697  
FOUS53 KDMX 220929  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
IAZ060-222200-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
DATE FRI 11/22/24 SAT 11/23/24 SUN 11/24/24  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 41 28 49 39 57  
TEMP 31 32 38 40 36 32 31 29 28 33 45 49 44 41 41 40 41 44 54 56 51  
DEWPT 27 29 30 30 30 29 29 27 27 29 32 34 34 34 34 35 37 39 42 43 43  
RH 85 88 73 67 79 88 92 92 96 85 60 56 68 76 76 82 85 82 64 62 74  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW NW  
WIND SPD 8 6 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 23 26  
MIN CHILL 22 21 32 30 28 27 39 36 34 36  
 
DATE MON 11/25/24 TUE 11/26/24 WED 11/27/24 THU 11/28/24  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 31 39 21 36 25 39 25 34  
TEMP 41 35 36 34 25 21 33 34 29 26 36 35 29 25 32 31  
DEWPT 36 29 22 20 18 17 18 21 23 23 26 27 25 24 23 22  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW SW SE E N N  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 20 30 30 30  
SNOW S S C C S C C  
 

 
IAZ039-222200-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
DATE FRI 11/22/24 SAT 11/23/24 SUN 11/24/24  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 38 26 43 34 52  
TEMP 33 34 37 38 35 31 30 28 27 31 40 43 39 36 36 36 35 41 49 51 47  
DEWPT 30 31 33 32 31 30 28 26 26 28 31 32 31 31 31 31 32 36 40 41 41  
RH 89 89 85 79 85 96 92 92 96 88 70 65 73 82 82 82 89 82 71 68 79  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S N  
WIND SPD 11 10 10 10 6 4 3 3 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 8 8 9 10 8 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 23 26 30 30 28 30 28 35  
MIN CHILL 22 22 27 25 23 26 34 30 28 30  
 
DATE MON 11/25/24 TUE 11/26/24 WED 11/27/24 THU 11/28/24  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 28 37 18 33 22 36 22 33  
TEMP 38 32 34 31 23 18 30 29 26 23 34 31 25 23 31 28  
DEWPT 35 28 23 19 16 15 17 18 18 19 24 24 23 22 23 20  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW W SE E N NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 10 20 20 20  
SNOW S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ048-222200-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
DATE FRI 11/22/24 SAT 11/23/24 SUN 11/24/24  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 40 26 46 36 55  
TEMP 30 32 37 40 35 29 28 28 27 32 42 46 42 39 38 37 37 42 52 54 48  
DEWPT 28 29 31 31 30 29 28 27 27 29 32 34 34 33 34 35 36 39 43 44 43  
RH 92 88 79 70 82100100 96100 88 67 63 73 79 85 92 96 89 71 69 83  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW W W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S W N  
WIND SPD 8 8 6 6 3 2 2 1 2 2 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 6 5  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 20 25  
MIN CHILL 18 20 31 28 27 27 36 32 31 33  
 
DATE MON 11/25/24 TUE 11/26/24 WED 11/27/24 THU 11/28/24  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 27 37 18 35 23 38 22 33  
TEMP 37 32 34 31 22 18 31 31 26 23 35 33 25 23 30 29  
DEWPT 35 27 23 20 18 16 18 21 22 22 26 26 25 22 24 22  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW SW SE E N NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 10 30 20 30  
SNOW S C S S C S  
 

 
IAZ004-222200-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
DATE FRI 11/22/24 SAT 11/23/24 SUN 11/24/24  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 36 24 39 30 44  
TEMP 25 29 33 36 33 28 27 26 26 29 37 39 36 34 34 33 32 36 42 43 38  
DEWPT 24 25 28 30 28 26 25 24 23 27 31 33 32 32 32 32 31 36 38 38 34  
RH 96 85 82 79 82 92 92 92 88 92 79 79 85 92 92 96 96100 86 82 85  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW SW SW W E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE W N N  
WIND SPD 8 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 9 9 9 10 9 8 6 8 10 11  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 16 23 30 26 27 25 25 30 31  
MIN CHILL 15 16 29 24 22 21 29 25 25 27 31  
 
DATE MON 11/25/24 TUE 11/26/24 WED 11/27/24 THU 11/28/24  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 21 30 14 31 18 33 17 28  
TEMP 31 25 27 25 19 14 27 27 23 19 30 28 22 18 25 23  
DEWPT 27 18 18 17 14 12 16 19 18 17 23 24 20 17 19 17  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW SW SE NE N NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 5 20 10 20 20  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
IAZ035-222200-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
DATE FRI 11/22/24 SAT 11/23/24 SUN 11/24/24  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 38 24 44 34 51  
TEMP 26 30 35 38 34 29 26 24 25 32 41 44 40 36 36 36 35 39 49 50 45  
DEWPT 25 27 29 30 29 26 25 25 25 28 31 33 33 32 32 32 34 38 41 41 38  
RH 96 88 78 73 82 88 96104100 85 67 65 76 85 85 85 96 96 74 71 76  
WIND DIR N N NW NW N S SW S E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S NW N  
WIND SPD 8 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 18 23 30 30  
MIN CHILL 18 18 30 26 25 22 35 30 29 30 39  
 
