Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
IAZ060-270900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 58 78 61 72 49
Temp 61 62 63 61 59 65 72 76 73 67 64 63 62 65 68 71 69 64 60 56 51
Dewpt 59 57 57 56 55 56 60 61 60 59 58 59 59 60 60 59 57 56 54 50 47
RH 93 84 81 84 87 73 66 60 64 75 81 87 90 84 76 66 66 75 81 80 86
Wind dir SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S E SE SE SE S S S S S SW W W
Wind spd 17 18 18 16 10 11 13 11 10 8 11 11 12 18 21 19 16 13 11 11 12
Wind gust 27 21 32 31
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 80 60 90 100 60
QPF 12hr 0.37 0.02 0.96 0.34 0.07
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L C S S C L D D D D D D D L L S S
Tstms L C S S C L D D D D D D D L L S S
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 67 49 78 52 73 51 69 45 67
Temp 60 65 54 52 73 73 60 55 70 70 59 54 67 67 53 48 63 66
Dewpt 46 47 46 47 56 55 51 49 51 50 49 47 48 45 41 40 43 43
PWind dir W S SW NW NE E NW NW N
Wind char BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 40 50 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C S S
$$
IAZ039-270900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 54 77 59 71 51
Temp 53 58 61 61 59 66 73 75 72 64 61 60 60 65 68 69 67 62 59 57 53
Dewpt 51 55 57 57 56 56 58 59 60 58 56 56 58 62 62 62 59 58 57 54 51
RH 93 90 87 87 90 70 59 58 66 81 84 87 93 90 81 78 75 87 93 90 93
Wind dir SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W NE E E E SE S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 19 19 20 19 17 18 17 14 8 8 9 11 13 17 20 19 18 16 14 13 12
Wind gust 33 29 28 28 32 31 28
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 70 50 90 100 80
QPF 12hr 0.37 0.01 0.86 0.56 0.12
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C L C S S L D D D D D D D D D C C S
Tstms C C C S S L D D D D D D D D D C C S
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 65 46 76 50 72 49 69 42 64
Temp 60 61 50 49 72 70 57 52 69 67 55 51 65 64 50 45 61 62
Dewpt 48 46 44 45 55 54 51 46 48 50 48 46 47 44 40 37 40 40
PWind dir W SW S W NW NE NW NW N
Wind char BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 30 50 40 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms S C C S C C C S S
$$
IAZ048-270900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 55 76 59 72 48
Temp 59 62 61 60 56 64 72 74 71 64 61 60 61 64 67 70 69 61 58 53 49
Dewpt 56 57 56 56 53 55 57 58 60 59 57 58 59 61 61 59 58 57 54 50 47
RH 90 84 84 87 90 73 59 57 68 84 87 93 93 90 81 68 68 87 86 89 93
Wind dir SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW NE E SE SE S S S S S SW W W
Wind spd 18 19 18 16 11 12 12 10 8 6 10 12 12 16 18 17 14 13 10 11 11
Wind gust 26 21 29
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 80 50 90 100 70
QPF 12hr 0.29 0.07 1.05 0.44 0.08
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L L S C L D D D D D D D L L C C
Tstms L C S C L D D D D D D D L L C C
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 65 47 77 50 72 49 69 43 67
Temp 58 63 51 50 72 71 57 52 68 68 55 51 65 65 50 46 62 64
Dewpt 46 47 46 47 56 55 50 48 51 51 49 47 48 45 41 39 42 42
PWind dir W S SW NW N NE NW N N
Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 50 50 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S C C C S S
$$
IAZ004-270900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 51 67 49 66 43
Temp 53 54 55 54 52 57 62 65 61 54 51 51 51 55 60 64 62 54 50 47 44
Dewpt 52 53 52 51 49 50 51 51 50 48 48 48 49 53 55 57 54 51 46 44 41
RH 96 96 90 90 89 77 67 60 67 80 89 89 93 93 84 78 75 90 86 89 89
Wind dir SE SE S SW SW W W NW N NE NE NE NE E SE S SE SW W W W
Wind spd 21 19 17 17 17 17 13 10 11 12 14 17 16 16 16 14 13 13 12 14 16
Wind gust 31 28 25 27 25 26
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 70 20 90 90 70
QPF 12hr 0.31 0 0.40 0.48 0.10
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C L C S C D D D D D D L L C C
Tstms C C C S C D D D D D D L L C C
Wind chill 37
Min chill 35
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 59 43 73 46 69 44 65 40 63
Temp 52 56 45 47 69 67 52 48 65 65 51 46 61 61 45 42 58 60
Dewpt 42 42 41 43 52 48 43 40 43 43 43 41 42 39 36 35 38 38
PWind dir W SW SW W NW N NW N N
Wind char BZ GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 30 40 40 30 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
IAZ035-270900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 53 74 54 71 45
Temp 56 59 59 56 54 60 68 72 69 61 56 56 56 62 66 69 66 58 53 49 46
Dewpt 54 56 54 52 50 52 54 53 53 52 53 54 55 59 59 58 55 54 50 47 43
RH 93 90 83 86 86 75 61 51 57 72 90 93 96 90 78 68 68 86 89 93 89
Wind dir SE SE S SW SW SW W W N NE E E E SE S S S SW SW W W
Wind spd 21 20 18 16 12 13 11 9 6 9 11 12 10 13 14 14 11 11 10 12 12
Wind gust 27 23
Clouds OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 80 30 90 100 70
QPF 12hr 0.20 0 0.48 0.38 0.09
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L L S C L D D D D D D L L C C
