Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
173 FOUS53 KDMX 191717 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 IAZ060-192200- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 40 60 39 52 Temp 45 46 45 43 42 40 40 46 55 59 53 48 45 41 40 43 49 52 48 Dewpt 40 40 40 40 39 39 40 43 45 44 43 44 42 40 39 38 37 37 37 RH 82 79 82 89 89 96100 89 69 57 69 86 89 96 96 82 63 56 65 Wind dir S S SE S S S S SW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 6 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Rain S S S S S Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 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 39 60 37 56 37 52 Temp 41 37 54 51 45 40 56 52 43 38 53 50 43 38 50 47 Dewpt 36 34 41 42 41 38 41 40 38 35 37 37 36 35 37 35 PWind dir NE S SW W W SW SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 5 10 10 20 Rain S S S $$ IAZ039-192200- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 43 38 57 33 52 Temp 41 42 41 40 39 38 38 44 53 56 50 43 40 36 34 39 49 51 45 Dewpt 38 38 38 39 39 38 38 42 44 44 43 42 40 36 34 35 35 33 33 RH 89 86 89 96100100100 93 71 64 77 96100100100 85 58 50 62 Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S SW W NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 4 5 5 6 9 9 5 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 32 55 35 57 33 54 33 50 Temp 35 32 51 49 42 36 54 48 39 34 51 47 39 34 49 44 Dewpt 32 30 37 39 40 36 38 36 36 33 35 33 34 32 34 33 PWind dir NE S SW W W W S S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 5 5 10 20 Rain S S $$ IAZ048-192200- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 45 38 58 36 52 Temp 43 44 43 41 39 39 38 46 54 57 51 45 42 38 37 42 49 51 46 Dewpt 40 40 40 40 39 39 38 43 45 45 44 44 41 38 37 37 37 36 36 RH 89 86 89 96100100100 89 71 64 77 96 96100100 82 63 56 68 Wind dir SE S SE S S S S W NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 9 9 5 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Rain S S S Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 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 35 57 37 58 35 56 35 51 Temp 38 35 52 51 43 38 55 50 41 36 52 49 41 36 49 45 Dewpt 34 33 40 43 41 38 40 40 38 35 37 37 35 35 37 35 PWind dir NE S W W W SW SE SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 5 5 10 20 Rain S S S $$ IAZ004-192200- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 43 37 52 29 48 Temp 41 42 41 40 39 38 38 42 49 51 45 38 35 31 30 36 45 47 42 Dewpt 38 38 39 38 37 38 37 40 43 41 38 36 33 31 29 32 34 34 32 RH 89 86 92 92 92100 96 93 80 68 76 92 92100 96 85 65 60 67 Wind dir S S S S S S W NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 10 11 10 10 10 8 5 8 10 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Obvis PF Wind chill 35 36 35 33 32 32 Min chill 34 35 31 30 31 30 25 26 37 Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 31 55 33 54 31 52 32 49 Temp 34 31 51 47 40 34 51 47 37 32 49 45 38 33 46 42 Dewpt 29 29 39 39 36 33 36 35 32 29 34 33 31 30 33 30 PWind dir S SW W W W W S SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 $$ IAZ035-192200- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 45 38 56 31 51 Temp 43 44 43 40 39 38 38 42 52 55 48 42 38 35 32 38 47 50 44 Dewpt 40 40 39 39 38 38 38 42 44 43 41 40 37 35 32 35 35 34 34 RH 89 86 86 96 96100100100 74 64 77 93 96100100 89 63 54 68 Wind dir S S S S S S SW W NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 6 8 5 Clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 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 32 57 35 57 33 54 33 51 Temp 35 32 52 50 42 36 54 49 39 34 51 48 39 34 48 45 Dewpt 32 31 39 40 39 35 38 37 35 33 36 35 34 32 35 32 PWind dir E SW W W W SW S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 5 10 20 Rain S $$ IAZ094-192200- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 48 42 61 42 51 Temp 46 47 45 44 44 42 42 49 57 60 55 50 47 45 43 44 49 51 49 Dewpt 41 40 40 40 41 41 41 45 47 46 45 46 45 44 42 42 42 41 40 RH 83 76 82 86 89 96 96 86 69 60 69 86 93 96 96 93 77 68 71 Wind dir SW SW SE S S S S S NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 6 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 0 10 5 30 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.09 0.35 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C C C C C C C Wind chill 37 Min chill 37 38 36 36 Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 39 57 39 60 38 56 38 51 Temp 43 39 54 51 45 40 57 52 43 38 53 50 42 39 49 45 Dewpt 39 37 44 44 43 40 43 40 38 36 39 38 38 36 38 38 PWind dir NE W SW W W SE SE E Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 5 10 20 20 Rain C S S S S $$ IAZ017-192200- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 42 36 53 29 47 Temp 40 41 40 38 37 37 37 42 50 52 47 40 37 33 30 36 44 47 41 Dewpt 38 38 38 38 37 37 37 41 44 43 41 38 36 33 30 33 34 33 32 RH 92 89 92100100100100 96 80 71 79 92 96100100 89 68 58 70 Wind dir S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Obvis PFPF+ Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 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 30 54 33 53 31 52 32 48 Temp 33 30 50 47 40 34 50 46 37 32 49 45 38 33 46 42 Dewpt 29 28 37 39 38 34 37 35 33 30 34 33 33 30 33 30 PWind dir SE SW W W W W S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 20 Rain S $$ IAZ049-192200- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 44 38 58 34 51 Temp 41 42 42 40 39 38 38 44 53 56 50 43 41 37 35 39 48 51 45 Dewpt 39 39 40 40 39 38 38 43 45 45 43 42 40 37 35 37 36 35 34 RH 92 89 93100100100100 96 74 66 77 96 96100100 92 63 54 65 Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S SW W NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 8 5 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle Rain S S S Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 33 55 36 57 34 54 34 50 Temp 36 33 52 49 42 37 54 49 39 35 51 47 39 35 49 44 Dewpt 33 31 39 41 40 37 40 38 36 33 36 35 34 33 36 34 PWind dir NE S W W W SW SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 5 5 10 20 Rain S S S $$ IAZ086-192200- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1117 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 Date Wed 11/19/25 Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 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 40 61 41 53 Temp 45 46 46 43 42 41 41 48 58 60 55 49 46 43 41 44 50 53 49 Dewpt 40 41 41 41 42 41 40 46 48 47 46 46 45 43 41 41 40 39 39 RH 82 83 83 93100100 96 93 69 62 72 89 96100100 89 68 59 68 Wind dir SE S SE SE S S SE S SW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 8 8 9 10 9 8 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 5 10 5 20 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.16 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S S S C C C C C Date Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 Tue 11/25/25 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 38 60 37 57 37 52 Temp 42 37 53 51 45 39 57 52 42 37 54 51 42 38 50 47 Dewpt 37 35 42 43 42 39 42 40 38 36 37 37 36 35 38 38 PWind dir NE S SW W W SW SE E Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 10 0 0 5 10 20 20 Rain C S S S S $$