Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
424 FOUS53 KDMX 121431 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 IAZ060-122100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 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 67 38 75 54 78 Temp 43 57 65 62 52 46 41 38 49 66 73 69 60 58 56 55 62 73 75 64 Dewpt 27 34 40 41 40 39 38 36 40 44 45 47 48 50 50 50 51 51 48 47 RH 53 42 40 46 63 76 89 92 71 45 37 45 64 75 80 83 67 46 38 54 Wind dir SE E E NE E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind spd 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 11 9 10 11 13 13 18 23 24 19 Wind gust 24 29 36 39 32 Clouds FW SC SC SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.24 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L L Tstms S C S Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 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 41 47 26 43 27 63 45 66 Temp 51 45 45 40 32 26 37 41 31 30 54 59 51 46 62 59 Dewpt 41 40 34 27 22 17 18 21 21 21 32 36 36 35 40 39 PWind dir S W NW NW SW S S SW Wind char GN BZ BZ GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 70 40 30 5 0 0 0 5 Rain C C C C Rain shwrs L Snow C S Tstms S $$ IAZ039-122100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 64 37 71 52 76 Temp 38 53 61 58 48 43 39 37 48 63 69 64 56 54 54 52 59 70 74 66 Dewpt 26 34 37 38 38 37 35 33 38 43 44 45 45 47 48 50 53 54 52 50 RH 62 48 41 47 68 79 85 85 68 48 40 50 66 77 80 93 80 57 46 56 Wind dir SE E E NE E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind spd 4 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 6 11 12 10 11 12 13 14 19 24 26 23 Wind gust 25 29 36 39 34 Clouds CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.23 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C D Tstms S C C Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 42 51 23 40 24 58 40 65 Temp 51 46 49 39 30 24 34 37 27 26 49 53 46 41 58 57 Dewpt 45 40 40 29 22 16 18 20 19 19 30 35 36 35 41 41 PWind dir S W NW NW W S S S Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 100 60 30 5 0 0 5 5 Rain L L C C Rain shwrs D Snow C C Tstms C $$ IAZ048-122100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 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 66 37 73 52 76 Temp 40 54 63 60 49 44 39 37 48 64 71 67 58 56 54 53 59 71 74 63 Dewpt 30 37 40 42 40 39 37 36 40 45 46 48 48 50 50 50 52 52 51 50 RH 67 52 43 51 71 82 92 96 74 50 41 50 69 80 86 89 78 51 44 62 Wind dir SE E E NE E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind spd 4 2 4 3 4 5 4 4 6 10 12 10 11 12 14 16 19 24 24 19 Wind gust 26 29 37 40 31 Clouds FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.26 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D Tstms S C C Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 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 39 45 23 41 24 61 42 65 Temp 50 44 43 38 29 24 35 38 28 28 51 56 47 44 60 57 Dewpt 44 40 36 28 22 16 19 22 21 21 33 37 36 36 41 41 PWind dir S W NW NW SW S S SW Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 80 50 30 5 0 0 0 5 Rain C C C C Rain shwrs D Snow S C S Tstms C $$ IAZ004-122100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 64 34 71 50 73 Temp 39 53 61 56 44 40 37 35 45 62 69 64 55 52 51 50 57 67 70 62 Dewpt 32 36 37 36 35 33 33 32 38 43 44 43 43 44 45 45 48 50 49 48 RH 76 52 41 47 70 76 85 89 76 50 40 46 64 74 80 83 72 54 47 60 Wind dir S W N NE E SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S SE SE Wind spd 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 9 13 18 20 14 16 17 18 19 23 27 25 17 Wind gust 37 37 27 Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.17 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D Tstms S C C Wind chill 31 28 39 Min chill 29 35 27 27 Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 31 39 18 38 22 57 35 57 Temp 49 39 35 30 23 19 31 33 25 27 49 51 40 36 53 46 Dewpt 45 36 28 21 14 10 15 19 17 17 30 34 32 30 36 33 PWind dir S NW NW NW SW S S N Wind char GN WY WY BZ GN BZ GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 90 80 20 0 0 0 5 10 Rain D D S Rain shwrs D Snow D L S Tstms C $$ IAZ035-122100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 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 37 72 52 75 Temp 39 54 62 58 46 42 38 37 47 63 69 64 55 54 53 52 59 69 72 62 Dewpt 31 37 40 40 38 37 35 35 40 45 45 46 46 47 48 48 50 51 51 49 RH 73 52 44 51 73 82 89 92 76 52 42 52 72 77 83 86 72 53 48 62 Wind dir S SE SE NE E E E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 8 13 13 10 10 12 13 14 19 24 21 17 Wind gust 25 33 Clouds CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.21 