285  
FOUS53 KDMX 300530  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
IAZ060-301000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT  
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 49 35 48 27  
TEMP 33 32 30 36 47 49 45 41 40 38 36 36 44 48 42 33 31 29 29  
DEWPT 26 28 27 30 35 38 39 39 38 37 35 33 33 33 31 29 27 28 28  
RH 75 85 88 79 63 66 79 92 92 96 96 89 65 56 65 85 85 96 96  
WIND DIR S S S S SW S NE NE NE N N N N N N N E SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 5 5 3 3 3 8 10 10 11 12 10 4 3 4 5 9  
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 30 70 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.41 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C L L C C  
WIND CHILL 26 34 31 28 28 37 22 20  
MIN CHILL 28 25 27 33 27 26 37 25 19  
 
DATE 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 47 36 56 26 37 20 33 19 31  
TEMP 43 45 40 36 50 47 36 28 34 32 25 21 30 31 26 22 28 29  
DEWPT 35 37 36 34 37 35 28 20 17 15 11 9 12 15 15 13 16 17  
PWIND DIR S SW W N N N NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 30  
SNOW S C  
 

 
IAZ039-301000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT  
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 52 32 46 26  
TEMP 29 31 30 35 48 52 45 40 36 35 32 34 42 45 39 31 28 27 27  
DEWPT 24 26 26 29 33 35 36 36 35 33 31 30 31 30 29 27 25 25 25  
RH 81 81 85 78 56 52 70 85 96 92 96 85 65 55 67 85 88 92 92  
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SW SW NE NE NE N N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 6 6 8 10 6 4 4 8 10 11 12 13 12 6 5 4 6 10  
WIND GUST 17 18 20  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 30 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C S S S  
SNOW C S S S  
WIND CHILL 23 24 22 28 30 27 23 26 35 25 19 17  
MIN CHILL 22 21 24 30 22 23 32 22 16  
 
DATE 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 33 53 23 33 16 31 17 30  
TEMP 38 40 36 34 48 42 32 25 30 27 20 17 27 26 22 20 26 26  
DEWPT 31 34 36 33 37 33 25 15 12 9 5 5 10 12 12 12 14 13  
PWIND DIR SE S W NW N N NE N N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 5 0 5 10 20  
SNOW S  
 

 
IAZ048-301000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT  
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 49 32 47 27  
TEMP 30 30 30 35 47 49 45 40 38 35 33 35 43 46 41 32 29 28 28  
DEWPT 24 28 28 30 35 38 38 38 37 35 33 32 32 32 30 28 27 27 27  
RH 78 92 92 82 63 66 76 92 96100100 89 65 58 65 85 92 96 96  
WIND DIR S S S S SW S E NE NE N N N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 8 5 5 8 6 2 4 8 10 11 12 13 11 5 4 4 6 10  
CLOUDS CL CL SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 30 50 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C C C S S  
SNOW S S  
WIND CHILL 24 23 24 32 27 24 26 36 23 20 18  
MIN CHILL 24 22 26 30 23 24 35 22 16  
 
DATE 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 34 54 24 34 17 32 17 29  
TEMP 41 44 38 34 48 44 33 25 31 29 21 19 27 29 23 19 26 26  
DEWPT 35 38 36 33 37 34 26 18 15 13 9 7 12 15 14 13 15 16  
PWIND DIR S S W N N N NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 0 5 20 30  
SNOW S S C  
 

 
IAZ004-301000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT  
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 52 27 42 23  
TEMP 29 31 31 34 48 51 44 35 33 30 28 29 37 41 35 27 26 25 25  
DEWPT 21 25 24 27 31 32 31 30 30 28 26 26 27 27 25 23 23 23 23  
RH 72 78 75 75 51 48 60 82 89 92 92 88 67 57 66 85 88 92 92  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N N E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 11 12 12 11 9 8 6 8 10 10 13 13 13 11 6 6 8 12 17  
WIND GUST 23 24  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 19 21 21 26 29 25 21 17 18 29 35 29 20 17 13 12  
MIN CHILL 19 20 23 25 17 17 29 16 11  
 
DATE 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 44 30 48 14 25 9 23 8 22  
TEMP 38 40 34 31 44 36 24 17 22 20 14 11 20 20 15 11 19 19  
DEWPT 31 32 31 27 31 25 16 6 4 4 1 0 6 8 6 4 8 9  
PWIND DIR S SW NW N N N N N N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10 5 20 10 20  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ035-301000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT  
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 52 30 45 25  
TEMP 30 31 30 34 48 52 46 39 36 33 30 33 41 44 38 29 27 26 27  
DEWPT 24 27 27 30 34 37 38 37 34 31 29 29 29 29 27 26 25 25 25  
RH 78 85 88 85 58 56 73 92 92 92 96 85 62 55 64 88 92 96 92  
WIND DIR S SW S SW SW W E N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 8 9 8 6 11 6 3 5 9 11 10 11 12 11 4 3 4 8 12  
WIND GUST 19  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 22 23 22 28 29 24 22 24 34 21 17 16  
MIN CHILL 21 22 25 29 21 22 33 19 15  
 
