965  
FOUS53 KDMX 300845  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
IAZ060-311000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 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 50 35 49 28  
TEMP 27 29 36 46 49 45 41 40 38 37 36 44 48 41 34 30 29 29  
DEWPT 20 24 30 35 38 38 38 38 37 35 33 34 33 32 30 28 28 28  
RH 74 81 79 65 66 76 89 92 96 92 89 68 56 70 85 92 96 96  
WIND DIR SE S S S S E NE NE N N N N N N N NE SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 3 4 4 3 3 4 8 10 10 11 12 11 5 3 3 5 9  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2  
POP 12HR 0 30 70 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.36 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C L L L C  
WIND CHILL 20 32 29 27 37 23 20  
MIN CHILL 18 23 35 28 26 37 26 20  
 
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 48 34 54 27 40 18 34 20 32  
TEMP 43 45 40 36 49 47 35 29 35 33 24 19 32 33 27 22 29 30  
DEWPT 35 36 36 34 38 36 28 19 16 16 11 9 14 16 17 17 19 19  
PWIND DIR S S W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 10 20  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ039-311000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 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 23 54 32 46 26  
TEMP 28 27 34 50 53 45 40 37 35 33 34 42 45 38 32 28 27 27  
DEWPT 21 23 28 32 35 36 36 35 34 31 30 31 30 29 27 26 25 25  
RH 75 85 78 50 50 70 85 92 96 92 85 65 55 70 81 92 92 92  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S NE NE NE N N N N N N NE E SE  
WIND SPD 6 6 8 9 6 4 4 6 10 11 12 13 12 6 5 4 5 10  
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C C  
WIND CHILL 21 20 27 28 24 25 35 39 26 20 16  
MIN CHILL 19 21 32 23 24 32 22 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 43 32 53 24 35 15 31 17 31  
TEMP 38 39 37 34 48 43 33 26 30 27 20 17 29 28 23 19 27 28  
DEWPT 30 34 36 33 37 34 23 13 14 10 6 6 12 14 13 13 18 18  
PWIND DIR SE S SW NW N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 10 5 0 10 20 20  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
IAZ048-311000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 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 27 50 33 47 26  
TEMP 28 28 34 45 49 43 40 38 36 34 35 43 46 40 32 29 28 28  
DEWPT 21 24 29 34 38 38 38 37 35 33 32 32 32 31 29 28 28 28  
RH 75 85 82 65 66 82 92 96 96 96 89 65 58 70 88 96100100  
WIND DIR S S S SW S SE N NE N N N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 2 5 5 6 5 2 4 8 10 11 12 13 12 5 4 4 6 10  
CLOUDS FW FW SC B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 30 50 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 22 29 26 26 36 21 19  
MIN CHILL 20 23 32 25 25 35 23 18  
 
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 45 32 54 24 37 16 32 18 30  
TEMP 40 42 38 34 48 45 32 26 32 29 21 18 29 29 24 20 27 28  
DEWPT 35 37 36 33 38 34 25 16 15 14 9 7 13 16 16 15 19 19  
PWIND DIR SE S W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 5 10 20 20  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
IAZ004-311000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 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 54 27 41 23  
TEMP 28 29 34 49 53 46 35 33 30 28 28 37 40 34 27 25 25 26  
DEWPT 19 22 26 30 31 30 30 29 28 26 26 27 27 25 23 23 23 23  
RH 68 75 72 48 43 53 82 85 92 92 92 67 59 69 85 92 92 88  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W N N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 13 12 10 9 6 6 6 9 10 12 13 12 11 6 5 6 11 17  
CLOUDS CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 16 19 26 29 25 21 17 17 29 33 28 20 17 14 13  
MIN CHILL 15 19 25 17 17 27 16 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 43 29 49 15 27 8 23 8 24  
TEMP 37 38 33 31 45 37 25 18 23 20 13 10 20 20 16 10 20 20  
DEWPT 31 31 31 28 32 23 15 6 7 5 2 1 7 10 10 8 11 11  
PWIND DIR S S W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 10 5 30 10 20  
SNOW S S C C S S  
 

