


Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
345 FOUS53 KDMX 111417 PFMDMX Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Des Moines IA 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 IAZ060-112100- Des Moines-Polk IA 41.54N 93.65W Elev. 924 ft 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 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 34 67 39 72 Temp 44 51 56 54 45 41 36 34 43 59 66 63 53 48 42 40 50 65 71 67 Dewpt 33 30 29 32 32 32 32 30 33 38 40 41 41 40 39 38 41 46 46 47 RH 65 44 35 43 60 70 85 85 67 45 38 44 64 74 89 92 71 50 41 49 Wind dir N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE Wind spd 11 10 8 8 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 9 10 8 Wind gust 14 Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 38 Min chill 33 37 28 29 36 39 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 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 54 77 40 51 27 47 29 65 Temp 57 54 72 67 52 44 45 43 34 27 40 43 33 31 55 59 Dewpt 48 49 50 48 43 36 32 26 21 16 18 21 22 22 30 35 PWind dir SE S S W NW NW SW S Wind char GN BZ GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 60 90 40 20 5 0 0 Rain C S Rain shwrs L D L Snow S S Tstms C $$ IAZ039-112100- Waterloo/Cedar Falls-Black Hawk IA 42.55N 92.40W Elev. 865 ft 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 53 31 63 38 70 Temp 42 47 51 49 41 37 34 31 40 55 62 58 49 44 40 38 49 63 68 63 Dewpt 31 29 27 28 28 28 25 23 28 36 39 39 39 39 36 35 40 45 45 46 RH 65 49 39 44 59 70 69 72 62 49 43 49 68 82 85 89 71 52 43 54 Wind dir N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE E NE E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 14 13 9 8 6 8 6 6 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 11 11 10 Wind gust 20 17 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 34 28 25 Min chill 30 31 24 25 39 32 37 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 52 77 41 53 24 42 24 58 Temp 54 53 69 67 53 46 46 39 30 24 36 38 29 27 48 52 Dewpt 46 49 54 52 49 43 36 28 20 15 19 20 20 19 27 34 PWind dir SE SE S W NW NW W S Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 5 30 100 60 20 10 0 0 Rain L C S Rain shwrs C D L Snow C S S Tstms C C $$ IAZ048-112100- Ames-Story IA 41.99N 93.62W Elev. 936 ft 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 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 33 66 39 71 Temp 40 47 53 50 42 38 35 33 42 57 64 60 50 46 41 39 49 64 69 65 Dewpt 31 31 30 32 31 31 31 29 33 39 41 42 41 40 39 38 42 46 47 48 RH 70 53 41 50 65 76 85 85 70 51 43 51 71 79 92 96 77 52 45 54 Wind dir N NE NE E E E SE E SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 12 11 9 8 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 6 10 11 10 Wind gust 14 Clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 32 Min chill 27 34 26 29 32 37 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 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 52 77 38 49 24 45 27 62 Temp 55 53 70 65 50 43 43 40 30 24 37 40 30 29 52 56 Dewpt 48 50 52 51 45 39 33 26 20 16 19 22 21 21 31 36 PWind dir SE SE S W NW NW SW S Wind char GN BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 5 50 90 50 20 5 0 0 Rain C C Rain shwrs C D L Snow C S S Tstms C S $$ IAZ004-112100- Estherville-Emmet IA 43.40N 94.75W Elev. 1315 ft 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 46 29 63 35 70 Temp 32 39 44 43 35 32 31 30 40 55 62 57 45 41 37 35 46 61 67 62 Dewpt 25 24 25 25 26 25 26 27 33 38 39 38 36 34 34 33 39 43 44 44 RH 75 54 47 49 69 75 81 88 76 53 43 49 70 76 89 92 76 51 43 52 Wind dir N NE E E SE S S S S SW E E E E SE SE S S S S Wind spd 13 12 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 11 17 19 14 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 22 31 26 24 23 29 Min chill 19 34 26 22 23 37 28 33 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 50 74 30 42 17 37 21 54 Temp 52 51 66 62 50 36 34 32 23 19 31 33 24 25 44 47 Dewpt 43 45 49 49 44 33 27 21 14 11 17 18 16 16 27 29 PWind dir SE SE S NW NW NW SW S Wind char BZ WY BZ WY BZ BZ GN BZ Avg clouds SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW PoP 12hr 0 40 90 80 20 5 0 5 Rain D S Rain shwrs C D D Snow D L S Tstms S S $$ IAZ035-112100- Fort Dodge-Webster IA 42.55N 94.18W Elev. 1165 ft 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 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 30 64 36 70 Temp 37 43 49 46 38 35 33 32 40 56 63 58 48 43 38 36 48 63 68 63 Dewpt 29 28 28 28 29 28 28 29 33 39 40 41 39 39 37 35 41 45 46 46 RH 72 55 44 49 70 75 82 88 76 53 43 53 71 86 96 96 77 52 45 54 Wind dir