DATE 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 32 53 19 31 13 29 13 27  
TEMP 40 42 36 32 48 42 29 21 28 25 18 14 25 25 19 15 24 24  
DEWPT 33 35 34 30 34 30 21 13 10 8 5 3 9 11 11 8 12 12  
PWIND DIR S SW W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 10 5 5 10 10 30  
SNOW S C  
 

 
IAZ094-301000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT  
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 46 36 47 28  
TEMP 33 33 34 37 43 45 44 41 41 39 37 37 44 46 40 34 31 29 30  
DEWPT 27 28 29 33 38 40 40 40 40 39 37 36 36 35 34 31 29 28 30  
RH 78 82 82 85 82 82 86 96 96100100 96 73 65 79 89 92 96100  
WIND DIR S S SW S SE E NE NE N N N N N N N N E SE S  
WIND SPD 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 8 10 12 11 13 13 11 4 4 4 6 10  
WIND GUST 23 24  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 50 90 40 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 1.09 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C L D D D C C  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 35 31 29 29 37 23 21  
MIN CHILL 28 27 31 39 33 28 28 37 26 21  
 
DATE 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 49 37 56 29 41 21 37 22 34  
TEMP 43 45 41 37 50 46 36 30 37 34 27 23 33 33 28 25 30 30  
DEWPT 37 38 37 35 39 37 32 25 22 19 15 13 16 18 18 17 20 19  
PWIND DIR S SW W N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 30  
RAIN C  
SNOW S  
 

 
IAZ017-301000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT  
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 52 29 42 23  
TEMP 28 30 30 34 48 52 44 37 34 31 30 31 39 41 35 28 26 25 25  
DEWPT 23 25 26 28 32 35 34 33 31 29 27 27 29 28 27 25 24 23 23  
RH 81 81 85 78 54 52 68 85 89 92 88 85 67 59 72 88 92 92 92  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW W SE NE NE N N N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 8 9 11 11 12 10 4 5 8 10 11 12 13 12 6 5 5 9 13  
WIND GUST 20 21  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 20 22 20 26 27 23 21 22 31 35 29 22 19 15 13  
MIN CHILL 19 20 23 26 20 20 29 18 12  
 
DATE 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 31 50 17 28 12 26 11 25  
TEMP 36 39 34 32 45 39 27 20 24 22 15 13 22 22 18 14 22 22  
DEWPT 30 33 33 30 34 29 18 10 7 6 2 3 7 9 10 7 10 11  
PWIND DIR SE S W NW N N NE N N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 5 5 10 10 20  
SNOW S  
 

 
IAZ049-301000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT  
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 50 33 47 26  
TEMP 29 28 28 34 47 50 45 41 38 36 33 34 42 46 39 31 28 26 27  
DEWPT 23 26 26 29 34 37 37 37 36 34 32 31 32 32 29 28 26 26 26  
RH 78 92 92 82 60 61 73 85 92 92 96 89 67 58 67 88 92100 96  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW NE NE NE N N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 8 6 8 10 5 3 4 9 11 11 12 13 11 5 4 4 6 10  
WIND GUST 17  
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 40 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C C C  
SNOW C C C  
WIND CHILL 22 20 21 27 32 28 25 25 35 20 17  
MIN CHILL 21 19 23 30 23 24 33 22 17  
 
DATE 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 44 33 53 23 34 16 30 17 29  
TEMP 39 42 36 34 47 42 32 25 30 27 20 17 27 26 22 19 26 25  
DEWPT 34 36 36 33 37 33 25 17 14 11 7 5 11 13 13 12 15 14  
PWIND DIR SE S W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 0 5 20 30  
SNOW S S S C  
 

 
IAZ086-301000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1130 PM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
 
DATE 01/29/25 THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT  
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 47 37 47 28  
TEMP 33 32 32 37 45 46 43 41 41 41 38 39 43 46 41 33 31 29 29  
DEWPT 26 28 27 31 38 41 41 41 40 40 38 37 38 38 34 31 29 28 28  
RH 75 85 81 79 76 83 93100 96 96100 92 82 73 76 92 92 96 96  
WIND DIR S S S S S SE E E NE NE N N N N N N E SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 8 12 10 12 13 11 5 4 4 5 9  
WIND GUST 16  
CLOUDS CL CL SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 50 90 60 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.69 0.12 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C L D D L L  
WIND CHILL 26 26 34 31 31 36 23 20  
MIN CHILL 26 25 28 39 35 29 30 36 25 19  
 
DATE 02/01/25 SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 47 37 56 29 40 21 36 23 34  
TEMP 43 45 41 38 50 47 37 30 36 33 27 22 32 32 28 25 31 31  
DEWPT 37 38 38 37 41 39 33 25 22 18 15 11 16 19 19 17 20 20  
PWIND DIR SE S SW NW N N NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 20 40  
RAIN C  
SNOW S S  
 

 
 
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