Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
713 FOUS53 KDMX 031200 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 IAZ060-032100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 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 56 38 54 39 50 Temp 38 43 50 55 54 46 42 39 39 47 52 54 53 48 44 41 40 42 46 49 47 Dewpt 31 32 33 36 37 37 37 37 36 40 41 42 43 42 41 40 36 35 30 25 23 RH 76 65 52 49 52 71 82 92 89 76 66 64 69 80 89 96 85 76 53 39 38 Wind dir W NW NW W NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N Wind spd 9 10 8 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 9 8 9 11 14 16 17 17 13 Wind gust 27 28 Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 60 50 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.03 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C C C C C C Wind chill 31 37 33 33 35 32 33 38 Min chill 30 31 36 32 35 38 32 31 39 Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 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 29 56 30 47 26 56 37 65 Temp 35 30 50 52 39 31 43 45 32 27 49 53 43 41 61 62 Dewpt 22 21 25 26 24 22 19 17 18 18 23 30 31 33 40 42 PWind dir N NW NW N NE SE S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 0 5 5 0 5 20 20 Rain S S $$ IAZ039-032100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 53 35 55 38 50 Temp 37 41 47 53 50 43 39 36 35 45 52 55 51 47 44 42 38 41 46 49 45 Dewpt 29 31 33 35 35 36 35 34 33 37 38 39 41 41 40 39 36 35 31 26 23 RH 72 67 58 50 56 76 85 92 92 73 59 55 68 79 86 89 92 79 55 40 41 Wind dir W W W NW N NE NE NE E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N Wind spd 14 14 13 9 6 5 6 8 9 11 10 9 9 8 8 11 13 17 18 18 16 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 40 40 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C C C C C Wind chill 28 33 30 28 39 36 30 33 39 38 Min chill 26 28 33 25 30 38 29 29 38 Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 28 54 28 43 23 53 35 65 Temp 32 29 47 48 35 28 39 40 28 24 45 49 39 38 59 59 Dewpt 21 22 24 23 22 20 16 14 17 15 19 25 27 30 39 40 PWind dir NW NW NW N N SE S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 0 5 10 10 $$ IAZ048-032100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 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 54 36 54 36 49 Temp 37 41 49 53 52 43 40 38 37 45 51 54 53 46 43 40 38 40 45 48 45 Dewpt 31 32 34 36 37 36 36 36 35 39 40 42 43 42 41 39 36 33 29 25 23 RH 79 70 56 52 56 76 85 92 92 79 66 64 69 86 93 96 92 76 53 40 41 Wind dir W W NW NW N NE NE E E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N Wind spd 10 11 10 6 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 9 12 16 18 18 18 14 Wind gust 28 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 40 50 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.03 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C C C C Wind chill 30 34 32 30 32 29 31 37 39 Min chill 28 28 34 28 31 37 27 28 38 Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 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 27 55 28 45 24 54 35 65 Temp 32 28 49 50 36 28 41 42 28 25 47 51 40 39 60 60 Dewpt 23 22 25 26 23 22 18 17 18 18 24 30 32 33 40 44 PWind dir N NW NW N NE SE S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0 5 10 20 Rain S S $$ IAZ004-032100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 49 29 51 29 46 Temp 34 37 42 49 47 37 33 30 30 40 48 51 48 41 38 36 30 34 40 44 41 Dewpt 29 31 32 34 34 33 32 30 30 35 38 39 39 38 35 31 26 21 21 20 21 RH 82 79 67 56 60 85 96100100 82 68 63 71 89 89 82 85 58 46 38 44 Wind dir W NW NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E NE N N N N N N NW NW Wind spd 17 17 10 8 6 8 8 8 9 10 9 9 10 11 13 17 18 20 20 20 17 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 0 0 20 40 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C C S S Snow S Wind chill 23 27 36 31 26 23 22 33 34 29 26 18 22 31 36 32 Min chill 23 22 39 25 20 24 28 17 18 32 Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 26 51 22 41 21 53 33 64 Temp 30 27 45 45 30 24 37 38 26 23 45 49 38 36 58 58 Dewpt 21 21 22 21 21 16 15 14 15 14 22 27 29 30 39 39 PWind dir NW NW N N NE S S SW Wind char GN BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0 5 10 20 Rain S $$ IAZ035-032100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 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 52 32 53 33 47 Temp 36 39 46 52 50 41 37 34 33 44 51 53 51 46 41 38 34 36 42 46 43 Dewpt 29 31 33 35 36 36 35 34 33 37 40 40 42 41 39 36 31 28 24 22 21 RH 75 73 60 52 58 82 92100100 76 66 61 71 83 92 92 89 72 48 38 41 Wind dir W NW NW NW NE NE E E E E E E NE N N N N N N N N Wind spd 12 12 9 6 5 6 8 9 8 10 9 9 6 6 10 12 16 18 18 18 13 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 5 40 40 