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FOUS53 KDMX 250115  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
IAZ060-251000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24 FRI  
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 39 35 46 41  
TEMP 33 33 32 31 32 37 39 38 36 35 36 36 39 43 45 44 44 44 44 43  
DEWPT 31 31 31 30 32 34 35 35 36 35 36 36 39 42 43 43 44 44 44 43  
RH 92 92 96 96100 89 85 89100100100100100 96 93 96100100100100  
WIND DIR E SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE E E  
WIND SPD 4 5 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.09  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S S S  
RAIN C C L L L  
OBVIS PF PF PF F PF  
 
DATE 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24 TUE 12/31/24  
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 50 40 52 34 49 30 43 28 35  
TEMP 47 47 44 41 48 45 39 34 44 41 35 32 40 39 35 31 33 32  
DEWPT 46 45 44 41 45 41 37 34 37 35 32 31 35 35 32 28 27 25  
PWIND DIR SE SW SW W W W E N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 60 50 20 10 10 0 20 30 20  
RAIN L C C C S S S C S S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ039-251000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24 FRI  
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 36 32 43 38  
TEMP 31 31 31 30 31 35 36 34 33 32 33 34 36 41 42 41 41 41 41 41  
DEWPT 28 28 29 28 31 33 34 33 32 32 33 33 36 40 41 40 40 41 40 40  
RH 88 88 92 92100 92 92 96 96100100 96100 96 96 96 96100 96 96  
WIND DIR SE SE SE E SE SE SE E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 5 4 3 5 8 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 6  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S S S  
FRZG DRZL S S  
RAIN C C C C L  
OBVIS PF F PF  
WIND CHILL 25 29 30 35 36  
MIN CHILL 25 25 24 27 26 26 29 35 35 35  
 
DATE 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24 TUE 12/31/24  
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 40 50 33 46 29 40 27 34  
TEMP 45 44 42 40 47 42 38 33 41 38 33 31 37 35 32 29 32 30  
DEWPT 45 44 42 40 45 42 37 33 38 35 32 29 33 32 29 27 27 25  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W W W E N NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 60 30 20 10 5 10 30 20  
RAIN L L L C C S S C S  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
IAZ048-251000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24 FRI  
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 38 34 45 39  
TEMP 32 32 31 31 32 36 38 36 34 34 35 36 38 42 44 42 42 42 42 42  
DEWPT 31 30 30 29 31 34 35 35 34 34 35 35 38 41 43 42 42 42 42 42  
RH 96 92 96 92 96 92 89 96100100100 96100 96 96100100100100100  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 4 5 3 2 4 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S S S  
RAIN C C C C L  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 26 30  
MIN CHILL 26 26 25 29 28 30 32 36 36 37  
 
DATE 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24 TUE 12/31/24  
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 49 39 50 32 46 28 41 27 34  
TEMP 46 44 43 39 46 42 36 33 42 39 32 30 37 37 32 29 32 30  
DEWPT 46 44 43 39 45 41 36 33 38 35 32 30 35 34 32 27 28 26  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W W NW NE N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 60 50 20 10 10 0 20 30 20  
RAIN L C C C S S S C S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ004-251000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24 FRI  
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 34 29 40 34  
TEMP 29 29 28 27 28 32 34 32 31 29 30 31 33 37 38 37 37 37 37 36  
DEWPT 28 28 26 25 28 31 31 30 30 29 30 31 33 37 38 37 37 37 37 36  
RH 96 96 92 92100 96 89 92 96100100100100100100100100100100100  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S SE SE  
WIND SPD 9 9 8 8 9 11 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 6 5 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S  
FRZG DRZL S  
RAIN C C C  
OBVIS PF F F F PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 20 20 20 19 19 23 26 24 23 21 23 24 26 30 32 31  
MIN CHILL 20 18 18 24 20 22 25 30 30 31  
 
DATE 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24 TUE 12/31/24  
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 34 45 29 42 25 37 22 29  
TEMP 41 40 37 34 40 37 32 30 38 34 29 26 33 30 27 24 27 24  
DEWPT 41 40 37 34 39 37 31 29 34 32 28 26 29 28 25 21 23 21  
PWIND DIR S SW SW W W W NE N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 40 20 10 5 5 20 20 20  
RAIN C C C C S S  
SNOW S S S S  
 

 
IAZ035-251000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24 FRI  
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 38 31 44 36  
TEMP 32 32 30 29 30 35 37 34 32 31 33 34 36 41 42 40 40 40 40 39  
DEWPT 30 29 28 27 30 32 33 32 32 31 33 32 36 40 41 40 39 40 39 39  
RH 92 88 92 92100 89 85 92100100100 92100 96 96100 96100 96100  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 6 4 3 5 8 8 5 5 4 3 3 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S  
RAIN C C C C L  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 26 24 28 31  
MIN CHILL 24 24 23 29 25 27 30 35 35 35  
 
