Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
162 FOUS53 KDMX 262013 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 IAZ060-270900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 47 66 58 83 51 Temp 63 62 55 52 49 49 54 60 65 66 62 60 60 62 67 75 81 79 73 67 59 53 Dewpt 38 38 38 38 39 40 44 48 51 52 54 55 56 58 61 64 65 62 61 57 51 44 RH 39 41 53 59 68 71 69 64 60 61 75 84 87 87 81 69 58 56 66 70 75 71 Wind dir E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W NW Wind spd 10 9 8 8 8 10 13 13 14 14 13 13 14 16 19 21 23 19 16 13 13 13 Wind gust 20 25 25 32 35 37 32 26 Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 40 60 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.01 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C L L C C Tstms S C C S S C C C C Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 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 67 47 68 51 71 48 69 45 70 Temp 61 66 53 49 64 67 57 54 67 68 55 50 64 66 51 47 65 67 Dewpt 44 43 42 42 48 50 50 49 53 50 44 43 42 41 40 40 43 43 PWind dir NW NE E E NW NW NW NE SE Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 10 20 40 50 20 5 0 10 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ039-270900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 44 65 54 80 49 Temp 61 58 50 47 46 45 52 60 65 64 59 56 55 56 62 71 77 75 70 65 58 51 Dewpt 40 41 40 38 38 37 37 40 44 47 49 50 52 53 59 63 65 64 62 58 51 46 RH 46 53 68 71 73 73 56 47 46 54 69 80 90 90 90 76 67 69 76 78 77 83 Wind dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W NW Wind spd 9 8 6 8 10 11 14 16 17 16 14 16 16 18 20 23 25 21 18 16 17 16 Wind gust 23 25 26 32 35 39 33 29 26 Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 20 10 60 70 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.03 0.13 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C L C C L L L L Tstms S C S S S S C C C Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 42 67 48 70 47 66 43 67 Temp 59 60 47 45 62 63 52 51 65 65 53 49 61 62 48 44 62 63 Dewpt 44 41 39 39 45 47 46 47 53 50 45 43 42 39 38 37 41 42 PWind dir NW NE SE E N NW NW NE SE Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 5 5 10 30 50 20 5 0 5 Rain shwrs C C C S Tstms S $$ IAZ048-270900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 45 65 55 82 48 Temp 62 60 52 49 47 47 53 59 63 63 59 57 57 59 65 73 80 77 70 64 56 50 Dewpt 38 37 40 39 40 40 43 47 51 54 54 55 56 58 61 65 66 64 60 55 50 44 RH 41 42 63 68 76 76 69 64 65 72 83 93 96 96 87 76 62 64 71 73 80 80 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W NW Wind spd 11 9 8 8 8 10 14 14 17 16 14 14 16 17 20 23 23 19 16 14 14 14 Wind gust 18 23 25 25 26 27 32 36 37 29 26 25 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 50 60 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.04 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C L L C C Tstms S C C S S C C C C Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 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 67 44 68 48 71 47 68 44 70 Temp 60 63 49 46 63 65 54 51 66 66 54 49 62 65 49 45 63 66 Dewpt 44 43 41 41 48 50 49 49 54 50 45 43 42 42 40 40 43 45 PWind dir NW NE SE E N NW N NE SE Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 10 20 40 50 20 5 5 10 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S Tstms S $$ IAZ004-270900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 46 64 55 81 41 Temp 60 57 50 48 48 47 52 56 62 61 57 56 56 59 65 72 78 75 64 53 46 42 Dewpt 34 36 38 39 39 39 43 46 50 51 52 53 54 56 60 62 60 55 49 43 38 33 RH 37 45 63 71 71 74 71 69 65 70 83 90 93 90 84 71 54 50 58 69 73 70 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW Wind spd 14 14 12 13 13 14 20 20 20 19 18 18 19 21 26 27 28 20 18 19 21 20 Wind gust 25 32 29 31 29 32 32 36 39 41 31 28 Clouds SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 20 50 70 20 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.04 0.08 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S C C C C C C L L S S Tstms S S C C C S S C C S S Wind chill 38 33 Min chill 33 Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 62 40 69 47 71 43 66 42 69 Temp 55 58 44 41 64 65 52 49 66 64 49 44 61 62 47 43 63 64 Dewpt 33 28 32 34 41 43 44 44 46 41 40 37 37 35 36 35 39 40 PWind dir NW E S S NW NW N E SE Wind char BZ LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 5 20 30 10 0 0 5 Rain shwrs S C C $$ IAZ035-270900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 46 65 55 82 45 Temp 60 58 51 48 47 47 52 57 63 63 57 56 56 59 65 72 79 77 67 59 51 46 Dewpt 42 42 40 40 40 39 43 47 51 52 53 54 55 57 60 63 64 59 52 50 43 39 RH 51 55 66 74 76 74 71 69 65 67 86 93 96 93 84 73 60 54 59 72 74 76 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W NW NW Wind spd 12 11 10 11 12 13 19 17 18 17 17 16 17 18 21 23 23 17 14 13 14 14 Wind gust 24 27 27 28 34 34 27 24 Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 