004  
FOUS53 KDMX 301715  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
IAZ060-302200-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
DATE THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25  
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 35 49 28 48  
TEMP 47 50 46 41 40 38 37 36 44 48 41 34 30 29 29 33 43 47 45  
DEWPT 33 37 39 38 38 37 35 33 34 33 32 30 28 28 28 32 35 36 36  
RH 58 61 76 89 92 96 92 89 68 56 70 85 92 96 96 96 73 65 70  
WIND DIR SW SE E NE NE NE N N N N N N E SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 5 8 10 10 12 10 5 3 4 5 9 12 17 16 11  
WIND GUST 27 27  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 20 70 40 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.36 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C L L L C  
WIND CHILL 32 29 27 37 23 20 24 35 39  
MIN CHILL 35 28 26 37 26 20 20 36  
 
DATE SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 34 54 27 40 18 34 20 32  
TEMP 40 36 49 47 35 29 35 33 24 19 32 33 27 22 29 30  
DEWPT 36 34 38 36 28 19 16 16 11 9 14 16 17 17 19 19  
PWIND DIR S W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 5 10 20  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ039-302200-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
DATE THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25  
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 32 46 26 43  
TEMP 48 52 46 40 37 35 33 34 42 45 38 32 28 27 27 31 38 42 39  
DEWPT 29 31 35 36 35 34 31 30 31 30 29 27 26 25 25 28 30 33 34  
RH 47 44 65 85 92 96 92 85 65 55 70 81 92 92 92 88 73 70 82  
WIND DIR SW S SE E NE NE NE N N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 4 4 3 5 8 10 11 12 13 8 5 5 6 10 14 19 19 14  
WIND GUST 20 21 29 29  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C C  
WIND CHILL 28 24 25 35 39 26 20 16 20 28 33 31  
MIN CHILL 32 23 24 32 22 15 16 28  
 
DATE SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 32 53 24 35 15 31 17 31  
TEMP 37 34 48 43 33 26 30 27 20 17 29 28 23 19 27 28  
DEWPT 36 33 37 34 23 13 14 10 6 6 12 14 13 13 18 18  
PWIND DIR S SW NW N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 5 0 10 20 20  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
IAZ048-302200-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
DATE THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25  
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 33 47 26 45  
TEMP 47 50 44 40 38 36 34 35 43 46 40 32 29 28 28 32 40 44 42  
DEWPT 32 35 38 38 37 35 33 32 32 32 31 29 28 28 28 31 35 37 37  
RH 56 56 79 92 96 96 96 89 65 58 70 88 96100100 96 82 76 82  
WIND DIR SW S SE NE NE N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 3 5 9 10 11 12 11 5 4 4 8 10 14 18 18 12  
WIND GUST 29 28  
CLOUDS B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV  
POP 12HR 20 40 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 29 26 26 36 21 19 22 31 37 36  
MIN CHILL 32 25 25 35 23 18 19 33  
 
DATE SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 32 54 24 37 16 32 18 30  
TEMP 38 34 48 45 32 26 32 29 21 18 29 29 24 20 27 28  
DEWPT 36 33 38 34 25 16 15 14 9 7 13 16 16 15 19 19  
PWIND DIR S W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5 10 20 20  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
IAZ004-302200-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
DATE THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25  
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 27 41 23 43  
TEMP 48 53 45 35 33 30 28 28 37 40 34 27 25 25 26 30 37 42 38  
DEWPT 26 28 30 30 29 28 26 26 27 27 25 23 23 23 23 27 31 31 31  
RH 42 38 55 82 85 92 92 92 67 59 69 85 92 92 88 88 79 65 76  
WIND DIR SW W NE N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 10 6 5 6 9 10 12 14 14 12 6 5 6 10 17 20 23 20 13  
WIND GUST 33  
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 29 25 21 17 17 29 33 28 20 17 14 13 17 26 33 30  
MIN CHILL 25 17 17 27 16 12 14 27  
 
DATE SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 49 15 27 8 23 8 24  
TEMP 33 31 45 37 25 18 23 20 13 10 20 20 16 10 20 20  
DEWPT 31 28 32 23 15 6 7 5 2 1 7 10 10 8 11 11  
PWIND DIR S W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 10 5 30 10 20  
SNOW S S C C S S  
 

 
IAZ035-302200-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
DATE THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25  
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 30 45 24 45  
TEMP 47 52 45 39 36 33 31 32 41 44 37 29 27 26 27 31 39 44 41  
DEWPT 31 32 37 37 34 31 29 29 30 29 28 26 25 25 26 29 33 34 34  
RH 53 46 73 92 92 92 92 88 65 55 70 88 92 96 96 92 79 68 76  
WIND DIR SW SW S N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 6 4 3 3 5 8 10 11 13 12 6 4 5 9 11 16 19 18 11  
CLOUDS FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV  
POP 12HR 10 20 5 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S  
WIND CHILL 30 24 22 22 34 38 18 16 20 29 36 34  
MIN CHILL 30 21 21 32 20 15 16 32  
 