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C C C C Wind chill 28 31 27 26 38 35 31 24 27 33 39 36 Min chill 27 28 31 24 28 33 23 23 36 Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 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 26 54 25 43 23 53 35 64 Temp 30 27 47 48 32 26 38 40 26 24 46 50 40 37 58 59 Dewpt 22 22 24 25 22 19 16 15 17 15 22 29 31 31 40 41 PWind dir NW NW N N NE SE S SW Wind char LT GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0 10 10 20 Rain S S Snow S $$ IAZ094-032100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 56 41 53 39 49 Temp 40 44 51 56 54 47 44 41 41 46 51 53 52 47 44 42 40 41 45 48 45 Dewpt 34 34 35 37 39 40 40 39 39 42 43 44 44 43 43 41 39 37 34 29 24 RH 79 68 54 49 57 76 86 92 92 86 74 71 74 86 96 96 96 85 65 47 43 Wind dir NW NW SW SW E E E E E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N Wind spd 8 9 4 5 4 5 5 6 8 10 11 10 12 12 11 13 16 18 18 18 14 Wind gust 24 26 28 29 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 10 70 60 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.13 0.05 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S C L L L L C C S S Wind chill 34 38 35 32 32 37 38 Min chill 33 33 39 34 35 37 31 31 38 Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 29 55 30 49 25 53 37 65 Temp 36 29 50 51 39 31 44 45 32 27 49 52 43 41 61 61 Dewpt 22 22 26 27 25 23 23 19 19 19 25 31 33 35 42 42 PWind dir N NW W N NE SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0 5 20 20 Rain S S $$ IAZ017-032100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 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 50 31 53 33 46 Temp 34 38 43 49 47 38 34 33 31 42 49 53 50 43 40 36 35 37 42 45 42 Dewpt 29 31 32 35 35 35 33 31 31 35 38 39 40 39 38 36 31 28 24 23 21 RH 82 76 65 58 63 89 96 92100 76 66 59 68 86 92100 85 70 48 41 43 Wind dir W W W NW N NE NE E E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N Wind spd 17 16 13 10 5 5 6 8 8 10 9 9 6 8 10 13 17 18 19 19 14 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 20 30 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain S S C C C C Wind chill 23 29 36 28 26 24 36 33 27 25 27 33 37 34 Min chill 22 23 39 27 22 26 33 23 24 33 Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 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 26 51 25 41 22 51 33 63 Temp 30 28 44 44 31 26 36 37 26 23 43 48 37 36 56 58 Dewpt 21 21 23 22 21 17 16 14 16 15 20 25 27 30 39 41 PWind dir NW NW NW N NE S S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 0 5 10 20 Rain S $$ IAZ049-032100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 54 34 54 37 49 Temp 37 41 49 54 51 41 39 36 34 44 51 54 52 47 43 41 38 40 45 47 44 Dewpt 29 31 32 36 36 36 35 35 34 37 40 41 42 41 40 39 35 35 31 26 23 RH 72 67 52 50 56 82 85 96100 76 66 61 69 79 89 92 89 82 58 43 43 Wind dir W W NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N Wind spd 13 13 11 6 6 6 8 9 9 11 10 10 8 8 8 11 13 17 18 18 13 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 0 5 40 50 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.03 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain C C C C C C Wind chill 28 33 33 30 26 38 35 30 31 37 37 Min chill 27 28 32 25 27 36 28 28 36 Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 26 54 26 44 22 53 34 65 Temp 31 28 47 47 34 27 39 40 27 23 45 48 39 37 58 58 Dewpt 21 20 25 25 22 19 18 16 17 15 21 27 29 30 40 41 PWind dir N NW NW N NE SE S SW Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 0 5 20 20 Rain S S S $$ IAZ086-032100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 659 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Date Thu 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 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 56 39 55 41 51 Temp 41 45 51 56 54 46 42 40 40 48 53 55 53 48 44 44 41 45 48 49 47 Dewpt 32 33 33 37 39 39 40 39 38 41 43 44 44 44 43 42 39 40 38 33 29 RH 70 62 50 49 57 76 93 96 92 77 69 66 71 86 96 93 92 82 68 54 49 Wind dir W NW W W N NE E NE E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N Wind spd 12 12 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 13 16 18 18 14 Wind gust 24 26 28 Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 5 10 70 60 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.16 0.09 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain L L L L C C Wind chill 34 39 34 38 38 33 37 Min chill 33 33 38 33 34 36 33 33 39 Date Sun 04/06/25 Mon 04/07/25 Tue 04/08/25 Wed 04/09/25 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 29 56 30 47 24 53 36 65 Temp 36 30 49 51 39 31 44 43 31 26 47 51 42 40 60 60 Dewpt 23 22 27 27 26 22 21 18 18 18 23 29 31 33 42 43 PWind dir N NW NW N NE SE SE S Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 0 5 20 20 Rain S S S S $$