Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
IAZ060-290900-
Des Moines-Polk IA
41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
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 26 58 39 65 40
Temp 32 29 29 37 49 57 56 46 42 41 40 50 60 63 62 56 51 46 41
Dewpt 20 21 22 26 31 35 38 37 35 35 36 42 47 47 48 47 45 42 38
RH 61 72 75 64 50 43 51 71 76 79 85 74 62 56 60 72 80 86 89
Wind dir S SE SE E SE S NE E E E E SE S S SE E NW NW NW
Wind spd 3 3 2 4 5 6 5 8 6 6 8 11 13 13 8 5 8 11 16
Clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1
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 S S
Tstms S S
Wind chill 33
Min chill 28 25 28 38 34 38 33
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 57 38 55 42 52 32 52 33 61
Temp 52 54 42 38 49 53 45 42 48 47 38 33 46 49 38 33 54 56
Dewpt 37 37 33 33 39 40 39 39 41 36 31 28 30 29 28 27 32 32
PWind dir N NE E NE NE N NW NW NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 40 60 60 40 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S C C C L L L C S
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ039-290900-
Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA
42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 21 46 30 59 39
Temp 28 29 27 30 40 45 44 35 31 31 32 41 53 57 55 50 46 43 40
Dewpt 20 23 21 20 24 27 30 27 26 24 27 32 41 45 45 45 44 42 39
RH 71 78 78 66 52 49 57 72 81 75 81 70 64 64 69 83 93 96 96
Wind dir SW NW N N W W N NE E E E SE SE SE SE E E NW NW
Wind spd 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 13 17 17 12 9 5 8 13
Clouds SC B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C
Wind chill 24 23 23 33 32
Min chill 22 22 24 38 24 22 27 32
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 55 34 52 38 49 29 50 30 59
Temp 50 49 38 35 47 48 41 38 46 44 35 30 46 46 35 30 51 52
Dewpt 39 36 32 30 36 36 35 35 40 36 30 27 30 28 27 24 32 32
PWind dir NW NE E NE NE N NW NW NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 50 70 70 40 10 10 5
Rain shwrs C C L L L L C C
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ048-290900-
Ames-Story IA
41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
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 23 53 35 62 37
Temp 32 31 29 33 44 51 50 41 37 35 36 46 57 60 58 52 47 42 39
Dewpt 26 25 24 24 30 35 38 35 32 31 34 40 47 49 48 47 44 41 36
RH 78 78 81 69 57 54 63 79 82 85 92 79 69 67 69 83 89 96 89
Wind dir SW E NE E E SE NE E E E E SE SE SE E E NW NW NW
Wind spd 3 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 9 11 13 13 8 5 6 11 16
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S S
Wind chill 27 28 29 36 30
Min chill 28 25 26 31 28 32 29
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 55 35 53 39 50 29 51 31 60
Temp 50 50 39 35 48 49 42 39 46 44 35 31 46 47 36 32 52 54
Dewpt 37 36 33 31 39 39 38 37 41 35 30 27 31 30 28 26 33 33
PWind dir N NE E NE NE N NW NW NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 50 70 70 40 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S C C C L L L C S
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ004-290900-
Estherville-Emmet IA
43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 13 38 25 53 29
Temp 22 20 19 23 33 37 35 27 26 27 29 37 47 50 47 42 37 33 30
Dewpt 17 15 15 17 22 27 29 25 24 25 28 32 39 42 42 40 35 32 28
RH 81 81 84 77 63 67 78 92 92 92 96 82 74 74 83 93 92 96 92
Wind dir NW NW N E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E N NW NW NW
Wind spd 4 4 3 5 5 5 8 8 9 10 13 14 14 13 8 6 13 17 17
Wind gust 24 28 27
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S
Wind chill 15 13 15 28 19 17 18 18 28 27 22 18
Min chill 14 12 14 27 16 16 22 26 18
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 47 29 46 33 42 24 49 29 58
Temp 42 41 31 29 40 42 36 33 38 38 30 27 43 44 33 30 49 51
Dewpt 31 30 27 27 34 34 33 32 33 30 26 22 27 28 27 25 32 33
PWind dir N NE E NE N N NW NW NW
Wind char BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 40 60 60 30 5 5 5
Frzg rain S
Rain shwrs C C C L L C C
Snowshwrs S S S C
$$
IAZ035-290900-
Fort Dodge-Webster IA
42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
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 20 47 32 60 32
Temp 31 28 28 31 40 46 44 36 33 33 33 43 54 57 54 48 42 38 34
Dewpt 27 24 22 23 29 33 35 32 29 28 32 37 44 47 46 43 40 36 32
RH 85 85 78 72 64 60 70 85 85 82 96 79 69 69 74 83 93 92 92
Wind dir NW NE NE E E E NE E E E E SE SE SE E E NW NW N
Wind spd 2 4 5 6 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 12 14 12 6 5 8 12 14
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S S
