Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
071 FOUS53 KDMX 281559 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 IAZ060-282100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 Date Mon 04/28/25 Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 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 82 48 66 47 64 Temp 73 78 79 72 66 56 49 51 60 65 64 54 51 48 49 54 59 63 63 Dewpt 65 66 63 62 57 48 40 41 43 42 38 39 39 40 42 46 50 52 53 RH 76 67 58 71 73 74 71 68 53 43 38 57 63 74 77 74 72 67 70 Wind dir S S S SW SW W NW NW N N N E E E E E SE E E Wind spd 24 25 23 19 18 16 14 14 11 9 4 3 4 5 6 9 10 9 8 Wind gust 37 41 35 32 26 25 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 20 30 5 20 70 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.05 0 0 0.13 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S L L L L L Tstms S S S S C C Date Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 Sun 05/04/25 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 54 70 47 68 45 74 54 76 Temp 57 55 64 65 54 49 64 67 52 47 70 72 59 56 72 74 Dewpt 53 52 53 49 43 41 43 42 39 40 46 48 47 47 54 54 PWind dir E NW NW NW SE S S S Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 70 60 10 10 0 5 20 30 Rain shwrs L L L C S C C Tstms C C S S S $$ IAZ039-282100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 Date Mon 04/28/25 Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 80 48 64 42 62 Temp 70 76 76 69 65 53 49 49 58 63 62 52 46 44 43 54 58 60 58 Dewpt 63 66 65 63 59 51 43 43 43 41 37 38 37 37 37 44 46 48 49 RH 78 71 69 81 81 93 80 80 57 44 39 59 71 76 79 69 64 64 72 Wind dir S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW N NE E E E SE SE SE E Wind spd 24 26 25 23 18 17 19 18 16 12 5 3 3 4 6 10 11 10 9 Wind gust 37 41 40 36 29 27 31 28 Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 50 40 0 5 50 QPF 12hr 0.09 0.07 0 0 0.08 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S C S C C C C C Tstms C S C S S C Date Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 Sun 05/04/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 68 45 65 42 71 51 76 Temp 53 52 62 62 50 46 61 62 47 45 67 69 56 53 71 71 Dewpt 50 50 53 49 44 41 42 40 39 39 44 47 46 46 52 53 PWind dir E N NW NW E S S S Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 70 60 20 20 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs C L L C S S S S S Tstms C C S S $$ IAZ048-282100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 Date Mon 04/28/25 Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 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 82 46 66 44 63 Temp 70 78 78 69 63 53 46 49 60 66 63 53 48 47 46 54 58 62 61 Dewpt 65 67 65 62 55 46 41 41 42 40 35 37 37 39 40 45 49 51 52 RH 84 69 64 78 75 77 83 74 51 38 35 54 65 74 79 71 72 67 72 Wind dir S S S SW W NW NW NW NW N N E E E E SE SE E E Wind spd 25 26 24 20 17 18 17 16 13 10 5 4 4 5 6 10 10 10 8 Wind gust 39 41 36 33 29 27 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 40 30 0 20 60 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.02 0 0 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S C C L L L Tstms S S S C Wind chill 39 Min chill 39 39 Date Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 Sun 05/04/25 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 51 70 45 68 44 74 52 76 Temp 54 53 63 64 51 46 63 65 49 46 69 71 57 54 71 72 Dewpt 53 52 53 49 44 41 43 42 39 40 46 50 48 48 55 56 PWind dir E NW NW NW E S S S Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 70 60 20 10 0 5 20 30 Rain shwrs L L L C S S C C Tstms C S S S $$ IAZ004-282100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 Date Mon 04/28/25 Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 81 39 62 39 68 Temp 73 79 75 60 50 44 39 43 55 61 60 49 41 45 41 54 63 65 63 Dewpt 63 62 55 51 45 37 32 32 31 28 24 27 28 30 31 39 42 44 45 RH 71 56 50 72 83 76 76 65 40 28 25 42 59 55 67 57 46 46 52 Wind dir S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW N N E SE SE SE SE S SE SE Wind spd 31 31 23 19 21 23 21 18 14 11 5 4 5 6 9 12 13 12 10 Wind gust 46 47 34 29 33 34 33 Clouds B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 60 0 5 20 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.04 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L S S S S S C Tstms C C S Wind chill 35 29 35 35 Min chill 27 28 37 35 38 Date Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 Sun 05/04/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 47 68 42 67 42 75 52 77 Temp 51 49 62 61 47 43 61 63 47 44 70 72 57 54 72 71 Dewpt 47 46 46 40 38 37 38 35 36 36 42 44 45 45 51 52 PWind dir S NW NW NW SE S S S Wind char LT BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 30 40 10 10 0 5 10 30 Rain shwrs C C C C S C Tstms S $$ IAZ035-282100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 Date Mon 04/28/25 Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 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 81 43 65 42 65 Temp 71 79 77 67 56 49 43 49 58 64 63 52 46 46 43 54 60 62 61 Dewpt 65 65 60 52 49 41 37 37 37 34 29 31 33 35 36 41 46 48 49 RH 81 62 56 59 77 74 79 63 45 32 27 44 60 65 76 61 60 60 65 Wind dir S S S SW W NW NW NW N N N E E E SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 27 27 25 18 18 20 17 16 13 10 4 3 3 5 5 9 10 10 8 Wind gust 41 43 37 29 31 27 