Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
742 FOUS53 KDMX 292302 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 IAZ060-301000- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 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 15 19 5 22 9 Temp 26 24 20 18 16 16 19 19 14 9 8 8 11 13 19 22 20 18 16 13 10 Dewpt 26 20 16 14 12 13 16 16 12 9 8 8 11 13 17 19 18 17 14 13 10 RH 100 84 84 84 84 88 88 88 92100100100100100 92 88 92 96 92100100 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W Wind spd 13 19 19 18 14 13 12 9 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 Wind gust 24 36 36 35 31 27 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 80 0 0 50 5 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0.05 0 Snow 12hr 1 00-00 00-00 Snow D C C C C C Obvis BS BS Wind chill 14 9 4 2 1 2 7 8 5 3 11 15 14 11 9 5 1 Min chill 14 4 -1 -1 3 0 6 5 12 8 -1 Winter Storm W W W W Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 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 18 30 -3 19 8 31 17 32 Temp 21 21 24 26 29 19 7 -1 12 13 14 18 28 26 23 21 30 29 Dewpt 18 18 23 23 25 16 5 -3 5 8 12 15 24 22 21 21 27 26 PWind dir SW SW NW NW SW SW W SW W Wind char LT LT GN LT LT GN GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 0 5 10 10 10 $$ IAZ039-301000- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 17 21 1 20 9 Temp 26 25 22 21 19 18 21 19 12 7 3 3 5 10 16 19 18 16 13 11 10 Dewpt 25 23 20 17 16 16 17 16 11 7 3 3 5 10 14 16 16 15 13 11 10 RH 96 92 92 84 88 92 84 88 96100100100100100 92 88 92 96100100100 Wind dir NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW S S S S S SW SW W W Wind spd 10 13 19 20 19 17 13 12 8 4 2 2 1 3 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 Wind gust 24 34 35 33 29 24 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 100 0 0 30 10 QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 2 00-00 00-00 Snow D D C C C Obvis BS BS BS Wind chill 16 13 7 5 3 3 7 6 1 -3 7 10 10 7 4 3 1 Min chill 15 6 3 1 -3 -7 1 2 7 4 -1 Winter Storm W W W W Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 23 13 28 -6 16 5 28 12 30 Temp 20 19 18 21 26 17 6 -4 9 9 10 15 23 22 20 17 27 25 Dewpt 18 16 18 21 22 13 4 -6 2 3 9 14 19 17 19 17 23 21 PWind dir SW S NW NW SW SW W SW W Wind char LT LT GN GN LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 10 20 5 0 5 10 10 10 Snow S $$ IAZ048-301000- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 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 15 19 2 20 7 Temp 25 23 19 17 15 16 19 18 12 6 4 5 8 12 17 20 18 16 14 11 8 Dewpt 25 20 16 14 13 13 15 16 12 6 4 5 8 12 17 19 18 16 14 11 8 RH 100 88 88 88 92 88 84 92100100100100100100100 96100100100100100 Wind dir N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N SE S S S S S SW SW W SW Wind spd 13 20 19 18 16 13 12 10 6 3 2 1 1 3 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 Wind gust 25 36 35 35 33 27 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 90 0 0 40 5 QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 1 00-00 00-00 Snow D C C C C C Obvis BS BS BS Wind chill 13 8 3 1 -1 1 6 6 3 9 12 11 9 7 4 2 Min chill 13 3 -2 -2 0 -3 3 4 10 6 -1 Winter Storm W W W W Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 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 25 16 29 -7 17 7 29 15 31 Temp 19 20 21 24 27 16 3 -5 10 10 12 16 26 23 22 19 29 27 Dewpt 17 18 21 23 24 15 2 -6 4 7 12 15 23 21 21 19 27 25 PWind dir SW SW NW NW