Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
539 FOUS53 KDMX 261659 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 IAZ060-262100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 63 48 68 58 82 Temp 58 62 62 54 52 50 49 54 61 67 68 62 60 60 62 68 75 80 79 Dewpt 37 36 38 39 39 40 41 44 47 51 52 53 54 57 58 62 64 64 62 RH 45 38 41 57 61 68 74 69 60 56 57 72 81 90 87 81 69 58 56 Wind dir E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 13 13 14 14 13 13 14 16 18 20 23 18 Wind gust 20 25 25 29 34 37 31 Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 10 20 40 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0.10 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C C L L C Tstms S C C C C C L L C Date Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 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 51 67 44 69 52 70 49 70 Temp 66 53 62 64 50 47 66 66 57 54 65 66 55 51 64 67 Dewpt 57 45 44 41 39 38 45 48 48 50 53 50 44 41 42 42 PWind dir SW NW NE SE E N NW NW Wind char GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 50 5 0 20 50 50 20 10 Rain shwrs C S C C C C S S Tstms C S S S $$ IAZ039-262100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 63 45 65 55 79 Temp 56 61 60 50 47 47 45 51 60 65 64 58 57 56 56 63 71 77 76 Dewpt 37 38 39 40 39 38 38 38 41 43 46 47 49 51 53 59 63 65 64 RH 49 42 46 68 74 71 76 61 49 45 52 67 75 83 90 87 76 67 66 Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 10 9 8 6 8 10 11 14 16 17 16 14 16 16 17 20 23 24 20 Wind gust 23 25 26 27 31 34 37 33 Clouds CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 30 30 40 70 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.20 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S C C C C L L L Tstms S C C C C L L L Wind chill 39 Min chill 38 39 Date Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 50 64 41 68 49 69 48 68 Temp 64 51 59 60 46 43 63 64 53 52 62 64 53 49 62 63 Dewpt 58 47 44 40 37 37 42 45 45 47 52 50 45 42 43 41 PWind dir SW NW NE SE SE NE NW NW Wind char BZ BZ LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 60 5 0 5 40 50 20 10 Rain shwrs L S C C C S S Tstms L $$ IAZ048-262100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 63 46 66 56 81 Temp 57 61 61 52 50 48 47 54 59 65 66 60 58 58 59 65 73 79 78 Dewpt 38 38 39 40 40 41 41 43 46 50 53 53 54 57 58 63 65 66 63 RH 49 42 44 63 68 77 79 66 62 58 63 78 86 96 96 93 76 64 60 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S Wind spd 10 11 9 8 8 8 10 14 14 17 16 14 14 17 17 19 21 23 18 Wind gust 18 23 25 25 27 29 34 36 29 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 20 20 50 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.14 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C L L C Tstms S C C C C C L L C Date Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 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 48 66 42 69 50 70 48 69 Temp 63 51 60 62 47 45 64 65 54 52 64 66 53 49 63 65 Dewpt 55 45 44 40 38 38 45 48 48 49 53 50 44 42 43 42 PWind dir SW NW NE SE E N NW NW Wind char BZ GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 5 0 10 40 50 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C C C S S Tstms C S S $$ IAZ004-262100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 62 46 65 55 81 Temp 56 61 59 52 49 48 48 54 57 63 64 58 57 57 59 65 73 77 74 Dewpt 34 34 36 38 40 39 40 44 46 49 51 51 53 54 56 61 62 60 55 RH 43 36 42 59 71 71 74 69 67 60 63 77 86 90 90 87 68 56 51 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S SW Wind spd 12 14 14 12 13 13 14 20 20 20 19 18 18 21 21 25 26 26 19 Wind gust 25 32 29 31 29 37 37 29 Clouds CL SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 50 30 60 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.01 0.07 0.18 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C S S C C C L C C D D C Tstms S S C C C L C C D D C Date Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 42 62 39 71 47 71 44 69 Temp 54 42 56 59 43 41 66 67 52 49 65 64 50 44 61 64 Dewpt 45 35 33 29 31 33 40 42 44 44 47 42 38 37 37 36 PWind dir W NW E S S NW NW NW Wind char BZ BZ LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 5 0 5 30 40 10 5 Rain shwrs C S S C C C Tstms C $$ IAZ035-262100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 62 46 66 56 81 Temp 56 60 60 52 49 48 46 53 58 64 65 58 57 57 59 65 73 78 75 Dewpt 38 38 39 40 41 41 41 44 46 50 52 52 54 55 57 61 64 64 61 RH 51 44 46 63 74 77 83 71 64 60 63 80 90 93 93 87 73 62 62 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 12 12 11 10 11 12 13 19 17 18 17 17 16 17 17 20 21 21 16 Wind gust 24 27 27 27 32 33 26 Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 30 30 70 