


Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
369 FOUS53 KDMX 191115 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 IAZ060-192100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 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 59 42 53 43 65 Temp 41 48 54 58 57 49 46 44 45 48 50 50 50 50 48 45 44 49 58 63 64 Dewpt 31 30 27 27 28 30 30 30 31 37 44 46 46 47 45 41 40 42 43 45 47 RH 67 49 35 30 33 48 53 57 58 65 80 86 86 89 89 86 86 77 57 52 54 Wind dir N N N N N NE E E E E E E E NE NW NW NW NW NW W W Wind spd 9 11 9 6 6 5 6 9 10 11 13 14 16 13 12 13 13 14 13 11 5 Wind gust 21 25 27 26 Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL PoP 12hr 0 5 90 90 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.78 0.31 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L D D D D C C Tstms S S S S Wind chill 35 39 37 Min chill 34 36 38 39 37 38 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 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 47 74 49 73 53 71 53 70 Temp 51 51 70 70 57 52 69 69 58 55 68 70 59 56 66 67 Dewpt 44 46 54 53 49 45 49 51 49 50 55 54 51 49 52 52 PWind dir SE SW W E E SE NE NE Wind char LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 50 30 40 50 50 50 50 Rain shwrs C C C C C S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S S S S C S S $$ IAZ039-192100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 57 38 54 42 59 Temp 40 46 53 56 54 45 41 38 39 48 51 50 48 47 47 45 43 46 53 58 56 Dewpt 34 34 29 28 28 30 30 29 29 36 41 43 42 44 45 44 40 41 42 42 42 RH 79 63 39 34 36 55 65 70 67 63 68 77 80 89 93 96 89 83 66 55 59 Wind dir NW NW NW NW N NE E E E E E E E E E NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 12 10 10 6 5 5 6 8 12 14 18 19 16 13 14 16 18 18 16 10 Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 90 90 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.36 0.70 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L D D D L L C C Tstms S S Wind chill 32 33 39 35 38 Min chill 31 34 37 32 36 39 34 33 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 40 72 46 73 50 71 50 69 Temp 43 43 64 66 54 47 68 67 55 51 64 66 56 51 64 64 Dewpt 39 39 52 53 48 44 48 48 46 46 52 53 49 46 50 50 PWind dir E S W NE E E NE NE Wind char LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 50 30 20 40 40 50 40 Rain shwrs S C C C S S S C C C C C C C C Tstms S C S S S S $$ IAZ048-192100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 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 58 39 53 41 64 Temp 39 47 54 57 56 47 42 41 41 48 50 49 48 47 45 43 42 47 56 62 61 Dewpt 30 30 27 27 28 29 30 30 30 35 42 45 46 46 45 41 40 42 44 45 46 RH 70 51 35 31 34 49 62 65 65 60 74 86 93 96100 93 93 83 64 54 58 Wind dir NW N N N N NE E E E E E E E NE N NW NW NW NW W W Wind spd 10 12 10 8 5 4 5 8 9 12 13 16 17 14 13 14 14 16 14 12 5 Wind gust 25 27 27 Clouds B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL PoP 12hr 0 5 90 90 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.57 0.44 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D D D D L L S S Tstms S S Wind chill 31 35 39 35 34 Min chill 30 33 38 34 37 38 33 35 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 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 45 74 46 73 51 71 50 70 Temp 48 48 68 69 54 49 69 68 55 53 66 67 56 53 65 65 Dewpt 43 45 55 54 48 44 48 50 48 49 55 55 51 49 52 52 PWind dir SE SW NW E E SE NE NE Wind char LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 50 30 30 50 50 50 50 Rain shwrs C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S S S S S S $$ IAZ004-192100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 56 34 55 39 63 Temp 32 43 50 55 55 44 39 37 36 47 53 52 49 44 42 40 39 47 56 61 60 Dewpt 26 27 25 24 24 26 28 28 28 30 32 36 40 40 38 37 37 39 39 38 39 RH 78 53 37 30 30 49 64 70 72 51 44 54 71 86 86 89 92 74 53 42 46 Wind dir NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE N N NW NW NW NW SE Wind spd 8 10 10 9 5 5 8 8 6 11 12 14 16 14 13 13 13 14 14 11 8 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC FW CL CL PoP 12hr 0 0 80 80 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.22 0.36 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L D D L L S S Wind chill 23 37 33 30 37 35 32 31 Min chill 23 27 33 30 33 34 31 33 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 42 72 42 70 47 67 44 67 Temp 46 45 65 67 49 44 64 65 51 48 61 60 49 46 61 62 Dewpt 39 42 47 43 39 36 38 39 40 41 48 47 44 41 46 46 PWind dir SE SW NW N E E NE NE Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 30 30 20 20 40 50 40 40 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S C C C C C C C Tstms S S $$ IAZ035-192100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 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 57 37 53 39 63 Temp 36 45 52 55 55 46 42 39 39 48 51 49 47 44 42 40 40 47 56 61 61 Dewpt 30 28 26 26 26 29 29 28 29 32 37 43 43 41 40 39 38 41 42 42 43 RH 79 51 36 32 32 51 60 64 67 54 59 80 86 89 93 96 92 79 59 49 51 Wind dir NW N N NW N E E E E E E NE NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW W Wind spd 8 11 10 8 4 5 5 8 8 11 13 16 17 13 12 13 13 13 13 10 5 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 90 90 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.45 0.43 