 
IAZ035-311000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 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 27 54 30 45 24  
TEMP 31 30 34 49 53 45 39 36 33 31 32 41 44 37 29 27 26 27  
DEWPT 22 25 29 34 37 38 37 34 31 29 29 30 29 28 26 25 25 26  
RH 69 81 82 56 54 76 92 92 92 92 88 65 55 70 88 92 96 96  
WIND DIR S S SW SW W SE N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE  
WIND SPD 9 8 6 9 5 3 4 8 11 10 11 12 11 5 3 4 6 11  
CLOUDS CL CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S  
WIND CHILL 23 22 28 30 24 22 22 34 38 18 16  
MIN CHILL 22 22 30 21 21 32 20 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 45 30 53 20 34 12 29 13 28  
TEMP 39 41 35 32 48 42 29 22 29 26 17 14 27 25 20 15 24 25  
DEWPT 33 34 34 31 35 29 20 12 12 9 6 4 11 11 12 11 15 15  
PWIND DIR SE S W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 20 10 5 20 10 20  
SNOW S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-311000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 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 33 46 36 47 29  
TEMP 35 34 36 43 45 43 41 41 40 38 37 44 46 40 35 32 30 31  
DEWPT 26 28 33 38 40 40 40 40 39 37 36 36 36 33 31 30 29 30  
RH 69 78 89 82 82 89 96 96 96 96 96 73 68 76 85 92 96 96  
WIND DIR S S S SE E NE NE NE N N N N N N N E SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 4 4 3 4 5 6 10 11 11 13 14 12 4 3 3 5 9  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 50 100 50 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 1.01 0.05 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C L D D C S  
RAIN SHWRS D  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 29 35 33 31 28 37 24 23  
MIN CHILL 27 29 39 35 30 28 36 26 22  
 
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 48 36 55 29 43 20 38 23 34  
TEMP 43 45 41 37 50 46 36 30 38 34 26 21 34 35 31 25 32 31  
DEWPT 37 37 38 36 40 38 32 24 21 21 16 12 17 19 22 22 23 22  
PWIND DIR S S W N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30  
RAIN C  
SNOW S  
 

 
IAZ017-311000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 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 20 54 29 42 24  
TEMP 22 25 34 49 53 45 37 33 31 30 31 39 41 34 28 25 26 26  
DEWPT 17 21 27 31 34 33 33 31 29 27 27 29 28 27 25 24 24 23  
RH 81 84 75 50 48 62 85 92 92 88 85 67 59 75 88 96 92 88  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W S N NE N N N N N N NE E E SE  
WIND SPD 9 10 10 11 9 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 12 6 5 5 9 13  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 13 15 26 27 22 21 21 31 33 22 18 17 14  
MIN CHILL 11 17 26 20 20 27 18 14  
 
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 41 29 50 18 29 10 26 12 27  
TEMP 35 37 34 32 45 40 28 20 25 22 15 12 24 23 18 14 23 23  
DEWPT 30 33 33 30 34 29 17 8 9 6 4 3 9 11 11 11 14 14  
PWIND DIR SE S W NW N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 10 0 20 20 20  
SNOW S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ049-311000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 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 24 50 33 47 26  
TEMP 27 27 33 47 49 44 40 38 36 34 34 42 46 38 31 28 27 27  
DEWPT 19 22 28 33 36 37 37 36 35 33 31 32 32 29 27 27 26 26  
RH 71 81 82 58 61 76 89 92 96 96 89 67 58 70 85 96 96 96  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW S NE NE NE N N N N N N NE E SE  
WIND SPD 6 6 6 8 5 3 4 8 11 11 12 13 12 5 4 4 5 10  
CLOUDS CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 30 50 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 20 19 27 32 28 25 26 35 19 17  
MIN CHILL 18 20 32 24 24 34 23 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 44 32 52 24 36 15 31 16 30  
TEMP 38 40 37 33 48 43 31 25 31 28 19 17 29 28 23 18 27 27  
DEWPT 33 36 36 33 38 35 25 15 15 12 8 7 13 15 14 14 19 18  
PWIND DIR SE S SW NW N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 0 10 20 30  
SNOW S S C  
 

 
IAZ086-311000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
245 AM CST THU JAN 30 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 22 47 37 47 28  
TEMP 24 27 36 45 46 43 40 41 41 38 38 43 46 41 34 31 30 29  
DEWPT 19 23 31 38 41 40 40 40 40 38 37 38 38 35 32 30 29 29  
RH 81 85 82 76 83 89100 96 96100 96 82 73 79 92 96 96100  
WIND DIR S S S S SE E E NE NE N N N N N N NE E SE  
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 8 11 9 11 13 12 5 4 3 5 8  
CLOUDS FW FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 40 100 60 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.68 0.19 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C L D C  
RAIN SHWRS D L  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 18 21 34 32 31 36 24 21  
MIN CHILL 15 22 39 35 31 30 37 26 20  
 
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 55 29 41 20 36 23 34  
TEMP 41 43 41 38 50 47 37 30 36 33 25 21 33 33 30 25 32 32  
DEWPT 36 38 38 37 42 39 33 23 21 20 15 11 18 20 22 22 24 24  
PWIND DIR SE S SW NW N N NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30  
RAIN C  
SNOW S S  
 

 
 
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