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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
798 FOUS53 KDMX 040744 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 IAZ060-050900- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 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 51 36 49 27 Temp 38 38 44 50 50 49 47 44 41 36 39 45 48 47 39 34 30 27 Dewpt 34 33 36 37 40 40 41 40 38 32 26 23 21 20 21 21 20 20 RH 85 82 73 61 68 71 79 86 89 85 59 41 34 34 48 58 66 74 Wind dir NE E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NW Wind spd 5 5 8 8 5 6 5 9 13 17 20 17 17 13 10 6 5 5 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 50 40 5 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.04 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C C C Wind chill 33 27 30 38 33 27 Min chill 33 34 38 26 26 39 26 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 56 34 51 27 56 39 67 44 70 Temp 52 55 41 34 47 47 33 27 50 54 45 40 60 64 51 45 64 65 Dewpt 25 28 27 25 22 18 19 19 24 29 32 32 40 42 40 39 42 42 PWind dir NW W N NE SE S S S W Wind char LT LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 20 Rain S S S S C C S S $$ IAZ039-050900- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 34 52 36 47 26 Temp 34 34 43 49 51 49 45 43 40 37 39 44 47 43 35 31 27 26 Dewpt 32 30 34 36 37 38 39 39 37 33 27 22 20 19 21 21 21 20 RH 92 85 70 61 59 66 79 86 89 85 62 41 34 38 56 66 78 78 Wind dir NE E SE SE E NE N N NW NW N NW NW N N N N NW Wind spd 4 5 9 9 5 6 4 9 12 19 21 19 19 16 10 8 5 5 Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 30 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C S Wind chill 37 32 27 30 36 37 24 20 Min chill 28 31 36 26 26 36 23 19 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 56 30 46 24 52 35 64 42 68 Temp 52 53 38 30 43 42 29 24 46 49 38 35 56 58 46 42 61 61 Dewpt 26 27 26 23 17 15 16 16 20 25 27 28 35 39 39 37 41 40 PWind dir NW NW N NE SE SE SE S W Wind char GN GN GN LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 20 Rain S S S C S S S $$ IAZ048-050900- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 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 52 34 47 26 Temp 35 35 43 50 52 50 45 43 40 35 38 44 47 45 36 31 27 26 Dewpt 34 32 36 37 38 39 40 39 36 30 24 22 21 21 22 21 21 20 RH 96 89 76 61 59 66 82 86 85 82 57 41 35 38 56 66 78 78 Wind dir NE NE SE SE E NE N N N N N N N N N N N NW Wind spd 5 4 8 8 5 6 6 9 18 19 21 18 18 14 10 6 5 5 Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 30 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C C S S Wind chill 37 37 28 23 27 36 38 Min chill 30 31 36 23 23 37 25 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 48 24 54 37 66 42 69 Temp 52 54 39 31 44 45 30 24 48 52 42 37 59 62 47 42 63 64 Dewpt 26 29 29 24 21 18 18 18 23 29 32 31 40 43 40 39 43 43 PWind dir NW W N NE SE SE S S W Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 20 Rain S S S S C C S S $$ IAZ004-050900- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 30 51 27 44 26 Temp 31 30 39 46 48 47 39 33 30 27 34 41 43 41 32 29 27 26 Dewpt 32 30 34 36 36 37 36 31 26 24 20 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 RH 104100 82 68 63 68 89 92 85 88 56 41 38 41 61 69 74 78 Wind dir E E SE SE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W Wind spd 5 5 9 6 5 6 16 21 18 14 18 19 16 17 10 8 6 8 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 10 50 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C S Snow S Wind chill 24 33 33 25 18 14 22 30 35 34 23 19 Min chill 24 26 24 14 15 31 22 16 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 56 25 43 23 51 34 65 39 66 Temp 52 52 35 25 39 40 26 23 46 49 38 34 57 59 45 39 60 60 Dewpt 27 27 26 17 15 13 16 16 21 26 27 27 36 39 36 35 39 38 PWind dir W N N NE SE SE S S NW Wind char GN GN BZ LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 Rain S S S S S S $$ IAZ035-050900- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 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 52 30 46 25 Temp 33 33 42 48 51 49 44 40 34 31 35 42 45 43 34 30 26 25 Dewpt 32 32 35 37 38 38 38 37 32 26 22 20 20 19 21 21 20 20 RH 96 96 76 65 61 66 79 89 92 81 59 41 36 38 58 69 78 81 Wind dir E E SE SE E NE N N N N N N NW N N N NW W Wind spd 6 5 9 6 4 6 8 16 19 18 21 18 17 13 8 5 4 4 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW PoP 12hr 0 20 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S S S Wind