Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
551 FOUS53 KDMX 091929 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 IAZ060-101000- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed 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 35 74 37 53 34 Temp 61 55 47 40 37 35 49 69 74 69 59 53 46 38 38 47 52 48 42 38 36 35 Dewpt 31 32 34 34 33 32 36 37 35 37 38 37 35 29 26 25 24 25 25 26 27 27 RH 32 41 60 79 85 89 61 31 24 31 45 54 65 70 62 42 33 40 50 62 69 72 Wind dir W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE NE E E E E E Wind spd 13 10 6 5 5 5 8 16 19 13 12 10 11 10 11 10 9 6 5 5 6 6 Wind gust 27 34 25 23 Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 31 31 29 Min chill 35 30 31 29 28 32 28 Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 64 41 73 54 75 40 50 27 47 Temp 56 60 47 43 66 67 57 54 70 65 53 43 46 43 34 28 41 44 Dewpt 37 43 42 40 48 47 48 48 51 48 43 36 32 28 23 19 21 24 PWind dir SE E SE SE S S W W W Wind char LT LT LT GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 60 70 40 20 5 Rain C C C S Rain shwrs L L Snow S Tstms C S $$ IAZ039-101000- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 34 71 34 50 31 Temp 58 52 44 39 36 34 46 64 71 64 55 49 44 34 35 44 49 44 38 35 33 32 Dewpt 36 37 38 37 34 32 37 40 38 40 41 39 34 27 24 23 21 22 23 23 23 22 RH 44 56 79 92 92 92 71 41 30 41 59 68 68 75 64 43 33 41 54 61 66 66 Wind dir SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE E E SE SE Wind spd 14 10 6 5 4 4 6 14 20 12 11 12 13 13 13 11 9 5 5 6 8 9 Wind gust 26 35 23 26 Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 37 25 26 38 29 26 25 Min chill 35 29 29 24 24 28 24 Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 60 38 70 52 74 43 53 25 42 Temp 53 54 44 40 64 63 55 53 68 66 54 46 47 43 32 26 36 39 Dewpt 33 39 39 38 47 46 48 48 53 51 46 40 37 31 25 18 20 22 PWind dir SE E SE SE SE S SW W W Wind char GN LT LT GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 50 90 50 30 5 Rain L C C C Rain shwrs C D Snow C S Tstms S C $$ IAZ048-101000- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed 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 32 73 33 51 32 Temp 57 51 44 38 34 32 46 66 73 66 55 49 43 34 35 44 50 46 40 36 34 33 Dewpt 38 38 38 36 34 32 37 40 39 42 41 39 34 27 24 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 RH 49 61 79 92100100 71 38 29 42 59 68 70 75 64 45 36 43 55 64 72 75 Wind dir W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W N N N N NE E E E E SE Wind spd 14 9 6 4 4 4 8 17 19 11 11 11 13 12 12 10 9 6 6 6 6 8 Wind gust 29 35 24 Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 36 25 26 38 30 28 26 Min chill 32 26 29 25 25 28 24 Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 63 40 71 52 74 39 49 25 44 Temp 54 57 45 41 65 65 55 53 68 63 51 43 44 40 31 26 38 41 Dewpt 36 43 41 40 49 47 48 48 52 50 45 37 34 29 23 18 21 24 PWind dir SE E SE SE S S W W W Wind char LT LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 60 80 40 20 5 Rain L C C S Rain shwrs L D Snow S Tstms C S S $$ IAZ004-101000- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 33 65 24 43 28 Temp 57 50 43 38 35 33 44 58 65 59 50 45 31 24 27 36 42 39 32 30 29 29 Dewpt 35 35 36 34 32 31 35 37 38 38 37 31 22 15 16 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 RH 43 56 76 85 89 92 70 45 37 45 61 58 69 68 63 50 41 48 63 69 72 72 Wind dir W W W W W SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 18 12 9 10 10 10 13 18 18 12 12 18 20 14 12 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 Wind gust 29 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 37 31 28 25 37 37 18 11 16 29 36 33 25 22 20 20 Min chill 30 25 25 33 11 13 31 21 19 Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 60 35 69 48 71 34 47 19 39 Temp 51 53 40 37 61 62 51 49 64 60 47 40 39 34 25 20 33 35 Dewpt 35 38 36 34 44 43 43 42 48 46 43 36 30 23 16 12 16 19 PWind dir S SE S SE SE SE W NW NW Wind char GN LT GN BZ WY BZ WY BZ BZ Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 60 80 60 20 5 Rain L L L S Rain shwrs L D Snow L L S Tstms S S $$ IAZ035-101000- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed 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 32 68 29 48 30 Temp 56 49 41 36 33 32 44 61 68 61 50 45 38 29 31 41 46 42 36 33 31 31 Dewpt 40 41 39 36 33 32 36 39 40 42 40 37 30 22 20 22 22 23 23 23 23 24 RH 55 74 92100100100 73 44 36 49 68 73 73 75 63 46 38 46 59 66 72 75 Wind dir SW SW W W SW SW S SW SW SW W NW N N N N NE E E SE SE SE Wind spd 13 9 6 6 5 6 9 17 17 9 9 12 16 12 11 10 8 5 