Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
644 FOUS53 KDMX 171716 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 IAZ060-172100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 Date Thu 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 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 77 54 60 41 60 Temp 76 75 77 71 66 60 55 55 56 57 56 53 48 44 42 48 55 59 58 Dewpt 55 57 58 59 58 58 54 50 46 45 43 40 36 34 32 32 31 31 32 RH 48 54 52 66 75 93 96 83 69 64 62 61 63 68 67 54 40 34 37 Wind dir S S S SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE Wind spd 19 17 13 11 9 9 10 12 13 13 12 10 9 9 8 9 9 9 6 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 50 10 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.14 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C S S Tstms L S Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 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 54 39 66 49 73 48 72 Temp 47 44 51 51 45 41 59 63 51 50 67 69 55 50 66 68 Dewpt 32 33 39 40 39 37 41 45 44 45 50 51 46 44 46 47 PWind dir NE NE N W S S SW NE Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 70 50 10 30 30 40 30 Rain shwrs S L L C C C C C C C S C Tstms S S S $$ IAZ039-172100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 Date Thu 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 53 60 39 59 Temp 68 72 70 65 63 59 54 57 57 57 53 50 46 42 40 47 54 58 55 Dewpt 50 53 54 55 56 56 54 53 49 46 43 41 38 35 33 33 32 31 31 RH 52 51 57 70 78 90100 86 75 67 69 71 73 76 76 58 43 36 40 Wind dir S S SE SE SE SE N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N Wind spd 19 23 18 13 10 8 9 12 14 16 13 12 11 10 9 10 10 10 8 Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 60 30 5 5 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.19 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C C C C Tstms L C C S Wind chill 36 34 Min chill 39 32 33 Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 39 56 39 63 45 71 45 70 Temp 43 40 52 50 43 39 55 58 47 46 64 65 52 47 64 64 Dewpt 32 31 36 39 39 37 39 40 39 42 48 49 45 43 46 45 PWind dir NE E N NW S S S NW Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 60 70 20 20 30 30 20 Rain shwrs C L L C S S C C C C S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-172100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 Date Thu 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 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 76 51 58 38 59 Temp 76 74 73 67 62 57 52 53 55 56 54 50 45 41 39 47 54 58 57 Dewpt 53 56 57 59 57 56 52 48 46 44 43 40 36 34 32 32 31 31 31 RH 45 53 57 75 84 96100 83 72 64 66 68 70 76 76 56 41 36 37 Wind dir S S S SE SE N N N NW NW N N N N N N N N NE Wind spd 20 19 13 10 8 9 11 13 14 14 13 11 10 9 8 9 10 9 6 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 10 80 20 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.34 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D C S S S Tstms L C S Wind chill 39 35 33 Min chill 38 32 35 Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 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 55 38 65 46 73 46 71 Temp 43 41 51 49 43 39 57 62 49 47 66 68 53 48 65 66 Dewpt 32 32 39 41 40 37 40 45 44 44 50 51 47 44 46 47 PWind dir NE E N W S S SE NE Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 70 60 10 30 40 40 30 Rain shwrs S C L L C C C C C C S C Tstms S S S $$ IAZ004-172100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 Date Thu 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 80 42 52 32 55 Temp 79 77 72 59 52 46 43 44 49 51 48 42 38 35 32 42 50 54 52 Dewpt 52 54 56 52 46 42 39 40 38 37 35 32 29 28 27 27 28 27 26 RH 39 45 57 78 80 86 86 86 66 59 60 67 70 75 81 55 42 35 36 Wind dir S S S NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 26 20 16 12 14 18 19 21 21 21 18 13 12 10 9 10 11 11 9 Wind gust 36 32 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 80 40 5 0 QPF 12hr 0.09 0.31 0.05 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D L S C C C S Tstms C C C S Wind chill 39 34 36 35 30 27 24 36 Min chill 33 33 30 24 27 Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 34 56 35 65 44 71 42 68 Temp 38 35 53 51 41 37 56 61 47 45 64 64 49 43 62 63 Dewpt 27 28 33 35 34 32 36 38 39 40 45 43 39 37 39 38 PWind dir E E NE W SE SW W NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 40 40 10 30 30 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C C S C C C S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ035-172100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 Date Thu 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 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 79 46 55 35 57 Temp 78 76 74 64 58 52 47 49 52 53 51 46 41 38 35 44 52 57 55 Dewpt 52 56 57 58 54 49 45 43 42 40 38 36 33 31 29 30 30 29 28 RH 40 50 55 81 86 89 93 80 69 61 61 68 73 76 78 57 43 34 35 Wind dir S S S S N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE Wind spd 21 19 13 8 8 