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Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
853 FOUS53 KDMX 180359 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 IAZ060-180900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 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 63 84 62 82 59 Temp 67 64 63 73 81 82 81 73 68 64 62 73 80 81 78 70 65 62 60 Dewpt 64 63 62 64 64 64 65 65 64 62 61 63 60 60 60 60 59 58 57 RH 90 97 97 73 56 55 58 76 87 93 97 71 51 49 54 71 81 87 90 Wind dir NW NW N NE NE N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE Wind spd 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 3 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 Clouds CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 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 81 62 84 63 85 64 87 69 92 Temp 78 78 67 62 79 80 68 63 81 81 70 64 82 83 73 70 87 87 Dewpt 59 59 59 57 59 59 57 54 57 57 56 54 59 60 59 60 65 64 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S S Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0 10 5 10 10 $$ IAZ039-180900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 62 83 59 81 58 Temp 66 63 62 73 80 82 79 69 65 61 59 71 77 79 76 67 62 60 59 Dewpt 63 62 61 65 64 63 64 64 61 59 58 60 59 59 61 61 59 58 57 RH 90 97 97 76 58 53 60 84 87 93 96 68 54 50 60 81 90 93 93 Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E S E Wind spd 5 5 5 6 9 8 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Tstms Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 80 59 80 60 81 61 83 66 88 Temp 77 75 64 60 75 75 64 60 77 76 66 62 78 78 69 67 82 83 Dewpt 61 61 59 56 60 59 57 54 59 59 56 54 61 61 60 59 66 67 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE S SE S Wind char LT LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ048-180900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 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 61 82 60 81 58 Temp 66 62 62 72 80 82 80 69 65 62 60 71 78 79 76 67 62 60 59 Dewpt 63 62 62 65 65 65 67 65 63 61 60 63 61 61 62 61 59 59 58 RH 90100100 79 60 56 65 87 93 97100 76 56 54 62 81 90 96 96 Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE Wind spd 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 5 5 6 5 3 2 2 2 Clouds CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 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 80 60 82 61 84 62 85 67 91 Temp 77 76 65 60 77 78 66 61 79 79 68 63 80 81 71 68 85 86 Dewpt 61 62 59 57 61 61 57 55 59 60 56 54 61 62 58 60 65 66 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S S Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0 10 10 10 10 $$ IAZ004-180900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 59 82 60 81 58 Temp 62 60 59 73 79 81 79 68 64 62 60 73 78 79 76 67 63 60 59 Dewpt 61 58 58 63 63 62 64 63 61 59 59 62 60 60 62 61 58 57 56 RH 97 93 96 71 58 53 60 84 90 90 96 68 54 52 62 81 84 90 90 Wind dir NW NW NW N N N N NE N NE NE E E E E SE S S S Wind spd 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 79 62 82 63 84 64 83 68 89 Temp 76 74 65 62 76 77 67 64 78 78 69 64 78 79 70 68 83 84 Dewpt 61 61 59 57 61 62 58 54 61 62 55 55 62 64 59 57 66 67 PWind dir S SE S S S S S S S Wind char GN GN BZ GN BZ GN BZ GN BZ Avg clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 20 5 5 5 20 10 10 10 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ035-180900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 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 59 83 59 82 57 Temp 63 60 59 72 80 83 80 69 64 61 59 71 78 80 77 66 61 59 58 Dewpt 61 60 59 65 65 64 65 64 62 60 59 62 61 61 61 60 58 57 57 RH 93100100 79 60 53 60 84 93 97100 73 56 52 58 81 90 93 96 Wind dir NW N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE Wind spd 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Obvis PF Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 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 81 60 83 60 85 63 86 67 92 Temp 77 76 64 61 78 78 66 61 79 79 68 63 80 80 70 68 85 86 Dewpt 61 61 58 56 61 61 56 55 60 59 55 54 62 62 58 59 66 66 PWind dir S SE S SE S S S S S Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 $$ IAZ094-180900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 62 83 61 83 57 Temp 67 64 62 73 79 82 79 70 66 63 61 74 80 82 78 68 64 61 58 Dewpt 65 64 62 66 64 63 65 64 64 63 61 64 62 60 60 59 58 58 57 RH 93100100 79 60 53 62 81 93100100 71 54 47 54 73 81 90 96 Wind dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE N NE N NE NE NE NE NE E E E Wind spd 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 Clouds CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 10 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 80 60 81 60 83 62 86 67 90 Temp 77 76 65 60 77 78 67 60 78 78 68 62 80 82 73 67 85 86 Dewpt 59 59 56 56 59 60 56 54 58 58 55 55 60 61 60 60 66 65 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S S Wind char LT LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 $$ IAZ017-180900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 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 59 82 57 80 56 Temp 63 61 59 72 79 81 78 67 63 59 57 70 76 79 75 65 61 58 58 Dewpt 61 60 59 65 65 64 65 63 60 57 56 60 60 60 62 60 58 57 56 RH 93 97100 79 62 56 64 87 90 93 96 71 58 52 64 84 90 96 93 Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N N NE E E NE NE E SE S S Wind spd 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs Tstms Obvis PF F Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 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 79 59 79 59 80 60 81 64 87 Temp 76 74 63 60 75 74 64 60 76 76 65 61 77 77 68 65 82 81 Dewpt 61 62 58 56 61 61 56 54 60 60 55 53 62 63 58 58 67 67 PWind dir S SE S SE S S S S S Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ IAZ049-180900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 82 59 79 56 Temp 64 62 61 71 79 81 78 68 63 60 59 70 76 78 75 65 61 58 57 Dewpt 63 62 60 64 65 64 66 64 61 59 59 61 60 60 61 59 58 57 56 RH 97100 97 79 62 56 67 87 93 96100 73 58 54 62 81 90 96 96 Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE Wind spd 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 4 2 2 2 2 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 79 58 80 59 82 60 83 66 89 Temp 76 74 62 59 75 75 63 59 77 76 65 61 78 78 69 67 83 83 Dewpt 60 61 58 56 61 60 55 54 59 60 54 53 61 62 57 59 66 67 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S S Wind char LT LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 $$ IAZ086-180900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1059 PM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 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 63 83 61 81 57 Temp 66 65 63 72 79 82 80 70 66 63 61 72 78 80 77 67 62 60 58 Dewpt 65 64 63 64 64 63 64 64 63 61 60 62 60 58 60 59 58 57 57 RH 97 97100 76 60 53 58 81 90 93 97 71 54 47 56 75 87 90 96 Wind dir NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE Wind spd 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 4 3 4 4 5 8 9 6 4 3 2 2 Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 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 81 59 81 60 83 61 86 67 91 Temp 77 76 64 60 76 76 64 60 78 78 66 62 80 81 71 68 85 86 Dewpt 59 59 58 56 58 57 56 54 56 58 55 54 59 60 59 59 64 64 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S Wind char LT LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 $$