Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
479 FOUS53 KDMX 032315 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 IAZ060-040900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun 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 38 53 38 49 28 Temp 50 45 43 40 38 45 51 53 51 47 44 41 39 40 46 48 47 39 35 31 29 Dewpt 35 35 35 35 34 37 38 40 41 41 40 39 36 32 27 23 22 22 22 22 21 RH 56 68 73 82 85 73 61 61 68 79 86 92 89 73 47 37 37 50 59 69 72 Wind dir N NE NE NE E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NW Wind spd 5 5 4 5 6 9 8 8 8 6 6 10 14 17 18 17 13 9 8 5 5 Wind gust 20 27 28 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 60 40 10 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C L C C C Wind chill 35 30 31 39 33 28 25 23 Min chill 39 32 34 39 29 30 39 28 21 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 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 56 33 48 24 53 37 66 43 69 Temp 50 53 40 34 44 45 31 26 47 52 42 40 61 64 51 46 65 65 Dewpt 25 27 26 25 21 17 16 17 21 28 30 32 40 42 40 38 41 41 PWind dir NW W N NE SE SE S SW NW Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 5 20 30 30 20 Rain S C S C C S S $$ IAZ039-040900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 34 55 37 49 27 Temp 46 41 38 36 34 44 52 54 52 46 43 40 38 40 46 48 45 37 32 29 28 Dewpt 33 34 33 32 31 35 37 38 39 40 40 38 36 33 28 24 21 21 22 22 21 RH 60 76 82 85 89 70 56 54 61 79 89 92 92 76 49 39 38 52 66 75 75 Wind dir NW N NE NE E E SE E E NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW Wind spd 6 4 5 5 6 10 9 9 8 5 6 9 14 18 19 19 16 10 8 5 5 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW PoP 12hr 0 30 30 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C C S Wind chill 28 38 34 29 31 39 38 30 25 23 21 Min chill 34 28 30 39 28 29 36 24 19 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 56 30 45 21 51 35 63 41 66 Temp 49 50 38 32 41 40 28 24 44 48 38 36 56 59 48 43 62 60 Dewpt 25 26 25 24 17 15 15 16 18 23 26 28 36 38 40 38 41 41 PWind dir NW W N N S SE S SW W Wind char GN GN BZ LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 5 10 5 0 0 20 20 30 20 Rain S S S C C S S $$ IAZ048-040900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun 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 54 35 48 26 Temp 48 42 40 37 35 44 51 53 51 46 42 40 36 39 45 47 45 37 32 29 27 Dewpt 35 35 35 34 33 37 39 40 41 41 40 38 36 30 26 23 22 23 22 22 22 RH 60 76 82 89 92 76 63 61 68 83 93 92100 70 47 38 40 56 66 75 81 Wind dir N NE NE NE NE E E E E NE N N N N N N N N N N NW Wind spd 6 4 4 4 5 10 9 8 8 6 8 12 17 19 19 18 14 10 6 5 5 Wind gust 24 29 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 50 30 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C C C C Wind chill 38 32 26 29 37 38 30 25 23 20 Min chill 36 29 31 37 26 27 38 24 19 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 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 56 31 47 22 52 36 65 41 68 Temp 50 51 38 32 42 43 28 24 46 49 39 37 59 61 49 43 63 63 Dewpt 25 27 26 25 20 17 16 17 21 28 30 31 40 43 41 39 41 42 PWind dir NW W N NE SE SE S SW NW Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5 20 30 30 20 Rain S S C C C S S S $$ IAZ004-040900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 30 53 28 46 25 Temp 43 38 35 32 30 39 48 51 50 42 37 32 28 34 41 44 42 33 30 27 26 Dewpt 34 34 32 30 29 34 37 37 37 37 34 29 26 19 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 RH 70 85 89 92 96 82 65 59 61 82 89 88 92 54 42 38 41 61 69 74 78 Wind dir N NE NE NE E SE SE E NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W Wind spd 5 5 6 6 6 10 8 6 8 10 14 17 19 21 20 21 17 11 9 8 9 Wind gust 27 29 Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 20 40 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C S Snow C S Wind chill 29 26 23 32 36 28 21 15 22 32 35 34 24 22 19 18 Min chill 38 29 23 25 28 15 17 32 20 16 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 25 42 20 51 34 62 39 65 Temp 48 49 34 26 38 38 26 22 44 47 37 35 56 58 45 41 60 59 Dewpt 25 25 23 17 15 13 15 14 18 26 27 28 38 40 38 35 39 39 PWind dir W NW N NE S S SW W NW Wind char GN GN BZ LT GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 20 30 20 20 Rain S S C S S S S $$ IAZ035-040900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun 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 54 32 47 25 Temp 46 41 38 34 33 42 50 53 52 44 41 36 32 36 42 45 43 34 30 27 26 Dewpt 34 34 34 32 31 34 37 38 39 39 38 35 31 24 22 22 21 22 22 21 21 RH 63 76 85 92 92 73 61 57 61 82 89 96 96 61 44 40 41 61 72 78 81 Wind dir N NE NE NE E SE SE E E NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW Wind spd 4 5 6 8 6 10 8 6 6 6 9 14 17 19 18 18 13 8 5 5 5 Wind gust 29 Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 