963  
FOUS53 KDMX 240830  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
IAZ060-251000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/23/24 TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU  
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 37 30 39 35  
TEMP 30 30 31 35 37 34 33 32 31 31 32 36 38 37 37 37 37 37  
DEWPT 27 27 29 31 30 31 30 30 30 30 31 33 34 34 36 36 36 36  
RH 88 88 92 85 75 89 89 92 96 96 96 89 85 89 96 96 96 96  
WIND DIR N N NE E E E E SE E E E SE E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF F  
 
DATE 12/26/24 FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 45 42 50 41 52 35 48 31 43  
TEMP 42 44 43 44 47 47 44 42 49 46 41 36 44 42 35 32 40 39  
DEWPT 41 42 43 43 47 46 44 42 45 43 41 36 39 36 32 30 33 33  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S SW W W W NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 50 60 50 30 20 5 0 10  
DRIZZLE S O AR  
RAIN C L C C C C C S  
 

 
IAZ039-251000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/23/24 TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU  
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 34 29 37 32  
TEMP 33 32 31 34 34 33 32 31 30 31 31 35 35 34 34 33 34 34  
DEWPT 28 28 30 31 31 30 29 29 29 29 31 32 33 33 33 33 33 33  
RH 82 85 96 89 89 89 88 92 96 92100 89 92 96 96100 96 96  
WIND DIR N N E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 8 5 5 4 3 4  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF F  
WIND CHILL 25 28 29  
MIN CHILL 27 25 29 26 26 25 27 28 28  
 
DATE 12/26/24 FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 43 39 47 39 49 36 46 29 41  
TEMP 40 40 40 41 46 45 43 40 46 44 40 37 42 39 33 30 37 36  
DEWPT 40 40 40 41 46 45 43 40 45 42 39 36 39 36 32 29 32 31  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW W W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 40 60 50 40 20 10 0 10  
DRIZZLE S O AR  
RAIN C L L C C C C S  
 

 
IAZ048-251000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/23/24 TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU  
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 36 29 38 34  
TEMP 31 30 31 35 36 34 33 32 30 30 31 36 37 35 35 35 35 35  
DEWPT 27 27 29 31 31 30 30 30 29 29 31 33 34 34 34 35 35 35  
RH 85 88 92 85 82 85 89 92 96 96100 89 89 96 96100100100  
WIND DIR N N NE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE E E  
WIND SPD 4 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 3  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 30  
MIN CHILL 25 25 30 26 25 25 29 29 31  
 
DATE 12/26/24 FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 45 39 48 39 50 34 47 29 42  
TEMP 41 42 42 42 47 46 43 40 46 44 40 35 42 40 33 30 37 36  
DEWPT 41 42 42 42 47 45 43 40 46 43 39 35 39 36 32 29 34 34  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S W W NW N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 40 60 50 30 20 5 0 10  
DRIZZLE S O AR  
RAIN C L C C C C C S  
 

 
IAZ004-251000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/23/24 TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU  
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 20 33 25 34 29  
TEMP 24 23 24 29 32 29 27 27 26 26 26 31 33 31 31 30 31 31  
DEWPT 21 21 23 26 28 26 25 25 24 24 26 30 31 30 30 30 31 31  
RH 88 92 96 88 85 88 92 92 92 92100 96 92 96 96100100100  
WIND DIR N NE SE S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 2 4 6 6 5 6 8 6 6 9 10 11 9 9 9 8 8  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S  
FRZG DRZL S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 18 22 26 23 20 19 18 18 17 22 24 23 23 22 24 24  
MIN CHILL 18 18 23 19 17 17 22 22 22  
 
DATE 12/26/24 FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 39 35 44 34 45 31 43 26 36  
TEMP 37 37 37 36 42 40 38 35 40 38 34 32 38 36 30 26 32 31  
DEWPT 37 37 37 36 42 40 38 35 40 38 34 31 35 32 27 24 29 29  
PWIND DIR S SE SE SW SW W W W N  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 10 30 40 50 30 10 5 0 20  
DRIZZLE S O O AR  
FRZG DRZL S  
RAIN C C C C C S S  
 

 
IAZ035-251000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/23/24 TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU  
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 26 34 26 37 31  
TEMP 28 27 28 33 34 32 30 29 28 28 29 34 36 34 33 32 32 32  
DEWPT 25 25 27 29 30 29 28 27 27 26 29 31 32 32 32 32 32 32  
RH 88 92 96 85 85 88 92 92 96 92100 89 85 92 96100100100  
WIND DIR N N E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 6 8 8 5 5 4 3 3  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S  
FRZG DRZL S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 23 22 23 27 30  
MIN CHILL 23 23 28 23 22 22 28 26 27  
 