11 13 16 17 16 13 10 9 8 5 8 10 9 6 Wind gust 26 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 10 70 40 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.28 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L C S C C Tstms S C C S Wind chill 35 32 Min chill 35 29 32 Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 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 36 55 37 65 45 73 44 69 Temp 41 37 52 51 42 38 56 62 49 46 66 67 52 46 64 66 Dewpt 30 30 34 39 38 35 38 41 42 42 48 47 43 41 43 42 PWind dir NE E N W S S SW N Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 60 50 10 30 40 30 30 Rain shwrs C L C C C C C C S C C Tstms S S S $$ IAZ094-172100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 Date Thu 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 79 57 65 42 59 Temp 73 76 78 73 70 65 58 60 61 60 57 53 49 44 42 48 55 59 57 Dewpt 57 58 59 59 58 58 56 53 49 47 44 41 39 36 34 34 33 32 32 RH 57 54 52 62 66 78 93 78 65 62 62 64 68 73 73 58 43 36 38 Wind dir S S S S S S W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE Wind spd 18 18 16 14 13 11 11 12 12 13 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 9 Wind gust 25 21 Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S S S S S Tstms Wind chill 38 36 Min chill 36 37 Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 43 54 38 66 48 72 48 72 Temp 48 45 50 50 44 40 59 63 52 49 67 68 56 50 67 67 Dewpt 34 34 42 42 40 37 43 46 45 45 51 51 49 46 49 49 PWind dir NE NE NW W S S S E Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 80 50 10 20 30 40 30 Rain shwrs S C L D C S S C C C C C C Tstms S S S $$ IAZ017-172100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 Date Thu 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 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 75 46 54 35 55 Temp 70 74 71 63 58 53 47 48 51 52 49 45 41 37 35 42 49 54 52 Dewpt 48 53 55 55 53 50 46 45 44 42 40 36 34 31 29 30 30 29 29 RH 45 48 57 75 83 89 96 89 77 69 71 70 76 79 78 62 48 38 41 Wind dir S S S S S N N N N N N NW NW N NW N N N N Wind spd 21 24 17 10 8 10 13 17 18 18 14 13 11 10 9 10 11 10 8 Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 70 40 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L C C C C Tstms S C C S Wind chill 39 34 30 28 36 Min chill 33 27 29 Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 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 35 54 37 62 43 70 42 67 Temp 39 36 51 49 41 38 53 57 45 44 62 63 49 44 62 63 Dewpt 30 29 34 37 37 35 37 40 38 40 47 48 43 39 42 42 PWind dir NE E N NW SE S S NW Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 50 60 20 30 40 30 20 Rain shwrs C C L C S C C C C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ049-172100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 Date Thu 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 52 61 38 59 Temp 72 72 70 65 62 58 54 56 56 56 53 48 44 41 38 46 54 58 55 Dewpt 50 54 55 56 56 56 54 51 48 46 43 39 37 34 32 32 31 31 31 RH 46 53 59 73 81 93100 83 74 69 69 71 76 76 79 58 41 36 40 Wind dir S S SE SE S SE N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE Wind spd 21 21 16 11 9 8 10 13 14 14 13 11 10 9 8 9 10 9 6 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 60 20 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.26 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S S Tstms C C S Wind chill 38 35 32 Min chill 38 31 33 Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 39 55 37 63 44 71 45 70 Temp 42 39 50 48 42 39 56 58 46 45 64 65 52 46 64 64 Dewpt 32 31 37 40 39 36 39 43 41 42 49 50 46 43 46 46 PWind dir NE E N NW S S S N Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 70 60 20 30 40 40 30 Rain shwrs S C L L C S C C C C C S C Tstms S S S $$ IAZ086-172100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1215 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025 Date Thu 04/17/25 Fri 04/18/25 Sat 04/19/25 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 75 60 71 43 60 Temp 74 73 74 70 67 64 61 67 65 62 59 54 50 47 44 49 56 59 57 Dewpt 53 55 57 59 59 59 58 60 55 50 48 45 41 39 37 37 36 34 35 RH 48 53 55 68 75 84 90 78 70 65 67 71 71 74 76 63 47 39 43 Wind dir S S SE S S S S W W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE Wind spd 20 19 17 16 13 13 12 13 14 14 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 Wind gust 27 24 24 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 10 10 30 20 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S S S S Tstms S S Wind chill 38 Min chill 37 38 Date Sun 04/20/25 Mon 04/21/25 Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 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 43 56 39 65 47 73 49 72 Temp 48 44 51 51 46 41 58 61 50 48 67 68 56 51 68 68 Dewpt 36 36 42 43 43 40 42 46 45 44 51 53 50 47 50 49 PWind dir NE E NW W S S SW NE Wind char GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 80 60 20 20 30 40 30 Rain shwrs S C L D L C S S C C C C S C Tstms S $$