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FOUS53 KDMX 291944  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
IAZ060-292200-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25  
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 53 30 49 35 46  
TEMP 53 45 37 34 32 31 36 46 48 44 40 39 37 35 36 42 45 39  
DEWPT 26 27 26 27 28 27 30 35 37 37 38 37 37 34 33 32 31 29  
RH 35 49 64 75 85 85 79 65 65 76 92 92100 96 89 67 58 67  
WIND DIR W S SE S S S S SW S NE NE NE N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 6 2 3 4 4 3 5 5 3 3 3 8 10 10 11 12 10 5  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 30 70 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.77 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L L L L C C  
SNOW S S C  
WIND CHILL 30 31 27 28 35 39  
MIN CHILL 29 25 26 33 27 25 34  
 
DATE SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 47 34 53 24 37 18 33  
TEMP 31 30 41 42 38 35 48 44 33 27 35 33 24 19 28 29  
DEWPT 27 28 34 36 35 33 35 33 25 18 18 17 12 9 11 13  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W NW N N NE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0  
 
 
IAZ039-292200-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25  
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 46 28 51 32 45  
TEMP 46 38 32 31 30 30 35 47 50 43 38 36 35 33 35 40 43 36  
DEWPT 26 25 26 26 26 26 29 34 35 35 35 34 32 30 29 30 28 27  
RH 45 59 78 81 85 85 78 60 56 73 89 92 89 89 78 67 55 69  
WIND DIR W NW SE SE S S SW SW SW SW NE NE NE N N N N N  
WIND SPD 10 4 4 5 6 6 8 10 6 4 4 8 10 11 13 14 12 6  
WIND GUST 17 18 20  
CLOUDS CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.21 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C S S  
WIND CHILL 25 24 23 28 27 24 26 32 36 29  
MIN CHILL 36 24 21 22 38 30 23 23 28  
 
DATE SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 26 42 31 50 21 34 15 31  
TEMP 28 27 36 38 35 32 45 39 29 24 31 28 20 17 25 26  
DEWPT 24 25 30 32 34 32 34 30 21 15 16 13 8 6 9 10  
PWIND DIR E SE S W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR LT BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 5 10 5 5 0  
 
 
IAZ048-292200-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25  
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 51 29 49 33 46  
TEMP 51 42 35 33 31 30 34 45 48 43 38 37 36 34 35 40 45 38  
DEWPT 28 27 27 27 28 27 31 35 38 38 37 36 35 32 31 31 31 29  
RH 41 55 72 78 88 88 89 68 68 82 96 96 96 92 85 70 58 70  
WIND DIR W SW SE S S S S SW S E NE NE N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 8 3 5 6 8 5 5 8 6 2 4 8 10 11 13 13 11 5  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.59 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C L L S S  
WIND CHILL 27 25 24 29 25 26 33 39  
MIN CHILL 26 23 23 31 24 24 32  
 
DATE SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 45 32 52 22 35 15 31  
TEMP 29 29 39 41 36 33 46 42 30 25 32 30 21 17 26 27  
DEWPT 27 27 34 37 35 32 35 32 24 16 18 15 10 8 11 12  
PWIND DIR E S SW W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 10 5 5 0  
 
 
IAZ004-292200-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25  
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 47 29 52 25 41  
TEMP 47 37 32 32 32 31 35 47 51 42 35 31 29 27 28 35 39 32  
DEWPT 25 24 24 25 25 25 27 32 33 32 30 30 27 25 25 25 25 24  
RH 42 59 72 75 75 78 72 56 50 67 82 96 92 92 88 66 57 72  
WIND DIR W S S S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 8 5 9 11 12 12 11 9 8 6 8 10 10 14 14 14 11 6  
WIND GUST 23 24  
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 25 24 23 21 27 28 23 19 15 16 25 32 26  
MIN CHILL 36 23 20 21 38 22 15 15 26  
 
DATE SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 45 29 47 15 26 8 23  
TEMP 27 28 39 39 34 30 42 35 23 17 23 20 13 10 18 19  
DEWPT 23 23 31 32 30 27 29 24 14 8 9 6 3 0 4 4  
PWIND DIR SE S SW NW NW N N N  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 5 10 5 5 5  
 
 
IAZ035-292200-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25  
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 50 29 52 29 45  
TEMP 50 41 32 32 31 30 34 47 51 43 37 34 32 30 32 40 43 36  
DEWPT 25 25 26 26 27 27 29 34 36 36 34 33 31 28 28 28 27 26  
RH 37 52 78 78 85 88 82 60 56 76 89 96 96 92 85 62 53 67  
WIND DIR W SW S S SW S SW SW W E N N N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 6 3 5 9 9 8 6 11 6 3 5 9 11 11 12 13 11 4  
WIND GUST 19 19  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C  
WIND CHILL 25 23 22 28 24 20 23 32 37  
MIN CHILL 24 22 22 29 20 20 31  
 