0 20 30 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S S C S Wind chill 27 27 36 35 27 21 25 34 38 36 27 24 21 19 Min chill 32 27 28 35 20 21 35 24 19 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 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 55 28 44 21 51 35 64 41 66 Temp 49 51 37 29 40 40 26 22 45 48 38 37 58 60 46 42 60 61 Dewpt 25 26 25 22 17 15 15 16 20 27 29 30 39 42 40 36 41 41 PWind dir NW NW N NE S SE S SW NW Wind char GN GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5 20 30 30 20 Rain S C C C C S S $$ IAZ094-040900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 39 52 38 48 28 Temp 51 47 44 41 40 46 49 50 50 46 44 41 39 40 45 47 45 39 35 31 29 Dewpt 37 37 37 36 36 39 41 42 42 42 41 40 39 35 32 26 23 22 21 21 21 RH 59 68 76 82 85 76 74 74 74 86 89 96100 82 60 43 41 50 56 66 72 Wind dir N NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 4 4 5 6 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 16 18 19 18 14 12 10 10 8 Wind gust 19 18 21 26 28 31 29 25 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 80 40 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.11 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C L L C C C S S Wind chill 38 34 30 31 37 38 31 27 23 21 Min chill 39 33 33 38 29 30 38 27 20 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 54 33 51 24 52 37 64 43 69 Temp 49 51 40 34 47 45 32 26 47 51 42 40 59 62 51 45 65 64 Dewpt 26 27 27 26 25 20 17 17 23 29 31 34 41 42 42 40 42 41 PWind dir N W N NE SE SE S SW NW Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 Rain S S S S S S S $$ IAZ017-040900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun 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 30 53 32 46 25 Temp 42 39 36 33 31 40 48 52 50 43 40 36 32 36 41 44 41 33 30 27 26 Dewpt 33 34 33 31 30 34 37 38 38 37 37 34 31 25 22 22 20 21 21 20 20 RH 70 82 89 92 96 79 65 59 63 79 89 92 96 64 46 41 42 61 69 74 78 Wind dir NW N N NE E SE SE E NE N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW Wind spd 6 5 4 5 5 9 8 8 6 5 9 14 18 20 20 20 16 10 8 6 6 Wind gust 26 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 20 20 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S S S Wind chill 25 34 34 27 21 25 32 36 33 25 22 20 18 Min chill 38 31 24 26 34 20 21 32 21 17 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 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 54 27 41 20 50 34 61 39 63 Temp 47 48 36 27 37 37 26 22 42 47 37 35 54 57 46 41 58 58 Dewpt 25 25 25 20 15 13 15 14 18 23 26 27 36 40 39 36 41 41 PWind dir NW NW N NE S S S SW NW Wind char GN GN BZ LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 5 20 30 30 20 Rain S S C C C S S $$ IAZ049-040900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 33 54 36 48 25 Temp 47 42 38 35 33 44 51 52 50 44 42 39 36 39 44 47 43 35 31 27 26 Dewpt 33 34 33 33 31 35 38 39 40 40 40 38 35 32 29 24 22 22 21 20 20 RH 58 73 82 92 92 70 61 61 68 86 93 96 96 76 55 40 43 59 66 74 78 Wind dir N NE NE NE E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NW Wind spd 8 5 5 6 6 10 9 9 8 6 6 11 14 18 18 18 14 10 6 5 5 Wind gust 28 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 50 30 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C C C C Wind chill 29 27 38 32 27 30 36 36 28 23 20 19 Min chill 33 27 28 37 26 27 36 22 17 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 30 46 21 51 34 64 41 66 Temp 48 49 37 31 41 40 27 22 44 47 37 36 57 59 47 42 61 60 Dewpt 25 26 25 23 18 15 15 15 18 25 27 28 38 40 40 37 41 41 PWind dir NW W N N S SE S SW W Wind char GN LT GN LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0 20 30 30 20 Rain S C S C C S S $$ IAZ086-040900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 614 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun 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 39 53 40 50 28 Temp 50 46 44 41 39 47 51 53 51 46 45 43 40 44 47 49 47 39 35 32 29 Dewpt 37 37 37 36 35 38 40 42 43 43 42 41 39 39 36 31 26 24 22 22 22 RH 61 71 76 82 85 71 66 66 74 89 89 93 96 82 65 50 43 54 59 66 75 Wind dir N NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 4 5 6 8 9 11 11 10 11 10 10 11 13 17 18 18 14 12 10 9 9 Wind gust 21 24 27 28 25 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 70 50 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C L C C C S Wind chill 33 37 32 37 31 27 24 21 Min chill 38 32 33 38 32 33 39 27 19 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 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 54 34 49 22 52 36 62 43 68 Temp 49 51 39 35 45 44 31 25 46 49 40 39 58 60 51 46 64 63 Dewpt 26 27 27 26 25 18 17 17 21 27 29 31 40 43 42 40 43 43 PWind dir N W NW N SE SE S SW W Wind char GN LT GN LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0 20 30 30 20 Rain S C S C C S S $$