Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
413 FOUS53 KDMX 150615 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 IAZ060-161000- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 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 1 28 22 37 26 Temp 3 4 9 20 27 24 25 26 28 27 28 34 36 31 29 29 29 30 Dewpt -3 -3 0 7 13 17 22 24 26 25 27 28 29 27 26 27 27 27 RH 75 72 66 56 55 74 88 92 92 92 96 78 75 85 88 92 92 88 Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW W SW S S S S Wind spd 2 2 5 10 11 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 9 5 5 8 9 10 Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill -1 9 17 14 14 16 19 17 19 26 30 25 22 21 20 21 Min chill -3 -4 -5 10 11 16 17 24 20 20 Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 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 44 16 21 2 10 -3 9 -3 18 Temp 40 36 29 20 18 15 9 4 6 9 3 -2 4 8 1 -2 12 15 Dewpt 32 30 23 12 5 1 -4 -7 -9-10-11 -12-11 -9-11 -11 -5 0 PWind dir SW N N N NW NW NW W SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ039-161000- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 0 25 21 37 25 Temp 1 1 6 17 24 23 23 23 26 26 29 34 35 29 27 27 27 28 Dewpt -5 -5 -3 3 10 14 19 21 24 25 27 27 27 25 25 24 25 25 RH 75 75 66 53 54 68 84 92 92 96 92 75 72 85 92 88 92 88 Wind dir W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW W SW S S S Wind spd 2 2 5 12 13 12 12 11 11 13 13 14 12 5 5 8 10 11 Wind gust 24 Clouds CL CL FW SC B2 OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries C Wind chill -6 4 11 10 11 13 15 15 18 24 27 23 20 18 17 18 Min chill -3 -6 -10 7 8 12 15 22 17 16 Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 43 14 20 -2 7 -7 6 -6 15 Temp 39 34 27 18 17 13 6 1 2 6 -1 -5 1 5 -3 -6 8 11 Dewpt 31 28 21 9 3 0 -5 -10-12-13-14 -14-14-12-15 -15 -9 -5 PWind dir SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW Wind char GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ048-161000- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 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 -3 27 21 36 24 Temp 0 1 6 18 25 24 25 26 26 26 27 33 35 28 26 27 27 28 Dewpt -4 -5 0 8 16 19 23 23 25 25 27 30 30 28 26 26 26 27 RH 83 75 76 64 68 81 92 88 96 96100 89 82100100 96 96 96 Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W SW S S S S Wind spd 2 2 5 10 12 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 10 5 5 8 9 10 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill -4 6 14 13 14 16 16 15 17 24 28 22 19 19 18 19 Min chill -2 -8 -8 9 12 14 14 22 18 17 Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 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 42 13 19 -1 7 -6 8 -5 16 Temp 38 33 26 17 16 13 6 1 4 6 0 -5 2 7 -2 -5 10 13 Dewpt 33 30 22 10 4 1 -4 -8-10-10-12 -13-10 -9-11 -12 -4 1 PWind dir W N N NW NW NW NW W SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ004-161000- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 0 30 23 36 25 Temp 0 2 7 20 29 29 26 26 26 24 26 32 35 29 27 29 29 28 Dewpt -6 -5 0 11 20 24 25 24 26 23 24 27 27 26 25 26 26 27 RH 75 72 72 67 69 81 96 92100 96 92 81 72 88 92 88 88 96 Wind dir S SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW W SW S S S SW Wind spd 5 9 13 17 19 16 14 13 13 14 13 13 11 8 11 14 16 14 Wind gust 29 26 Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill -12-13 -9 5 16 17 14 15 14 11 14 22 27 21 17 18 17 17 Min chill -10 -14 -14 8 14 11 11 20 17 16 Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 40 6 13 -8 3 -12 3 -10 15 Temp 36 31 19 9 10 7 1 -5 -2 2 -5 -11 -3 2 -6 -9 8 10 Dewpt 29 23 13 0 -2 -5 -9 -15-15-13-15 -17-15-12-16 -17 -8 -2 PWind dir NW N NW NW NW NW NW W SW Wind char BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ035-161000- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 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 -5 29 21 37 24 Temp -1 1 7 20 27 26 25 24 25 24 26 33 35 29 27 27 27 28 Dewpt -6 -5 0 10 18 21 24 23 24 23 26 28 29 27 26 26 26 27 RH 79 75 72 64 68 81 96 96 96 96100 82 78 92 96 96 96 96 Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W SW S S S S Wind spd 2 3 8 12 13 11 10 10 10 11 10 11 