20 20 50 70 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.04 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C L L C C Tstms S C C C S S C C C C Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 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 65 41 68 47 72 45 67 43 69 Temp 59 61 46 43 64 66 52 49 67 66 51 47 62 63 48 44 63 65 Dewpt 39 35 36 37 45 46 46 47 51 45 42 41 40 38 38 38 42 43 PWind dir NW E SE SE N NW N E SE Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 10 30 40 20 5 5 10 Rain shwrs S C C C S Tstms S $$ IAZ094-270900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 47 64 58 81 51 Temp 62 60 54 52 50 49 53 59 63 62 60 60 60 61 67 75 79 77 70 66 61 52 Dewpt 44 45 43 42 43 45 48 51 53 54 56 56 58 60 63 65 65 63 62 60 56 47 RH 52 58 66 69 77 86 83 75 70 75 87 87 93 97 87 71 62 62 76 81 84 83 Wind dir E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW W NW Wind spd 9 8 6 6 6 9 11 13 14 13 13 13 13 16 19 23 21 18 16 13 13 12 Wind gust 17 20 23 26 26 25 24 24 26 32 36 36 29 26 Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 30 20 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.02 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S C S S S S S C C C C S S Tstms S S S S C C C C S Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 67 49 69 53 70 48 68 45 69 Temp 62 64 54 50 66 67 59 55 66 66 55 49 64 65 51 47 65 66 Dewpt 47 46 46 46 53 53 54 53 54 52 45 43 45 44 41 42 45 46 PWind dir N NE SE E N NW NW NE SE Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 30 30 50 60 20 5 5 10 Rain shwrs C C C C C L L S Tstms S S S S S $$ IAZ017-270900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 44 63 53 77 44 Temp 59 57 50 48 46 46 50 57 62 61 57 55 54 56 61 68 75 72 65 59 51 45 Dewpt 38 38 39 39 39 39 39 42 47 49 50 51 53 54 58 62 65 61 55 51 45 40 RH 45 49 66 71 76 76 66 57 58 65 77 86 96 93 90 81 71 68 70 75 80 82 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE S S S S S SW W W NW Wind spd 11 11 8 9 9 12 18 18 18 17 16 16 17 19 23 25 26 20 17 17 18 19 Wind gust 19 24 27 28 28 31 33 37 39 31 28 29 Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 30 20 60 80 40 QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.03 0.13 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S C C C L C C D D C C Tstms S C C C S C C C C Wind chill 37 Min chill 39 37 Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 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 39 65 46 69 44 64 41 67 Temp 54 58 44 41 60 62 50 49 64 64 51 46 59 60 46 43 60 62 Dewpt 39 36 36 35 43 45 45 45 51 47 43 41 40 38 36 36 39 41 PWind dir NW E SE SE N NW N NE SE Wind char BZ LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW PoP 12hr 5 0 10 20 40 20 5 0 5 Rain shwrs S C C S Tstms S $$ IAZ049-270900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 44 65 53 80 48 Temp 61 59 50 47 46 45 52 59 64 63 58 55 54 57 63 72 78 75 69 64 56 50 Dewpt 37 36 36 36 37 37 38 43 48 50 50 52 53 55 60 64 65 63 61 58 51 44 RH 41 42 58 65 71 73 59 55 56 62 75 90 96 93 90 76 64 66 76 81 83 80 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W NW Wind spd 11 10 8 9 11 12 16 16 17 16 14 14 16 17 20 23 25 20 17 14 14 14 Wind gust 24 31 35 40 33 27 Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 10 50 60 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.03 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C L L L L Tstms S S C S C C C C Wind chill 39 Min chill 38 Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 42 67 47 70 46 66 42 68 Temp 59 61 47 45 62 63 52 50 65 64 52 47 61 62 47 43 62 64 Dewpt 44 42 39 39 47 48 47 47 53 50 45 42 42 41 38 37 42 43 PWind dir NW NE SE E N NW N NE SE Wind char GN LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 20 40 50 20 5 0 5 Rain shwrs S S S C C C S Tstms S S $$ IAZ086-270900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 313 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 45 66 55 83 55 Temp 63 61 53 51 48 47 54 60 66 65 60 58 57 58 66 77 81 79 73 69 65 58 Dewpt 39 38 39 38 39 37 40 46 50 51 52 53 54 56 60 65 65 65 64 62 59 51 RH 41 42 59 61 71 68 59 60 56 60 75 83 90 93 81 67 58 62 73 78 81 77 Wind dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W Wind spd 10 9 6 9 11 11 13 14 16 13 13 14 14 14 18 21 23 19 18 16 14 13 Wind gust 25 24 25 26 31 34 37 32 29 27 26 25 Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 30 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C S S C C L L S S S Tstms S S S S C C C S S Date 04/29 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 Sat 05/03/25 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 68 48 68 52 69 49 68 44 69 Temp 64 65 54 50 64 66 58 55 65 65 55 50 62 64 51 46 63 65 Dewpt 48 47 45 45 51 52 53 52 56 54 49 45 46 45 41 41 45 46 PWind dir NW NE E E N NW NW NE SE Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 20 30 50 60 20 5 0 5 Rain shwrs S S C C C C L L S Tstms S S S S S $$