DATE SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 26 46 30 51 19 32 12 29  
TEMP 28 28 39 40 35 32 45 39 27 21 29 25 17 14 23 24  
DEWPT 26 26 33 34 33 30 33 27 19 12 14 11 7 3 7 8  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR LT BZ LT GN GN GN GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 5 10 5 5 5  
 
 
IAZ094-292200-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25  
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 55 31 45 35 46  
TEMP 55 44 36 34 32 32 36 43 44 42 40 39 39 37 37 41 44 39  
DEWPT 27 29 29 29 28 29 32 37 39 39 39 39 39 37 36 35 34 32  
RH 34 55 75 82 85 88 85 79 82 89 96100100100 96 79 68 76  
WIND DIR W S SE SE S SW S SE E NE NE N N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 5 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 8 10 12 11 13 13 11 5  
WIND GUST 23 24  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 40 90 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.82 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C D D D D C C  
SNOW S C  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 33 29 28 33 38  
MIN CHILL 29 26 26 38 33 28 26 34  
 
DATE SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 29 48 35 53 26 40 20 36  
TEMP 31 30 41 43 39 36 49 44 35 28 37 34 26 22 30 30  
DEWPT 28 29 36 37 36 34 37 35 28 22 22 19 15 11 15 17  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W NW N N NE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0  
 
 
IAZ017-292200-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25  
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 45 29 52 27 42  
TEMP 45 36 31 31 31 31 35 47 50 41 35 33 32 29 30 37 40 33  
DEWPT 25 25 24 25 25 26 28 32 34 33 32 30 28 26 26 27 26 25  
RH 45 64 75 78 78 81 75 56 54 73 89 89 85 88 85 67 57 72  
WIND DIR NW W S S S SW SW SW W SE NE NE N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 9 3 5 8 9 11 11 12 10 4 5 8 10 12 13 13 12 6  
WIND GUST 20 21  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 24 22 21 27 27 23 19 19 28 33 27  
MIN CHILL 36 24 21 23 38 26 18 18 26  
 
DATE SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 42 29 48 16 28 10 26  
TEMP 26 26 36 37 34 31 42 36 25 20 26 23 14 12 21 21  
DEWPT 23 23 30 32 32 29 31 26 17 10 11 9 4 2 5 6  
PWIND DIR E SE SW W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR LT BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 5 10 5 5 5  
 
 
IAZ049-292200-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25  
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 48 28 49 32 45  
TEMP 48 39 33 30 28 29 34 46 48 42 37 35 34 33 34 40 42 36  
DEWPT 26 26 25 25 26 26 29 34 36 36 35 35 33 31 31 31 30 28  
RH 42 59 72 81 92 88 82 63 63 79 92100 96 92 89 70 62 72  
WIND DIR W W SE S S S S SW SW SW NE NE NE N N N N N  
WIND SPD 10 4 4 6 8 6 8 10 5 3 4 9 11 11 13 13 11 5  
WIND GUST 17  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 40 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.46 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C C L L C C  
WIND CHILL 23 20 22 27 27 24 25 32 36  
MIN CHILL 38 22 20 21 39 30 23 23 30  
 
DATE SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 26 42 31 51 21 35 15 31  
TEMP 28 27 37 38 35 32 45 39 29 23 32 28 19 16 25 25  
DEWPT 26 26 32 34 34 32 35 32 23 16 18 14 9 6 11 12  
PWIND DIR E SE SW W NW N N N  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 0  
 
 
IAZ086-292200-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
144 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE WED 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25  
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 54 31 48 36 46  
TEMP 54 45 37 34 32 32 37 46 47 44 40 40 40 38 37 40 44 38  
DEWPT 27 27 27 28 28 28 32 37 40 40 40 39 39 37 37 37 36 33  
RH 35 49 67 78 85 85 82 71 76 86100 96 96 96100 89 73 82  
WIND DIR W SW SE S S S S S SE E E NE NE N N N N N  
WIND SPD 9 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 8 12 10 12 14 12 6  
WIND GUST 16  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 40 90 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.69 0.14  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L L D D L L  
WIND CHILL 26 26 31 34 31 29 32 37  
MIN CHILL 28 25 24 39 33 28 28 32  
 
DATE SAT 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25  
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 45 34 53 26 39 20 36  
TEMP 30 29 39 41 38 35 48 44 35 28 36 33 26 22 30 31  
DEWPT 28 28 35 36 36 34 39 37 30 22 23 20 15 11 16 17  
PWIND DIR E SE SW W NW N N NE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0  
 
 
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