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.01 0.07 0.16 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C S S C C C L C C D D C Tstms S C C C L C C D D C Date Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 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 64 41 69 48 72 45 69 Temp 59 46 58 61 45 42 65 66 52 50 64 65 52 46 62 64 Dewpt 51 40 40 34 36 36 42 45 46 47 50 46 40 39 40 38 PWind dir W NW E SE SE N NW NW Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 5 0 10 40 40 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C C C S Tstms C S $$ IAZ094-262100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 63 49 67 58 81 Temp 59 62 62 54 53 50 51 54 61 65 66 61 60 60 61 68 75 80 76 Dewpt 43 40 41 41 41 43 45 48 51 53 53 55 56 58 60 63 65 65 63 RH 55 44 46 61 64 77 80 80 70 65 63 81 87 93 97 84 71 60 64 Wind dir E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 9 9 8 6 6 6 9 11 13 14 13 13 13 14 16 19 21 21 18 Wind gust 17 20 23 26 26 25 24 25 26 31 34 36 31 Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 20 30 30 60 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S S S C C C L L C Tstms S S C C C L L C Date Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 67 46 67 52 69 48 69 Temp 66 53 62 64 51 47 64 64 57 55 65 65 54 49 64 65 Dewpt 58 48 47 45 42 41 48 51 52 53 55 51 45 43 44 44 PWind dir SW NW NE SE E N NW NW Wind char BZ GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 5 5 30 60 60 20 10 Rain shwrs C C C L L C S Tstms C S S $$ IAZ017-262100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 45 62 53 77 Temp 55 60 58 49 47 46 46 50 57 62 62 57 55 55 56 61 68 74 72 Dewpt 37 37 38 39 39 39 39 40 42 46 48 48 50 52 54 59 63 64 62 RH 51 42 47 68 74 76 76 68 57 56 60 72 83 90 93 93 84 71 71 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 10 11 11 8 9 9 12 18 18 18 17 16 16 18 19 21 24 25 19 Wind gust 19 24 27 28 28 29 33 35 37 31 Clouds CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 30 20 60 90 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.26 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C L C C D D C Tstms S C C L C C D D C Date Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 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 61 38 67 47 69 45 66 Temp 59 46 54 57 43 40 62 63 51 49 62 62 51 46 59 61 Dewpt 52 41 41 36 34 34 42 45 44 44 50 47 42 39 41 40 PWind dir W NW NE S SE N NW NW Wind char BZ BZ LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 50 10 0 5 30 40 20 10 Rain shwrs C S C C C S S Tstms C S $$ IAZ049-262100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 62 44 65 55 80 Temp 57 61 60 50 47 45 45 52 59 65 63 58 56 56 57 64 72 78 75 Dewpt 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 39 43 46 49 49 51 53 55 61 65 66 64 RH 47 41 44 63 71 76 76 61 55 50 60 72 83 90 93 90 79 67 69 Wind dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S Wind spd 11 11 10 8 9 11 12 16 16 17 16 14 14 14 17 20 21 25 20 Wind gust 24 31 35 40 32 Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC PoP 12hr 0 20 20 50 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.04 0.18 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S C C C C L L L Tstms S S C C C C L L L Wind chill 39 Min chill 38 39 Date Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 49 64 41 67 48 69 46 69 Temp 63 51 59 60 45 42 63 63 52 51 62 64 52 48 62 63 Dewpt 57 46 45 41 37 37 44 47 46 48 53 50 44 41 43 42 PWind dir SW NW NE SE SE N NW NW Wind char BZ GN LT LT LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 60 5 5 10 40 50 20 10 Rain shwrs L C C C C S S Tstms L S $$ IAZ086-262100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 1159 AM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025 Date Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 64 45 67 56 82 Temp 59 63 62 53 50 47 46 53 62 67 65 60 58 58 59 67 76 80 78 Dewpt 38 38 39 39 39 39 38 40 45 49 51 51 52 54 56 61 66 66 65 RH 45 39 43 59 66 74 73 61 54 52 60 72 80 86 90 81 71 62 64 Wind dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S Wind spd 10 10 9 6 9 11 11 13 14 16 13 13 14 14 14 18 21 23 19 Wind gust 25 24 25 25 26 29 33 36 32 Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 10 20 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C C C L Tstms S S S C C C C L Date Tue 04/29/25 Wed 04/30/25 Thu 05/01/25 Fri 05/02/25 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 55 68 45 69 52 69 49 69 Temp 68 59 63 64 51 47 65 65 57 55 65 65 55 50 64 64 Dewpt 62 53 49 46 42 41 48 50 51 52 56 53 48 44 46 46 PWind dir SW NW NE SE E N NW NW Wind char BZ GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW PoP 12hr 60 5 5 20 60 60 20 20 Rain shwrs L S C L L C S S S Tstms L S S $$