549  
FOUS53 KDMX 241701  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
IAZ060-242200-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24  
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 37 30 39 35 45  
TEMP 36 36 35 34 32 31 31 32 36 38 37 37 37 37 37 38 42 45 44  
DEWPT 30 31 31 31 30 30 30 31 33 34 34 36 36 36 36 38 41 42 42  
RH 79 82 85 89 92 96 96 96 89 85 89 96 96 96 96100 96 89 93  
WIND DIR E E E E SE E E E SE E E E E E E SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S S O O AR  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF F PF  
 
DATE FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 42 50 41 52 35 48 31 43  
TEMP 43 44 47 47 44 42 49 46 41 36 44 42 35 32 40 39  
DEWPT 43 43 47 46 44 42 45 43 41 36 39 36 32 30 33 33  
PWIND DIR SE SE S SW W W W NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 60 50 30 20 5 0 10  
DRIZZLE AR  
RAIN C L C C C C C S  
 

 
IAZ039-242200-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24  
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 29 37 32 43  
TEMP 35 35 33 31 31 30 31 31 35 35 34 34 33 34 34 36 40 42 40  
DEWPT 31 31 31 29 29 29 29 31 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 36 40 41 40  
RH 85 85 92 92 92 96 92100 89 92 96 96100 96 96100100 96100  
WIND DIR SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 8 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 8 6  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S O O AR  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF F PF  
WIND CHILL 25 28 29  
MIN CHILL 29 28 26 26 25 27 28 28 29 35  
 
DATE FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 39 47 39 49 36 46 29 41  
TEMP 40 41 46 45 43 40 46 44 40 37 42 39 33 30 37 36  
DEWPT 40 41 46 45 43 40 45 42 39 36 39 36 32 29 32 31  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW W W NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 40 60 50 40 20 10 0 10  
DRIZZLE AR  
RAIN C L L C C C C S  
 

 
IAZ048-242200-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24  
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 37 29 38 34 45  
TEMP 35 35 33 32 32 30 30 31 36 37 35 35 35 35 35 37 41 43 42  
DEWPT 31 31 31 32 30 29 29 31 33 34 34 34 35 35 35 37 41 42 42  
RH 85 85 92100 92 96 96100 89 89 96 96100100100100100 96100  
WIND DIR SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE E E SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 3 5 6 6 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S O O AR  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 30  
MIN CHILL 30 30 26 25 25 29 29 31 30 36  
 
DATE FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 39 48 39 50 34 47 29 42  
TEMP 42 42 47 46 43 40 46 44 40 35 42 40 33 30 37 36  
DEWPT 42 42 47 45 43 40 46 43 39 35 39 36 32 29 34 34  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S W W NW N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 40 60 50 30 20 5 0 10  
DRIZZLE AR  
RAIN C L C C C C C S  
 

 
IAZ004-242200-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24  
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 33 25 34 29 39  
TEMP 31 31 29 28 27 26 26 26 31 33 31 31 30 31 31 33 37 38 37  
DEWPT 27 28 28 26 25 24 24 26 30 31 30 30 30 31 31 33 37 38 37  
RH 85 88 96 92 92 92 92100 96 92 96 96100100100100100100100  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 6 6 5 6 8 6 6 9 10 11 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 8  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 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 S O O O  
FRZG DRZL S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 24 24 23 21 19 18 18 17 22 24 23 23 22 24 24 25 30 31 31  
MIN CHILL 23 23 19 17 17 22 22 22 24 30  
 
DATE FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 35 44 34 45 31 43 26 36  
TEMP 37 36 42 40 38 35 40 38 34 32 38 36 30 26 32 31  
DEWPT 37 36 42 40 38 35 40 38 34 31 35 32 27 24 29 29  
PWIND DIR SE SE SW SW W W W N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 30 40 50 30 10 5 0 20  
DRIZZLE O AR  
RAIN C C C C C S S  
 

 
IAZ035-242200-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24  
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 27 37 31 43  
TEMP 34 34 32 30 29 28 28 29 34 36 34 33 32 32 32 35 40 42 40  
DEWPT 30 30 30 29 27 27 26 29 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 35 40 41 39  
RH 85 85 92 96 92 96 92100 89 85 92 96100100100100100 96 96  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 6 8 8 5 5 4 3 3 5 8 6 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S O O AR  
FRZG DRZL S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 23 22 23 27 30  
MIN CHILL 29 29 23 22 22 28 26 27 27 35  
 