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D Tstms S C C Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 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 35 42 21 41 24 60 39 62 Temp 48 41 40 35 26 22 34 37 26 27 51 54 43 40 58 52 Dewpt 45 39 33 25 18 13 17 20 19 19 31 36 35 34 39 38 PWind dir S NW NW NW SW S S SW Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 90 70 20 5 0 0 0 10 Rain L L C S Rain shwrs D Snow C S Tstms C $$ IAZ094-122100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 70 40 75 54 76 Temp 43 60 68 64 54 48 44 41 52 69 74 69 60 58 56 54 61 72 72 61 Dewpt 34 39 41 42 42 42 40 38 43 48 47 48 49 50 50 50 51 50 46 43 RH 70 46 37 45 64 80 86 89 71 47 38 47 67 75 80 86 70 46 39 51 Wind dir E NE E NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S Wind spd 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 9 11 9 10 12 13 16 19 24 24 18 Wind gust 24 26 29 39 39 32 Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.25 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D C Tstms S S Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 41 48 27 46 29 66 48 69 Temp 50 45 47 41 33 28 40 42 33 32 58 61 53 49 65 62 Dewpt 38 38 33 26 22 17 18 21 21 22 32 35 35 35 41 41 PWind dir S W NW NW SW S S S Wind char GN BZ BZ GN LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 50 30 20 0 0 0 0 5 Rain C C S S Rain shwrs C Snow S $$ IAZ017-122100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 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 34 69 50 74 Temp 39 51 59 55 45 41 37 35 45 60 67 61 53 52 51 51 57 68 72 64 Dewpt 28 34 37 37 36 34 34 32 37 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 50 52 51 50 RH 64 52 44 51 70 76 89 89 73 51 42 53 71 77 83 86 77 57 48 60 Wind dir S S W N NE E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 10 14 16 11 12 13 16 17 21 26 25 20 Wind gust 24 26 27 32 37 39 31 Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.19 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C D Tstms S C C Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 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 36 45 19 38 22 57 37 60 Temp 50 44 42 33 26 20 32 33 25 26 48 51 41 38 55 51 Dewpt 45 40 35 25 18 12 16 19 18 17 29 35 34 32 38 37 PWind dir SE W NW NW W S S SW Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 90 70 20 5 0 0 5 10 Rain L L L Rain shwrs D Snow L S S Tstms C $$ IAZ049-122100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 64 36 72 52 76 Temp 39 54 62 58 47 42 38 36 48 63 70 64 55 54 53 52 59 70 73 62 Dewpt 26 33 38 39 38 37 35 34 38 43 45 46 46 47 48 50 52 52 51 49 RH 59 45 41 49 71 82 89 92 68 48 41 52 72 77 83 93 78 53 46 62 Wind dir SE E E NE E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind spd 3 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 6 10 11 9 10 11 13 14 19 25 26 23 Wind gust 36 41 34 Clouds CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.32 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D Tstms S C C Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 39 47 22 40 23 59 40 65 Temp 48 44 45 37 28 23 34 36 26 25 49 53 45 41 59 57 Dewpt 43 40 37 28 21 15 18 20 19 19 31 36 35 35 41 41 PWind dir S W NW NW W S S S Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 90 50 30 5 0 0 0 5 Rain C C C C Rain shwrs D Snow C S Tstms C $$ IAZ086-122100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 931 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 Date Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 Fri 03/14/25 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 67 39 74 54 78 Temp 43 57 65 62 52 47 42 39 50 67 73 69 60 58 56 54 61 72 75 64 Dewpt 30 37 42 43 42 41 39 37 42 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 54 51 50 RH 60 47 43 50 69 79 89 92 74 49 41 49 69 77 86 96 78 53 43 60 Wind dir E NE E NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind spd 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 9 10 11 13 14 19 25 25 23 Wind gust 21 24 26 32 39 40 37 Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B2 PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.35 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D Tstms S C S Date Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 Tue 03/18/25 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 44 50 26 43 27 64 47 69 Temp 53 47 49 44 33 28 37 40 31 29 56 60 52 49 64 62 Dewpt 44 39 40 31 24 19 20 22 22 22 33 37 36 36 43 43 PWind dir S W NW NW W S S S Wind char BZ BZ BZ BZ LT GN GN BZ Avg clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 80 30 30 5 0 0 0 5 Rain C C S C Rain shwrs D Snow C C Tstms S $$