Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
IAZ060-250900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 41 65 45 66 51
Temp 45 41 51 61 65 64 54 51 47 45 55 64 66 64 57 55 53 52
Dewpt 37 38 35 35 33 34 35 34 36 37 41 43 43 41 41 42 46 48
RH 73 89 54 38 30 32 48 52 65 73 59 46 43 43 55 61 77 86
Wind dir N NE E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 4 5 6 5 5 6 6 9 9 10 13 18 18 19 21 21 21 23
Wind gust 32 32 34 36 36 36
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 100
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.62
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C D D D
Tstms S C C C C
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 69 59 79 59 72 48 63 45 75
Temp 61 68 65 61 73 74 63 60 67 69 57 49 58 62 51 47 70 73
Dewpt 56 57 57 57 58 57 57 57 59 55 49 45 45 44 42 43 52 54
PWind dir SE S SW SE S SW W SW S
Wind char WY WY BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 70 50 90 90 40 10 5 10
Rain shwrs D D L S S C D D D D C S
Tstms C C C S S C C C C C C S
$$
IAZ039-250900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 36 61 39 66 47
Temp 40 36 45 56 61 59 48 43 41 40 52 63 66 63 54 51 49 48
Dewpt 35 31 31 28 27 26 29 30 30 32 35 37 36 33 35 38 39 42
RH 82 82 58 34 27 28 47 60 65 73 52 38 33 32 48 61 68 80
Wind dir N NE E NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 8 10 14 18 18 17 18 20 23 24
Wind gust 32 35 40
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.41
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S C C
Wind chill 30 33
Min chill 28 31 38 32 35 39
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 66 56 76 57 72 48 63 44 73
Temp 54 61 62 61 73 71 59 59 67 66 56 50 58 58 49 45 67 70
Dewpt 50 55 59 58 59 58 56 56 60 57 52 47 47 44 42 42 50 51
PWind dir SE S SW E S SW W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 90 50 90 90 60 20 10 10
Rain shwrs D D D C C C L D D D L S S
Tstms C C L C S C C C C C C S
$$
IAZ048-250900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 65 43 67 49
Temp 43 38 49 58 63 62 50 47 44 43 53 63 66 63 55 53 50 50
Dewpt 38 35 34 33 31 32 33 33 35 36 40 43 42 40 40 41 44 46
RH 82 89 56 39 30 32 52 58 70 76 61 48 42 43 57 64 80 86
Wind dir N NE E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 9 9 10 14 18 19 18 21 23 25 23
Wind gust 34 34 37 36
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 100
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.69
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S S C C C
Wind chill 37
Min chill 34 33 37 39
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 68 57 77 57 71 47 62 44 75
Temp 59 66 62 59 72 72 59 58 67 66 54 48 57 60 48 45 69 71
Dewpt 55 58 58 56 58 58 56 57 59 56 50 45 45 44 42 43 52 54
PWind dir SE S SW SE S SW W SW S
Wind char WY WY BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 80 50 90 90 40 20 5 10
Rain shwrs D D D S S C D D D D C S S
Tstms C C L S S C C C C C C S
$$
IAZ004-250900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 36 63 44 67 47
Temp 39 36 48 57 62 61 50 47 45 44 55 65 67 64 54 50 49 48
Dewpt 35 34 33 33 31 30 32 31 33 35 40 41 41 40 39 40 42 44
RH 85 92 56 40 31 31 50 53 62 70 57 41 39 41 57 68 77 86
Wind dir NE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 8 6 8 10 9 11 12 13 18 23 25 25 25 25 25 26
Wind gust 28 34 36 36 40 39 39 41
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.84
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L L D D D
Tstms S C C C C
Wind chill 39 37
Min chill 31 33 37 38
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 63 52 68 48 61 41 57 41 73
Temp 56 59 56 54 63 62 51 49 56 56 47 43 52 55 45 43 66 69
Dewpt 51 54 54 51 52 50 48 48 50 48 44 40 40 39 40 40 48 49
PWind dir SE S W NE NE NW W SW S
Wind char WY BZ BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 90 20 80 90 50 20 5 10
Rain shwrs D D D C S C D D L C S S
Tstms C C C C S C C C C S
$$
IAZ035-250900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 65 43 67 47
Temp 42 37 48 58 63 61 50 46 44 43 54 64 67 64 54 51 49 48
Dewpt 38 36 33 32 30 30 31 31 34 36 40 42 42 39 38 40 44 45
RH 86 96 56 37 29 31 48 55 68 76 59 45 40 40 54 66 83 89
Wind dir N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 5 5 8 8 9 10 10 14 19 20 19 21 21 24 21
Wind gust 32 34 36 34
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.73
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L L D D D
Tstms S C C C C
Wind chill 38 37
Min chill 31 33 37 39
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 66 54 75 53 69 44 62 42 75
