Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
147 FOUS53 KDMX 172117 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 IAZ060-181000- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 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 43 47 40 52 40 Temp 54 50 47 46 45 45 47 47 44 43 42 41 40 43 49 52 49 44 43 42 42 Dewpt 25 30 37 41 42 43 42 41 40 40 40 40 40 41 41 41 41 41 41 40 41 RH 32 46 68 83 89 93 83 79 86 89 93 96100 93 74 66 74 89 93 93 96 Wind dir E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S SE SE SE S S Wind spd 13 13 11 10 8 8 9 9 6 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Wind gust 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 60 10 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle S Rain S C L C S S Tstms S S Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 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 59 37 48 31 51 35 55 37 55 Temp 57 53 43 38 46 45 38 32 48 47 40 36 52 50 43 38 53 50 Dewpt 45 43 41 36 34 33 32 29 34 36 35 33 39 39 38 36 40 39 PWind dir W N NE NE SW W W SW SW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 40 20 5 5 5 5 10 Rain S S C C C S $$ IAZ039-181000- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 37 42 36 47 36 Temp 47 42 40 39 39 40 42 41 40 38 38 36 37 40 45 47 44 41 39 38 38 Dewpt 24 30 34 36 37 38 39 38 37 37 37 36 37 38 39 39 39 39 39 38 38 RH 40 62 79 89 92 92 89 89 89 96 96100100 92 79 74 82 92100100100 Wind dir E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E SE S S SE S S S S Wind spd 13 14 16 13 12 12 12 11 8 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 Wind gust 26 Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 80 30 5 5 10 QPF 12hr 0.41 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle C C Rain S L D D S Wind chill 34 32 31 31 33 35 35 Min chill 31 29 28 33 31 32 34 35 32 Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 56 31 47 28 49 32 52 35 53 Temp 54 48 38 32 45 42 33 29 46 43 37 33 49 46 40 35 50 47 Dewpt 44 40 37 31 31 31 29 27 32 34 34 31 36 37 37 34 37 36 PWind dir W N N NE S SW W SW W Wind char LT LT GN LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 10 Rain S S S S S S S $$ IAZ048-181000- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 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 45 38 51 38 Temp 50 46 44 43 42 43 44 44 42 39 40 39 39 42 48 51 47 41 41 40 39 Dewpt 26 31 36 39 39 41 41 40 40 39 39 39 39 41 41 41 41 41 40 40 39 RH 39 55 73 86 89 93 89 86 93100 96100100 96 77 68 79100 96100100 Wind dir E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S SE SE S S S Wind spd 13 14 12 11 9 10 10 10 6 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 Wind gust 28 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 70 10 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0.10 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C L C Tstms S S S Wind chill 37 36 36 37 38 38 Min chill 35 34 33 35 33 37 38 36 36 Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 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 57 34 48 30 50 33 54 35 54 Temp 55 50 40 34 46 43 35 30 47 45 38 34 51 48 41 36 51 48 Dewpt 45 42 39 34 33 32 31 28 34 37 35 33 38 39 38 35 40 39 PWind dir W N NE NE SW W W SW SW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 30 20 5 5 5 5 10 Rain S S S C C S $$ IAZ004-181000- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 34 39 34 48 36 Temp 45 40 37 36 36 36 37 38 37 35 35 35 35 39 45 48 44 41 39 38 38 Dewpt 26 34 34 34 34 36 37 37 36 35 34 35 34 37 40 41 40 39 38 38 37 RH 47 79 89 92 92100100 96 96100 96100 96 92 82 77 86 92 96100 96 Wind dir E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S W Wind spd 13 14 13 12 10 10 10 9 5 4 3 3 3 5 9 10 8 8 8 6 6 Wind gust 25 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 90 40 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.59 0.03 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle C S Rain L D D L C S Snow S Wind chill 39 32 29 28 29 29 30 32 31 33 Min chill 38 28 27 26 29 29 29 30 39 33 31 Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 51 27 44 27 48 30 51 33 50 Temp 48 43 33 28 42 38 32 28 45 42 36 31 48 45 38 33 47 44 Dewpt 41 36 31 26 30 29 26 24 33 34 31 28 35 34 33 30 35 34 PWind dir NW N N S SW W W SW W Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 10 10 5 0 5 5 5 $$ IAZ035-181000- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 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 42 37 50 37 Temp 46 42 41 40 39 41 42 41 39 38 38 37 37 41 47 50 45 41 40 39 39 Dewpt 27 32 35 36 37 38 39 38 37 37 37 37 37 39 41 41 40 40 39 39 39 RH 47 67 79 85 92 89 89 89 92 96 96100100 92 79 71 82 96 96100100 Wind dir E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S SE S S S SW Wind spd 14 14 12 11 9 9 10 9 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 Wind gust 28 25 