Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
198 FOUS53 KDMX 171632 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 IAZ060-172200- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 53 41 48 39 53 Temp 52 52 50 47 45 44 42 43 47 47 44 43 42 41 40 43 50 53 50 Dewpt 22 23 27 31 37 39 39 39 39 39 38 40 40 39 39 40 41 41 41 RH 31 32 41 53 73 82 89 86 74 74 79 89 93 92 96 89 71 64 71 Wind dir SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S SE Wind spd 14 16 13 13 11 10 8 8 9 9 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 Wind gust 28 24 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 30 60 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C L C C Tstms S S S Wind chill 39 Min chill 38 36 35 38 36 37 Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 41 59 39 48 34 51 34 54 Temp 44 43 57 54 46 40 45 45 39 35 47 45 39 35 51 48 Dewpt 41 42 48 46 42 37 36 35 35 33 35 35 35 32 38 38 PWind dir SE SW N NE N W W W Wind char LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW PoP 12hr 30 30 30 40 30 5 5 5 Rain C C C C C C C C S $$ IAZ039-172200- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 50 36 43 35 48 Temp 48 48 42 39 38 37 37 38 42 43 40 39 38 37 36 39 45 48 44 Dewpt 22 22 24 29 34 35 35 36 36 36 36 38 38 36 36 38 38 39 39 RH 35 35 48 67 85 92 92 92 79 76 85 96100 96100 96 76 71 82 Wind dir SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E SE S S SE Wind spd 12 13 13 14 16 13 12 12 12 11 8 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 Wind gust 26 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 40 80 50 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.32 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain L D D L C C Wind chill 35 31 29 28 29 30 35 37 34 Min chill 37 35 29 27 27 32 31 32 32 Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 36 56 34 47 31 49 31 52 Temp 39 38 53 50 41 34 44 41 34 31 46 43 37 32 49 45 Dewpt 38 38 45 44 38 34 33 33 31 30 34 35 34 31 35 35 PWind dir SE SW N N NE S W W Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 30 20 30 30 10 5 5 Rain S C C S S S C C S $$ IAZ048-172200- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 51 39 46 38 52 Temp 50 50 46 43 41 41 40 41 45 45 42 41 40 39 38 42 49 52 47 Dewpt 24 24 27 32 35 38 36 37 38 38 37 40 39 39 38 40 41 42 42 RH 36 36 47 65 79 89 85 85 76 76 82 96 96100100 93 74 69 83 Wind dir SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S SE Wind spd 14 16 13 14 12 11 9 10 10 10 6 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 Wind gust 25 28 28 25 Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC PoP 12hr 50 60 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.10 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S L C L C C S Tstms S S Wind chill 36 34 34 33 35 39 Min chill 39 38 31 31 31 35 33 36 37 Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 39 59 36 47 32 50 32 53 Temp 42 40 56 52 42 37 44 43 36 33 46 44 37 32 50 47 Dewpt 41 40 47 45 40 36 35 35 34 32 36 36 35 32 38 38 PWind dir SE SW N NE N W W W Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 30 30 30 20 10 5 5 Rain S C C S C C C S S $$ IAZ004-172200- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 48 33 39 34 49 Temp 47 46 42 37 36 34 34 35 37 39 37 37 37 36 35 39 46 49 45 Dewpt 24 24 26 32 34 34 33 35 35 36 35 36 35 36 35 37 40 40 40 RH 40 42 53 82 92100 96100 92 89 92 96 92100100 92 79 71 82 Wind dir SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S Wind spd 16 18 13 14 13 12 10 10 10 9 5 4 3 3 5 6 10 10 8 Wind gust 28 25 25 Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 60 80 40 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.08 0.53 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C L D D D C Snow C Wind chill 39 35 28 27 25 26 27 30 33 Min chill 36 33 27 25 25 31 29 29 30 39 Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 37 54 29 43 27 48 30 50 Temp 40 39 51 46 36 29 40 38 32 28 44 42 36 31 47 44 Dewpt 39 38 44 39 32 28 31 30 27 26 33 33 31 29 35 33 PWind dir S W N N NW SW W W Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 10 20 10 10 0 5 Rain S $$ IAZ035-172200- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 49 36 43 36 51 Temp 48 48 43 41 39 37 37 39 42 43 40 39 39 38 36 41 48 51 46 Dewpt 24 24 27 32 35 35 35 36 37 37 36 38 38 37 36 40 40 41 40 RH 39 39 53 70 85 92 92 89 82 79 85 96 96 96100 96 74 68 79 Wind dir SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S SE Wind spd 16 16 14 14 12 11 9 9 10 9 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 6 5 Wind gust 27 28 25 Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 60 