DATE FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 38 47 36 48 32 47 27 40  
TEMP 40 39 45 43 40 37 44 41 37 33 41 38 31 28 36 34  
DEWPT 40 39 45 43 40 37 43 40 36 32 37 33 29 27 32 31  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S W W W N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 40 60 50 30 20 5 0 20  
DRIZZLE AR  
RAIN C L C C C C S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-242200-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24  
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 37 30 40 35 47  
TEMP 35 36 34 32 32 31 31 32 37 39 38 38 37 38 38 40 44 46 45  
DEWPT 31 31 31 31 30 30 30 32 34 35 36 37 37 38 38 40 43 45 44  
RH 85 82 89 96 92 96 96100 89 85 92 96100100100100 96 96 96  
WIND DIR E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E  
WIND SPD 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S O O  
RAIN C  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF F PF  
 
DATE FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 43 51 42 53 36 50 32 47  
TEMP 45 45 49 48 45 43 49 46 41 37 45 42 36 33 42 40  
DEWPT 45 45 49 47 45 43 46 43 40 36 38 36 33 31 35 34  
PWIND DIR SE S S SW W W W E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 50 50 40 30 10 5 0 10  
RAIN C C C C C C C C  
 

 
IAZ017-242200-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24  
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 33 26 35 31 39  
TEMP 33 32 31 29 29 28 28 29 32 34 32 32 32 32 32 34 37 38 37  
DEWPT 30 31 30 28 28 27 27 28 31 32 31 31 31 31 32 34 37 38 37  
RH 89 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 92 96 96 96 96100100100100100  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 6 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 6  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S O O O  
FRZG DRZL S  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 22 22 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 31 32  
MIN CHILL 28 25 23 22 21 25 24 25 26 31  
 
DATE FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 36 44 36 46 32 44 27 38  
TEMP 37 38 43 42 39 37 43 39 36 33 39 36 30 28 35 33  
DEWPT 37 38 43 42 39 37 42 39 36 33 37 33 29 26 30 29  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S W W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 30 60 50 40 20 10 0 10  
DRIZZLE O  
RAIN C C L C C C C S S  
 

 
IAZ049-242200-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24  
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 29 37 33 44  
TEMP 36 35 33 31 31 30 31 31 35 36 34 34 34 34 34 36 41 43 40  
DEWPT 31 31 31 30 29 29 30 31 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 36 41 42 40  
RH 82 85 92 96 92 96 96100 92 89100100100100100100100 96100  
WIND DIR SE SE E E SE SE E SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S O O AR  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF F PF  
WIND CHILL 25 29  
MIN CHILL 31 29 26 25 24 29 29 29 29 36  
 
DATE FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 39 48 39 50 35 47 29 41  
TEMP 41 41 47 45 43 40 46 43 40 36 42 38 33 29 37 35  
DEWPT 41 41 46 45 43 40 45 42 39 36 39 36 31 29 33 32  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW W W N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 50 60 50 40 20 10 0 10  
DRIZZLE AR  
RAIN C L C C C C C S  
 

 
IAZ086-242200-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1101 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE TUE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24  
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 37 31 39 36 47  
TEMP 36 36 35 34 33 32 33 33 36 38 38 38 38 38 38 39 44 46 45  
DEWPT 33 32 32 32 32 31 31 33 35 36 37 37 38 38 38 39 43 45 45  
RH 89 85 89 92 96 96 92100 96 92 96 96100100100100 96 96100  
WIND DIR E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S S S O O  
RAIN C  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF F PF  
 
DATE FRI 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24  
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 42 51 44 54 38 48 32 45  
TEMP 45 44 49 49 46 45 50 48 43 39 45 43 37 33 41 40  
DEWPT 45 44 48 48 46 44 47 45 43 39 42 38 35 31 35 35  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW W W N  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 60 60 50 40 20 10 0 10  
RAIN C L L C C C C C S S  
 

 
 
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