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FOUS53 KDMX 020845  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2025  
 
IAZ060-031000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 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 50 33 60 47  
TEMP 20 19 27 41 49 44 37 34 34 35 43 55 60 55 52 50 49 48  
DEWPT 8 7 8 11 17 20 21 22 25 30 34 40 41 42 43 44 45 45  
RH 59 59 44 29 28 38 52 61 69 82 70 57 49 61 71 80 86 89  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 3 6 10 11 9 8 6 6 8 10 13 16 12 11 11 11 11  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C D  
TSTMS S S S  
WIND CHILL 13 20 35 31 28 28 28 37  
MIN CHILL 12 13 38 27 26 29  
 
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 57 30 37 24 44 30 43 25 49  
TEMP 54 52 43 32 34 35 28 25 41 40 34 31 40 40 32 26 44 44  
DEWPT 50 48 40 29 26 22 20 19 24 27 28 28 32 29 26 23 29 30  
PWIND DIR SE N NW NW W S NE N NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 70 0 5 30 50 30 5  
RAIN D D S S C C C C  
RAIN SHWRS D D  
SNOW D L S S C C S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
IAZ039-031000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 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 45 29 58 43  
TEMP 14 13 22 37 44 39 32 32 30 30 36 50 58 53 50 47 46 44  
DEWPT 7 6 7 6 10 13 16 17 19 23 29 36 40 40 41 41 41 42  
RH 73 73 52 27 24 34 51 53 63 75 75 58 51 61 71 79 83 93  
WIND DIR E SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 3 5 9 10 9 8 8 9 9 10 12 14 12 12 11 10 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C L  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 7 15 30 38 33 25 24 22 22 29 38  
MIN CHILL 6 6 32 24 21 23 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 55 30 37 21 42 26 40 22 44  
TEMP 52 49 43 33 33 32 26 22 37 37 31 27 36 36 29 23 40 41  
DEWPT 47 46 42 32 29 24 20 17 26 27 27 26 29 27 23 21 28 29  
PWIND DIR SE N NW NW W SW NE N W  
WIND CHAR GN BZ VW BZ GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 90 5 0 30 40 20 5  
RAIN L D D D S C C S  
SNOW D D C S C C C S  
 

 
IAZ048-031000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 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 59 45  
TEMP 16 16 25 39 47 42 35 33 32 34 41 53 59 54 51 49 47 46  
DEWPT 9 8 8 11 17 20 21 22 24 28 34 41 42 43 44 44 45 45  
RH 73 70 48 31 30 41 56 63 72 78 76 64 53 66 77 83 93 96  
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 4 8 11 12 9 8 9 8 9 11 14 16 13 12 11 11 11  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C D  
TSTMS S S S  
WIND CHILL 9 17 32 36 28 25 25 27 34  
MIN CHILL 9 10 35 24 23 27  
 
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 29 37 22 42 28 41 23 47  
TEMP 53 50 41 31 32 32 27 23 38 38 32 29 37 38 29 24 41 42  
DEWPT 50 48 40 29 27 24 20 19 26 29 29 28 31 30 25 22 31 31  
PWIND DIR SE N NW NW W S NE N NW  
WIND CHAR GN WY WY GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 70 0 5 40 40 20 5  
RAIN D D S C C C S  
RAIN SHWRS D D  
SNOW D L S S C C C S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
IAZ004-031000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 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 48 30 59 41  
TEMP 13 15 24 40 47 42 34 32 30 32 39 52 59 54 48 46 44 42  
DEWPT 2 4 8 13 19 20 21 23 24 25 33 41 42 42 41 42 41 40  
RH 61 61 50 33 32 41 58 69 78 75 79 66 53 64 77 86 89 93  
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 8 12 16 17 11 11 10 11 10 12 16 18 13 13 11 10 9  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
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 L  
WIND CHILL 4 4 12 31 36 26 24 21 24 31 38 36  
MIN CHILL 1 5 34 23 20 24 39 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 52 24 33 19 42 22 38 19 46  
TEMP 49 44 32 25 29 30 24 21 38 37 29 23 34 33 26 20 40 41  
DEWPT 45 40 29 22 21 19 17 15 23 26 25 21 26 24 20 17 27 27  
PWIND DIR NE N NW NW SW W N NW W  
WIND CHAR GN WY VW GN GN GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 60 0 5 30 30 10 5  
RAIN L D D S  
SNOW D D L S C C S  
 