70 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.04 0.16 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S L L L L C S Wind chill 36 33 31 30 30 32 36 37 Min chill 38 35 31 28 29 34 33 33 34 Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 37 57 33 45 29 50 30 52 Temp 41 39 54 50 39 33 42 40 34 30 45 44 36 31 49 45 Dewpt 40 39 45 43 37 31 33 32 30 29 35 35 32 29 36 35 PWind dir S W N N N SW SW W Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 20 10 0 5 Rain S S S S S S S S $$ IAZ094-172200- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 56 44 53 38 56 Temp 55 55 51 50 47 46 45 47 52 52 45 43 42 40 39 43 51 56 50 Dewpt 25 28 32 37 41 44 42 44 44 42 40 41 41 40 39 41 42 42 42 RH 31 35 48 61 79 93 89 89 74 69 82 93 96100100 93 71 59 74 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE E NE N N N NE NE NE NE E SE S S SE Wind spd 14 13 11 11 9 5 5 5 9 9 5 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 Wind gust 26 29 26 23 Clouds SC B1 OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 20 30 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C S Tstms S Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 43 62 41 48 34 50 35 54 Temp 46 45 60 56 48 42 46 45 40 35 47 45 39 35 51 48 Dewpt 43 45 52 49 45 40 38 37 36 35 36 37 37 35 39 39 PWind dir SE SW NE NE N W W W Wind char LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 40 40 40 50 30 5 5 5 Rain C C C C C C C C $$ IAZ017-172200- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 47 33 40 33 46 Temp 45 46 41 36 35 33 33 34 39 40 36 37 36 35 34 38 43 46 43 Dewpt 22 22 24 30 33 33 33 34 35 36 35 36 36 35 34 37 39 39 39 RH 40 38 50 79 92100100100 85 85 96 96100100100 96 86 76 86 Wind dir SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE E E E SE S S S SE Wind spd 13 13 12 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 Wind gust 25 24 24 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 PoP 12hr 50 90 50 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.54 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S L D D D C C Wind chill 39 34 27 26 24 25 26 32 34 Min chill 34 32 25 24 24 29 28 30 30 38 Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 34 54 30 44 27 47 29 49 Temp 38 36 51 47 37 31 41 38 32 28 44 41 35 30 46 43 Dewpt 38 36 45 41 35 30 32 31 29 27 34 34 32 29 35 35 PWind dir S SW N N NE SW SW W Wind char LT GN LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 30 10 20 20 10 0 5 Rain S C S S $$ IAZ049-172200- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 50 37 44 36 50 Temp 49 49 44 41 40 39 38 40 43 44 41 39 39 38 36 40 46 50 45 Dewpt 22 23 26 31 34 36 35 37 38 37 37 38 38 37 36 39 40 40 40 RH 34 36 49 67 79 89 89 89 82 76 85 96 96 96100 96 79 68 82 Wind dir SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE S S SE Wind spd 13 16 12 13 13 11 10 10 10 10 6 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 Wind gust 26 25 24 24 Clouds B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC PoP 12hr 50 70 40 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.17 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain L L L L C C Tstms S S Wind chill 38 34 32 31 31 33 37 38 Min chill 38 36 31 30 29 34 32 32 32 Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 37 58 35 47 31 49 30 52 Temp 40 39 55 51 41 35 44 42 35 31 46 43 37 31 49 45 Dewpt 39 39 47 45 39 34 34 34 32 31 35 35 34 31 37 37 PWind dir SE SW N NE NE W W W Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 20 30 30 30 30 10 5 5 Rain S C C C C C C C $$ IAZ086-172200- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1031 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 54 43 49 38 53 Temp 52 53 50 47 45 44 44 45 49 48 44 43 42 40 39 43 50 53 49 Dewpt 23 22 26 32 37 40 40 41 41 40 39 41 40 39 39 40 40 41 42 RH 32 29 39 56 73 86 86 86 74 74 82 93 93 96100 89 68 64 77 Wind dir SE SE E E SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S SE Wind spd 13 14 13 13 12 10 9 8 9 10 8 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 Wind gust 27 25 25 23 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 60 20 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.08 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain L C L C S S Tstms S S Wind chill 39 38 Min chill 39 37 37 38 36 34 35 Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 41 61 40 50 35 51 33 55 Temp 43 43 59 56 47 41 47 46 40 36 48 45 39 34 52 48 Dewpt 41 43 50 49 45 39 38 38 36 35 36 37 36 34 38 39 PWind dir SE S N NE NE W W W Wind char LT LT GN GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 30 40 40 40 30 10 5 5 Rain C C C C C C C C S $$