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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
000 FOUS53 KDMX 180145 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 IAZ060-180900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 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 47 57 37 57 35 Temp 56 53 52 49 50 52 56 56 48 43 38 37 49 55 57 55 47 44 38 35 Dewpt 42 43 45 44 45 44 41 36 33 31 29 27 28 26 27 28 28 28 27 26 RH 59 69 77 83 83 74 57 47 56 62 70 67 44 32 31 35 47 53 64 69 Wind dir N E N N N N N NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 2 5 9 12 12 12 13 12 11 10 5 5 13 18 18 11 11 12 10 12 Wind gust 23 28 32 21 Clouds SC B1 OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 80 80 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.35 0.10 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S D D L S Tstms S S S Wind chill 37 37 32 27 Min chill 37 32 35 36 27 Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 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 53 32 59 39 65 46 65 43 67 Temp 49 51 38 34 54 57 44 41 61 62 54 46 61 62 49 44 63 64 Dewpt 25 25 27 27 28 29 31 32 37 40 42 40 40 38 37 38 41 41 PWind dir NW NW NW SW S SW NW NE SE Wind char BZ LT GN LT GN BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 40 50 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C C S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ039-180900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 45 56 35 54 32 Temp 49 46 46 45 48 51 54 53 45 41 36 35 47 52 54 51 43 39 34 32 Dewpt 45 44 41 43 44 44 42 37 35 32 29 28 28 27 26 26 27 25 25 23 RH 86 93 83 93 86 77 64 54 68 70 75 75 47 38 34 37 53 57 69 69 Wind dir NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW Wind spd 5 4 5 8 8 9 12 12 10 10 8 8 18 25 25 18 13 11 10 12 Wind gust 29 37 41 Clouds SC SC OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 80 90 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.10 0.15 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D L C Wind chill 35 30 29 37 31 26 23 Min chill 39 39 33 27 31 30 23 Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 51 30 58 36 64 44 62 40 65 Temp 48 48 36 31 53 55 41 38 60 59 49 45 59 58 45 41 61 61 Dewpt 26 25 25 25 28 29 30 30 37 40 43 40 41 38 37 35 40 40 PWind dir NW NW NW SW S SW NW N E Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 50 60 10 5 20 Rain shwrs S C L C S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-180900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 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 46 57 34 56 32 Temp 52 49 49 47 48 51 56 54 45 40 36 35 48 54 56 54 45 40 35 32 Dewpt 45 44 44 44 45 44 40 36 33 31 29 27 28 27 27 28 28 28 27 25 RH 77 83 83 89 89 77 55 50 62 70 75 72 46 35 32 36 51 62 72 75 Wind dir W NE N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 4 5 8 11 10 10 13 12 11 10 5 6 14 20 20 13 12 12 10 11 Wind gust 26 34 35 23 Clouds FW B1 OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL CL SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 90 90 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.28 0.12 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S D D L S Tstms S Wind chill 39 34 29 39 33 27 24 Min chill 33 28 32 32 23 Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 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 51 30 58 37 65 44 63 40 67 Temp 48 49 36 32 53 56 41 39 61 60 51 44 60 60 46 42 62 63 Dewpt 26 26 27 26 29 29 32 32 39 42 42 39 41 38 38 38 41 41 PWind dir NW NW NW SW S SW NW N SE Wind char BZ GN GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 50 50 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ004-180900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 42 55 32 50 28 Temp 47 47 43 42 46 51 54 50 41 38 34 32 42 47 50 47 38 35 31 28 Dewpt 43 42 41 39 37 34 32 29 29 27 26 24 23 23 24 23 23 23 21 20 RH 86 83 93 89 71 52 43 44 62 64 72 72 46 38 36 38 54 61 66 71 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 8 10 10 10 13 17 21 18 13 11 10 10 21 26 28 21 17 14 13 12 Wind gust 31 36 42 47 39 27 Clouds B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 90 50 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.56 0.05 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L D C S Wind chill 37 36 33 30 26 24 33 39 39 29 25 21 18 Min chill 36 36 29 23 26 39 23 17 Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 48 28 58 37 61 40 60 38 64 Temp 44 46 34 30 51 55 41 40 56 56 46 40 53 57 42 39 58 60 Dewpt 24 23 24 24 26 27 31 32 39 42 39 35 36 33 34 34 38 39 PWind dir NW NW W S S W NW NE SE Wind char BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 60 40 5 5 20 Rain shwrs C L C S S Tstms S $$ IAZ035-180900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 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 44 56 33 54 29 Temp 51 48 47 45 47 52 55 52 43 39 35 33 46 52 54 51 42 37 32 29 Dewpt 43 43 42 42 42 40 35 31 31 29 28 27 27 25 26 26 27 25 24 22 RH 74 83 83 89 83 63 47 44 62 67 75 78 47 35 34 37 55 61 72 75 Wind dir NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW Wind spd 4 6 10 9 9 12 16 14 10 9 5 8 16 20 20 14 12 11 10 11 Wind gust 31 32 Clouds SC OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 100 90 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.34 