Temp 58 64 59 55 68 68 55 54 64 61 50 46 55 58 46 44 68 71
Dewpt 53 55 55 52 54 54 52 53 56 52 47 43 43 42 41 42 51 51
PWind dir SE S SW NE SE SW W SW S
Wind char WY WY BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 80 30 90 90 50 20 5 10
Rain shwrs D D D S C L D D L C S S
Tstms C L L S S C C C C C S
$$
IAZ094-250900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 40 66 46 65 51
Temp 44 41 54 62 64 63 53 50 47 46 55 62 65 63 57 55 54 54
Dewpt 35 36 42 40 39 40 40 40 40 40 44 46 46 45 45 47 50 53
RH 70 82 64 44 40 43 61 68 76 79 66 56 50 52 64 74 86 96
Wind dir NW N NE NE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 5 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 10 14 16 19 18 20 21 21 23
Wind gust 26 31 28 32 34 34 34
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 100
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.67
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C L L D D D
Tstms S S C C C C
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 71 60 79 59 72 47 64 46 75
Temp 64 69 64 62 73 71 63 61 67 67 56 49 59 62 51 48 70 72
Dewpt 60 59 60 60 62 60 60 59 61 57 51 46 48 48 45 45 56 56
PWind dir SE S SW S S SW W SW S
Wind char WY WY BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 60 60 90 90 40 10 10 10
Rain shwrs D D L C L D D D L C S
Tstms C C L S C L C C C C S
$$
IAZ017-250900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 33 60 39 65 45
Temp 37 33 43 54 59 58 46 43 41 40 52 63 65 63 52 48 47 46
Dewpt 33 30 30 30 29 27 29 29 30 32 37 40 38 34 35 37 39 41
RH 85 89 60 40 32 30 51 57 65 73 56 43 37 34 52 65 74 83
Wind dir NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 16 19 20 19 18 21 23 23
Wind gust 31 28 34 36 35
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 80
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.58
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S C C C
Wind chill 37 35 33 39 38
Min chill 27 28 36 33 36 38
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 63 52 72 52 67 44 60 41 72
Temp 53 58 58 56 67 66 53 53 60 60 51 46 53 55 45 43 65 68
Dewpt 49 54 55 54 54 55 51 51 55 53 48 43 43 42 40 40 49 50
PWind dir SE S SW NE SE SW W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 90 30 80 90 60 20 5 10
Rain shwrs D D D C S C L D D D L C S
Tstms C C L C S C C C C C S
$$
IAZ049-250900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 36 62 39 65 47
Temp 40 36 47 58 61 60 48 44 41 40 53 63 65 63 53 51 49 47
Dewpt 36 33 32 30 28 29 30 30 32 34 38 40 40 36 37 39 42 44
RH 85 89 56 34 28 31 49 57 70 79 57 43 40 36 54 63 77 89
Wind dir N NE NE NE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 6 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 10 14 18 18 16 18 20 21 21
Wind gust 28 35 37 36
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.55
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S C C C
Wind chill 30 35 33 39
Min chill 30 31 39 33 36 39
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 66 56 77 56 72 46 62 42 73
Temp 56 64 61 60 72 71 59 58 67 66 55 48 57 58 47 45 68 69
Dewpt 53 57 58 58 59 58 56 57 60 56 52 45 46 44 42 42 51 53
PWind dir SE S SW SE S SW W W SW
Wind char WY WY BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 80 50 90 90 50 20 10 10
Rain shwrs D D D C C C D D D D C C S
Tstms C C L C S C C C C C C C
$$
IAZ086-250900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft
244 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 41 63 42 65 50
Temp 43 41 51 59 63 62 50 47 44 44 53 62 65 63 56 55 53 52
Dewpt 37 38 38 36 34 35 35 36 37 37 40 42 42 40 41 42 44 48
RH 79 89 61 42 34 36 56 65 76 76 61 48 43 43 57 61 71 86
Wind dir N NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 5 8 8 8 5 5 8 8 9 11 13 17 17 14 18 20 21 21
Wind gust 25 29 34 34 34
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 90
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.54
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C D D D
Tstms S C C C
Wind chill 38
Min chill 35 37 36 38
Date 04/26 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 69 61 79 61 74 50 65 46 74
Temp 59 67 65 64 73 73 64 62 70 69 60 53 60 61 51 48 69 72
Dewpt 56 59 60 61 63 62 60 60 62 59 55 49 49 47 45 45 53 55
PWind dir SE S SW S S SW W SW SW
Wind char WY WY BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN
Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 100 70 60 90 90 50 20 10 10
Rain shwrs D D L S S L D D D D C C S S
Tstms C C C S S C C C C C C C
$$