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Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
943 FOUS53 KDMX 171814 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 IAZ060-172100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 82 62 83 62 82 Temp 81 79 71 67 64 63 72 80 82 80 73 69 65 63 73 80 81 78 Dewpt 66 65 65 64 63 62 64 64 63 65 65 65 63 61 63 61 61 61 RH 60 62 81 90 97 97 76 58 53 60 76 87 93 93 71 52 51 56 Wind dir NW NW N NW NW NW N N N NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 11 9 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 6 5 Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 60 81 62 83 63 86 64 86 Temp 66 60 78 77 68 63 79 80 70 64 80 80 70 65 81 82 Dewpt 60 57 60 61 59 57 61 62 58 58 62 62 58 56 61 63 PWind dir E SE SE S SE S SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 10 5 10 10 $$ IAZ039-172100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 61 80 60 81 Temp 77 75 67 66 63 62 71 78 79 77 69 65 63 61 72 78 79 76 Dewpt 66 66 66 65 63 62 65 64 64 65 64 62 60 58 61 60 60 62 RH 69 74 97 97100100 81 62 60 67 84 90 90 90 68 54 52 62 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 12 10 6 5 6 6 9 10 10 5 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL PoP 12hr 30 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms S Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 58 80 60 79 61 82 62 82 Temp 62 59 77 75 64 60 75 75 64 62 77 76 67 63 79 78 Dewpt 60 57 61 62 58 57 61 61 58 56 62 62 58 57 63 63 PWind dir E SE SE S SE S SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ048-172100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 80 61 81 61 81 Temp 79 77 68 65 63 62 71 79 80 78 70 66 63 62 72 78 80 77 Dewpt 66 66 65 64 62 61 65 64 65 67 66 65 62 61 63 62 62 64 RH 64 69 90 97 97 97 81 60 60 69 87 97 97 97 73 58 54 64 Wind dir NW N NW NW NW N N N N N NE N N N NE NE NE E Wind spd 12 10 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 5 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 58 80 61 82 62 84 64 84 Temp 63 59 77 76 66 61 77 78 68 62 79 78 68 64 79 80 Dewpt 60 58 61 63 60 57 63 65 58 58 63 64 59 57 63 65 PWind dir E SE SE S SE S SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ004-172100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 77 59 81 60 81 Temp 74 74 65 62 60 60 71 77 80 78 69 65 63 61 72 78 80 77 Dewpt 65 64 63 61 59 59 64 64 63 64 63 62 60 59 63 61 61 63 RH 74 71 93 97 96 96 79 64 56 62 81 90 90 93 73 56 52 62 Wind dir N N NW NW N N N N N NE NE N N NE E SE E E Wind spd 12 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 Clouds B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF PF Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 59 80 61 83 63 86 65 84 Temp 64 60 76 75 66 62 78 78 67 64 79 79 69 66 79 79 Dewpt 59 56 61 62 60 57 64 65 60 57 64 64 58 56 63 65 PWind dir SE S S S SE S S S Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 10 30 10 10 10 20 10 Rain shwrs S C S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ035-172100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 80 60 81 59 83 Temp 77 76 67 63 62 61 70 79 80 78 70 64 62 60 72 79 81 78 Dewpt 66 65 64 62 61 60 65 65 64 66 64 63 60 59 63 61 61 63 RH 69 69 90 97 97 97 84 62 58 67 81 97 93 96 73 54 51 60 Wind dir NW N N NW N N N N N N NE N N NE NE E NE E Wind spd 12 9 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 58 82 60 84 62 87 64 86 Temp 62 59 78 77 64 62 78 79 66 63 80 79 68 65 81 81 Dewpt 59 57 61 62 59 57 63 64 58 57 64 62 58 57 62 64 PWind dir SE S SE S SE S SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 5 20 10 5 5 20 10 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ094-172100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 83 61 83 61 82 Temp 82 80 72 67 64 62 73 80 82 78 71 67 64 62 74 80 81 78 Dewpt 65 66 66 65 63 61 66 64 63 66 65 65 63 62 65 62 61 62 RH 56 62 81 93 97 97 79 58 53 67 81 93 97100 74 54 51 58 Wind dir NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 10 6 4 5 4 5 5 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 4 5 6 5 Clouds FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 58 81 60 82 62 84 62 84 Temp 64 59 77 77 66 61 78 78 69 62 79 79 69 63 80 81 Dewpt 59 57 60 61 58 57 62 62 58 57 62 61 58 57 62 63 PWind dir E SE SE S SE S SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 5 0 10 5 $$ IAZ017-172100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 78 59 80 57 80 Temp 74 73 65 63 61 60 70 77 79 76 68 63 60 59 71 77 79 75 Dewpt 66 65 64 62 61 59 64 65 64 66 63 61 58 56 61 60 60 62 RH 76 76 97 97100 96 81 67 60 71 84 93 93 90 71 56 52 64 Wind dir NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 12 10 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 20 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C Tstms S Obvis PF PF Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 57 79 59 79 60 82 61 82 Temp 62 59 76 74 64 60 75 75 64 61 76 76 66 63 77 77 Dewpt 58 56 61 62 58 57 62 63 58 55 63 63 58 56 63 64 PWind dir E S SE S SE S S S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 5 20 10 10 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S Tstms S $$ IAZ049-172100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 78 60 81 59 79 Temp 77 75 67 64 62 61 71 78 80 77 69 64 61 59 70 77 77 75 Dewpt 66 67 65 64 62 61 64 64 64 66 64 62 60 59 62 61 60 62 RH 69 76 93100100100 79 62 58 69 84 93 97100 76 58 56 64 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 12 10 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 3 Clouds B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 57 80 59 80 60 82 61 82 Temp 61 58 76 74 63 60 75 75 64 60 76 76 66 62 78 77 Dewpt 58 56 62 62 58 56 61 63 57 55 62 62 57 55 63 64 PWind dir E SE SE S SE S SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ086-172100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 114 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 81 62 82 61 81 Temp 80 78 70 67 64 63 72 79 81 78 70 66 63 62 72 78 80 76 Dewpt 67 66 66 65 63 63 65 65 64 65 64 63 62 60 63 61 60 61 RH 65 67 87 93 97100 79 62 56 64 81 90 97 93 73 56 51 60 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind spd 12 10 6 5 6 6 9 10 9 5 4 3 3 4 5 8 8 5 Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 58 80 59 82 61 84 61 84 Temp 62 59 77 75 64 60 77 77 66 62 78 78 67 62 80 81 Dewpt 59 57 60 61 59 57 60 60 57 56 60 61 58 56 62 63 PWind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 5 0 5 5 $$