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L D D D L L S S Tstms S Wind chill 28 39 33 38 35 32 33 Min chill 28 31 36 32 35 35 31 35 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 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 44 73 44 72 49 69 47 69 Temp 46 47 66 68 52 46 67 67 53 51 63 64 53 49 63 65 Dewpt 41 44 51 49 43 40 43 45 45 46 52 52 47 45 49 48 PWind dir SE SW NW NE E E NE NE Wind char LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 40 30 30 40 50 50 50 Rain shwrs C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S S S S S S S $$ IAZ094-192100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 59 44 56 43 66 Temp 42 48 55 59 56 50 49 48 47 47 51 54 54 52 48 45 44 50 59 65 64 Dewpt 32 32 30 29 31 31 31 31 35 43 48 50 49 50 45 43 42 44 45 46 49 RH 67 54 38 32 38 48 50 51 63 86 89 86 83 93 89 93 93 80 60 50 58 Wind dir N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E N W W W W W W SW Wind spd 10 10 9 8 6 5 9 11 12 12 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 5 Wind gust 24 24 26 28 27 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 90 80 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 1.13 0.14 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D D D D D C C Tstms S S C S Wind chill 35 39 37 Min chill 35 38 37 39 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 50 75 50 73 53 72 53 69 Temp 53 51 70 70 57 52 69 68 58 56 68 68 61 56 66 66 Dewpt 47 48 55 54 50 48 52 53 52 52 57 55 53 52 55 53 PWind dir S SW SE E E SE E NE Wind char LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 40 40 50 50 60 60 60 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C C L L L L L Tstms S C S C S C C S S $$ IAZ017-192100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 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 54 34 54 38 58 Temp 35 43 49 52 51 43 39 36 35 47 52 50 47 43 42 40 39 43 51 56 56 Dewpt 30 29 28 28 28 29 29 28 28 32 36 40 41 40 40 38 37 39 41 41 41 RH 82 57 44 39 41 57 67 72 75 56 54 68 79 89 93 92 92 86 68 57 57 Wind dir NW NW NW NW N E E E E E E E E NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 10 12 11 9 5 4 5 5 6 11 13 16 17 14 13 16 16 18 18 13 8 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 90 90 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.29 0.67 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L D D D D D C C Wind chill 28 37 29 35 34 32 30 35 Min chill 28 31 34 29 33 33 30 31 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 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 39 69 43 70 47 67 46 66 Temp 42 42 61 64 49 45 64 64 52 48 59 60 51 47 60 62 Dewpt 38 39 50 50 44 40 44 46 43 43 49 50 46 43 48 48 PWind dir E S W N E E NE NE Wind char LT GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 50 30 20 40 50 50 40 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S C C C C C C C C Tstms S S S S S $$ IAZ049-192100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 57 38 54 41 61 Temp 39 46 53 56 53 45 42 40 40 48 50 49 48 46 47 43 41 46 53 59 58 Dewpt 31 30 27 27 28 29 30 29 29 35 42 44 44 45 45 42 39 41 42 44 44 RH 73 53 36 32 38 53 62 64 64 60 74 83 86 96 93 96 92 83 66 57 59 Wind dir NW N NW NW N NE NE E E E E E E E N NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 12 10 9 6 6 6 9 9 12 14 18 19 13 12 14 14 17 17 13 6 Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 90 90 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.50 0.56 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D D D D L L S S Tstms S S Wind chill 32 34 33 36 33 39 Min chill 31 34 36 33 35 32 34 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 42 72 46 72 50 71 50 69 Temp 45 45 66 66 53 47 67 66 54 51 66 66 56 51 64 63 Dewpt 40 42 54 53 48 44 48 49 47 47 54 54 50 47 51 51 PWind dir E S W NE E E NE NE Wind char LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 50 30 30 40 50 50 50 Rain shwrs C C C C S S C C C C C C C C C Tstms S S S S S S S $$ IAZ086-192100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 615 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 Date Sat 04/19/25 Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 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 61 44 57 45 64 Temp 44 50 56 59 58 50 48 47 46 49 51 53 54 55 52 49 46 49 56 62 61 Dewpt 35 36 33 32 33 33 33 32 35 43 48 49 51 53 50 46 43 44 45 46 48 RH 70 58 42 36 39 52 56 56 65 80 89 86 90 93 93 89 89 83 66 56 62 Wind dir NW N NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E E SE SW W W W W W W Wind spd 10 11 10 9 6 6 10 12 12 13 17 18 17 14 13 14 16 17 18 14 8 Wind gust 23 26 27 28 28 25 24 26 26 27 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW PoP 12hr 10 20 90 90 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.68 0.38 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D D D D D C C Tstms S S C C Wind chill 39 Min chill 39 38 39 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 Fri 04/25/25 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 46 75 50 75 53 73 54 71 Temp 50 48 70 70 57 52 70 70 58 56 70 70 61 56 67 67 Dewpt 45 45 55 56 51 49 52 53 52 52 57 56 54 52 55 55 PWind dir SE S W E E SE E NE Wind char LT GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 50 40 40 50 50 60 60 Rain shwrs S C C C C S C C C C C C L L L Tstms C S C S S S S S $$