Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
IAZ060-272100-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 26 58 39 66
Temp 30 36 40 39 34 30 28 27 37 50 57 56 47 42 41 41 51 60 64 62
Dewpt 18 17 17 19 23 22 21 20 23 29 34 39 37 35 35 36 42 46 47 48
RH 60 45 39 44 64 72 75 74 56 44 42 53 68 76 79 82 71 60 54 60
Wind dir W W W W W W E E SE SE S S SE SE S SE S S S SE
Wind spd 11 11 11 9 4 3 3 5 6 6 8 5 8 8 6 8 13 14 13 9
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B2 OV B1 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C
Tstms S
Wind chill 21 28 33 33 21
Min chill 18 31 26 20 24 36 34 37
Date Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 43 59 36 57 42 54 32 50
Temp 52 44 53 54 41 37 51 53 47 43 51 49 40 35 46 48
Dewpt 46 40 40 37 34 33 38 39 40 39 42 36 32 29 31 28
PWind dir SW N N E NE NE N NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 20 40 80 60 30 10
Rain shwrs C S S C C L D L C C S
Tstms S S S C S
$$
IAZ039-272100-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 38 22 48 31 62
Temp 28 34 36 34 29 26 24 23 32 42 47 46 39 35 33 32 44 56 59 57
Dewpt 17 19 19 18 19 18 17 17 18 23 28 32 30 27 27 27 35 43 46 46
RH 63 54 50 51 66 71 74 77 56 46 47 58 70 72 78 81 70 62 62 67
Wind dir W W W W W NW W SW W W W E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 13 13 14 11 8 5 4 3 4 5 4 4 6 6 8 9 11 14 17 13
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S
Wind chill 17 25 27 26 21 18 18 26 28 26 24 37
Min chill 13 25 17 16 19 27 23 27
Date Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 41 57 33 54 38 51 31 49
Temp 48 43 52 51 38 34 48 49 41 38 47 46 37 32 46 44
Dewpt 45 41 41 37 33 30 36 36 35 34 39 36 31 28 30 27
PWind dir E NW N NE NE NE N NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 40 70 70 40 10
Rain shwrs C C C L L L L C S
Tstms S S S S
$$
IAZ048-272100-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 39 25 54 35 64
Temp 28 34 37 37 30 28 26 26 35 46 53 51 43 39 37 37 48 59 62 59
Dewpt 17 17 18 20 22 20 20 19 22 29 34 39 36 34 34 34 41 47 48 48
RH 63 49 46 50 72 71 78 74 59 51 48 63 76 82 89 89 77 64 60 67
Wind dir W W W W W NW NE E SE SE S E E SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind spd 12 13 13 10 4 3 3 3 5 5 6 5 6 8 6 6 12 13 13 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S
Tstms S
Wind chill 17 25 28 30 33 31
Min chill 15 25 23 20 23 33 30 33
Date Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 40 57 34 55 39 52 31 50
Temp 48 41 52 51 38 35 48 50 43 39 49 46 37 33 46 45
Dewpt 45 39 40 36 33 31 38 38 38 37 41 36 32 29 31 28
PWind dir N N N E NE NE N NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 40 80 70 30 10
Rain shwrs S S C C C D L C C S
Tstms S S S S
$$
IAZ004-272100-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 30 15 41 27 55
Temp 19 25 28 26 19 17 17 16 27 36 40 36 30 29 29 30 39 49 53 49
Dewpt 12 15 15 15 14 13 14 12 18 23 27 29 26 25 26 28 35 40 43 43
RH 74 65 58 62 80 84 88 84 68 59 59 75 85 85 88 92 85 71 69 80
Wind dir W W W W W W W S S SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE E
Wind spd 13 14 16 11 6 4 3 3 6 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 13 13 12 9
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S
Wind chill 6 13 16 16 10 10 19 30 30 22 20 19 20 31
Min chill 3 13 9 9 12 28 20 19 23
Date Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 31 47 27 47 32 45 26 46
Temp 38 31 42 40 31 29 41 42 35 33 40 39 31 28 41 41
Dewpt 36 30 31 29 27 27 32 32 31 31 33 30 27 24 26 26
PWind dir N N N NE NE NE N NW
Wind char GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 40 70 60 20 10
Frzg rain S
Rain shwrs S C C L L L C S
Snowshwrs S S S S
$$
IAZ035-272100-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 35 22 50 32 62
Temp 23 29 32 32 26 24 23 24 33 42 48 45 39 35 34 34 45 57 59 57
Dewpt 15 16 17 19 18 18 18 19 22 28 32 36 33 31 31 32 39 45 47 47
RH 71 58 53 58 71 77 81 81 63 57 54 70 79 85 89 92 79 64 64 69
Wind dir W W W W NW NW SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind spd 11 13 14 9 5 4 2 4 5 6 8 5 8 8 9 9 11 14 12 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S
Wind chill 12 18 22 24 19 18 18 27 28 27 27 39
Min chill 9 20 17 17 20 39 28 26 30