chill 27 36 33 22 18 23 32 39 24 Min chill 27 28 32 18 19 35 24 18 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 29 46 23 53 35 65 41 68 Temp 52 54 37 29 42 42 27 23 46 50 40 35 58 60 45 41 61 62 Dewpt 26 28 27 21 18 15 16 17 22 27 29 30 38 41 39 37 41 40 PWind dir W NW N NE SE SE S S NW Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30 20 Rain S S S C C C S S $$ IAZ094-050900- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 39 49 37 47 28 Temp 39 39 44 46 48 47 45 44 42 38 39 44 47 45 37 34 30 28 Dewpt 36 35 38 40 42 41 41 41 39 36 31 28 24 21 21 20 20 20 RH 89 85 79 79 80 79 86 89 89 92 73 53 40 38 52 56 66 71 Wind dir NE E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 5 4 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 19 21 18 19 14 11 10 10 9 Wind gust 25 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 80 50 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.19 0.08 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C D L C C C Wind chill 39 36 32 28 28 35 31 26 22 20 Min chill 33 36 35 26 26 36 24 19 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 54 34 53 26 56 40 68 46 70 Temp 50 52 40 34 50 49 33 26 50 54 45 40 61 64 51 46 66 65 Dewpt 25 28 27 26 26 22 19 20 27 30 32 34 43 43 41 40 44 42 PWind dir N W N NE SE S SW S W Wind char GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 20 Rain S S S S C C S S $$ IAZ017-050900- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 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 50 30 44 25 Temp 32 31 39 45 49 47 42 40 34 31 35 40 43 41 32 29 26 26 Dewpt 32 31 34 36 37 37 37 37 32 25 21 20 20 19 20 20 20 19 RH 100100 82 70 63 68 82 89 92 78 56 44 39 41 61 69 78 74 Wind dir NE E SE S SE N N N NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W Wind spd 4 4 9 6 4 5 5 13 19 19 23 19 18 14 10 8 5 5 Wind gust 33 Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 0 10 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C Wind chill 25 32 23 18 22 30 36 35 21 20 Min chill 24 27 32 17 17 31 21 18 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 27 43 23 50 34 62 39 66 Temp 49 51 36 27 39 39 27 23 44 47 37 34 54 56 44 39 59 59 Dewpt 27 27 26 18 17 14 15 15 20 25 26 27 35 39 38 35 41 40 PWind dir W NW N NE SE SE S S W Wind char GN GN BZ LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 20 Rain S S S C S S S $$ IAZ049-050900- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 33 51 34 47 24 Temp 33 33 41 48 51 49 44 42 40 35 38 44 47 43 34 30 26 24 Dewpt 32 31 34 37 38 39 39 39 37 32 26 22 20 19 20 20 20 20 RH 96 92 76 65 61 68 82 89 89 89 62 41 34 38 56 66 78 84 Wind dir NE E SE SE E NE N N N N N N NW N N N N NW Wind spd 6 5 9 9 6 6 6 9 14 19 21 19 19 14 10 6 5 5 Clouds B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 40 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C S Wind chill 36 31 25 29 35 37 23 Min chill 28 30 36 23 23 36 21 16 Date 04/06 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 Thu 04/10/25 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 55 30 46 23 51 35 64 41 68 Temp 50 52 37 30 43 42 28 23 46 49 40 35 57 59 46 41 61 62 Dewpt 25 27 27 22 20 16 16 16 21 26 29 29 38 41 39 37 42 41 PWind dir NW W N NE SE SE S S W Wind char GN LT GN LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 20 Rain S S S S C C S S $$ IAZ086-050900- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 244 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 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 51 39 49 27 Temp 39 39 45 48 49 48 44 44 44 40 41 46 48 46 38 34 30 28 Dewpt 36 34 37 40 42 42 42 41 40 38 35 30 25 22 22 22 21 20 RH 89 82 73 74 77 80 93 89 86 92 79 53 40 38 52 61 69 71 Wind dir NE E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N Wind spd 8 6 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 16 20 19 19 14 12 10 9 8 Wind gust 25 Clouds B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 70 60 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.10 0.08 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S L L C C C Wind chill 37 33 31 32 38 31 24 21 21 Min chill 33 35 37 31 30 38 23 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 51 25 54 38 65 44 69 Temp 49 52 40 35 48 47 32 26 49 52 44 39 58 61 50 44 64 64 Dewpt 26 29 28 27 26 20 19 19 24 29 31 32 40 43 42 40 44 43 PWind dir N W N NE SE S S S W Wind char GN LT GN LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 20 Rain S S S C S S S $$