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Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
557 FOUS53 KDMX 200215 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 IAZ060-200900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Date 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 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 64 75 63 78 62 Temp 72 68 67 66 69 70 73 72 68 66 64 65 70 74 77 76 71 66 65 64 Dewpt 60 60 59 60 61 63 62 62 63 62 62 63 63 63 63 62 63 63 62 62 RH 66 76 75 81 76 78 68 71 84 87 93 93 78 69 62 62 76 90 90 93 Wind dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E NE N Wind spd 5 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 50 20 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.04 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C S S S S S S S Tstms S S S S S S S S S Date 07/22 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24 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 63 84 65 84 64 84 64 87 Temp 78 78 68 66 81 81 69 68 82 82 70 67 82 82 70 67 83 85 Dewpt 65 63 64 64 65 65 66 65 66 65 64 63 64 63 63 64 65 64 PWind dir NE NE N NW NW N NE SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 30 10 20 5 5 5 5 Rain shwrs S S S C S S Tstms S S S C S S $$ IAZ039-200900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Date 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 62 77 62 79 62 Temp 68 64 64 64 69 73 75 74 67 65 64 63 72 76 78 76 69 65 64 64 Dewpt 60 59 60 60 62 63 64 64 64 63 62 63 65 65 65 64 65 64 63 64 RH 76 84 87 87 78 71 69 71 90 93 93100 79 69 64 66 87 97 97100 Wind dir S SE SE S SW W SW SW W NW N N NE SE E E E E NE NE Wind spd 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 5 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S C C S Tstms S S C Date 07/22 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 81 63 82 64 82 62 81 62 84 Temp 77 77 67 65 80 79 68 66 79 78 67 64 80 79 68 65 81 81 Dewpt 66 64 64 64 66 66 66 65 66 66 64 63 64 64 63 63 65 65 PWind dir E E N W NW N NE SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 10 50 20 40 5 10 5 10 Rain shwrs S C S C S C C Tstms S S S C S C C $$ IAZ048-200900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Date 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 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 74 61 77 61 Temp 68 65 65 64 68 70 72 71 66 64 62 63 70 74 76 76 68 65 63 64 Dewpt 62 61 60 62 63 65 64 64 63 62 62 63 65 65 66 65 65 64 62 64 RH 81 87 84 93 84 84 76 79 90 93100100 84 74 71 69 90 97 97100 Wind dir SE SE S SE SE S SE SE E E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE Wind spd 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 50 10 30 5 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.08 0.01 0.03 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S S C C C Tstms S S S S S S S S C Date 07/22 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24 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 63 82 64 82 62 82 63 84 Temp 77 77 66 65 80 80 67 66 80 81 67 65 80 81 68 66 82 83 Dewpt 67 66 65 65 67 67 66 66 68 67 65 64 66 65 64 64 67 67 PWind dir NE NE NW W NW NE E SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 5 40 10 20 5 10 5 10 Rain shwrs C S S C S S Tstms S S S C S S $$ IAZ004-200900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Date 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 74 61 78 62 Temp 68 65 65 65 68 71 73 73 67 64 62 63 70 75 77 76 68 65 63 64 Dewpt 63 63 63 63 64 65 65 64 64 63 62 61 63 64 64 64 64 62 61 61 RH 84 93 93 93 87 81 76 73 90 97100 93 78 69 64 66 87 90 93 90 Wind dir S S S S S S S S S SW W W NE SE N NE E S W NW Wind spd 6 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 40 20 30 10 QPF 12hr 0.27 0.07 0 0.05 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S C C Tstms C C C C C C C S S C C Date 07/22 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 81 63 82 63 81 60 81 62 84 Temp 76 77 65 65 79 78 67 65 78 78 65 64 79 80 67 65 81 82 Dewpt 65 64 64 63 65 65 64 63 65 64 62 61 63 62 62 62 65 65 PWind dir NE S W W NW E SE S S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 30 10 40 10 20 5 5 0 5 Rain shwrs C C S Tstms C C S $$ IAZ035-200900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Date 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 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 73 60 78 60 Temp 68 66 65 64 67 70 72 71 66 63 61 62 71 75 77 76 68 64 62 63 Dewpt 64 63 63 63 65 65 66 65 64 63 61 61 65 66 66 65 64 63 62 63 RH 87 90 93 97 93 84 81 81 93100100 97 81 74 69 69 87 97100100 Wind dir SE SE S SE S S S S SW SW NW NE E E E E E SE N N Wind spd 4 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 Clouds B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 