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 70 20 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0.16 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle S Rain L L L L Wind chill 35 34 33 33 35 36 Min chill 39 33 31 31 35 33 36 36 35 34 Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 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 55 30 47 28 50 31 53 33 53 Temp 52 46 37 30 45 41 33 29 47 44 37 32 50 47 39 34 50 47 Dewpt 43 39 36 30 32 30 29 26 33 34 33 31 37 37 36 33 37 36 PWind dir NW N NE E SW W SW SW SW Wind char LT LT GN LT GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 20 20 5 0 5 5 10 Rain S S S $$ IAZ094-181000- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 46 54 39 55 42 Temp 56 53 51 49 48 49 53 52 45 42 42 40 40 44 52 55 50 46 45 44 44 Dewpt 33 38 44 46 47 48 47 44 42 42 41 40 40 41 42 41 41 42 43 43 44 RH 42 57 77 89 96 96 80 74 89100 96100100 89 69 59 71 86 93 96100 Wind dir SE SE SE E NE N N N N NE N NE NE SE S S SE SE SE S S Wind spd 11 11 9 5 5 5 9 9 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 Wind gust 26 23 Clouds OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 30 10 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C S S S S Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 61 40 47 32 50 35 55 38 55 Temp 59 54 46 40 46 44 38 33 48 45 40 36 52 49 43 39 52 49 Dewpt 47 45 44 40 37 36 34 32 35 37 36 36 40 40 40 38 43 42 PWind dir NW NE NE NE W W W SW SW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 50 20 5 5 5 5 20 Rain S S C C C C S S $$ IAZ017-181000- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 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 34 39 33 46 35 Temp 44 39 37 36 36 37 38 38 37 35 36 35 34 38 43 46 43 38 38 37 37 Dewpt 25 31 33 35 34 37 37 37 36 35 35 35 34 37 40 39 39 38 37 37 37 RH 47 73 85 96 92100 96 96 96100 96100100 96 89 76 86100 96100100 Wind dir E E E E E E E NE NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S Wind spd 12 13 13 12 10 10 10 9 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 Wind gust 24 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 90 40 0 5 10 QPF 12hr 0.59 0.02 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle C C Rain C D D D Wind chill 38 31 28 28 29 30 31 32 Min chill 35 28 26 26 31 28 29 30 38 33 32 Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 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 51 28 44 26 47 30 50 33 50 Temp 49 44 35 29 43 39 32 27 44 42 35 31 48 44 38 33 47 44 Dewpt 42 38 34 28 31 29 27 25 32 34 32 30 36 36 34 31 36 34 PWind dir W N N NE SW W W SW W Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 5 0 5 5 10 Rain S $$ IAZ049-181000- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 39 44 37 48 36 Temp 47 43 42 41 40 42 43 43 41 39 38 37 37 40 46 48 45 41 39 38 38 Dewpt 25 31 34 37 38 40 40 39 39 38 38 37 37 40 40 40 40 39 39 38 38 RH 42 62 73 85 92 93 89 86 92 96100100100100 79 74 82 92100100100 Wind dir E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S SE SE S S S Wind spd 12 13 13 11 10 10 10 10 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 Wind gust 25 24 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 70 20 0 0 10 QPF 12hr 0.20 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle S S Rain C C L L Tstms S S Wind chill 36 34 34 33 35 37 37 Min chill 32 32 31 35 32 32 33 35 34 Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 56 33 47 28 50 32 52 35 53 Temp 54 48 39 33 45 42 34 29 47 44 37 33 49 46 40 35 51 47 Dewpt 45 42 38 33 33 31 30 27 33 35 34 32 38 38 37 34 38 37 PWind dir W N NE NE SW W W SW SW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 30 20 5 5 5 5 10 Rain S S S C C S $$ IAZ086-181000- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 316 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu 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 45 50 39 52 40 Temp 53 50 47 47 47 48 50 49 44 42 43 40 40 43 49 52 49 43 42 41 41 Dewpt 24 30 37 41 43 46 45 44 42 41 41 40 40 41 41 41 42 41 41 41 41 RH 32 46 68 79 86 93 83 83 93 96 93100100 93 74 66 77 93 96100100 Wind dir E E SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E S SW SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 13 13 12 10 9 8 9 10 8 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 Wind gust 25 25 23 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 70 10 0 0 20 QPF 12hr 0.10 0.01 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C L C S S S Tstms S S Date 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25 Sun 11/23/25 Mon 11/24/25 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 61 38 48 30 51 35 55 38 56 Temp 57 54 45 38 46 45 38 31 48 46 40 36 52 49 43 39 53 50 Dewpt 47 45 44 38 36 34 33 30 33 35 35 34 39 40 40 37 40 41 PWind dir SW N NE NE W SW W SW SW Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 50 30 5 5 5 5 20 Rain S S C C C C C S $$