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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
744 FOUS53 KDMX 221045 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 IAZ060-222100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 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 54 74 56 71 Temp 52 63 68 72 72 63 59 56 54 63 71 73 69 62 60 58 56 62 67 69 67 Dewpt 48 54 52 48 50 50 51 52 51 56 57 58 57 56 55 54 53 56 57 58 59 RH 86 72 57 42 46 62 75 86 90 78 61 59 66 81 84 86 90 81 70 68 75 Wind dir S W NW W E NE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE E E E E SE SE Wind spd 9 9 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 9 11 11 9 Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 20 30 70 70 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.14 0.35 0.54 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C C C L L L L L L L L D D L Tstms S S C S S C C C C C S S S C C C Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 67 50 64 52 70 60 80 Temp 61 57 64 64 55 51 59 63 56 54 64 69 64 63 75 76 Dewpt 56 54 54 52 48 45 48 49 49 49 56 58 58 59 63 63 PWind dir E N NE E E SE SE S Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 70 40 10 20 30 50 50 60 Rain shwrs L C C C S S C C C C C L C Tstms C C S S S S S S C $$ IAZ039-222100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 74 49 72 53 70 Temp 51 59 67 72 69 58 53 50 51 60 69 71 67 60 56 54 53 60 66 68 65 Dewpt 47 51 52 47 48 46 45 46 49 54 57 56 56 55 53 52 51 56 56 56 56 RH 86 75 59 41 47 64 74 86 93 81 66 59 68 84 90 93 93 87 70 65 73 Wind dir SE SW W W W E E SE E SE SE S E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 11 10 10 9 4 3 3 3 4 5 9 9 8 5 5 5 6 9 11 12 11 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 40 50 60 70 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.08 0.27 0.22 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C L L L L C C L L D Tstms S S S C C C S S C C C Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 53 65 47 64 49 69 57 79 Temp 57 54 62 60 51 47 59 61 53 50 63 66 60 59 72 73 Dewpt 53 51 53 49 46 43 47 47 45 45 52 54 54 56 62 62 PWind dir E NE NE E E SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 40 10 5 20 30 50 50 Rain shwrs D L C S S C C C C C C Tstms C S S S S S S S $$ IAZ048-222100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 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 50 73 54 70 Temp 51 61 67 72 72 60 56 53 51 61 69 72 68 60 57 56 54 61 66 67 65 Dewpt 48 53 49 46 47 48 48 51 51 56 58 59 58 57 55 54 52 56 58 59 59 RH 89 75 52 39 41 64 74 93100 84 68 64 70 90 93 93 93 84 75 75 81 Wind dir S W NW NW SE NE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE E E E E E E Wind spd 8 9 8 5 4 3 3 4 4 6 8 9 6 5 5 5 6 10 11 11 10 Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 10 30 70 70 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.05 0.58 0.50 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C L L L L L L L L D D D Tstms S S S C C C S S S S C C C Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 53 67 47 64 51 69 59 79 Temp 58 54 62 62 52 49 58 61 54 52 64 67 62 61 73 75 Dewpt 56 53 54 52 47 45 48 50 49 48 56 59 58 59 64 64 PWind dir NE N NE E E SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 40 10 20 30 50 50 60 Rain shwrs D C C S S S C C C C C L L Tstms C S S S S S S S $$ IAZ004-222100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 46 70 46 61 Temp 47 56 65 71 70 56 50 47 47 58 66 69 66 56 51 49 47 51 57 60 58 Dewpt 46 45 39 35 36 37 38 38 39 44 45 44 44 45 44 42 41 44 47 49 50 RH 96 66 38 27 29 49 63 71 74 59 47 40 45 66 77 77 79 77 69 67 75 Wind dir W W NW W W SW NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE Wind spd 9 13 13 10 5 4 5 4 5 8 10 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 16 17 14 Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 5 20 30 50 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.31 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C L L D D L Tstms S S S Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 45 62 43 62 48 67 55 76 Temp 50 47 57 58 47 44 57 58 50 49 62 64 57 57 70 72 Dewpt 48 45 47 46 42 40 45 46 45 45 52 54 54 55 61 60 PWind dir NE N NE E SE SE SE S Wind char GN BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 60 20 10 20 30 50 60 60 Rain shwrs L C S S S C C C C L L L Tstms S S S S S S $$ IAZ035-222100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 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 48 72 51 67 Temp 50 58 67 73 71 59 53 50 49 59 67 71 67 59 55 53 52 58 63 65 62 Dewpt 48 48 43 40 42 43 43 45 46 51 54 55 54 53 52 51 50 54 56 56 56 RH 93 69 42 30 35 55 69 83 89 75 63 57 63 80 90 93 93 86 78 73 81 Wind dir S NW NW NW SW SE SE SE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E Wind spd 6 9 8 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 8 10 11 11 10 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 10 