40 50 20 30 5 QPF 12hr 0.14 0.10 0 0.06 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C S S C C S Tstms C C C C S S C S S S C S Date 07/22 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24 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 82 62 82 59 82 60 84 Temp 77 77 65 64 80 79 66 65 79 80 65 64 80 80 67 64 82 83 Dewpt 67 66 64 64 68 67 65 64 67 66 63 63 66 65 63 63 67 67 PWind dir NE S NW SW NW NE E SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 5 50 10 30 5 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S C S C S C Tstms S C S C S C $$ IAZ094-200900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Date 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 75 63 76 62 Temp 68 65 65 64 70 72 73 71 67 66 64 64 69 74 75 74 68 65 64 64 Dewpt 60 59 59 60 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 64 65 65 64 64 65 64 63 64 RH 76 81 81 87 76 71 71 76 87 90 97100 87 74 69 71 90 97 97100 Wind dir S S S S S SE E E E NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE Wind spd 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 40 30 20 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.12 0.14 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C C C S S S S C Tstms S S S C C S S S S S S C Date 07/22 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 80 63 82 64 84 64 85 64 87 Temp 77 77 66 65 80 80 68 66 82 81 69 66 83 82 69 67 83 83 Dewpt 66 65 66 65 66 66 66 66 66 67 66 66 66 65 66 66 66 65 PWind dir E NE NE NW NW NE NE SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 10 30 10 20 5 10 5 10 Rain shwrs C C S C S S Tstms C C S C S S $$ IAZ017-200900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Date 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 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 75 60 78 61 Temp 67 64 64 63 68 71 73 72 66 64 62 62 71 75 76 74 68 65 63 64 Dewpt 62 62 61 61 64 65 65 64 64 63 61 61 64 64 64 64 64 63 62 62 RH 84 93 90 93 87 81 76 76 93 97 97 97 79 69 66 71 87 93 97 93 Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW S SW W W NW N E NE NE E SE E NE Wind spd 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 40 5 30 10 QPF 12hr 0.14 0.10 0 0.05 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C S Tstms S S S S C C C C S Date 07/22 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24 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 60 81 61 79 58 80 59 83 Temp 76 74 65 63 79 77 65 64 78 77 64 62 78 78 66 64 81 80 Dewpt 66 65 63 62 65 66 64 63 66 64 61 60 63 62 61 61 64 64 PWind dir E S W W NW NE E SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 10 50 10 30 5 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S C S C S C Tstms S C S C S C $$ IAZ049-200900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Date 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 74 61 77 61 Temp 67 64 62 62 68 71 72 71 65 63 62 62 71 74 76 75 67 64 62 63 Dewpt 61 59 58 59 63 64 64 63 63 62 61 61 65 65 64 64 64 63 62 63 RH 81 84 87 90 84 79 76 76 93 97 97 97 81 74 66 69 90 97100100 Wind dir SE SE SE S SW SW S S N NE N NE NE E E E E E NE NE Wind spd 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 30 10 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.01 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C S S C C S Tstms S S C Date 07/22 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 79 62 81 63 82 61 81 61 84 Temp 76 76 65 64 78 78 66 65 79 79 65 64 79 79 66 64 81 81 Dewpt 66 65 64 64 67 67 65 64 67 66 63 63 65 65 63 63 66 65 PWind dir NE NE N W NW N NE SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 5 40 10 30 5 10 5 10 Rain shwrs S C S C C C Tstms S C S C C C $$ IAZ086-200900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 915 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 Date 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun 07/21/24 Mon 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 60 78 62 78 62 Temp 66 63 62 62 72 76 76 73 67 66 64 64 71 74 78 76 68 66 64 65 Dewpt 59 57 57 59 61 61 62 62 64 62 62 63 64 64 63 63 64 64 63 64 RH 78 81 84 90 68 60 62 68 90 87 93 97 79 71 60 64 87 93 97 97 Wind dir SE SE SE S S SE E NE NE E NE E E E E E E E NE NE Wind spd 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.08 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S Tstms S S S Date 07/22 Tue 07/23/24 Wed 07/24/24 Thu 07/25/24 Fri 07/26/24 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 63 83 65 84 64 83 63 85 Temp 78 77 67 66 80 80 68 68 82 81 69 66 81 81 68 67 83 83 Dewpt 65 64 65 65 67 66 66 66 67 66 66 65 66 64 65 65 66 65 PWind dir E E NE NW NW N NE SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 40 10 30 5 10 5 10 Rain shwrs S S S C S C Tstms S S S C S C $$