5 5 5 6 Wind gust 27 31 23 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 30 26 39 29 19 22 35 25 24 Min chill 30 26 27 39 18 18 38 26 22 Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 37 71 50 73 36 48 22 43 Temp 53 55 42 38 64 63 53 51 67 61 49 40 42 37 28 23 36 38 Dewpt 35 40 38 37 46 45 46 46 50 49 44 36 32 26 21 15 19 22 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE S W NW NW Wind char LT LT GN GN BZ GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 60 80 50 20 5 Rain L C C Rain shwrs L D Snow C S Tstms C S $$ IAZ094-101000- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 36 74 39 56 36 Temp 60 55 47 42 38 36 49 67 74 67 59 53 46 42 42 51 54 50 43 40 39 38 Dewpt 30 32 34 33 32 31 36 36 35 38 39 38 36 33 30 28 27 28 28 29 30 31 RH 32 41 60 70 79 82 61 32 24 34 47 57 68 70 62 41 35 42 55 64 70 76 Wind dir W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE NE NE E E E E Wind spd 12 9 6 6 5 5 8 14 19 13 14 12 11 11 13 12 11 9 8 8 8 8 Wind gust 25 31 24 25 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 35 35 33 32 Min chill 36 30 32 34 33 34 31 Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 43 73 54 74 40 48 28 50 Temp 60 61 50 44 67 66 57 54 69 63 53 43 46 43 35 29 44 46 Dewpt 42 45 45 41 48 47 49 48 51 45 40 36 32 27 24 20 22 25 PWind dir SE E SE S S S W NW W Wind char LT LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 60 60 20 10 0 Rain C S S Rain shwrs L L Tstms C $$ IAZ017-101000- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed 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 33 65 28 46 28 Temp 54 47 40 37 34 33 44 60 65 58 50 46 37 28 30 38 43 40 34 32 30 30 Dewpt 38 38 38 35 33 32 36 40 41 42 41 37 28 20 19 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 RH 54 71 92 92 96 96 73 47 41 55 71 71 70 71 63 52 43 48 58 63 69 69 Wind dir W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N NE E E SE SE SE Wind spd 17 11 9 6 6 6 10 18 19 11 12 16 18 14 12 10 8 5 5 6 9 10 Wind gust 28 33 21 26 28 Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 28 26 38 39 27 17 20 31 26 22 21 Min chill 30 25 25 38 16 16 34 23 19 Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 59 35 68 49 72 37 50 20 38 Temp 50 52 40 38 61 61 52 51 65 62 50 43 43 38 27 22 32 35 Dewpt 32 38 37 35 46 45 46 45 51 50 45 38 35 28 21 14 17 20 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE S SW NW NW Wind char GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 50 90 60 20 10 Rain L L L S Rain shwrs C D Snow L S Tstms S C $$ IAZ049-101000- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 32 72 32 51 31 Temp 57 50 43 38 34 32 45 64 72 63 53 46 41 34 35 44 48 44 37 34 32 31 Dewpt 37 37 37 35 33 32 36 39 37 40 40 38 33 27 24 24 23 24 23 24 23 23 RH 47 61 79 89 96100 70 40 28 43 61 73 73 75 64 45 37 45 56 66 69 72 Wind dir W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE E E E SE Wind spd 16 10 6 5 5 5 8 16 20 12 11 12 12 12 13 10 9 5 5 5 6 8 Wind gust 26 35 24 Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 26 34 25 26 38 26 25 Min chill 31 26 28 24 24 39 28 24 Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 61 38 70 51 74 39 51 24 43 Temp 53 54 43 40 64 63 54 51 68 63 51 43 46 40 31 25 37 39 Dewpt 35 40 40 38 47 47 47 47 52 51 43 37 35 29 24 18 20 22 PWind dir SE E SE SE S S SW W W Wind char GN LT LT GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 50 80 40 20 5 Rain C C C S Rain shwrs C D Snow S Tstms C S $$ IAZ086-101000- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 229 PM CDT Sun Mar 9 2025 Date 03/09/25 Mon 03/10/25 Tue 03/11/25 Wed 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 36 73 40 55 35 Temp 61 54 46 41 37 36 49 68 73 66 59 54 48 42 42 50 53 49 43 40 38 36 Dewpt 30 33 35 35 33 32 38 39 37 38 39 39 37 34 31 30 28 28 28 28 28 27 RH 31 45 65 79 85 85 66 34 27 36 47 57 65 73 65 46 38 44 55 62 67 69 Wind dir W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N NE NE E E E E Wind spd 13 10 8 8 6 6 6 13 19 14 14 13 11 11 12 11 11 8 8 9 9 9 Wind gust 31 26 27 24 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 36 36 34 32 29 Min chill 35 30 31 35 33 32 29 Date 03/12 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 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 66 43 73 54 76 44 53 28 47 Temp 57 60 49 45 66 66 57 56 71 66 55 48 50 45 36 30 42 44 Dewpt 39 44 44 43 51 49 51 51 54 52 45 39 37 32 27 22 24 25 PWind dir SE E SE SE S S SW W W Wind char GN LT LT GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 60 80 30 20 5 Rain C C S S Rain shwrs L D Snow S Tstms C S $$