Tstms L C S C L D D D D D D L L C C
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 46 76 48 72 46 68 40 66
Temp 56 60 48 48 72 69 54 49 67 67 53 48 64 63 48 43 60 62
Dewpt 43 44 44 45 55 52 46 44 46 47 46 44 45 41 38 36 40 39
PWind dir W S SW NW NW NE NW N N
Wind char GN GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 40 40 50 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms C C C S S S S
$$
IAZ094-270900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 77 60 72 49
Temp 66 64 64 63 61 67 72 75 73 67 64 63 61 63 67 70 68 62 59 54 50
Dewpt 61 59 59 59 59 62 64 64 62 60 60 59 60 61 61 60 58 57 56 52 49
RH 84 84 84 87 93 84 76 69 68 78 87 87 97 93 81 71 70 84 90 93 96
Wind dir S S S SW S SW S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 20 17 18 14 11 14 16 14 11 12 14 13 13 23 19 20 17 14 12 10 10
Wind gust 27 28 27 26 26 24 34 31 32 23
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 80 60 90 100 60
QPF 12hr 0.14 0.06 0.77 0.37 0.07
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L C S S C L L D D D D D D D L L S S
Tstms L C S S C L L D D D D D D D L L S S
Tornado A
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 67 51 78 54 74 53 68 46 67
Temp 62 65 55 52 73 73 61 56 70 71 59 55 66 65 53 48 64 66
Dewpt 48 50 49 48 59 58 54 52 56 54 53 51 52 49 44 43 46 46
PWind dir W S S NW E E N N N
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 40 50 50 30 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms C C C C C C C C S
$$
IAZ017-270900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 51 72 52 69 46
Temp 51 55 56 57 54 59 65 70 67 58 54 53 54 58 64 66 64 58 55 51 48
Dewpt 49 52 54 53 51 52 53 53 53 51 50 51 53 56 60 59 57 56 53 49 46
RH 93 90 93 86 90 78 65 55 61 77 86 93 96 93 87 78 78 93 93 93 93
Wind dir SE SE S S SW SW SW W N N NE E E E S S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 20 19 18 18 17 18 16 12 9 10 11 12 13 13 18 16 13 12 11 12 13
Wind gust 32 31 28 26
Clouds OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 70 20 90 100 80
QPF 12hr 0.29 0 0.42 0.45 0.13
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C L C S S C D D D D D D D D C C
Tstms C C C S C D D D D D D D D C C
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 61 43 75 47 70 45 66 39 62
Temp 54 57 45 46 70 67 53 49 66 65 51 48 62 61 45 41 58 59
Dewpt 44 44 42 43 54 52 46 43 45 46 45 44 43 41 37 35 38 38
PWind dir W SW SW W NW NE NW NW N
Wind char BZ GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 50 40 40 20 20 20
Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S S
$$
IAZ049-270900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 58 76 58 71 49
Temp 57 60 62 61 59 65 72 74 71 63 60 59 60 64 67 69 67 60 58 54 50
Dewpt 54 58 58 57 56 57 59 60 61 59 57 57 59 61 61 60 58 57 55 53 49
RH 90 93 87 87 90 75 64 62 71 87 90 93 96 90 81 73 73 90 90 96 96
Wind dir SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW E E E SE S S S S S S SW W
Wind spd 19 19 20 19 14 14 16 12 8 6 10 11 11 16 20 18 14 14 11 11 12
Wind gust 33 27 25 26 23 32 31 25
Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 60 60 90 100 70
QPF 12hr 0.43 0.05 1.58 0.49 0.09
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C L C S C D D D D D D D D L L C C S
Tstms C C C S C D D D D D D D D L L C C S
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 65 46 76 49 72 48 69 41 65
Temp 59 61 50 48 72 69 56 52 68 67 54 51 65 64 49 43 61 62
Dewpt 47 46 44 46 55 54 51 47 50 51 48 47 48 45 40 38 41 41
PWind dir W SW S W NW NE NW NW N
Wind char BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 30 50 50 40 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C S S S S
Tstms S C C C S C C C S S
$$
IAZ086-270900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
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 62 79 63 72 54
Temp 62 63 64 64 64 68 74 77 75 68 66 65 64 66 68 71 69 64 62 59 56
Dewpt 59 58 59 60 60 63 64 64 63 60 60 61 61 62 62 61 60 59 58 56 54
RH 90 84 84 87 87 84 71 64 66 76 81 87 90 87 81 71 73 84 87 90 93
Wind dir SE S S S S SW SW S S S S S SE S S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 17 18 19 17 16 18 19 17 12 11 14 12 14 18 21 21 18 18 17 13 13
Wind gust 29 28 31 33 28 25 23 29 34 34 31 29
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 50 50 90 90 70
QPF 12hr 0.07 0.08 0.92 0.40 0.12
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C L D D D D D D D L L S S S
Tstms C C C L D D D D D D D L L S S S
Date 04/29 Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24
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 67 50 78 54 75 53 70 46 67
Temp 63 65 54 52 74 74 61 57 71 71 59 56 67 67 55 48 63 65
Dewpt 50 50 48 48 56 58 56 53 54 54 53 51 51 49 43 42 45 44
PWind dir W SW S W NE SE W NW NW
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 40 40 50 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C C C S S S
Tstms S S C C C C C C C S
$$