SW SW W SW W Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 20 5 0 5 10 10 10 Snow S $$ IAZ004-301000- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 11 17 0 19 3 Temp 18 17 16 15 13 14 17 16 9 3 2 5 7 12 17 19 17 13 12 9 4 Dewpt 17 14 13 12 11 11 13 13 8 3 2 5 7 11 15 17 15 12 11 8 4 RH 96 88 88 88 91 88 84 88 96100100100100 96 92 92 92 96 96 96100 Wind dir N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S S SW SW SW W W Wind spd 20 19 19 19 18 14 12 10 6 3 2 4 6 10 13 12 10 8 6 5 5 Wind gust 32 32 33 31 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 80 0 0 20 0 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 1 00-00 00-00 Snow D C S S Obvis BS BS BS BS Wind chill 1 1 -1 -2 -4 -2 3 4 -2 -4 -4 -5 -1 3 6 5 2 1 -2 -7 Min chill 1 -1 -4 -4 -3 -7 -8 -7 4 0 -7 Winter Storm W W W W Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 24 12 24 -9 19 8 27 13 30 Temp 16 19 20 21 21 8 -2 -5 12 14 15 18 24 22 19 19 27 24 Dewpt 14 16 19 19 14 6 -5 -8 7 11 15 15 22 20 18 17 26 21 PWind dir SW SW N NW SW SW W SW W Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 10 20 0 0 5 10 10 10 Snow S $$ IAZ035-301000- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 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 12 18 -1 20 5 Temp 22 20 17 16 14 14 18 17 10 4 1 2 5 11 17 20 18 15 13 10 6 Dewpt 21 18 14 12 11 12 15 14 10 4 1 2 5 11 16 18 16 15 13 10 6 RH 96 92 88 84 88 92 88 88100100100100100100 96 92 92100100100100 Wind dir N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW S S S S S S S SW SW SW W Wind spd 17 18 17 17 16 13 11 9 5 2 1 2 2 5 8 8 5 5 4 4 4 Wind gust 29 34 32 34 32 25 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 90 0 0 40 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 1 00-00 00-00 Snow D C C C C C Obvis BS Wind chill 8 4 1 0 -1 0 5 5 0 2 7 10 10 6 5 2 -2 Min chill 8 1 -3 -3 -2 -3 -4 0 7 4 -3 Winter Storm W W W W Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 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 25 14 27 -10 17 7 28 13 31 Temp 18 19 21 24 25 12 -1 -7 10 12 13 16 25 23 20 19 29 25 Dewpt 15 17 21 23 19 10 -2 -8 5 9 13 15 23 20 20 19 26 23 PWind dir SW SW NW NW SW SW W SW W Wind char LT LT GN LT LT GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 20 0 0 5 10 10 10 Snow S S $$ IAZ094-301000- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 15 21 8 22 9 Temp 26 23 20 17 15 15 20 20 16 12 10 11 14 15 19 21 22 18 16 14 10 Dewpt 25 20 16 14 13 12 15 16 13 12 10 11 14 15 18 20 20 18 16 14 10 RH 96 88 84 88 92 88 81 84 88100100100100100 96 96 92100100100100 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E SE SE S S S SW W W W Wind spd 19 19 18 14 13 13 11 9 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 Wind gust 33 36 35 31 28 26 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 0 0 70 5 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0.17 0 Snow 12hr T 00-00 00-00 Snow S L L L L Obvis BS BS BS Wind chill 13 8 5 2 0 1 8 10 9 12 10 6 2 Min chill 12 4 0 -1 5 2 2 7 12 9 0 Winter Storm W W W W Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 26 19 30 0 19 9 31 18 33 Temp 22 23 23 24 29 20 11 2 14 15 14 18 29 26 24 22 31 30 Dewpt 19 21 22 22 27 19 9 0 8 10 12 16 25 24 24 22 29 27 PWind dir SW S NW NW W SW SW SW SW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 5 5 $$ IAZ017-301000- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 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 14 18 0 18 7 Temp 22 21 19 