 
IAZ035-031000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 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 59 43  
TEMP 16 16 25 39 47 42 35 33 32 33 40 54 59 54 49 47 45 44  
DEWPT 9 7 9 13 18 21 22 23 24 27 34 41 42 42 43 44 43 43  
RH 73 67 50 34 31 43 59 66 72 78 79 61 53 64 80 89 93 96  
WIND DIR W S S S S SE S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 5 9 13 13 9 9 9 10 9 11 14 17 11 10 10 9 9  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C D  
TSTMS S S S  
WIND CHILL 7 15 31 36 28 25 24 25 33  
MIN CHILL 7 9 34 25 24 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 55 26 35 20 42 25 39 21 45  
TEMP 52 47 35 28 31 30 25 21 38 37 29 26 36 35 27 22 40 41  
DEWPT 48 45 35 25 25 21 19 17 24 28 27 25 29 27 23 20 29 29  
PWIND DIR E N NW NW SW S NE N W  
WIND CHAR GN WY WY GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 70 0 5 40 40 20 5  
RAIN D D D S C S  
RAIN SHWRS D  
SNOW D L S C C C C S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
IAZ094-031000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 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 50 35 56 49  
TEMP 21 20 29 41 49 44 38 37 36 36 42 54 56 53 51 50 50 50  
DEWPT 8 11 12 16 19 22 23 26 29 32 35 39 41 42 43 46 47 48  
RH 56 67 48 36 30 41 54 64 75 85 76 57 57 66 74 86 89 93  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 4 8 11 11 9 8 9 9 8 11 14 16 13 13 13 13 13  
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.15  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C D  
TSTMS S S S  
WIND CHILL 13 21 35 32 30 29 29 36  
MIN CHILL 13 14 38 29 28 29  
 
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 57 30 39 23 45 31 45 27 48  
TEMP 55 53 42 32 35 35 28 25 41 41 35 32 43 41 33 28 44 44  
DEWPT 52 48 40 29 25 22 21 19 24 28 28 28 32 31 29 25 28 29  
PWIND DIR SE NW NW NW W S NE N NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 40 0 5 30 50 30 10  
RAIN D D S C C C C  
RAIN SHWRS D D  
SNOW D C S C  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
IAZ017-031000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 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 42  
TEMP 14 12 22 37 44 39 32 31 29 30 37 51 58 52 48 46 44 43  
DEWPT 9 4 5 8 13 16 17 19 20 22 30 38 42 41 41 42 41 40  
RH 80 70 47 29 28 39 53 61 69 72 75 61 55 66 77 86 89 89  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 4 8 11 12 9 9 9 10 10 11 13 17 12 12 11 10 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L  
WIND CHILL 4 13 29 38 33 24 23 20 21 29 38 37  
MIN CHILL 3 4 31 21 19 21 39 37  
 
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 53 26 34 18 39 23 37 19 42  
TEMP 50 47 37 29 30 29 23 20 34 34 29 24 34 32 25 20 38 38  
DEWPT 46 44 36 27 26 22 18 15 25 27 26 23 26 26 21 18 28 29  
PWIND DIR E N NW NW W W N NW W  
WIND CHAR GN WY VW BZ GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 80 0 5 30 30 10 5  
RAIN L D D D  
SNOW D D C S C C S  
 

 
IAZ049-031000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 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 9 46 30 59 43  
TEMP 14 13 23 38 45 40 33 30 31 32 38 52 59 53 49 47 45 44  
DEWPT 5 4 6 7 12 16 17 18 20 25 32 38 41 41 41 42 42 42  
RH 67 67 47 27 26 37 51 60 63 75 79 59 51 64 74 83 89 93  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE  
WIND SPD 1 3 6 11 11 9 8 8 9 9 11 13 17 12 11 11 10 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C  
RAIN SHWRS D  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 7 15 31 39 34 25 23 23 24 31 38  
MIN CHILL 5 6 32 22 22 25 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 55 29 37 21 42 27 40 22 46  
TEMP 52 49 41 31 32 30 25 22 38 37 30 28 37 36 27 23 41 40  
DEWPT 49 46 40 29 27 23 20 18 25 27 27 26 31 28 23 21 28 29  
PWIND DIR SE N NW NW W S NE N NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ VW BZ GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC CL FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 80 0 5 30 40 20 5  
RAIN D D D S S C C S  
RAIN SHWRS D D  
SNOW D D C S C C C S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
IAZ086-031000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
244 AM CST SUN MAR 2 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 47 32 59 47  
TEMP 17 17 26 39 46 41 34 33 33 34 40 54 59 54 52 50 49 48  
DEWPT 10 7 8 10 14 17 19 21 24 28 34 39 41 42 42 42 44 45  
RH 73 64 46 30 27 37 54 61 69 78 79 57 51 64 69 74 83 89  
WIND DIR SW SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 1 3 6 9 10 9 8 9 9 9 11 13 16 12 13 13 12 12  
WIND GUST 23 24 24 23 23  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S C C  
RAIN SHWRS D  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 11 18 33 35 27 25 26 27 33  
MIN CHILL 10 12 34 25 25 27  
 
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 57 32 39 24 45 31 44 26 48  
TEMP 54 52 47 36 35 34 28 26 41 41 34 32 41 40 32 27 44 44  
DEWPT 52 50 45 34 30 25 21 20 25 28 29 29 34 32 29 25 31 30  
PWIND DIR SE W NW NW W S NE N NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ WY BZ GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC CL FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 100 100 80 0 0 30 50 30 10  
RAIN D D S S C C C C S  
RAIN SHWRS D D  
SNOW D S S C C S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
 
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