Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
503 FOUS53 KDMX 240852 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 IAZ060-251000- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 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 44 55 47 55 29 Temp 45 45 47 52 54 53 51 50 49 48 49 54 52 45 39 36 33 30 Dewpt 44 44 45 48 49 49 49 49 49 48 49 47 39 30 28 26 24 22 RH 96 96 93 86 83 86 93 96100100100 77 61 55 64 67 69 72 Wind dir S S S S S SE S S SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW Wind spd 6 5 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 3 8 12 17 14 18 18 18 18 Wind gust 28 25 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 5 70 40 20 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C L L C C S S Obvis PF PF Wind chill 38 30 26 22 18 Min chill 36 25 17 Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 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 38 21 36 22 34 25 33 24 32 Temp 36 34 28 22 33 31 26 22 32 31 28 25 31 31 29 25 30 30 Dewpt 19 17 17 15 16 16 16 15 16 19 22 23 26 26 26 25 27 25 PWind dir NW NW NW N E E NE NE N Wind char BZ GN LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 40 40 50 40 Rain C C C Snow C C C C C C C C $$ IAZ039-251000- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 37 52 45 55 27 Temp 40 41 45 50 51 48 47 47 46 46 49 53 52 45 39 35 31 28 Dewpt 39 40 45 46 48 47 47 47 46 46 49 48 43 36 31 28 26 23 RH 96 96100 86 89 96100100100100100 83 71 70 73 75 81 81 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W NW Wind spd 6 6 8 10 8 4 4 4 2 3 5 9 14 17 19 21 24 24 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 70 70 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.10 0.07 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain L L L L S S C C C C S S Obvis F+ PF PF PF Wind chill 38 29 23 18 14 Min chill 33 37 37 22 13 Dense Fog Y Y Y Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 35 19 33 17 32 21 31 21 32 Temp 33 30 24 20 30 27 21 18 29 28 23 22 30 29 25 22 30 28 Dewpt 20 16 15 14 14 14 15 13 14 15 18 18 21 22 24 22 24 23 PWind dir NW NW NW NW NE E E NE N Wind char WY BZ GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 10 40 40 50 40 Rain S C Snow C C C C C C C C $$ IAZ048-251000- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 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 40 53 46 54 27 Temp 43 43 46 50 52 51 49 49 47 47 49 52 50 42 37 34 31 28 Dewpt 42 43 46 48 50 49 49 49 47 47 48 47 40 31 30 27 25 22 RH 96100100 93 93 93100100100100 96 83 68 65 75 75 78 78 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW W W W W W NW NW NW Wind spd 6 5 8 8 6 4 3 3 2 3 6 13 17 14 18 19 20 19 Wind gust 28 25 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 70 60 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C L L L C S S S S Obvis PF PF PF PF PF Wind chill 34 27 22 18 15 Min chill 38 39 34 21 14 Dense Fog Y Y Y Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 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 36 19 34 20 34 23 32 22 31 Temp 34 32 26 20 32 29 24 20 31 29 25 23 30 30 26 23 29 28 Dewpt 20 18 17 15 16 16 16 14 16 19 22 21 25 26 26 23 26 24 PWind dir NW NW NW N E E E NE N Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 40 40 50 40 Rain C Snow C C C C C C C C $$ IAZ004-251000- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 39 53 40 48 23 Temp 41 43 46 50 52 50 46 44 42 41 42 46 44 37 31 29 26 24 Dewpt 40 42 45 47 48 46 45 43 41 39 40 39 33 30 26 23 21 18 RH 96 96 96 89 86 86 96 96 96 92 93 76 65 75 81 78 81 77 Wind dir S S S SW S S S W NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 10 9 8 8 5 4 4 3 3 4 10 17 19 19 24 25 25 24 Wind gust 31 32 36 35 35 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 70 40 40 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.14 0.02 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C L L C C C C S S C Snow S C C Obvis PF PF PF PF PF PF PF Wind chill 35 36 39 35 27 18 15 11 8 Min chill 33 38 38 36 25 15 8 Dense Fog Y Y Y Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 31 16 30 15 29 17 27 15 24 Temp 30 27 21 17 27 24 19 16 26 25 21 18 25 24 19 16 22 21 Dewpt 18 16 13 11 14 13 11 9 14 16 16 15 20 20 17 15 19 17 PWind dir NW NW NW N E E NE NE N Wind char WY GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 20 30 30 40 40 Snow S C C C C C C C C $$ IAZ035-251000- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 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 40 52 43 51 25 Temp 43 44 46 50 51 49 47 47 45 44 46 49 47 40 34 31 29 26 Dewpt 42 43 45 48 49 47 47 46 45 44 45 43 36 30 28 26 24 20 RH 96 96 96 93 93 93100 96100100 96 80 65 67 78 81 81 78 Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW Wind spd 6 8 6 6 5 4 3 3 2 3 9 14 18 17 20 20 20 19 Wind gust 28 31 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 5 70 40 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.18 