17 16 15 18 17 12 5 2 3 6 10 15 18 16 13 12 11 8 Dewpt 21 18 16 14 13 13 14 14 9 5 2 3 6 10 14 16 14 12 12 11 8 RH 96 88 88 88 88 92 84 88 87100100100100100 96 92 92 96100100100 Wind dir N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S S S SW SW SW SW Wind spd 14 17 18 19 18 14 12 11 6 3 2 2 2 5 9 8 5 5 5 4 4 Wind gust 29 34 35 32 28 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 100 0 0 30 5 QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 1 00-00 00-00 Snow D D C C C Obvis BS BS Wind chill 8 7 3 0 0 -1 4 4 1 -2 0 4 7 7 4 3 3 -1 Min chill 8 3 -1 -3 -3 -7 -6 -3 4 2 -1 Winter Storm W W W W Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 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 22 11 25 -9 16 5 26 10 29 Temp 18 16 18 21 23 12 1 -5 8 10 11 15 22 20 17 16 26 23 Dewpt 15 15 18 21 18 10 -1 -8 4 7 11 14 19 17 17 16 23 20 PWind dir SW SW NW NW SW SW W SW W Wind char LT LT GN LT LT GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 10 20 0 0 5 10 10 10 Snow S S $$ IAZ049-301000- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 15 19 1 20 9 Temp 25 25 21 18 17 17 19 17 10 6 4 5 7 11 17 19 18 16 13 11 10 Dewpt 25 22 18 15 14 14 16 15 10 6 4 5 7 11 16 17 17 15 13 11 10 RH 100 88 88 88 88 88 88 92100100100100100100 96 92 96 96100100100 Wind dir N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N E SE S S S S SW SW W W Wind spd 10 19 21 21 19 17 14 11 6 4 2 2 1 2 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 Wind gust 32 36 36 33 29 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 90 0 0 40 10 QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 1 00-00 00-00 Snow D L S S S C C Obvis BS BS Wind chill 15 11 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 -3 9 11 11 8 5 4 2 Min chill 14 4 0 0 -2 -6 2 2 9 4 -2 Winter Storm W W W W Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 24 13 28 -7 16 5 28 13 30 Temp 20 18 19 22 27 17 4 -4 9 9 9 15 25 22 20 17 27 26 Dewpt 17 17 19 21 23 15 3 -5 3 5 9 13 21 20 20 17 25 23 PWind dir SW S NW NW SW SW W SW W Wind char LT LT GN LT LT GN GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 20 5 0 5 10 10 10 Snow S $$ IAZ086-301000- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 501 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Date 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 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 16 22 5 22 10 Temp 30 28 24 20 18 18 21 21 15 9 7 8 9 13 19 21 22 19 16 13 11 Dewpt 30 25 20 17 15 15 17 18 14 9 7 8 9 13 18 20 21 19 16 13 11 RH 100 88 84 88 88 88 84 88 96100100100100100 96 96 96100100100100 Wind dir W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N E SE SE S SE SE SW W W W Wind spd 6 19 23 20 18 17 14 11 6 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 Wind gust 33 39 36 34 29 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 70 0 0 60 20 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0.07 0.01 Snow 12hr 1 00-00 00-00 Snow L C C C L L S S Obvis BS BS BS Wind chill 23 14 9 4 2 3 7 9 5 1 1 13 15 9 5 2 Min chill 23 9 2 0 3 -3 -1 8 11 7 0 Winter Storm W W W W Date 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat 12/06/25 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 16 30 -1 19 6 30 15 33 Temp 23 21 21 24 30 22 11 1 12 12 11 15 27 25 23 19 29 29 Dewpt 20 19 21 23 26 20 9 -1 6 7 10 15 23 21 21 19 26 25 PWind dir SW S W NW W SW W SW SW Wind char LT LT GN GN LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 0 5 10 10 10 $$