


Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
144 FOUS53 KDMX 242031 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 IAZ060-250900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 54 68 49 66 52 Temp 68 66 61 58 55 54 59 63 68 68 59 54 51 51 60 64 65 63 59 57 54 53 Dewpt 48 50 48 47 48 48 49 48 46 44 44 43 42 43 44 43 42 42 44 45 47 48 RH 49 56 62 67 77 80 69 58 45 42 57 66 71 74 55 46 43 46 57 64 77 83 Wind dir E NE NE E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 6 6 6 8 8 9 10 11 11 9 5 5 5 8 10 12 12 10 8 8 8 9 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 50 40 5 20 60 QPF 12hr 0.08 0.04 0 0 0.13 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C S S S C C L L C Tstms S S Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25 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 50 71 50 73 52 78 57 80 Temp 59 61 55 52 66 68 56 54 68 70 58 56 73 76 62 60 76 78 Dewpt 50 49 49 49 50 50 50 50 52 51 50 51 53 52 50 52 53 53 PWind dir NE N N NW NW W NW NW NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 20 10 10 30 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S C C S S S S S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ039-250900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 50 70 47 71 52 Temp 66 65 57 55 52 51 61 67 69 68 57 51 48 49 62 68 70 66 59 56 54 52 Dewpt 44 44 44 43 43 45 46 42 41 40 41 41 41 43 44 43 42 43 45 45 44 46 RH 45 46 62 64 71 80 58 40 36 36 55 68 77 80 52 40 36 43 60 66 69 80 Wind dir NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 10 9 5 4 4 5 8 11 11 10 8 8 8 9 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 64 51 69 50 72 52 78 55 79 Temp 62 61 54 52 66 65 54 53 68 69 57 56 75 74 60 58 76 75 Dewpt 48 48 48 48 51 50 49 49 52 51 50 50 53 51 51 52 52 52 PWind dir NE NE N N NW NW NW N N Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 30 20 10 30 20 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C C C C S S S C S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ048-250900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 52 69 48 68 50 Temp 67 65 59 55 52 52 60 65 69 68 57 52 49 49 60 65 66 64 58 56 53 52 Dewpt 47 48 48 46 46 47 49 46 44 44 43 43 42 44 44 43 43 44 45 46 47 48 RH 49 54 67 72 80 83 67 50 40 42 59 71 77 83 55 45 43 48 62 69 80 86 Wind dir E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 5 8 8 8 8 8 10 11 11 10 5 5 5 6 10 12 12 10 8 8 8 8 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 30 20 5 10 60 QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0 0 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C S C C L L C Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25 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 49 70 49 73 52 78 55 80 Temp 59 60 53 52 65 67 54 52 67 70 57 55 73 75 60 58 76 77 Dewpt 50 49 49 49 50 51 50 51 53 52 50 51 53 53 52 52 54 54 PWind dir E NE N N NW W NW NW NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 30 20 20 30 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S S C S S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ004-250900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 47 69 47 69 50 Temp 62 62 54 53 49 48 61 66 68 67 57 51 48 49 62 67 68 64 58 54 52 52 Dewpt 38 41 42 41 40 41 42 38 38 37 39 39 39 40 42 40 40 42 42 42 44 45 RH 41 46 64 64 71 77 49 36 33 33 51 63 71 71 48 37 36 45 55 64 74 77 Wind dir E E NE NE E NE E E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 6 6 6 6 5 5 9 11 11 10 6 5 5 5 9 11 12 10 8 6 6 8 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 0 0 10 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 62 47 67 47 71 51 77 55 80 Temp 59 59 51 50 62 63 51 51 67 68 55 54 73 74 59 57 76 77 Dewpt 46 46 46 46 48 47 46 46 49 47 47 47 50 48 48 47 50 49 PWind dir E NE N N NW W NW NW NW Wind char GN LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 20 30 20 40 20 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C C S S S C S S S C S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ035-250900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 50 70 47 69 50 Temp 66 65 57 54 52 51 61 66 69 68 57 50 47 49 62 67 68 64 58 55 52 52 Dewpt 44 44 45 44 43 43 45 41 40 40 40 40 41 42 44 41 41 43 43 45 45 47 RH 45 46 64 69 71 74 56 40 35 36 53 68 79 77 52 39 37 46 57 69 77 83 Wind dir E E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 9 9 5 5 5 5 9 10 10 9 5 4 4 5 9 11 11 9 5 5 5 6 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 10 5 10 60 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C L L C Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25 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 48 68 47 73 51 78 55 80 Temp 59 60 51 50 64 66 52 51 67 69 55 54 74 75 59 57 76 77 Dewpt 47 47 47 48 48 49 48 49 50 50 48 48 52 51 50 50 52 52 PWind dir E NE N N NW W NW NW NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 30 20 20 30 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S S S C S S S S S Tstms S $$ IAZ094-250900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 53 64 50 62 51 Temp 70 68 62 59 57 54 58 61 64 63 57 54 51 51 57 59 60 60 57 55 53 52 Dewpt 52 53 53 52 51 51 52 53 51 49 47 45 45 44 45 45 46 45 45 47 49 51 RH 53 59 72 78 80 90 80 75 63 60 69 71 80 77 64 60 60 58 64 74 86 96 Wind dir E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 6 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 10 9 8 9 10 12 13 13 10 10 9 9 10 Wind gust 24 24 24 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 50 50 20 40 70 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.16 0 0.03 0.11 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C C S S S C C C C C C L L C Tstms S S C Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 62 49 70 50 70 51 76 55 79 Temp 58 60 54 51 66 67 55 54 67 68 57 55 73 74 61 58 76 76 Dewpt 52 51 50 50 52 52 51 51 54 52 51 52 54 53 51 52 55 54 PWind dir NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 10 10 10 40 30 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C S S C C C S S S Tstms C S S $$ IAZ017-250900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 69 45 70 50 Temp 63 63 56 53 48 48 61 66 69 67 56 49 46 48 60 67 68 65 58 54 53 52 Dewpt 38 40 42 42 40 41 43 41 40 40 40 40 39 41 44 43 42 42 42 44 44 44 RH 39 43 59 66 74 77 51 40 35 37 55 71 76 77 55 42 39 43 55 69 71 74 Wind dir E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E SE E E E E E E E Wind spd 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 9 8 5 4 4 5 8 11 10 9 6 6 6 8 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25 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 48 67 47 71 51 77 54 79 Temp 60 59 51 50 63 63 52 52 67 68 55 55 73 74 59 57 74 75 Dewpt 47 47 47 47 49 48 47 47 50 49 48 48 51 50 49 49 51 51 PWind dir E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 40 30 20 30 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C C S C S S S C S S S S Tstms S S $$ IAZ049-250900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 Tue CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 51 69 45 69 50 Temp 67 65 57 54 52 51 60 66 69 67 56 49 46 48 59 66 68 64 57 54 53 52 Dewpt 46 46 44 43 44 45 47 43 41 40 41 40 41 42 43 42 41 42 44 44 45 46 RH 47 50 62 66 74 80 62 43 36 37 57 71 83 80 55 42 37 45 62 69 74 80 Wind dir E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE Wind spd 6 8 6 6 6 6 10 11 10 9 5 5 5 5 9 11 11 10 8 8 8 8 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 20 20 5 5 50 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C C C C Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 63 49 70 48 72 51 78 55 79 Temp 60 60 52 51 65 66 53 52 67 69 55 55 73 74 59 57 75 75 Dewpt 48 49 48 48 50 50 48 49 51 50 49 49 52 51 50 51 52 52 PWind dir NE NE N N NW NW NW NW N Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 30 20 20 30 20 20 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C S S S S C S S S S S S Tstms S S S $$ IAZ086-250900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 331 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025 Date 05/24/25 Sun 05/25/25 Mon 05/26/25 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 53 67 48 67 52 Temp 71 68 62 60 57 53 58 63 66 66 57 53 50 48 58 65 66 65 59 57 56 54 Dewpt 48 49 50 49 49 49 50 50 48 46 46 44 43 42 44 44 43 43 45 46 48 49 RH 44 51 65 67 75 86 75 62 52 48 67 71 77 80 59 46 43 45 60 67 74 83 Wind dir E NE NE E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 5 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 10 8 8 8 9 11 12 12 11 9 9 10 10 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 40 40 5 20 50 QPF 12hr 0.03 0.09 0 0 0.04 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C S S S S S C C C Date 05/27 Wed 05/28/25 Thu 05/29/25 Fri 05/30/25 Sat 05/31/25 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 51 71 50 73 53 78 56 80 Temp 61 62 56 53 67 69 56 54 69 70 58 57 74 75 62 59 76 77 Dewpt 51 51 51 50 53 52 51 51 53 52 51 52 55 53 52 53 55 53 PWind dir NE N NW NW NW W NW NW NW Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 20 10 5 30 20 20 10 20 Rain shwrs C C S S S C S S S S S S Tstms S S $$