DATE 12/26/24 FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 43 38 47 36 48 32 47 27 40  
TEMP 40 40 40 39 45 43 40 37 44 41 37 33 41 38 31 28 36 34  
DEWPT 40 39 40 39 45 43 40 37 43 40 36 32 37 33 29 27 32 31  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S W W W N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 40 60 50 30 20 5 0 20  
DRIZZLE S O AR  
FRZG DRZL S  
RAIN C L C C C C S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-251000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/23/24 TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU  
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 26 37 29 40 35  
TEMP 28 28 29 35 37 34 33 32 31 31 32 37 39 38 38 37 38 38  
DEWPT 27 27 28 30 31 31 30 30 30 30 32 34 35 36 37 37 38 38  
RH 96 96 96 82 79 89 89 92 96 96100 89 85 92 96100100100  
WIND DIR N NE NE E NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF F  
WIND CHILL 22  
MIN CHILL 20 22 30 27 24 25 32 32 32  
 
DATE 12/26/24 FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 47 43 51 42 53 36 50 32 47  
TEMP 44 45 45 45 49 48 45 43 49 46 41 37 45 42 36 33 42 40  
DEWPT 43 44 45 45 49 47 45 43 46 43 40 36 38 36 33 31 35 34  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW W W W E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 50 50 40 30 10 5 0 10  
DRIZZLE S O  
RAIN C C C C C C C C  
 

 
IAZ017-251000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/23/24 TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU  
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 26 33 26 35 31  
TEMP 27 27 27 31 32 31 30 29 28 28 29 32 34 32 32 32 32 32  
DEWPT 25 25 27 29 30 29 28 28 27 27 28 31 32 31 31 31 31 32  
RH 92 92100 92 92 92 92 96 96 96 96 96 92 96 96 96 96100  
WIND DIR N N E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 6 9 9 6 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S  
FRZG DRZL S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 20 22 22 25 26 26 26 26 26 26  
MIN CHILL 20 23 26 23 22 21 25 24 25  
 
DATE 12/26/24 FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 39 36 44 36 46 32 44 27 38  
TEMP 37 37 37 38 43 42 39 37 43 39 36 33 39 36 30 28 35 33  
DEWPT 37 37 37 38 43 42 39 37 42 39 36 33 37 33 29 26 30 29  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S W W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 30 60 50 40 20 10 0 10  
DRIZZLE S O O  
FRZG DRZL S  
RAIN C C L C C C C S S  
 

 
IAZ049-251000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/23/24 TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU  
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 35 29 37 33  
TEMP 32 31 31 34 35 33 32 31 30 31 31 35 36 34 34 34 34 34  
DEWPT 28 28 29 32 31 30 30 29 29 30 31 33 33 34 34 34 34 34  
RH 85 88 92 92 85 89 92 92 96 96100 92 89100100100100100  
WIND DIR N N NE SE E E E SE SE E SE SE E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 3 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 3  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF F  
WIND CHILL 25 25 29  
MIN CHILL 25 25 29 26 25 24 29 29 29  
 
DATE 12/26/24 FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 39 48 39 50 35 47 29 41  
TEMP 41 40 41 41 47 45 43 40 46 43 40 36 42 38 33 29 37 35  
DEWPT 41 40 41 41 46 45 43 40 45 42 39 36 39 36 31 29 33 32  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW W W N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 50 60 50 40 20 10 0 10  
DRIZZLE S O AR  
RAIN C L C C C C C S  
 

 
IAZ086-251000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
229 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/23/24 TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU  
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 27 38 31 39 36  
TEMP 32 32 32 35 37 36 34 33 32 33 33 36 38 38 38 38 38 38  
DEWPT 28 29 32 33 33 32 32 32 31 31 33 35 36 37 37 38 38 38  
RH 85 88100 92 85 85 92 96 96 92100 96 92 96 96100100100  
WIND DIR N N NE E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF F  
 
DATE 12/26/24 FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 47 42 51 44 54 38 48 32 45  
TEMP 44 45 45 44 49 49 46 45 50 48 43 39 45 43 37 33 41 40  
DEWPT 43 45 45 44 48 48 46 44 47 45 43 39 42 38 35 31 35 35  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW W W N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 60 60 50 40 20 10 0 10  
DRIZZLE S O  
RAIN C L L C C C C C S S  
 

 
 
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