209  
FOUS53 KDMX 220427  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
IAZ060-221000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
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 35 48 34  
TEMP 35 34 35 39 49 52 48 44 44 40 36 38 46 48 42 37 35 35 37  
DEWPT 20 19 19 25 35 38 39 38 37 35 35 35 35 35 35 33 32 33 36  
RH 54 54 52 57 58 59 71 79 76 82 96 89 65 60 76 85 89 92 96  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW N N NE NE E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 9 10 10 11 13 11 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 27 27 28 32  
MIN CHILL 26 25 27 38 30 32 37 30 29  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 51 40 57 34 48 32 45 23 36  
TEMP 46 46 43 41 54 51 42 35 45 43 38 33 42 39 30 24 33 32  
DEWPT 44 44 42 41 50 47 40 34 34 35 35 33 31 26 21 17 16 18  
PWIND DIR SE S S NW N SE NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5  
 
 
IAZ039-221000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
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 29 41 31 39 27  
TEMP 30 31 32 33 40 40 38 36 35 34 32 33 38 39 34 30 29 29 31  
DEWPT 23 23 22 22 31 36 34 34 33 32 31 32 33 33 30 27 27 28 29  
RH 75 72 66 63 70 85 85 92 92 92 96 96 82 79 85 88 92 96 92  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW NW N N E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 10 10 11 11 11 9 8 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 6  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 21 22 23 25 33 34 32 28 25 27 24 23 23 23  
MIN CHILL 20 19 20 29 28 24 24 28 22 21  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 40 36 46 31 42 28 40 18 30  
TEMP 38 38 38 37 44 43 37 32 39 37 34 29 38 33 25 19 27 26  
DEWPT 37 37 38 37 44 43 37 32 33 33 31 29 31 25 19 15 14 14  
PWIND DIR SE SE S NW N SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
 
 
IAZ048-221000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
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 31 47 32 44 31  
TEMP 33 32 33 37 45 47 43 41 39 36 33 36 42 43 37 33 32 32 34  
DEWPT 24 23 22 25 37 40 37 36 35 33 33 34 36 36 33 32 30 31 34  
RH 69 69 63 61 73 76 79 82 85 89100 92 79 76 85 96 92 96100  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N NE NE E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 9 10 11 11 12 10 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 25 24 25 29 26 26  
MIN CHILL 24 22 24 38 35 28 29 31 25 25  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 46 38 52 31 45 29 42 20 34  
TEMP 42 41 41 39 49 46 37 32 42 40 35 30 39 36 27 21 31 29  
DEWPT 42 41 41 39 48 46 37 32 35 35 34 30 31 26 21 17 16 17  
PWIND DIR SE SE S NW N SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5  
 
 
IAZ004-221000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
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 41 28 36 25  
TEMP 32 31 31 32 40 41 37 36 34 31 29 31 35 36 31 28 27 27 30  
DEWPT 24 23 24 26 32 35 33 32 30 29 28 28 30 30 28 25 24 25 26  
RH 72 72 75 78 73 79 85 85 85 92 96 88 82 79 88 88 88 92 85  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW NW NW NW N N N E E SE SE S  
WIND SPD 13 13 12 11 12 9 8 8 9 10 9 6 6 6 5 6 8 8 8  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FRZG RAIN S  
RAIN S  
WIND CHILL 22 21 21 23 33 35 31 29 27 23 20 25 29 30 25 21 19 19 22  
MIN CHILL 21 20 21 31 25 19 20 24 18 18  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 40 34 44 24 37 23 36 15 30  
TEMP 38 38 37 35 43 38 30 25 34 33 31 25 35 28 22 16 27 25  
DEWPT 37 37 36 35 41 37 29 25 29 30 28 25 25 21 15 11 13 12  
PWIND DIR S S SW N NW S W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 0  
 
