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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
IAZ060-021000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
DATE 03/01/25 SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE  
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 18 49 32 61 45  
TEMP 21 19 18 27 42 49 44 36 32 33 34 42 55 59 55 50 49 47 46  
DEWPT 7 6 5 7 11 17 20 21 22 25 30 35 39 40 41 42 42 44 44  
RH 54 56 56 42 28 28 38 54 66 72 85 76 55 49 59 74 77 89 93  
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 6 9 11 8 8 6 6 8 10 13 13 12 11 10 10 10  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 12 19 36 29 25 26 27 36  
MIN CHILL 17 10 11 37 24 25 28  
 
DATE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25 FRI 03/07/25 SAT 03/08/25  
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 59 31 40 24 43 29 43 23 47  
TEMP 55 53 44 33 37 36 30 25 39 40 34 31 39 39 30 25 41 43  
DEWPT 50 48 41 31 27 24 22 20 24 26 28 28 30 28 25 21 28 28  
PWIND DIR E N NW NW W SE NE NW W  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 100 40 0 10 40 30 20 5  
RAIN L D D D C C C C C S  
SNOW S C C C C C S  
TSTMS C  
 
 
IAZ039-021000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
DATE 03/01/25 SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE  
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 12 44 29 58 42  
TEMP 16 13 12 22 38 44 38 32 31 29 29 36 49 56 51 47 45 43 42  
DEWPT 8 4 3 4 4 10 13 15 17 19 22 29 36 39 39 39 39 40 40  
RH 70 67 66 45 23 24 35 49 56 66 75 75 61 53 63 74 79 89 93  
WIND DIR N S SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 1 3 5 8 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 13 11 11 11 10 10  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C C L  
WIND CHILL 5 15 32 32 25 22 20 21 28 39 37 36  
MIN CHILL 12 4 4 30 20 20 22 38 36  
 
DATE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25 FRI 03/07/25 SAT 03/08/25  
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 54 32 39 23 41 27 41 22 45  
TEMP 51 49 43 35 35 33 27 24 37 35 31 28 37 36 28 23 40 40  
DEWPT 46 46 42 33 29 25 21 19 23 25 27 25 27 25 22 18 26 27  
PWIND DIR SE N NW NW W SW N NW W  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY BZ GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 100 60 5 5 30 30 10 5  
RAIN L D D D L S C  
SNOW S L S S C S C  
TSTMS S  
 
 
IAZ048-021000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
DATE 03/01/25 SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE  
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 15 48 31 60 43  
TEMP 19 16 15 25 40 48 42 35 31 31 33 41 53 58 53 49 47 45 44  
DEWPT 9 6 6 7 10 17 21 21 22 24 28 35 41 42 42 42 42 43 44  
RH 64 64 67 46 28 29 43 56 69 75 82 79 64 55 66 77 83 93100  
WIND DIR NE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 3 4 8 10 12 9 8 9 8 9 11 14 14 12 11 11 10 10  
WIND GUST 18 25  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 9 16 34 36 28 23 23 27 34 39 38  
MIN CHILL 17 7 8 35 22 22 26 38  
 
DATE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25 FRI 03/07/25 SAT 03/08/25  
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 56 30 39 22 41 27 41 22 46  
TEMP 53 51 41 32 34 34 28 23 37 38 32 28 37 37 28 23 40 41  
DEWPT 50 48 41 30 28 25 22 19 25 28 29 27 30 28 24 21 29 29  
PWIND DIR E N NW NW W SE N NW W  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 100 50 0 10 40 30 10 5  
RAIN L D D D S C  
SNOW S C C C C C  
TSTMS S C  
 
 
IAZ004-021000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
DATE 03/01/25 SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE  
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 13 49 30 61 40  
TEMP 15 13 14 23 42 48 43 34 32 30 31 39 53 59 53 47 44 43 41  
DEWPT 1 1 3 7 13 19 21 21 23 24 25 33 41 42 41 40 41 40 39  
RH 53 58 61 50 30 31 41 58 69 78 78 79 64 53 64 76 89 89 92  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 3 4 8 12 14 17 11 11 10 11 10 12 16 17 13 12 11 10 10  
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C  
WIND CHILL 9 5 3 11 34 37 25 23 21 23 31 38 37 35  
MIN CHILL 7 2 2 36 23 20 24 38 34  
 
DATE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25 FRI 03/07/25 SAT 03/08/25  
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 52 24 35 20 42 23 39 19 46  
TEMP 49 45 33 27 31 31 24 20 37 36 29 25 35 34 24 22 40 41  
DEWPT 44 41 31 24 24 21 18 15 23 25 24 20 24 23 18 15 25 27  
PWIND DIR E N NW NW W W N NW W  
WIND CHAR GN WY VW GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 80 30 0 5 30 20 5 5  
RAIN C D D S  
SNOW S L C C S S S  
 
 
IAZ035-021000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
DATE 03/01/25 SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE  
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 14 48 31 61 42  
TEMP 16 14 14 24 41 48 42 34 32 31 33 41 55 59 53 48 45 43 42  
DEWPT 9 6 5 8 13 18 21 22 23 24 27 35 41 42 41 41 42 41 42  
RH 73 70 67 50 31 30 43 61 69 75 78 79 59 53 64 77 89 93100  
WIND DIR S SE S S S S SE S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 2 3 5 9 12 13 9 9 9 10 9 11 14 16 10 10 10 9 9  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C C L  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 8 4 14 34 36 26 24 23 26 34  
MIN CHILL 11 4 5 35 24 22 27 38 36  
 
