418  
FOUS53 KDMX 290829  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
IAZ060-301000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/28/25 WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 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 51 30 49 35  
TEMP 36 32 34 46 51 43 37 34 31 31 36 46 48 44 40 39 37 35  
DEWPT 23 23 25 28 27 27 27 28 28 27 30 35 37 37 38 37 37 34  
RH 59 69 69 49 39 53 67 78 88 85 79 65 65 76 92 92100 96  
WIND DIR NW W W W W SW S S S S S S SE E E NE N N  
WIND SPD 9 5 6 8 6 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 8 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.77  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L L L L C  
SNOW S S  
WIND CHILL 29 25 28 25 30 31 27  
MIN CHILL 24 23 28 25 26 33 27  
 
DATE 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 28 47 34 53 24 37 18 33  
TEMP 42 39 31 30 41 42 38 35 48 44 33 27 35 33 24 19 28 29  
DEWPT 32 29 27 28 34 36 35 33 35 33 25 18 18 17 12 9 11 13  
PWIND DIR N SE S SW W NW N N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 30 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0  
RAIN C  
SNOW C  
 

 
IAZ039-301000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/28/25 WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 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 46 28 51 32  
TEMP 34 31 33 42 46 38 33 31 30 30 35 47 50 43 38 36 35 33  
DEWPT 24 25 27 29 28 27 26 26 26 26 29 34 35 35 35 34 32 30  
RH 66 78 78 60 49 64 75 81 85 85 78 60 56 73 89 92 89 89  
WIND DIR NW W W NW W SW S S S S S SW S SE E NE NE N  
WIND SPD 13 9 9 10 10 3 4 5 6 8 8 10 8 5 3 5 9 11  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.21  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 25 23 26 36 25 23 23 28 27 24  
MIN CHILL 22 22 34 24 22 22 38 30 23  
 
DATE 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 45 26 42 31 50 21 34 15 31  
TEMP 40 36 28 27 36 38 35 32 45 39 29 24 31 28 20 17 25 26  
DEWPT 30 27 24 25 30 32 34 32 34 30 21 15 16 13 8 6 9 10  
PWIND DIR N E SE S W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR GN LT BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 0 10 5 5 10 5 5 0  
RAIN S  
 

 
IAZ048-301000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/28/25 WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 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 49 29 49 33  
TEMP 35 31 34 44 48 40 36 33 31 30 34 45 48 43 38 37 36 34  
DEWPT 23 23 25 29 29 28 27 27 28 27 31 35 38 38 37 36 35 32  
RH 61 72 69 55 47 62 69 78 88 88 89 68 68 82 96 96 96 92  
WIND DIR NW NW W W W SW S S S S S S S SE NE NE N N  
WIND SPD 11 6 6 8 8 4 4 5 6 5 6 8 5 4 4 5 9 11  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.59  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C L L S  
WIND CHILL 27 24 25 24 29 25  
MIN CHILL 23 23 37 26 23 23 31 24  
 
DATE 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 27 45 32 52 22 35 15 31  
TEMP 40 38 29 29 39 41 36 33 46 42 30 25 32 30 21 17 26 27  
DEWPT 31 29 27 27 34 37 35 32 35 32 24 16 18 15 10 8 11 12  
PWIND DIR N E S SW W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 0 5 0 5 10 5 5 0  
RAIN S  
 

 
IAZ004-301000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/28/25 WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 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 26 46 29 52 25  
TEMP 30 28 31 41 45 37 33 32 33 31 35 47 51 42 35 31 29 27  
DEWPT 22 23 24 26 26 25 24 25 26 25 27 32 33 32 30 30 27 25  
RH 72 81 75 55 47 61 69 75 75 78 72 56 50 67 82 96 92 92  
WIND DIR NW W W NW W S S S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N  
WIND SPD 11 9 9 10 10 6 9 12 14 13 11 12 8 5 8 10 12 14  
WIND GUST 23 25  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 21 19 23 35 25 23 23 21 27 28 23 19 15  
MIN CHILL 19 19 32 23 21 21 38 22 15  
 
DATE 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 41 24 45 29 47 15 26 8 23  
TEMP 35 32 27 28 39 39 34 30 42 35 23 17 23 20 13 10 18 19  
DEWPT 25 24 23 23 31 32 30 27 29 24 14 8 9 6 3 0 4 4  
PWIND DIR N SE S SW NW NW N N N  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 10 5 5 5  
 

 
IAZ035-301000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/28/25 WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 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 48 29 52 29  
TEMP 34 29 33 44 48 39 34 32 31 30 34 47 51 43 37 34 32 30  
DEWPT 22 23 24 27 26 25 26 27 27 27 29 34 36 36 34 33 31 28  
RH 61 78 69 51 42 57 72 81 85 88 82 60 56 76 89 96 96 92  
WIND DIR NW W W W W S S S SW S S SW S NE NE N N N  
WIND SPD 9 6 6 9 6 4 5 6 8 8 8 9 5 3 4 5 9 11  
CLOUDS CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.09  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C  
WIND CHILL 27 22 27 26 24 22 28 24 20  
MIN CHILL 22 22 36 25 22 22 29 20  
 