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C L L C C C C Obvis PF PF PF PF PF PF Wind chill 31 22 18 16 12 Min chill 37 31 18 12 Dense Fog Y Y Y Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 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 35 18 33 18 31 20 31 19 28 Temp 33 30 23 19 30 27 21 18 29 27 23 21 28 27 24 20 26 24 Dewpt 19 17 15 13 15 15 14 12 15 18 19 18 23 23 22 20 22 20 PWind dir NW NW NW N E E NE NE N Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 40 40 50 40 Snow S C C C C C C C C $$ IAZ094-251000- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 44 54 47 56 29 Temp 46 46 47 51 53 52 50 50 49 49 49 54 52 44 39 36 33 30 Dewpt 44 45 47 49 50 49 50 50 49 49 49 48 39 30 27 26 24 22 RH 93 96100 93 89 89100100100100100 80 61 57 62 67 69 72 Wind dir S S S S S S S S W W W W NW W W NW NW NW Wind spd 8 6 5 6 6 4 2 3 3 3 6 12 17 13 14 16 17 16 Wind gust 28 26 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 10 70 40 20 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0.04 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S L L L C C S S Obvis F+ F+PF+ PF PF PF PF PF PF PF Wind chill 37 31 26 22 19 Min chill 36 25 16 Dense Fog Y Y Y Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 38 21 38 23 36 26 35 27 35 Temp 36 34 28 22 35 32 27 24 33 32 29 27 33 33 30 28 33 31 Dewpt 20 16 17 16 16 16 18 17 18 21 24 26 28 29 30 28 30 28 PWind dir NW NW NW NE E E NE NE NE Wind char BZ LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 30 50 60 50 Rain C C L C C Snow C C C C S C C $$ IAZ017-251000- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 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 38 52 43 50 24 Temp 40 42 45 49 51 49 47 45 45 44 46 49 47 40 34 31 27 25 Dewpt 40 42 44 46 48 46 46 45 45 44 46 44 40 32 29 26 24 21 RH 100100 96 89 89 89 96100100100100 83 76 73 82 81 88 84 Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW Wind spd 9 9 8 8 6 4 4 3 2 3 5 12 16 16 19 21 24 24 Wind gust 26 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 70 70 40 30 QPF 12hr 0 0.17 0.07 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S L L L L S S C C C C S S Snow S C C Obvis PF+ PF PF PF PF PF F PF PF Wind chill 32 23 18 12 9 Min chill 34 37 31 18 8 Dense Fog Y Y Y Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 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 31 16 29 15 29 18 28 16 27 Temp 29 27 22 17 27 24 19 16 27 26 21 19 26 25 21 17 25 24 Dewpt 19 16 14 13 15 13 13 11 14 14 16 15 21 20 20 17 21 19 PWind dir NW NW NW NW NE E NE NE N Wind char WY GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 10 40 40 40 40 Snow C C C C C C C C $$ IAZ049-251000- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 38 53 45 55 27 Temp 42 42 46 50 51 50 48 48 46 46 49 53 51 43 37 34 30 28 Dewpt 41 42 45 47 48 48 47 48 46 46 48 48 42 33 30 27 25 22 RH 96100 96 89 89 93 96100100100 96 83 71 67 75 75 81 78 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W NW NW Wind spd 6 6 8 9 6 4 4 4 3 3 5 11 17 14 17 18 20 19 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 5 70 70 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.04 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S L L L L S C C C C Obvis PF+ PF PF PF PF PF Wind chill 36 28 22 17 15 Min chill 36 38 35 21 13 Dense Fog Y Y Y Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 36 19 33 18 32 21 32 22 32 Temp 33 31 24 20 30 27 22 18 30 28 24 22 30 30 25 23 30 28 Dewpt 20 17 15 14 15 15 15 13 15 16 19 19 24 24 24 23 26 24 PWind dir NW NW NW NW E E E NE N Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 40 40 60 40 Rain C C Snow C C C C L C C C $$ IAZ086-251000- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 252 AM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Date 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 Wed 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 42 54 46 58 30 Temp 44 45 47 51 53 51 49 50 48 48 50 56 56 47 42 38 34 31 Dewpt 43 44 46 48 49 49 49 49 48 48 50 50 47 37 29 28 25 24 RH 96 96 96 89 86 93100 96100100100 80 72 68 60 67 69 75 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W W W W W Wind spd 8 6 8 6 8 4 4 3 3 2 5 9 14 13 17 18 19 19 Wind gust 25 27 29 32 32 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 60 50 30 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.07 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S L C C C S S C C C C Obvis PF+PF+ PF PF PF Wind chill 33 28 22 19 Min chill 39 27 17 Dense Fog Y Y Y Date 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 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 38 21 36 21 35 25 35 27 36 Temp 36 35 28 22 33 31 26 22 33 31 27 25 32 33 29 28 34 33 Dewpt 20 18 17 16 16 16 16 15 16 18 22 24 27 28 29 28 30 29 PWind dir NW NW NW N E E E NE NE Wind char BZ GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 10 40 50 60 50 Rain C L C C Snow C C C C L L S S $$