30 60 70 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.02 0.20 0.40 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L L L L L L L L D D L Tstms S S C C S S C C Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 45 62 50 68 57 78 Temp 55 52 61 60 50 46 57 60 52 50 62 65 60 59 71 73 Dewpt 53 50 52 49 46 42 47 48 47 46 54 56 57 57 62 62 PWind dir NE N NE E SE SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 70 30 10 20 30 50 60 60 Rain shwrs L C C S S S C C C C L L C Tstms C S S S S C S S $$ IAZ094-222100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 75 53 73 56 73 Temp 51 64 71 73 71 62 59 55 55 64 70 72 68 62 59 58 56 63 69 68 67 Dewpt 48 53 53 52 55 54 53 52 52 56 57 57 56 55 55 54 54 57 59 58 59 RH 89 67 53 48 57 75 80 90 90 75 63 59 65 78 87 86 93 81 70 70 75 Wind dir S SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S E E E E SE SE SE S Wind spd 9 11 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 6 6 6 6 8 10 11 11 9 Wind gust 23 Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 40 30 60 60 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0.34 0.39 0.61 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C C C C C L L L L C C L L D D D Tstms S C C S S S S C C C C C C S S C C C Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 57 68 50 65 53 70 60 79 Temp 61 58 65 64 55 51 60 63 57 55 65 69 65 62 75 74 Dewpt 58 57 57 52 50 47 51 51 51 52 58 59 59 60 64 62 PWind dir SW N NE E E SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 80 40 20 20 40 50 50 50 Rain shwrs D L C C S S S S S C C C C C C C Tstms C C S C S C S S C C $$ IAZ017-222100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 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 72 46 71 49 64 Temp 50 58 64 70 68 56 51 47 47 59 66 70 66 57 53 51 49 54 59 62 60 Dewpt 47 51 46 43 45 42 41 41 43 50 52 53 53 51 49 47 46 50 53 54 53 RH 89 77 52 38 43 59 68 79 86 72 61 55 63 80 86 86 89 86 80 75 78 Wind dir S W W W SW S S SE E NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E Wind spd 10 10 11 9 4 3 4 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 6 8 9 10 13 13 11 Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 40 50 60 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.04 0.09 0.28 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C L L L L L L D D D Tstms S S S S C C Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 61 44 62 48 66 55 75 Temp 54 50 57 57 48 44 56 58 51 49 60 63 57 57 68 71 Dewpt 51 48 50 48 44 40 45 47 45 44 51 54 54 55 61 62 PWind dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 30 10 10 30 40 50 60 Rain shwrs D L C S S C C C C C L C Tstms C C S S S S S S $$ IAZ049-222100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 74 49 72 53 70 Temp 51 60 67 71 69 59 54 52 50 61 68 71 67 59 56 54 53 60 66 68 65 Dewpt 47 52 51 47 47 47 47 49 49 56 58 58 57 54 54 52 51 56 57 58 57 RH 86 75 56 42 45 64 77 89 96 84 70 63 70 83 93 93 93 87 73 70 75 Wind dir S SW W W W E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE E E E E E E E Wind spd 10 10 9 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 9 11 11 9 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 10 30 60 70 70 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.05 0.35 0.23 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C L L L L L L C C L L D Tstms S S S S C C C S S S S C C C Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 53 65 46 64 48 69 57 79 Temp 57 54 62 60 51 47 58 60 52 50 62 66 60 59 73 73 Dewpt 54 52 54 50 47 43 48 48 47 46 53 56 55 56 63 63 PWind dir E N NE E E SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 40 10 10 30 40 50 60 Rain shwrs D L C C S C C C C C L C Tstms C S S S S S S S $$ IAZ086-222100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 545 AM CDT Tue Apr 22 2025 Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25 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 54 74 56 76 Temp 52 62 70 73 71 62 59 56 54 65 71 74 69 62 60 58 56 64 72 74 70 Dewpt 47 52 55 56 57 55 54 53 52 57 58 58 58 56 55 54 53 57 59 59 59 RH 83 70 59 55 61 78 83 90 93 75 63 57 68 81 84 86 90 78 64 59 68 Wind dir S SW SW SW S E SE E SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 10 12 12 10 5 4 4 5 5 6 9 9 6 5 6 6 6 9 11 11 10 Wind gust 23 Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV PoP 12hr 40 30 50 50 60 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.10 0.29 0.11 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S C C S C C C C C C C C C L L D Tstms C C C S C S S C C C S S S S Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 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 57 69 50 66 52 71 59 80 Temp 62 59 65 64 55 51 61 63 56 54 66 69 63 62 76 76 Dewpt 58 57 58 54 50 47 51 51 49 49 57 58 57 59 65 65 PWind dir S NW NE E E SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 80 50 20 10 20 40 40 60 Rain shwrs D L C C S S C C C C L C Tstms S C C S S S S $$