DATE 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 45 26 46 30 51 19 32 12 29  
TEMP 40 36 28 28 39 40 35 32 45 39 27 21 29 25 17 14 23 24  
DEWPT 28 26 26 26 33 34 33 30 33 27 19 12 14 11 7 3 7 8  
PWIND DIR N SE S SW W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR GN LT BZ LT GN GN GN GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 0 10 5 5 10 5 5 5  
 

 
IAZ094-301000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/28/25 WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 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 51 30 45 35  
TEMP 31 31 35 47 51 41 36 33 32 32 36 43 44 42 40 39 39 37  
DEWPT 23 24 26 29 28 30 29 29 28 29 32 37 39 39 39 39 39 37  
RH 72 75 69 49 41 65 75 85 85 88 85 79 82 89 96100100100  
WIND DIR W W W W SW S S S S S S SE E NE NE NE N N  
WIND SPD 8 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 6 9 11  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 50 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0.82  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C C D D D D C  
SNOW S  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 24 25 26 33 29  
MIN CHILL 23 24 37 28 25 26 38 33 28  
 
DATE 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 29 48 35 53 26 40 20 36  
TEMP 41 39 31 30 41 43 39 36 49 44 35 28 37 34 26 22 30 30  
DEWPT 35 32 28 29 36 37 36 34 37 35 28 22 22 19 15 11 15 17  
PWIND DIR N SE S SW W NW N N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0  
RAIN C  
SNOW S  
 

 
IAZ017-301000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/28/25 WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 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 44 29 52 27  
TEMP 31 29 31 40 44 36 33 31 31 31 35 47 50 41 35 33 32 29  
DEWPT 24 24 25 28 27 26 25 25 26 26 28 32 34 33 32 30 28 26  
RH 75 81 78 62 51 67 72 78 81 81 75 56 54 73 89 89 85 88  
WIND DIR W W W NW W SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NE N N N  
WIND SPD 12 9 8 11 9 4 5 8 11 12 10 12 8 4 5 6 10 12  
WIND GUST 21 23  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 21 21 24 33 27 24 22 21 27 27 23 19  
MIN CHILL 20 20 31 23 21 23 38 26 18  
 
DATE 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 24 42 29 48 16 28 10 26  
TEMP 37 33 26 26 36 37 34 31 42 36 25 20 26 23 14 12 21 21  
DEWPT 27 25 23 23 30 32 32 29 31 26 17 10 11 9 4 2 5 6  
PWIND DIR N E SE SW W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR GN LT BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 5 5 10 5 5 5  
 

 
IAZ049-301000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/28/25 WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 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 47 28 49 32  
TEMP 33 30 33 43 47 38 34 31 30 29 34 46 48 42 37 35 34 33  
DEWPT 22 22 25 29 28 27 26 26 27 26 29 34 36 36 35 35 33 31  
RH 63 72 72 57 47 64 72 81 88 88 82 63 63 79 92100 96 92  
WIND DIR NW W NW NW W SW S S S S S SW S SE NE NE NE N  
WIND SPD 11 8 8 10 9 4 4 6 8 6 8 9 6 3 3 5 9 11  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.46  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C C L L C  
WIND CHILL 25 22 26 24 23 22 27 27 24  
MIN CHILL 21 21 34 23 21 21 39 30 23  
 
DATE 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 45 26 42 31 51 21 35 15 31  
TEMP 40 36 28 27 37 38 35 32 45 39 29 23 32 28 19 16 25 25  
DEWPT 31 28 26 26 32 34 34 32 35 32 23 16 18 14 9 6 11 12  
PWIND DIR N E SE SW W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 30 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 0  
RAIN C  
 

 
IAZ086-301000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
228 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/28/25 WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 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 50 31 48 36  
TEMP 34 31 35 45 50 42 37 33 31 32 37 46 47 44 40 40 40 38  
DEWPT 23 24 26 30 28 28 27 28 28 28 32 37 40 40 40 39 39 37  
RH 64 75 69 55 42 57 67 82 88 85 82 71 76 86100 96 96 96  
WIND DIR NW W W W W SW S S S S S S SE E E E NE N  
WIND SPD 9 8 8 8 8 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 10  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.69  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L L D D L  
WIND CHILL 27 24 28 25 26 31 34 31  
MIN CHILL 24 23 38 28 25 24 39 33 28  
 
DATE 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 28 45 34 53 26 39 20 36  
TEMP 40 38 30 29 39 41 38 35 48 44 35 28 36 33 26 22 30 31  
DEWPT 37 33 28 28 35 36 36 34 39 37 30 22 23 20 15 11 16 17  
PWIND DIR N E SE SW W NW N N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 60 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0  
RAIN L  
 

 
 
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