10 5 6 9 10 10 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill -7 -8 -5 7 15 15 14 14 15 14 16 25 28 23 20 18 17 19 Min chill -9 -9 -10 9 12 12 12 22 17 17 Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 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 42 9 16 -5 7 -8 6 -7 16 Temp 38 32 23 13 13 10 4 -2 2 5 -2 -7 1 5 -4 -6 10 12 Dewpt 32 26 18 5 1 -3 -7 -12-13-13-13 -15-12-11-14 -14 -5 -1 PWind dir W N N N NW NW NW W SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ094-161000- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 5 26 19 38 26 Temp 6 6 10 20 25 20 22 24 28 27 29 36 37 30 28 27 28 28 Dewpt -3 -2 0 6 11 16 20 22 26 25 27 30 29 27 26 27 27 28 RH 66 69 63 54 55 84 92 92 92 92 92 79 72 88 92100 96100 Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W SW S S S S Wind spd 2 3 5 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 8 5 5 8 10 10 Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 0 8 14 9 11 14 18 17 20 28 31 24 21 19 19 19 Min chill 2 -2 -4 8 8 14 17 23 18 18 Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 43 18 23 4 12 -3 11 -2 17 Temp 39 34 30 22 20 17 11 6 9 10 4 -2 6 9 1 -2 12 14 Dewpt 32 30 26 15 7 2 -1 -5 -8-10 -9 -11-11 -9-11 -11 -4 1 PWind dir SW N N N NW NW NW NW SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ017-161000- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 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 -1 26 21 35 24 Temp 0 -1 5 17 24 24 23 24 26 26 27 31 33 28 26 26 27 28 Dewpt -7 -7 -3 6 14 19 22 22 25 25 26 27 27 25 24 24 25 25 RH 71 75 69 61 65 81 96 92 96 96 96 85 78 88 92 92 92 88 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW SW S S S S Wind spd 3 5 10 13 16 13 13 12 13 14 14 14 11 5 8 10 12 12 Wind gust 26 24 25 Clouds FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 10 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill -7-12-10 3 10 12 11 13 15 14 16 21 25 22 18 16 16 17 Min chill -5 -12 -14 7 9 13 13 20 16 15 Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 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 40 9 15 -8 3 -11 3 -10 14 Temp 36 31 22 13 11 8 1 -5 -1 1 -5 -10 -3 2 -6 -9 7 9 Dewpt 31 25 16 4 1 -3 -8 -13-13-13-15 -16-15-13-16 -17 -9 -4 PWind dir W NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW Wind char GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ049-161000- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max -3 25 19 36 24 Temp -1 0 5 16 23 22 21 23 24 24 27 33 34 27 25 25 26 27 Dewpt -6 -5 -1 7 13 15 20 20 23 24 27 28 29 26 24 24 25 26 RH 79 79 76 67 65 74 96 88 96100100 82 82 96 96 96 96 96 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W SW S S S Wind spd 2 2 5 11 13 11 11 10 10 11 11 13 10 5 5 8 10 11 Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill -6 4 11 10 10 11 14 13 17 23 26 20 18 17 16 17 Min chill -7 -9 -10 6 8 12 13 19 16 16 Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 42 14 19 -3 7 -7 6 -6 15 Temp 37 33 26 17 16 12 5 -1 3 5 -1 -5 1 5 -3 -6 9 11 Dewpt 32 29 21 9 5 0 -4 -10-11-12-12 -14-12-11-13 -14 -7 -2 PWind dir SW N N NW NW NW NW NW SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ086-161000- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1214 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 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 2 26 20 37 25 Temp 4 5 10 21 26 22 22 24 26 26 29 34 36 30 28 28 29 29 Dewpt -3 -3 0 5 10 14 18 21 25 25 27 29 29 27 26 27 27 27 RH 72 69 63 49 50 71 84 88 96 96 92 82 75 88 92 96 92 92 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W SW S S S Wind spd 2 2 5 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 10 5 5 8 10 11 Wind gust 23 23 23 Clouds FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 0 10 15 11 10 12 15 15 18 25 29 21 20 20 20 Min chill -3 -4 -4 9 8 11 15 24 19 18 Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25 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 46 19 24 3 11 -2 10 -2 17 Temp 41 36 32 23 21 18 11 6 7 10 4 -1 5 10 1 -1 12 14 Dewpt 33 32 26 16 8 3 -1 -5 -8-10-10 -11-10 -9-10 -11 -5 1 PWind dir SW NW N N NW NW NW NW SW Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$