0.12 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D D C Wind chill 37 33 29 27 35 29 24 21 Min chill 38 39 32 26 30 29 20 Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 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 28 58 37 64 41 62 38 67 Temp 47 48 35 30 53 56 41 39 59 59 48 42 57 58 44 39 61 62 Dewpt 25 25 25 25 28 28 31 32 39 41 41 37 39 35 36 35 40 39 PWind dir NW NW W S S SW NW NE SE Wind char BZ GN GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 60 40 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C L C S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ094-180900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 48 56 37 57 37 Temp 57 55 54 50 50 51 54 54 46 42 38 37 49 55 57 55 48 44 40 37 Dewpt 42 43 47 47 47 46 44 39 36 33 30 29 30 29 29 31 32 31 29 27 RH 57 64 77 89 89 83 69 57 68 70 73 72 48 37 34 40 54 60 64 67 Wind dir E E NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 2 8 10 13 18 18 17 12 10 10 6 5 10 11 11 6 6 9 10 11 Wind gust 29 27 Clouds FW B1 OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 90 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0.63 0.11 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L D C S Tstms S C C S Wind chill 36 34 30 Min chill 36 32 36 38 30 Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 53 33 58 39 65 47 66 43 67 Temp 50 50 39 34 54 56 43 41 61 62 53 47 61 62 49 44 63 63 Dewpt 28 27 28 28 30 31 32 33 39 43 44 42 44 41 40 40 44 43 PWind dir NW NW NW S S SW NW NE SE Wind char GN GN GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 40 40 20 10 30 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S C Tstms S S $$ IAZ017-180900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 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 42 55 32 51 29 Temp 46 43 43 42 46 50 54 51 42 37 33 32 44 48 51 48 39 35 31 29 Dewpt 43 42 41 41 42 40 35 33 32 29 26 26 25 24 25 24 24 23 22 21 RH 89 96 93 96 86 68 48 50 67 72 75 78 47 39 36 39 54 61 69 72 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW Wind spd 6 5 10 6 10 12 17 14 10 10 9 10 19 25 27 18 12 12 12 12 Wind gust 32 42 47 32 Clouds SC B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 90 80 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.28 0.12 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D D C S Wind chill 37 36 30 25 24 36 32 26 22 19 Min chill 39 36 38 30 24 28 25 19 Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 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 48 27 57 35 62 40 59 37 64 Temp 44 46 33 29 51 53 38 38 58 56 46 41 54 55 42 38 58 60 Dewpt 24 23 24 24 26 27 29 31 37 41 41 37 39 36 35 34 38 38 PWind dir NW NW W SW S SW NW N SE Wind char BZ GN GN LT BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 50 50 10 5 20 Rain shwrs C C C S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ049-180900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 45 56 33 55 31 Temp 49 48 47 46 48 51 54 53 44 39 35 33 47 53 55 52 43 39 33 31 Dewpt 45 44 42 44 45 44 42 38 34 31 29 28 28 27 26 27 27 27 26 24 RH 86 86 83 93 89 77 64 57 68 73 78 82 47 36 32 38 53 62 75 75 Wind dir NW NE N N N N NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW W NW NW NW Wind spd 5 4 6 9 10 9 10 10 10 9 5 5 14 21 21 13 10 10 10 10 Wind gust 36 37 Clouds SC SC OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 80 90 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.18 0.15 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L D L C Wind chill 38 33 29 37 32 25 23 Min chill 33 27 31 31 23 Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 51 28 58 35 64 43 63 39 65 Temp 48 48 35 30 53 54 40 37 60 59 49 43 59 58 45 40 61 61 Dewpt 26 25 25 25 28 29 30 31 37 40 42 40 41 38 37 37 40 40 PWind dir NW NW NW SW S SW NW N SE Wind char BZ GN GN LT GN BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 50 60 10 10 20 Rain shwrs C C L C S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ086-180900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 845 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024 Date 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 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 47 56 37 57 37 Temp 55 52 51 50 50 53 54 53 48 43 39 37 49 55 57 55 47 44 40 37 Dewpt 45 45 45 47 48 47 45 43 39 34 32 31 31 29 29 30 30 30 29 29 RH 69 77 80 89 93 80 71 69 71 70 76 79 50 37 34 38 51 57 64 72 Wind dir NW E E NE NE N N N NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 3 5 10 11 13 14 13 11 11 12 9 8 12 17 17 10 10 11 11 12 Clouds FW FW B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 90 90 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.27 0.23 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L D C C C Tstms S C S S Wind chill 36 33 38 33 29 Min chill 36 31 35 36 28 Date 04/20 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 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 54 32 58 38 65 48 66 43 67 Temp 50 51 38 34 53 56 43 40 61 61 54 49 61 61 50 44 63 63 Dewpt 28 27 27 28 29 30 31 33 37 41 43 43 43 40 39 40 42 43 PWind dir NW NW NW SW S SW NW N E Wind char GN GN GN LT GN BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 40 50 20 10 20 Rain shwrs S C C C S S S Tstms S S $$
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