DATE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25 FRI 03/07/25 SAT 03/08/25  
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 54 27 38 20 41 25 39 19 45  
TEMP 52 48 37 28 33 33 25 21 37 36 30 27 36 35 25 21 40 40  
DEWPT 47 45 36 26 26 23 19 17 24 26 27 24 27 25 20 17 27 29  
PWIND DIR E N NW NW W S N NW W  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 90 40 0 10 40 30 10 5  
RAIN L D D D S  
SNOW D C C C C C  
TSTMS S  
 
 
IAZ094-021000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
DATE 03/01/25 SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE  
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 19 49 35 58 47  
TEMP 23 20 19 28 42 49 44 37 35 36 36 42 54 56 52 50 49 48 49  
DEWPT 10 9 9 11 14 19 22 23 25 29 33 36 39 41 42 43 45 46 47  
RH 57 62 64 48 31 30 41 56 66 75 89 79 57 57 69 77 86 93 93  
WIND DIR E SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 3 4 8 10 11 9 8 9 9 8 11 14 14 12 12 12 12 12  
WIND GUST 20 19 25  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C D  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 12 19 38 30 27 28 29 35  
MIN CHILL 15 11 10 37 27 27 28  
 
DATE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25 FRI 03/07/25 SAT 03/08/25  
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 61 32 40 24 44 31 46 23 47  
TEMP 57 53 44 33 37 37 30 25 40 40 35 32 41 39 30 25 43 43  
DEWPT 51 47 41 30 27 23 22 20 24 27 29 28 31 29 26 22 27 27  
PWIND DIR SE N NW NW W SE NE N NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 90 30 0 20 40 30 20 5  
RAIN D D D D C C C C C S  
SNOW S C S C C C C S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
IAZ017-021000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
DATE 03/01/25 SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE  
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 11 45 29 58 40  
TEMP 13 11 11 21 38 45 39 32 30 29 29 36 50 57 51 46 44 42 41  
DEWPT 7 3 1 3 7 14 16 18 19 20 22 29 37 41 41 39 40 39 39  
RH 76 69 63 45 27 28 39 56 63 69 75 75 61 55 68 76 86 89 92  
WIND DIR NW S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 2 2 4 8 10 12 9 9 9 10 10 11 13 14 11 11 11 10 10  
WIND GUST 19  
CLOUDS CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C  
WIND CHILL 2 11 31 39 32 24 21 19 19 28 38 36 35  
MIN CHILL 8 0 2 32 19 19 20 38 34  
 
DATE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25 FRI 03/07/25 SAT 03/08/25  
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 52 28 36 20 39 23 38 18 43  
TEMP 50 46 38 30 31 31 25 21 34 34 29 26 35 33 24 21 37 38  
DEWPT 45 44 37 28 27 24 19 17 23 25 25 21 24 24 19 15 26 27  
PWIND DIR E N NW NW W W N NW W  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY BZ GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 90 60 5 5 20 20 10 5  
RAIN C D D D  
SNOW D L S S S S S  
 
 
IAZ049-021000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
DATE 03/01/25 SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE  
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 12 46 29 59 42  
TEMP 14 12 12 23 40 46 40 33 29 30 31 38 51 57 52 47 44 43 42  
DEWPT 4 2 2 4 7 12 16 17 18 20 24 33 38 40 41 40 40 40 41  
RH 64 63 63 43 25 25 37 51 63 66 75 82 61 53 66 76 86 89 96  
WIND DIR N SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 2 1 4 6 10 11 8 8 8 9 9 11 13 14 11 10 10 10 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 4 15 33 34 25 21 21 24 31 38 37 36  
MIN CHILL 10 3 5 33 20 20 23 38 36  
 
DATE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25 FRI 03/07/25 SAT 03/08/25  
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 55 31 39 22 41 26 41 21 45  
TEMP 51 49 42 32 34 33 27 22 37 35 30 28 37 36 27 23 39 39  
DEWPT 48 47 41 31 29 25 21 18 24 26 27 26 28 27 23 19 26 27  
PWIND DIR SE N NW NW W S N NW W  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 100 60 0 5 30 30 10 5  
RAIN L D D D L C  
SNOW S L S C C C C  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
IAZ086-021000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1129 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2025  
 
DATE 03/01/25 SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE  
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 16 46 31 59 45  
TEMP 19 17 16 25 40 46 40 33 31 32 33 40 53 57 53 49 48 47 46  
DEWPT 7 5 5 7 8 13 17 18 21 23 28 34 39 41 41 40 41 43 44  
RH 59 58 61 46 26 26 39 53 66 69 82 79 59 55 64 71 77 86 93  
WIND DIR N E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 2 2 3 6 8 9 8 8 9 9 9 11 13 14 12 12 12 12 11  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.09  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C D  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 9 17 34 25 23 24 26 33  
MIN CHILL 14 8 9 34 22 22 26  
 
DATE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25 FRI 03/07/25 SAT 03/08/25  
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 59 34 42 25 44 30 46 24 47  
TEMP 55 53 46 36 37 37 30 26 39 40 35 32 41 40 31 26 43 43  
DEWPT 52 50 45 36 31 26 23 21 26 28 30 29 32 30 26 24 29 28  
PWIND DIR SE N NW NW W SE NE N NW  
WIND CHAR GN GN WY GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 60 0 10 40 30 20 5  
RAIN D D D D L C C C C S  
SNOW L C C C  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
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