N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S E NE E E E SE SE S S SE Wind spd 11 11 8 6 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 6 11 12 10 Wind gust 14 Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 29 37 26 Min chill 27 29 25 25 32 37 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 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 75 34 46 21 43 24 60 Temp 54 52 69 64 50 41 39 36 26 22 35 37 27 27 50 53 Dewpt 46 48 51 50 45 38 30 24 18 13 18 20 20 19 28 34 PWind dir SE SE S NW NW NW S S Wind char GN BZ GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 5 50 90 60 20 5 0 0 Rain L C Rain shwrs C D L Snow S C S Tstms S S $$ IAZ094-112100- Lamoni-Decatur IA 40.63N 93.90W Elev. 1125 ft 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 60 37 69 42 73 Temp 49 57 60 56 47 42 39 37 46 63 69 64 54 49 44 42 53 67 71 67 Dewpt 35 34 34 35 35 36 35 34 37 42 42 43 44 42 41 40 45 48 47 48 RH 58 42 37 45 63 79 85 89 71 46 37 46 69 77 89 93 74 50 42 50 Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E NE NE NE E SE SE SE Wind spd 13 11 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 8 Wind gust 16 16 Clouds FW SC FW CL CL SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 54 77 41 52 28 49 32 66 Temp 57 54 72 63 51 44 47 44 35 28 42 44 35 33 57 60 Dewpt 49 49 49 45 40 37 31 25 21 17 18 21 23 23 31 35 PWind dir SE S S W NW NW SW S Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 0 50 70 20 10 0 0 0 Rain S Rain shwrs C L C Tstms C $$ IAZ017-112100- Mason City-Cerro Gordo IA 43.16N 93.33W Elev. 1189 ft 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 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 48 30 61 36 68 Temp 37 42 47 44 36 34 32 30 39 54 60 55 45 41 38 36 46 60 65 61 Dewpt 27 25 23 25 25 26 27 25 29 36 38 38 37 36 35 34 39 43 44 44 RH 67 50 38 47 64 72 81 81 67 50 44 53 73 82 89 92 76 53 46 53 Wind dir N NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S SE NE E E E SE SE SE S SE Wind spd 12 11 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 13 14 11 Wind gust 19 Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 29 36 30 28 26 23 Min chill 27 38 27 23 22 37 30 34 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 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 75 34 48 19 38 22 54 Temp 51 51 67 65 52 44 39 34 25 21 31 33 25 25 44 48 Dewpt 44 47 52 50 48 40 32 25 17 13 17 19 18 16 25 32 PWind dir SE SE S W NW NW W S Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW PoP 12hr 5 40 90 70 20 10 0 0 Rain L L Rain shwrs C D L Snow S L S S Tstms S C $$ IAZ049-112100- Marshalltown-Marshall IA 42.11N 92.91W Elev. 972 ft 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 53 30 64 37 70 Temp 41 47 52 49 40 37 33 30 40 56 63 58 48 43 39 37 49 63 68 62 Dewpt 30 28 28 30 29 30 26 25 30 37 39 40 39 38 36 35 41 46 46 47 RH 65 47 39 48 64 75 75 81 67 49 41 51 71 82 89 92 74 54 45 58 Wind dir N NE NE E E E SE E SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE Wind spd 16 13 9 8 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 11 8 Wind gust 18 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 33 27 23 Min chill 29 31 23 26 39 32 36 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 76 38 51 23 44 24 60 Temp 53 51 69 64 50 44 44 39 29 24 36 38 28 27 50 53 Dewpt 46 48 52 50 46 40 34 26 19 15 18 20 20 19 29 34 PWind dir SE SE S W NW NW W S Wind char GN BZ GN BZ BZ BZ LT GN Avg clouds SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 5 40 90 50 20 5 0 0 Rain C C Rain shwrs C D L Snow S S Tstms C C $$ IAZ086-112100- Ottumwa-Wapello IA 41.11N 92.45W Elev. 836 ft 916 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25 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 59 34 67 41 73 Temp 50 56 59 55 47 43 38 34 44 59 67 62 53 48 44 41 51 66 71 67 Dewpt 36 34 34 36 35 34 30 29 34 41 43 43 43 42 41 39 44 49 50 49 RH 58 43 39 49 63 70 73 82 68 51 42 50 69 80 89 92 77 54 47 52 Wind dir N NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE E NE NE E SE SE SE Wind spd 11 13 11 9 8 9 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 8 Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Wind chill 37 27 Min chill 36 26 28 35 Date Fri 03/14/25 Sat 03/15/25 Sun 03/16/25 Mon 03/17/25 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 78 43 54 28 47 29 64 Temp 57 55 72 67 53 48 49 44 35 29 40 43 33 31 55 59 Dewpt 49 51 54 51 47 39 36 29 23 19 21 22 23 23 31 36 PWind dir SE SE S W NW NW W S Wind char GN BZ BZ BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 0 40 90 30 20 5 0 0 Rain C S Rain shwrs C D C Snow S S Tstms C S $$