 
IAZ035-221000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
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 44 30 39 27  
TEMP 32 32 33 35 42 44 39 37 36 33 31 34 39 39 33 30 29 29 30  
DEWPT 24 23 23 26 35 37 33 31 31 30 30 31 33 33 30 29 27 29 30  
RH 72 69 66 69 76 76 79 79 82 89 96 89 79 79 89 96 92100100  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW W NW NW N N N NE E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 24 24 25 27 36 25 23 23 24  
MIN CHILL 24 22 24 34 30 24 25 28 23 23  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 42 36 48 28 41 26 39 17 32  
TEMP 40 39 38 36 46 42 34 29 38 37 32 28 37 31 24 18 29 27  
DEWPT 39 39 38 36 44 41 34 29 33 33 31 28 29 24 18 15 15 15  
PWIND DIR SE SE S NW N S W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
 
 
IAZ094-221000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
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 53 36 54 38  
TEMP 34 34 35 39 50 53 48 44 43 40 36 40 50 53 46 41 40 39 41  
DEWPT 20 18 19 26 35 40 40 40 39 37 36 38 38 38 37 37 37 39 41  
RH 56 51 52 59 56 61 74 86 86 89100 92 63 57 71 85 89100100  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N NE NE NE E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 11 12 12 13 14 13 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5  
WIND GUST 25  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 26 26 26 31  
MIN CHILL 26 23 25 38 31 32 35 34  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 58 44 63 37 53 34 48 24 39  
TEMP 52 51 46 46 60 57 46 38 49 47 41 35 45 41 31 25 36 34  
DEWPT 50 47 44 46 54 49 42 37 38 36 36 35 33 26 22 17 17 17  
PWIND DIR S SW SW NW NW S NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5  
 
 
IAZ017-221000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
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 29 39 28 36 24  
TEMP 30 31 31 33 39 39 37 35 34 32 29 32 36 34 29 27 26 26 29  
DEWPT 24 24 23 23 32 35 33 32 31 30 28 29 31 30 28 25 24 25 26  
RH 78 75 72 66 76 85 85 89 89 92 96 88 82 85 96 92 92 96 88  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N NE E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 5 5 8 8 5 6 5 3 4 5 6 6  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 21 22 22 25 32 33 31 29 25 21 26 30 21 19 18 22  
MIN CHILL 20 20 22 31 28 20 22 24 18 17  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 38 33 42 27 37 25 37 15 28  
TEMP 37 37 37 35 42 40 32 28 34 33 31 27 35 28 22 16 25 24  
DEWPT 35 36 37 35 41 39 32 28 31 30 30 27 28 22 16 12 13 12  
PWIND DIR SE SE S NW N S W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 0  
 
 
IAZ049-221000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
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 29 43 32 41 28  
TEMP 30 30 31 34 41 43 40 38 38 35 33 35 40 40 34 30 30 30 31  
DEWPT 23 23 21 24 34 37 34 34 33 32 32 33 34 34 31 29 29 29 31  
RH 75 75 66 66 76 79 79 85 82 89 96 92 79 79 89 96 96 96100  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW W NW N N N NE E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 10 10 11 11 12 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 21 21 22 25 34 24 24 25  
MIN CHILL 20 19 19 33 32 26 27 29 23 24  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 44 37 50 31 43 28 40 18 31  
TEMP 40 40 39 39 48 45 37 32 40 38 34 29 38 33 25 19 28 26  
DEWPT 39 40 39 39 47 45 37 32 35 35 32 29 31 25 19 15 15 15  
PWIND DIR SE SE S NW N SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 5  
 
 
IAZ086-221000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1027 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
DATE 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
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 36 50 34  
TEMP 32 32 33 37 47 50 46 43 43 41 37 40 47 49 42 37 36 36 38  
DEWPT 20 18 17 21 32 38 38 38 39 37 37 38 38 38 37 35 33 35 38  
RH 61 56 51 52 56 63 73 82 86 85100 92 71 66 82 92 89 96100  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N NE E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 10 11 12 12 13 12 9 9 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW B1 SC B1 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 24 23 24 29 30  
MIN CHILL 23 21 24 37 31 33 38 30 30  
 
DATE 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25 FRI 12/26/25 SAT 12/27/25 SUN 12/28/25  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 54 42 60 38 51 33 47 23 36  
TEMP 48 49 45 43 58 55 47 39 48 46 39 34 44 40 31 24 34 31  
DEWPT 46 48 44 43 54 52 44 39 40 38 36 34 35 28 22 18 17 17  
PWIND DIR S SW S NW NW SE W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5  
 
 
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