Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
863 FOUS53 KDMX 141116 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 IAZ060-142100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 42 47 27 51 Temp 56 64 76 77 62 55 53 51 45 43 42 42 38 33 32 29 27 33 45 51 49 Dewpt 46 49 47 46 49 40 39 40 38 34 30 28 27 24 19 17 15 16 17 18 22 RH 69 58 36 33 62 57 59 66 76 70 62 57 64 69 58 60 60 49 32 27 34 Wind dir S S S SE S S S S W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW Wind spd 17 20 23 25 23 17 17 17 19 23 24 23 17 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 5 Wind gust 28 32 40 44 41 32 27 27 33 35 36 37 27 25 24 Clouds CL FW SC B1 OV SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 90 70 20 20 5 QPF 12hr 0.26 0.14 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S S S Rain shwrs C L Snow S S Tstms C L Wind chill 37 33 32 32 28 23 22 18 16 24 39 Min chill 37 31 27 20 14 17 Wind Y Y Y Date Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 Wed 03/19/25 Thu 03/20/25 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 38 72 49 76 40 50 26 46 Temp 40 40 65 66 54 50 69 69 54 43 50 41 33 27 40 43 Dewpt 23 25 34 39 39 39 42 44 42 35 35 29 25 20 22 22 PWind dir S SW S S SW NW NW NW Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 30 70 50 10 Rain C C L S Snow C C $$ IAZ039-142100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 79 44 47 24 46 Temp 52 63 75 79 72 56 53 52 48 46 43 39 34 30 29 26 24 30 40 46 43 Dewpt 49 52 50 46 46 47 44 42 41 40 33 28 27 24 20 16 13 15 18 19 22 RH 89 67 41 31 39 72 71 69 77 79 67 64 75 78 69 65 62 53 41 34 43 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE S SE SE S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W Wind spd 18 21 24 26 25 20 19 19 18 24 24 26 19 18 17 17 16 16 14 13 8 Wind gust 29 33 39 43 42 34 29 29 33 35 35 39 27 26 Clouds SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 100 40 20 5 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.33 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C S Rain shwrs L C Snow S S S S S S Tstms L C Wind chill 37 33 28 22 18 17 13 11 19 32 Min chill 32 21 17 10 13 34 Wind Y Y Y Date Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 Wed 03/19/25 Thu 03/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 32 67 43 73 38 48 24 40 Temp 34 34 60 61 48 44 67 64 50 41 48 39 31 26 35 36 Dewpt 23 25 35 39 39 38 45 45 42 36 36 30 24 20 22 22 PWind dir S S S S E N NW NW Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 30 70 60 20 Rain S C C L S Snow L C S Tstms S $$ IAZ048-142100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 77 41 45 25 49 Temp 52 63 74 76 63 55 51 49 45 42 40 38 34 31 29 26 25 31 42 49 47 Dewpt 46 50 47 46 50 43 40 41 40 34 30 28 27 23 19 17 15 16 18 20 23 RH 80 62 38 34 62 64 66 74 82 73 67 67 75 72 66 68 65 53 37 31 38 Wind dir SE S S SE S SE S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW Wind spd 18 21 24 25 24 18 18 17 19 24 26 25 18 18 17 16 13 13 12 11 6 Wind gust 29 33 41 43 40 32 28 27 33 37 39 40 28 Clouds FW FW SC B2 OV SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 70 90 30 20 0 QPF 12hr 0.18 0.19 0.01 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C C Rain shwrs C D Snow S S Tstms C L Wind chill 37 32 29 28 23 19 18 14 13 20 36 Min chill 36 28 23 17 11 15 38 Date Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 Wed 03/19/25 Thu 03/20/25 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 36 71 46 75 37 46 24 43 Temp 37 37 63 64 51 47 67 67 50 39 46 39 31 26 37 40 Dewpt 24 27 36 40 39 39 43 45 42 35 35 30 25 20 22 23 PWind dir S SW S S NE N NW NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 30 70 50 10 Rain S C C L S Snow L C C $$ IAZ004-142100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 74 35 39 20 46 Temp 48 57 69 73 65 55 52 49 41 35 32 31 29 25 24 22 20 26 38 45 43 Dewpt 45 47 46 44 51 48 42 40 34 27 23 22 20 16 13 11 9 12 15 19 22 RH 89 69 44 35 60 77 69 71 76 72 69 69 69 68 62 62 62 55 38 35 43 Wind dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S Wind spd 19 24 26 26 20 17 16 16 21 32 33 34 26 21 21 19 17 13 12 11 8 Wind gust 29 34 39 39 33 26 34 42 47 49 36 33 Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 60 90 50 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.26 0.04 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C Rain shwrs S D C Snow C C C Tstms S L C Wind chill 31 22 17 16 15 10 9 7 5 14 30 39 Min chill 29 17 14 8 4 7 31 Date Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 Wed 03/19/25 Thu 03/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 32 66 40 66 27 36 18 38 Temp 34 34 58 60 44 40 59 54 38 30 34 33 24 20 32 33 Dewpt 22 23 34 37 34 33 39 39 31 26 27 24 19 15 20 22 PWind dir S S SE NE N N NW NW Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ WY BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 50 70 30 10 Rain C C S Snow S C L L C $$ IAZ035-142100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 76 39 42 23 49 Temp 52 60 72 75 66 53 51 47 44 39 36 35 31 27 26 24 23 29 41 48 46 Dewpt 46 48 47 45 51 42 40 39 40 31 26 25 24 19 16 14 12 14 16 19 22 RH 80 64 41 34 58 66 66 74 86 73 67 66 75 71 65 65 62 53 36 31 38 Wind dir SE S S SE S SE SE S W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S Wind spd 17 21 24 24 20 13 13 13 16 24 26 25 18 17 16 13 12 11 11 10 4 Wind gust 27 32 37 37 33 25 28 35 36 36 28 27 Clouds FW FW SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 60 100 40 10 0 QPF 12hr 0.19 0.20 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C C Rain shwrs S D C Snow C S S Tstms S L C Wind chill 37 28 24 23 19 15 14 12 11 19 34 Min chill 36 23 17 13 10 13 36 Date Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 Wed 03/19/25 Thu 03/20/25 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 35 70 44 73 32 40 21 42 Temp 36 36 62 63 48 44 65 62 45 35 39 35 28 23 36 37 Dewpt 24 25 34 38 37 36 41 43 38 30 31 27 23 18 22 22 PWind dir S SW S S N N NW NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN WY BZ GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 40 80 40 10 Rain S C L S Snow S L D C S $$ IAZ094-142100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 77 43 49 27 53 Temp 54 62 75 74 60 54 53 50 45 44 46 45 40 35 34 30 27 34 47 52 50 Dewpt 48 50 47 47 44 35 35 41 36 33 29 28 27 26 21 17 15 17 18 19 22 RH 80 65 37 38 55 48 50 71 70 65 51 51 59 69 58 58 60 49 31 27 33 Wind dir S S S S S S S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW Wind spd 18 20 24 25 20 20 19 20 21 21 21 20 17 14 13 13 11 11 11 10 6 Wind gust 29 33 43 49 41 33 31 32 34 35 35 35 25 24 Clouds CL FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW PoP 12hr 70 40 5 20 0 QPF 12hr 0.27 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S Rain shwrs L C Snow S S Tstms L C Wind chill 37 35 38 36 32 26 24 19 17 26 Min chill 36 32 30 22 15 17 Wind Y Y Y Date Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 Wed 03/19/25 Thu 03/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 40 72 51 76 44 54 27 47 Temp 41 41 65 66 54 52 71 68 57 47 54 42 33 29 42 43 Dewpt 24 25 35 39 39 39 42 43 43 39 37 29 25 20 21 22 PWind dir S SW S S SW NW NW NW Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 60 50 5 Rain S C L C Snow C S $$ IAZ017-142100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 76 40 43 21 44 Temp 49 58 71 76 68 56 53 50 47 41 37 34 28 26 25 23 21 26 37 43 41 Dewpt 46 50 49 45 51 48 43 42 40 35 28 25 24 19 15 13 11 12 16 18 21 RH 89 75 46 33 54 74 69 74 76 79 70 69 85 74 65 65 65 55 42 36 44 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE S SE SE S W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W Wind spd 19 23 26 26 21 18 17 16 16 21 27 28 21 21 20 19 18 16 14 12 6 Wind gust 31 34 41 40 36 31 27 26 28 34 39 42 33 31 29 28 Clouds SC FW SC B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 100 40 10 0 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.37 0.05 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C C Rain shwrs L C Snow C S Tstms L C Wind chill 32 24 20 15 12 11 8 6 13 28 36 Min chill 38 23 14 10 6 9 31 Date Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 Wed 03/19/25 Thu 03/20/25 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 31 65 41 70 32 39 20 37 Temp 32 33 57 59 45 42 62 60 45 36 38 35 27 22 33 33 Dewpt 22 23 34 37 36 35 43 43 38 30 32 27 22 17 21 22 PWind dir S S SE SE NE N NW NW Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ WY BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 40 80 50 10 Rain S C L S Snow S L D C S Tstms S $$ IAZ049-142100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 42 46 24 48 Temp 53 63 74 77 64 53 51 49 46 43 42 39 33 30 28 26 24 30 41 47 43 Dewpt 47 51 48 46 51 45 42 41 40 36 32 28 27 23 18 15 13 15 18 19 22 RH 80 65 40 33 63 74 71 74 79 76 67 64 78 75 66 62 62 53 39 32 43 Wind dir SE S S SE S SE SE S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W Wind spd 17 21 25 27 25 18 18 18 18 24 26 25 18 17 16 14 13 13 13 11 5 Wind gust 32 40 47 42 33 28 31 35 36 39 28 Clouds FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 100 30 20 0 QPF 12hr 0.13 0.23 0.01 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C C C Rain shwrs S D S Snow S S Tstms S L S Wind chill 39 34 32 28 21 18 16 13 12 19 33 Min chill 38 30 20 15 10 12 36 Wind Y Y Y Date Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 Wed 03/19/25 Thu 03/20/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 33 69 44 73 37 49 23 42 Temp 34 35 61 62 48 45 67 64 50 40 49 38 29 24 36 37 Dewpt 23 25 35 39 38 38 44 44 41 35 36 30 23 20 22 22 PWind dir S SW S S SW N NW NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 30 70 60 10 Rain C C L S Snow L L C $$ IAZ086-142100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 615 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 51 28 50 Temp 56 65 78 79 65 55 55 53 49 47 48 47 41 36 32 30 28 33 44 50 47 Dewpt 52 53 49 46 50 44 38 39 40 37 34 31 31 28 23 20 17 18 20 21 23 RH 86 65 36 31 58 66 53 59 71 68 58 53 67 72 69 66 63 53 38 31 38 Wind dir SE S S SE S S S S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W Wind spd 18 20 24 26 25 20 21 23 23 25 25 23 17 16 16 14 13 14 14 12 6 Wind gust 31 34 42 49 44 37 36 35 34 35 35 27 27 26 26 25 Clouds FW CL FW B1 OV SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW PoP 12hr 60 80 10 30 5 QPF 12hr 0.15 0.20 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C Rain shwrs D Snow C S S Tstms L Wind chill 39 39 32 26 22 19 16 23 37 Min chill 37 31 21 15 18 38 Wind Y Y Y Date Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 Wed 03/19/25 Thu 03/20/25 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 36 72 51 76 46 57 27 46 Temp 37 38 65 66 53 52 69 69 59 49 57 46 34 30 41 42 Dewpt 24 25 37 40 40 40 45 46 44 41 41 35 27 23 25 24 PWind dir S SW S S SW W NW NW Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20 60 60 10 Rain S C L L Snow L C $$