Wind chill 22 24 30 25 25 25 36 30 24
Min chill 28 20 21 39 25 24 29 36 24
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 52 32 51 35 47 27 50 29 60
Temp 47 47 35 33 46 46 38 36 43 40 32 28 45 46 34 30 52 53
Dewpt 34 33 30 29 36 36 34 35 37 32 27 24 30 28 27 26 33 33
PWind dir N NE E NE NE N NW NW NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 40 70 60 30 10 5 5
Rain shwrs S C C C L L L C S
Snowshwrs S S
Tstms S
$$
IAZ094-290900-
Lamoni-Decatur IA
40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 30 63 44 69 42
Temp 32 32 31 43 55 62 60 50 46 45 44 53 62 66 65 58 53 47 43
Dewpt 22 24 24 31 38 39 40 38 38 38 38 45 48 49 49 48 48 44 41
RH 66 72 75 62 53 43 47 63 73 76 79 74 60 54 56 69 83 89 93
Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW
Wind spd 5 5 5 8 10 13 6 6 8 8 9 17 16 14 10 10 9 12 13
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C
Sprinkles
Tstms S S
Wind chill 26 26 25 38 36
Min chill 25 24 29 38 36
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 61 40 60 45 57 32 53 33 63
Temp 57 55 43 41 53 55 48 46 54 49 39 34 47 48 38 34 55 56
Dewpt 40 39 36 37 44 45 44 44 46 39 33 29 30 29 29 29 32 33
PWind dir N NE E NE N N N NW NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 30 50 60 60 40 10 5 5
Rain shwrs C C C L L L C C S
Tstms S S S
$$
IAZ017-290900-
Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA
43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
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 15 42 25 55 32
Temp 24 24 21 26 37 42 39 29 26 27 28 37 48 53 50 44 41 37 34
Dewpt 19 18 17 17 20 24 27 24 23 22 23 29 38 42 43 42 40 36 32
RH 81 77 84 68 50 48 62 81 88 81 81 72 68 66 77 93 96 96 92
Wind dir NW NW NW N NW NW NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE E N NW NW
Wind spd 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 11 13 17 17 10 6 6 12 14
Wind gust 27
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C
Wind chill 17 20 23 18 18 18 28 29 24
Min chill 16 16 17 34 18 17 21 35 23
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 50 29 50 34 44 26 48 27 57
Temp 45 43 32 30 44 44 36 34 41 38 31 27 43 43 32 28 49 49
Dewpt 35 32 28 27 34 35 33 32 37 32 27 24 29 27 25 24 32 31
PWind dir NW NE E NE NE N NW NW NW
Wind char BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ
Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 70 70 40 10 10 5
Rain shwrs C C L L L L C
Snowshwrs S S
$$
IAZ049-290900-
Marshalltown-Marshall IA
42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 22 50 32 61 37
Temp 30 30 28 32 43 49 47 38 34 33 33 43 55 58 55 50 46 42 39
Dewpt 23 23 24 22 27 32 35 32 29 27 32 36 44 47 47 46 45 42 38
RH 75 75 85 66 53 52 63 79 82 78 96 76 66 67 74 86 96100 96
Wind dir SW N NE E E E NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E N NW NW
Wind spd 5 2 4 5 3 4 6 8 8 9 9 11 13 13 8 5 5 9 14
Clouds B2 B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms S S
Wind chill 23 26 32 27 25 25 37 31
Min chill 23 23 23 27 24 30 31
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 55 34 52 37 50 28 50 28 59
Temp 50 49 37 34 47 48 41 37 46 44 35 30 45 45 34 30 51 51
Dewpt 38 37 32 31 37 37 36 36 41 36 30 27 31 29 27 25 33 33
PWind dir NW NE E NE NE N NW NW NW
Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 50 70 70 40 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C C L L L C C
Tstms S S
$$
IAZ086-290900-
Ottumwa-Wapello IA
41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft
1230 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024
Date 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24 Sat
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 27 59 39 68 45
Temp 31 29 30 38 51 58 56 46 42 40 40 51 62 66 63 58 55 51 46
Dewpt 22 22 23 26 31 35 37 38 36 36 37 42 47 47 48 48 49 47 44
RH 69 75 75 62 46 42 49 73 79 85 89 71 58 50 58 69 80 86 93
Wind dir SW S S SW SW SW NE E SE E SE S S S S S SW W NW
Wind spd 4 4 5 5 6 9 5 8 6 8 8 12 13 13 10 10 11 10 13
Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C
Tstms C C
Wind chill 24
Min chill 26 23 26 37 35 39
Date 03/30 Sun 03/31/24 Mon 04/01/24 Tue 04/02/24 Wed 04/03/24
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 62 40 58 44 57 34 52 33 61
Temp 58 56 43 41 52 54 47 45 53 50 40 35 46 48 38 34 54 55
Dewpt 42 40 36 36 41 42 42 42 45 40 34 30 31 30 29 28 32 32
PWind dir NW NE E NE NE N NW NW NW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ BZ GN BZ
Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 50 60 70 40 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C L L L L C S
Tstms S S S
$$