DATE MON 11/25/24 TUE 11/26/24 WED 11/27/24 THU 11/28/24  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 24 35 16 34 20 36 20 31  
TEMP 33 29 32 29 20 16 30 30 24 21 33 30 23 20 28 26  
DEWPT 30 23 19 18 15 13 17 19 20 19 24 25 22 20 21 19  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW SW SE E N NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 10 20 20 20  
SNOW S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-222200-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
DATE FRI 11/22/24 SAT 11/23/24 SUN 11/24/24  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 44 28 51 40 58  
TEMP 28 33 40 44 38 33 32 30 29 35 48 51 45 42 42 41 41 46 55 58 53  
DEWPT 27 29 31 31 30 29 29 28 27 30 34 35 35 35 36 37 38 41 44 46 46  
RH 96 85 70 60 73 85 88 92 92 82 58 54 68 76 79 85 89 83 66 64 77  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW SW SW S S S S SE S S S S S S SW NW  
WIND SPD 8 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 8 9 6 8 8 9 9 9 10 8 4  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 20 27 35 35  
MIN CHILL 19 21 36 32 26 24 36 34 36  
 
DATE MON 11/25/24 TUE 11/26/24 WED 11/27/24 THU 11/28/24  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 32 40 21 38 26 39 25 35  
TEMP 43 36 37 35 25 21 35 35 30 27 38 36 30 25 33 31  
DEWPT 39 30 24 20 18 17 19 22 23 26 29 28 27 25 25 23  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW SE SE E N N  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 20 30 30 30  
RAIN C C C C S  
SNOW S C C C S C S  
 

 
IAZ017-222200-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
DATE FRI 11/22/24 SAT 11/23/24 SUN 11/24/24  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 34 24 40 30 48  
TEMP 29 30 33 34 31 28 26 25 26 30 37 40 36 33 33 32 32 37 45 47 42  
DEWPT 26 27 30 30 28 26 25 24 24 27 31 32 31 30 30 30 31 35 39 40 38  
RH 88 88 89 85 88 92 96 96 92 88 79 73 82 89 89 92 96 92 79 76 86  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S W NW  
WIND SPD 10 9 9 8 5 3 3 3 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 9 8  
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 16 22 25 27 27 27 25 25 31  
MIN CHILL 16 17 25 22 21 25 30 25 24 26 36  
 
DATE MON 11/25/24 TUE 11/26/24 WED 11/27/24 THU 11/28/24  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 22 31 15 30 18 33 19 29  
TEMP 33 27 29 25 19 16 27 26 22 19 31 28 23 19 26 24  
DEWPT 30 22 21 17 14 12 17 18 17 17 23 23 20 18 20 18  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW W SE E N NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 5 10 20 20 20  
SNOW S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ049-222200-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
DATE FRI 11/22/24 SAT 11/23/24 SUN 11/24/24  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 38 25 44 34 53  
TEMP 32 32 36 38 33 29 28 26 25 30 40 44 39 36 36 36 35 41 51 53 47  
DEWPT 27 29 32 32 30 28 27 26 26 28 31 33 32 32 32 32 34 38 41 43 42  
RH 81 88 85 79 89 96 96100104 92 70 65 76 85 85 85 96 89 68 69 83  
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW W SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S N  
WIND SPD 9 9 9 8 5 3 2 2 1 2 3 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 20 24 29 31 27 29  
MIN CHILL 19 21 26 23 25 25 35 31 28 31  
 
DATE MON 11/25/24 TUE 11/26/24 WED 11/27/24 THU 11/28/24  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 27 37 17 34 21 37 22 33  
TEMP 37 32 34 31 21 17 30 29 25 22 34 31 24 22 30 28  
DEWPT 35 27 23 20 16 15 17 19 20 20 25 26 23 22 23 21  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW W SE E N NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 10 20 20 30  
SNOW S S S S S C  
 

 
IAZ086-222200-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
328 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2024  
 
DATE FRI 11/22/24 SAT 11/23/24 SUN 11/24/24  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 42 27 49 38 58  
TEMP 34 35 39 41 38 33 31 28 28 33 44 49 44 40 40 40 40 45 55 58 53  
DEWPT 30 31 33 34 33 32 30 28 27 30 33 34 34 34 34 35 37 40 43 46 46  
RH 85 85 79 76 82 96 96100 96 89 65 56 68 79 79 82 89 82 64 64 77  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W S S S SE SE S S S S S SW SW  
WIND SPD 10 10 10 9 5 4 3 3 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 11 9 4  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 23 27 32 35 34 33  
MIN CHILL 21 22 32 26 24 27 39 33 33 35  
 
DATE MON 11/25/24 TUE 11/26/24 WED 11/27/24 THU 11/28/24  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 34 41 20 36 26 39 25 36  
TEMP 45 38 38 36 26 21 33 34 30 26 36 35 29 25 33 32  
DEWPT 42 33 26 23 19 17 19 22 23 24 28 29 27 25 26 24  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW W SE E N N  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 20 30 30 30  
RAIN S C C C C  
SNOW S S C C C C  
 

 
 
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