Clouds B2 SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 20 0 10 40 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.03 0 0 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C Tstms S S Wind chill 35 Min chill 35 36 39 Date Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 Sun 05/04/25 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 69 44 68 42 74 52 76 Temp 52 51 64 63 49 45 62 64 48 45 70 71 56 54 71 71 Dewpt 50 50 50 44 40 39 40 38 37 38 44 47 46 47 53 54 PWind dir E NW NW NW E S S S Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 50 50 20 10 0 5 20 30 Rain shwrs C C C C S S C C Tstms S S $$ IAZ094-282100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 Date Mon 04/28/25 Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 81 48 67 50 66 Temp 73 77 77 70 67 53 48 52 61 67 65 58 53 51 51 56 62 65 64 Dewpt 65 66 64 63 59 51 43 44 46 45 44 44 43 44 47 52 55 56 57 RH 76 69 64 78 75 93 83 74 58 45 46 59 69 77 86 86 78 73 78 Wind dir S S S SW SW W NW N N N NE E E E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 24 24 21 19 17 16 14 13 10 9 5 5 5 6 9 9 10 10 8 Wind gust 36 37 34 31 27 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 20 40 5 50 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.13 0 0.06 0.19 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C D D D D D Tstms S S C C S S C C Date Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 Sun 05/04/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 55 69 47 68 45 73 53 74 Temp 59 56 65 64 54 49 64 65 51 47 70 70 58 55 71 72 Dewpt 56 56 56 51 44 43 44 44 41 42 49 50 49 50 55 55 PWind dir S NW NW NW E S S S Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 80 70 10 10 0 5 20 30 Rain shwrs D L L C S C C Tstms C C C S S $$ IAZ017-282100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 Date Mon 04/28/25 Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 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 78 43 62 39 63 Temp 67 74 74 67 58 47 43 48 55 61 60 48 41 43 41 52 58 60 58 Dewpt 63 66 63 56 51 43 38 38 38 36 31 32 34 33 34 40 44 46 46 RH 87 76 69 68 77 86 82 68 53 39 33 54 76 67 76 63 59 60 64 Wind dir S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW N E E E SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 27 28 25 20 18 21 21 19 16 12 5 3 3 5 6 10 12 11 9 Wind gust 42 43 40 32 28 33 34 29 Clouds OV B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 50 0 5 30 QPF 12hr 0.05 0.03 0 0 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C S S C C C Tstms C C C Wind chill 34 Min chill 34 34 38 35 38 Date Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 Sun 05/04/25 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 67 42 64 41 71 51 74 Temp 50 49 60 60 48 44 59 61 46 44 66 69 55 53 70 70 Dewpt 48 48 51 46 41 39 41 39 37 36 43 47 46 45 52 53 PWind dir E NW NW NW E S S S Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 50 50 20 10 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ049-282100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 Date Mon 04/28/25 Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 80 46 65 42 62 Temp 69 76 76 68 63 51 47 47 58 65 63 52 47 44 44 54 58 60 58 Dewpt 63 66 65 62 58 48 42 41 43 41 37 37 37 37 38 44 48 49 51 RH 81 71 69 81 84 89 83 79 57 41 38 56 68 76 79 69 69 67 77 Wind dir S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N N NE E E E SE SE E E Wind spd 26 27 25 23 19 17 18 17 13 11 5 3 4 4 6 9 10 10 8 Wind gust 40 43 41 36 29 27 28 28 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 50 40 0 10 60 QPF 12hr 0.04 0.05 0 0 0.10 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C L L L Tstms C C S C Date Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 Sun 05/04/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 69 45 66 42 72 50 75 Temp 53 52 62 62 49 46 61 62 46 45 67 69 55 52 71 71 Dewpt 51 51 53 50 43 40 42 41 39 39 45 47 46 45 53 54 PWind dir E NW NW NW E S S S Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 70 60 20 10 0 5 20 20 Rain shwrs L L L C S S S S S Tstms C C S S $$ IAZ086-282100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1059 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 Date Mon 04/28/25 Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 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 83 51 68 48 65 Temp 76 80 78 71 69 56 51 56 64 68 65 56 51 51 50 56 61 63 63 Dewpt 65 66 66 65 61 56 47 45 47 47 45 44 43 43 44 50 54 55 56 RH 69 62 67 81 76100 86 66 54 47 48 64 74 74 80 80 78 75 78 Wind dir S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N N NE E E E E SE SE E Wind spd 26 26 23 21 19 17 16 16 12 11 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 10 9 Wind gust 40 40 35 33 29 26 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 30 50 5 30 80 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.05 0 0.01 0.18 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C L L D D D Tstms S S C S C C Date Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 Sun 05/04/25 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 56 69 47 68 45 72 52 76 Temp 59 57 65 65 54 49 64 64 50 47 69 70 57 54 73 73 Dewpt 56 56 58 53 47 43 46 45 42 42 48 50 47 47 55 55 PWind dir SE NW NW NW E S S S Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 80 70 20 10 0 5 10 20 Rain shwrs D D L C S S S Tstms C C C S $$