Date Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 35 53 30 53 35 48 29 49
Temp 44 36 48 47 33 32 46 48 39 36 44 42 34 30 45 44
Dewpt 41 34 36 33 29 29 35 36 35 34 37 33 29 26 28 26
PWind dir N N N NE NE NE N NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 40 80 60 30 10
Rain shwrs S S C C L D L C C
Tstms S
$$
IAZ094-272100-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 44 28 63 42 69
Temp 30 38 42 40 34 32 30 29 43 55 62 58 49 46 44 43 52 62 67 64
Dewpt 19 18 21 23 23 21 22 22 29 37 38 39 38 38 38 38 44 48 48 49
RH 63 44 43 50 64 63 72 75 57 51 41 49 66 73 79 82 74 60 50 58
Wind dir W W W W SW S S SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 9 10 11 6 4 4 4 4 6 9 12 9 11 12 10 10 18 17 17 12
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C
Tstms S
Wind chill 22 31 35 38 37
Min chill 19 33 27 23 26 37 39
Date Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 44 62 39 59 44 58 33 51
Temp 54 45 57 56 44 39 53 55 48 46 56 49 41 35 47 47
Dewpt 48 43 43 40 37 36 42 43 44 45 46 39 35 31 32 29
PWind dir SW N NE E NE NE N NW
Wind char BZ GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 20 40 70 60 30 10
Rain shwrs C S S C C L L L C C S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
IAZ017-272100-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 33 18 45 27 58
Temp 23 29 31 30 23 21 20 20 29 39 44 40 31 29 29 29 39 51 56 52
Dewpt 15 18 17 17 16 14 14 14 16 21 25 28 25 22 22 23 33 41 44 45
RH 71 63 56 58 74 74 77 77 58 48 47 62 78 75 75 78 79 68 64 77
Wind dir W W W W W W W SW W W SW E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 14 16 16 11 8 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 8 9 10 10 13 16 16 11
Wind gust 18
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C
Wind chill 11 17 20 20 14 12 12 13 23 25 20 20 20 31
Min chill 8 19 11 11 16 36 20 18 22
Date Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 34 50 29 50 33 46 27 47
Temp 42 36 46 43 32 30 43 45 36 33 43 41 33 29 42 41
Dewpt 41 34 36 33 29 28 34 33 32 32 36 33 28 25 29 25
PWind dir NE NW N NE NE NE N NW
Wind char GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 40 70 60 30 10
Rain shwrs C S C L L L L C S
Snowshwrs S S S
Tstms S
$$
IAZ049-272100-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 38 22 51 32 63
Temp 27 33 36 34 27 24 24 24 33 43 50 48 40 36 34 34 46 57 60 57
Dewpt 17 19 18 20 20 20 19 19 21 27 32 36 34 32 31 32 39 45 47 48
RH 65 56 47 56 74 84 81 81 61 53 50 63 79 85 89 92 76 64 62 72
Wind dir W W W W W NW NW SE SE S S E E E SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind spd 12 13 12 9 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 6 6 10 13 13 10
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms S
Wind chill 16 23 27 27 20 28
Min chill 14 25 18 18 22 29 27 31
Date Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 40 57 33 55 37 51 30 49
Temp 48 41 52 50 37 33 48 49 41 38 48 45 36 31 45 43
Dewpt 45 41 41 37 33 31 37 37 37 36 41 36 32 28 31 28
PWind dir NE NW N NE NE NE N NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 40 80 70 30 10
Rain shwrs C S C C L D L L C S
Tstms S S S S S S
$$
IAZ086-272100-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft
916 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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 27 60 40 67
Temp 32 39 42 41 35 31 30 28 39 51 58 56 47 43 41 42 52 62 66 63
Dewpt 20 18 17 20 23 21 21 22 25 31 34 39 37 36 36 37 42 46 47 48
RH 61 42 36 42 61 66 69 78 57 46 40 53 68 76 82 82 69 56 50 58
Wind dir W W W W W SW W E SE S SW S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 11 13 12 10 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 9 10 8 9 13 16 14 10
Wind gust 26 25
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C
Tstms C
Wind chill 23 31 36 35 29 37 36
Min chill 20 33 25 22 25 37 35 39
Date Sat 03/30/24 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 47 64 39 59 43 57 34 50
Temp 55 49 59 57 44 40 53 54 48 44 56 51 41 36 46 47
Dewpt 48 46 45 41 37 35 40 41 42 42 46 40 35 32 32 30
PWind dir SW NW N E E NE N NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 40 70 70 40 10
Rain shwrs C S S C C L L L C C S
Tstms C S S C C S S S
$$