE NE NE S S W SW Wind char GN LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 5 40 40 20 5 30 10 10 Snow S C C S S S C $$ IAZ035-041000- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 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 19 23 -17 12 6 Temp 30 27 18 17 10 4 -2 -7-14-17 -9 3 10 8 9 13 15 16 Dewpt 27 25 14 12 8 2 -4-10-15-20-12 -2 5 5 8 11 14 15 RH 88 92 84 80 91 91 91 86 95 86 86 79 80 87 96 91 96 96 Wind dir W NW N N N NW N NW NW W S S S S S SW SW SW Wind spd 8 11 13 14 13 10 8 4 2 2 3 10 12 12 12 10 9 6 Wind gust 26 Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries C C Frzg drzl S Snow S Wind chill 22 16 4 2 -6-11-16-19 -18-12 -6 -7 -7 -1 3 6 Min chill 23 15 1 -12 -20 -24 -22 -12 -8 -1 Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 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 28 14 26 9 18 2 27 14 31 Temp 26 26 23 16 25 23 19 10 17 14 9 6 20 22 22 19 26 27 Dewpt 25 25 22 16 24 21 17 10 15 11 7 6 17 20 22 19 24 25 PWind dir W W NE NE NE S S SW SW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 30 40 30 5 30 20 10 Snow C C C C S C S $$ IAZ094-041000- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 28 30 -7 14 4 Temp 30 30 30 28 21 16 11 7 1 -3 0 9 14 10 9 11 15 16 Dewpt 26 26 28 24 18 12 6 2 -4-10 -7 -1 5 5 6 9 10 13 RH 85 85 92 85 88 84 80 79 79 71 71 63 67 80 87 91 80 88 Wind dir SW W N N N N N N N N E S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 10 6 8 12 13 10 10 6 5 3 2 3 5 5 8 8 9 8 Wind gust 18 23 24 Clouds OV OV B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries C Frzg drzl S S Snow S S S Wind chill 21 23 22 17 8 4 -3 -5-10 -9 2 5 0 -3 -1 3 5 Min chill 20 20 16 2 -7 -13 -3 0 -3 0 Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 29 16 30 17 24 8 30 19 33 Temp 27 27 23 18 29 28 25 19 23 22 16 14 25 27 27 23 31 31 Dewpt 24 24 23 18 28 26 25 19 22 19 15 14 21 24 26 23 27 28 PWind dir SW W S E N N S SW SW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 20 5 10 10 0 Snow C S S $$ IAZ017-041000- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 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 18 21 -14 9 4 Temp 29 24 16 15 10 4 -1 -4-10-13 -8 1 5 7 6 9 14 15 Dewpt 27 22 13 11 7 1 -4 -8-13-17-11 -3 2 2 5 9 12 14 RH 92 92 88 84 87 87 87 82 86 82 86 83 87 79 96100 92 96 Wind dir W NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S S SW SW SW Wind spd 12 13 16 17 14 11 9 5 3 2 4 9 13 13 13 12 10 8 Wind gust 24 26 Clouds OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries C C Snow S Wind chill 19 12 1 -1 -7-12-16-17-20 -19-14-12-10-11 -7 1 4 Min chill 17 11 -1 -14 -21 -23 -22 -13 -12 -4 Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 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 26 13 22 6 16 0 24 13 28 Temp 24 24 21 15 22 20 15 8 15 12 6 5 18 20 19 18 25 24 Dewpt 23 22 20 15 21 17 13 8 13 9 4 4 16 18 19 18 23 22 PWind dir W W N NE NE SE S SW SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 30 40 30 5 20 20 10 Snow C C C C S S S $$ IAZ049-041000- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 24 26 -13 10 1 Temp 27 26 24 20 14 8 2 -3 -9-13 -8 4 9 5 4 7 12 13 Dewpt 24 24 21 16 13 6 0 -5-11-16-10 -3 2 2 3 6 8 11 RH 88 92 88 84 96 91 91 91 91 86 91 72 72 87 95 96 84 91 Wind dir SW W N N N NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S S SW SW Wind spd 9 9 12 14 14 11 9 6 4 2 2 5 9 10 11 11 10 9 Wind gust 23 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries C C Frzg drzl S S Snow S S Wind chill 18 18 12 6 -1 -7-13-16-20 -8 -4-10-11 -8 -2 1 Min chill 19 16 4 -10 -20 -23 -22 -11 -12 -7 Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 27 14 26 12 20 2 26 15 30 Temp 25 25 22 16 25 24 19 13 18 16 9 7 19 22 21 19 27 26 Dewpt 22 23 21 16 23 21 19 13 16 13 8 6 16 20 21 19 25 25 PWind dir SW W NE NE NE NW S SW SW Wind char GN LT LT LT GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 5 20 50 30 5 20 30 10 Snow S C C C S S C $$ IAZ086-041000- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1257 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025 Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 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 26 30 -9 13 2 Temp 30 29 30 28 22 17 11 7 0 -5 -2 8 12 8 6 8 13 14 Dewpt 25 26 28 25 18 13 6 1 -5-11 -8 -3 5 4 4 6 8 10 RH 81 88 92 88 84 84 80 76 79 74 75 60 73 83 91 91 80 84 Wind dir SW W NW N N NW N N NW NW NW S S S S S S SW Wind spd 10 9 10 13 13 11 10 8 6 4 2 3 5 5 8 9 9 9 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 30 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Frzg drzl S S Snow S C S S Wind chill 21 21 22 17 9 4 -3 -6-13-16 4 -3 -7 -6 0 2 Min chill 21 20 17 2 -8 -17 -16 -5 -9 -5 Date 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 Sun 12/07/25 Mon 12/08/25 Tue 12/09/25 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 28 17 30 16 24 5 29 19 33 Temp 26 26 23 18 28 27 23 17 23 22 14 10 23 25 26 23 31 30 Dewpt 22 24 22 18 26 24 22 17 20 18 13 9 19 22 24 23 26 26 PWind dir SW W SE E NE N S SW SW Wind char GN LT LT GN GN LT LT GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 40 20 5 20 20 5 Snow C C S S S S S $$