DATE 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24 TUE 12/31/24  
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 36 48 31 45 26 40 24 33  
TEMP 44 42 40 36 43 40 34 31 41 36 30 28 36 34 29 26 31 27  
DEWPT 44 42 40 36 42 38 34 31 36 33 30 28 32 31 28 24 26 23  
PWIND DIR SE SW SW W W W NE N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 60 50 20 10 5 5 20 30 20  
RAIN L C C C S S C  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-251000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24 FRI  
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 40 36 48 43  
TEMP 32 32 32 31 33 37 40 39 37 37 38 39 40 44 47 46 46 46 45 45  
DEWPT 31 31 31 30 32 36 36 36 37 37 38 38 40 44 46 46 46 46 45 45  
RH 96 96 96 96 96 96 85 89100100100 96100100 96100100100100100  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.13  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S S S  
RAIN C C L L C  
OBVIS PF PF PF F PF PF PF F PF  
 
DATE 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24 TUE 12/31/24  
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 51 41 53 34 49 32 46 29 36  
TEMP 48 48 45 42 48 45 39 35 45 42 35 33 42 40 35 31 33 32  
DEWPT 48 46 45 42 45 42 39 34 38 36 33 32 36 36 35 29 28 25  
PWIND DIR S SW SW W W W E N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 40 20 5 5 0 10 30 20  
RAIN C C C S S S C S  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
IAZ017-251000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24 FRI  
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 28 35 30 40 34  
TEMP 30 30 29 28 29 33 34 32 31 30 31 32 34 37 38 37 37 37 37 38  
DEWPT 28 28 27 26 29 31 32 31 31 30 30 32 34 37 38 37 37 37 37 38  
RH 92 92 92 92100 92 92 96100100 96100100100100100100100100100  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 6 5 4 5 9 9 6 6 5 5 4 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S  
FRZG DRZL S  
RAIN C C L  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF  
WIND CHILL 24 23 23 23 25 26 26 24 24 25 31 32 31  
MIN CHILL 23 22 21 24 23 24 26 30 30 32  
 
DATE 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24 TUE 12/31/24  
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 36 47 31 43 25 38 24 30  
TEMP 42 41 39 36 43 39 34 31 38 35 29 28 34 31 28 25 29 27  
DEWPT 42 41 39 36 41 39 34 31 35 33 29 26 30 29 27 24 25 23  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W W W N N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 60 30 10 10 5 10 20 30  
RAIN L L L C C S  
SNOW S S S C  
 

 
IAZ049-251000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24 FRI  
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 37 33 44 39  
TEMP 33 32 31 31 31 35 37 35 33 33 34 35 37 41 43 41 42 42 42 41  
DEWPT 29 30 29 29 31 33 34 34 33 33 34 34 37 41 42 41 41 41 42 41  
RH 85 92 92 92100 92 89 96100100100 96100100 96100 96 96100100  
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 5 5 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 20 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE S S S S S S S S  
FRZG DRZL S S  
RAIN C C L L L  
OBVIS PF PF PF F PF  
WIND CHILL 27 26 31 29  
MIN CHILL 26 25 25 28 28 29 30 36 36 36  
 
DATE 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24 TUE 12/31/24  
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 48 39 50 33 46 28 40 27 34  
TEMP 46 44 43 39 46 42 36 33 41 38 32 30 37 35 31 28 31 29  
DEWPT 45 44 42 39 45 42 36 33 38 35 32 29 34 33 30 26 27 25  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W W W NE N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 60 20 10 10 5 10 30 20  
RAIN L C L C S S C  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
IAZ086-251000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
715 PM CST TUE DEC 24 2024  
 
DATE 12/24/24 WED 12/25/24 THU 12/26/24 FRI  
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 32 39 35 47 43  
TEMP 33 33 33 32 33 36 39 39 37 36 38 39 40 44 47 46 45 45 45 45  
DEWPT 31 32 32 31 33 36 37 37 37 36 38 38 40 44 46 46 45 45 45 45  
RH 92 96 96 96100100 92 92100100100 96100100 96100100100100100  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 6 8 8  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 20 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
DRIZZLE O S S S S S S S S  
RAIN C C L L L  
OBVIS PF PF PF PF F PF  
 
DATE 12/27/24 SAT 12/28/24 SUN 12/29/24 MON 12/30/24 TUE 12/31/24  
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 50 43 53 36 49 32 45 30 36  
TEMP 48 48 47 44 49 47 41 37 45 43 36 33 41 41 36 32 34 33  
DEWPT 48 48 47 44 47 45 40 37 40 38 35 32 37 37 36 31 30 27  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W W W SE N NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 60 50 20 20 10 5 10 30 30  
RAIN L C C C S S S C C C S  
SNOW S  
 

 
 
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