DATE SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 30 53 20 34 12 29 13 28  
TEMP 35 32 48 42 29 22 29 26 17 14 27 25 20 15 24 25  
DEWPT 34 31 35 29 20 12 12 9 6 4 11 11 12 11 15 15  
PWIND DIR S W N N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 10 5 20 10 20  
SNOW S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-302200-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
DATE THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25  
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 36 47 29 48  
TEMP 45 47 44 41 41 40 38 37 44 46 40 35 32 30 31 34 43 47 45  
DEWPT 39 41 40 40 40 39 37 36 36 36 33 31 30 29 30 33 37 37 37  
RH 79 79 86 96 96 96 96 96 73 68 76 85 92 96 96 96 79 68 73  
WIND DIR S SE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE SE SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 12 6 3 4 5 9 13 18 17 12  
WIND GUST 23 28 28  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 OV  
POP 12HR 40 90 50 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 1.01 0.05 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C L D D C S  
RAIN SHWRS D  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 35 33 31 28 37 24 23 25 35 39  
MIN CHILL 35 30 28 36 26 22 23 37  
 
DATE SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 36 55 29 43 20 38 23 34  
TEMP 41 37 50 46 36 30 38 34 26 21 34 35 31 25 32 31  
DEWPT 38 36 40 38 32 24 21 21 16 12 17 19 22 22 23 22  
PWIND DIR S W N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30  
RAIN C  
SNOW S  
 

 
IAZ017-302200-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
DATE THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25  
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 29 42 24 41  
TEMP 48 52 46 37 33 31 30 31 39 41 34 28 25 26 26 29 35 40 37  
DEWPT 29 32 33 33 31 29 27 27 29 28 27 25 24 24 23 26 30 32 33  
RH 47 46 60 85 92 92 88 85 67 59 75 88 96 92 88 88 82 73 85  
WIND DIR SW W SW N NE NE N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE S  
WIND SPD 10 5 3 4 5 8 10 11 13 12 6 6 5 10 13 18 21 19 13  
WIND GUST 16 33 32 24  
CLOUDS FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 27 22 21 21 31 33 22 18 17 14 17 23 31 28  
MIN CHILL 38 26 20 20 27 18 14 14 25  
 
DATE SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 50 18 29 10 26 12 27  
TEMP 34 32 45 40 28 20 25 22 15 12 24 23 18 14 23 23  
DEWPT 33 30 34 29 17 8 9 6 4 3 9 11 11 11 14 14  
PWIND DIR S W NW N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 10 0 20 20 20  
SNOW S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ049-302200-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
DATE THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25  
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 33 47 26 44  
TEMP 47 50 45 40 38 36 34 34 42 46 38 31 28 27 27 31 38 43 40  
DEWPT 29 32 36 37 36 35 33 31 32 32 29 27 27 26 26 29 33 35 36  
RH 49 50 70 89 92 96 96 89 67 58 70 85 96 96 96 92 82 73 85  
WIND DIR SW S S E NE NE NE N N N N NE E E SE SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 4 5 9 11 11 13 12 6 5 5 6 10 13 18 19 13  
WIND GUST 28 31  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 20 40 30 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 32 28 25 26 35 19 17 21 29 35 32  
MIN CHILL 32 24 24 34 23 16 17 31  
 
DATE SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 32 52 24 36 15 31 16 30  
TEMP 37 33 48 43 31 25 31 28 19 17 29 28 23 18 27 27  
DEWPT 36 33 38 35 25 15 15 12 8 7 13 15 14 14 19 18  
PWIND DIR S SW NW N N NE NE N  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 5 0 10 20 30  
SNOW S S C  
 

 
IAZ086-302200-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1115 AM CST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
DATE THU 01/30/25 FRI 01/31/25 SAT 02/01/25  
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 37 47 28 47  
TEMP 45 47 43 40 41 41 38 38 43 46 41 34 31 30 29 33 41 46 43  
DEWPT 37 40 41 40 40 40 38 37 38 38 35 32 30 29 29 32 36 38 38  
RH 73 76 93100 96 96100 96 82 73 79 92 96 96100 96 82 73 82  
WIND DIR S S E E NE NE NE N N N N N NE E SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 6 5 4 5 8 9 9 10 12 12 6 5 4 6 8 12 17 17 12  
WIND GUST 19 23 27 24  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 OV B2 OV  
POP 12HR 30 90 70 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.68 0.19 0 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 34 32 31 36 24 21 23 33 39 36  
MIN CHILL 35 31 30 37 26 20 20 35  
 
DATE SUN 02/02/25 MON 02/03/25 TUE 02/04/25 WED 02/05/25  
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 36 55 29 41 20 36 23 34  
TEMP 41 38 50 47 37 30 36 33 25 21 33 33 30 25 32 32  
DEWPT 38 37 42 39 33 23 21 20 15 11 18 20 22 22 24 24  
PWIND DIR S SW NW N N NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30  
RAIN C  
SNOW S S  
 

 
 
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