Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
621 FOUS53 KDMX 081945 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 IAZ060-082200- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 23 14 32 21 29 Temp 22 18 14 14 15 18 21 30 32 30 28 28 26 24 24 28 29 25 Dewpt 7 9 10 11 13 14 17 21 24 26 26 26 24 21 20 20 19 19 RH 52 67 84 88 92 84 84 69 72 85 92 92 92 88 84 71 66 78 Wind dir SW S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 6 9 9 9 10 10 13 12 6 6 6 8 9 9 11 11 8 Clouds CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries S S Snow C C Wind chill 12 9 3 2 2 6 10 19 23 23 22 20 18 14 14 18 19 17 Min chill 6 1 0 6 19 19 13 12 15 Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 15 30 21 28 12 21 6 19 Temp 21 17 27 27 25 24 27 23 18 15 19 18 12 9 16 17 Dewpt 17 14 18 20 22 22 22 18 14 9 10 10 7 3 6 8 PWind dir NW SW S NW NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ039-082200- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 24 12 30 21 29 Temp 23 18 15 14 12 12 17 26 30 27 26 25 23 22 23 27 27 24 Dewpt 3 7 8 8 10 10 12 17 21 24 24 22 20 19 19 19 18 16 RH 41 61 73 76 91 91 80 68 69 88 92 88 88 88 84 71 68 71 Wind dir W SW S S S S S S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 6 6 8 9 9 10 13 12 6 6 6 8 9 10 12 13 10 Clouds CL FW SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 20 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries S S Snow S C C Wind chill 13 9 5 3 0 0 5 14 20 20 18 16 14 12 12 16 16 14 Min chill 8 2 -1 0 17 15 10 10 14 Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 13 28 19 27 9 17 2 15 Temp 18 15 24 25 22 21 24 22 16 12 16 14 8 5 12 13 Dewpt 13 10 13 15 18 18 20 16 12 7 7 6 3 -1 2 4 PWind dir NW W SE N NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0 Snow S S $$ IAZ048-082200- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 22 12 31 20 29 Temp 22 16 13 12 13 15 20 28 31 28 27 26 24 22 22 26 27 24 Dewpt 7 11 10 11 12 13 17 22 26 28 26 25 23 21 20 21 20 19 RH 52 80 87 96 96 92 88 78 81100 96 96 96 96 92 81 74 81 Wind dir SW S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 5 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 8 Clouds CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries S S Snow S C C Wind chill 11 6 2 0 1 2 8 18 22 22 20 17 15 13 12 15 17 15 Min chill 4 0 -1 2 19 16 11 11 13 Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 13 28 19 26 9 19 3 18 Temp 18 14 24 25 22 22 24 21 15 12 16 15 9 5 13 14 Dewpt 15 13 17 20 22 21 21 17 13 9 10 9 5 2 6 8 PWind dir NW SW SE N NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 5 0 0 0 Snow S S S $$ IAZ004-082200- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 22 14 31 18 26 Temp 21 17 14 14 14 15 19 28 31 27 24 23 21 19 20 23 24 20 Dewpt 4 9 11 12 13 13 16 21 25 25 23 21 19 17 17 17 16 15 RH 47 70 88 92 96 92 88 75 78 92 96 92 92 92 88 77 71 81 Wind dir SW S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 13 11 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 12 14 13 10 Clouds FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 40 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries S S Snow C C C Wind chill 8 4 0 0 0 2 7 18 22 17 12 11 9 7 7 10 12 9 Min chill 4 0 0 3 16 11 7 6 9 Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 9 26 13 21 2 13 -4 13 Temp 14 10 21 22 19 16 18 15 10 5 9 8 2 0 9 9 Dewpt 11 7 14 16 17 14 14 11 7 1 3 2 -2 -5 3 4 PWind dir NW S NE N NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 0 5 20 10 0 0 0 0 Snow S S $$ IAZ035-082200- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 22 13 31 19 28 Temp 22 17 13 13 13 15 20 28 31 28 26 24 22 20 22 26 26 23 Dewpt 6 11 10 12 12 13 17 22 25 26 24 23 20 19 19 19 18 16 RH 49 77 87 96 96 92 88 78 78 92 92 96 92 96 88 74 71 74 Wind dir SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 11 9 9 10 11 10 10 12 11 6 8 9 9 8 10 12 12 8 Clouds CL SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 30 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries S S Snow S C C Wind chill 10 6 1 0 -1 2 9 17 22 21 17 15 12 10 11 15 15 14 Min chill 4 -1 -1 4 20 14 9 9 13 Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 11 28 16 25 7 17 0 17 Temp 16 12 24 25 22 19 22 19 12 9 15 13 7 3 13 13 Dewpt 13 10 16 19 19 18 18 14 10 5 7 6 2 -1 4 6 PWind dir NW S E N NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 Snow S S S $$ IAZ094-082200- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 23 10 32 21 30 Temp 22 13 10 10 11 15 17 28 32 28 27 27 26 23 23 28 29 25 Dewpt 8 9 8 8 10 12 15 21 24 26 26 26 24 22 21 21 21 19 RH 54 84 91 91 96 88 92 75 72 92 96 96 92 96 92 75 72 78 Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 16 14 5 6 6 8 8 9 10 10 6 Clouds CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries S S Snow S S S S Wind chill 12 0 -3 -3 -3 2 4 16 21 22 20 19 18 14 13 18 20 17 Min chill -2 -4 -5 1 15 18 13 11 15 Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 13 28 20 30 12 23 8 21 Temp 20 15 24 25 23 24 27 24 17 15 21 19 13 11 18 17 Dewpt 17 15 19 21 23 24 23 19 15 12 13 12 9 7 9 9 PWind dir NW SW S NW NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 $$ IAZ017-082200- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 22 12 29 19 26 Temp 21 17 14 14 12 12 17 26 29 26 24 22 21 20 21 24 24 20 Dewpt 3 7 9 9 10 10 13 18 21 24 22 21 19 18 17 18 16 15 RH 45 64 80 80 91 91 84 71 72 92 92 96 92 92 84 77 71 81 Wind dir SW S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 10 8 9 9 11 10 11 12 11 6 9 10 10 10 11 13 13 10 Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 30 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 T Flurries S S Snow C C C Wind chill 10 6 2 2 -2 -1 4 15 19 18 15 11 10 9 9 12 12 9 Min chill 4 0 -2 -1 16 11 9 8 9 Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 10 25 15 23 4 14 -2 12 Temp 15 11 21 22 20 18 20 17 11 7 11 9 4 1 8 9 Dewpt 11 8 13 15 16 15 16 14 8 4 5 4 -1 -4 1 4 PWind dir NW SW E N NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 Snow S S $$ IAZ049-082200- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 22 11 30 20 28 Temp 21 15 13 12 11 13 18 27 30 26 25 24 23 21 22 26 26 23 Dewpt 5 8 9 9 10 10 14 20 23 25 25 23 21 19 19 20 19 17 RH 49 73 84 87 96 87 84 74 75 96100 96 92 92 88 78 74 77 Wind dir SW SW S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 6 8 9 9 10 11 14 13 5 6 6 8 8 10 12 12 8 Clouds CL SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 20 40 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Flurries S S Snow S C C Wind chill 10 5 1 -1 -2 -1 5 16 20 19 18 16 14 11 12 15 16 14 Min chill 3 -3 -3 0 16 16 11 11 14 Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 12 28 19 27 9 18 2 16 Temp 17 13 24 23 21 21 24 21 15 11 16 13 8 5 12 12 Dewpt 14 10 16 18 19 20 21 16 12 7 8 7 4 0 4 6 PWind dir NW SW SE N NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 20 20 5 0 0 0 Snow S S S $$ IAZ086-082200- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 145 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2025 Date Wed 01/08/25 Thu 01/09/25 Fri 01/10/25 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 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 23 11 31 21 30 Temp 22 17 13 11 12 13 18 27 31 28 27 27 26 24 25 28 29 25 Dewpt 6 8 9 10 11 11 14 20 24 25 26 26 24 23 22 22 22 20 RH 49 67 84 96 96 91 84 74 75 88 96 96 92 96 88 78 75 81 Wind dir W SW S SW S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind spd 9 6 9 10 9 11 12 14 14 8 8 8 8 9 9 11 11 8 Clouds CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Snow S S S S Wind chill 12 7 1 -3 -1 -1 5 15 21 20 19 19 18 15 15 18 19 16 Min chill 6 -3 -3 0 14 17 14 14 16 Date Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25 Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 14 29 21 30 13 22 7 19 Temp 21 17 26 26 25 24 29 26 20 16 20 19 14 11 16 17 Dewpt 17 14 18 21 22 23 25 21 16 12 13 12 9 6 8 9 PWind dir NW SW S W NW NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0 Snow S S $$