430  
FOUS53 KDMX 290429  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
IAZ060-290900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
DATE 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 48 65 47 65 54  
TEMP 65 53 49 52 60 64 64 55 50 47 48 55 60 62 64 59 58 56 55  
DEWPT 57 46 41 41 42 41 39 39 39 39 42 47 51 53 53 55 54 54 53  
RH 75 77 74 66 51 43 40 55 66 74 80 74 72 72 67 87 86 93 93  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N N N E E E E E SE E E SE NE N NW  
WIND SPD 16 19 16 13 11 8 4 3 4 5 6 9 10 9 8 5 4 4 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 0 20 70 70  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.23 0.10  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S L L L L L L L L L  
TSTMS S C C C S S  
 
DATE 05/01 FRI 05/02/25 SAT 05/03/25 SUN 05/04/25 MON 05/05/25  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 70 48 67 43 73 52 76 59 79  
TEMP 65 67 54 49 62 64 49 46 68 71 58 55 73 74 63 61 75 76  
DEWPT 54 50 43 41 43 39 38 38 43 46 46 47 52 53 53 53 57 56  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW S S S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 10 20 0 5 10 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS L C S C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ039-290900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
DATE 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 47 63 42 63 51  
TEMP 65 52 48 50 57 61 61 51 45 42 43 54 61 62 59 55 53 52 51  
DEWPT 59 47 43 42 43 40 38 39 38 37 37 45 47 49 50 50 50 50 51  
RH 81 83 83 74 59 46 42 63 76 82 79 71 60 62 72 83 89 93100  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E E SE SE SE E E E NE N  
WIND SPD 14 21 19 18 14 11 5 3 3 4 6 10 11 10 9 6 5 4 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 0 5 50 70  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.06 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L L L L  
TSTMS C C S S S  
 
DATE 05/01 FRI 05/02/25 SAT 05/03/25 SUN 05/04/25 MON 05/05/25  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 68 45 64 40 72 50 77 57 80  
TEMP 63 64 51 47 60 60 46 43 66 68 55 52 73 71 61 59 75 75  
DEWPT 54 51 44 41 42 39 37 37 42 44 43 44 51 51 51 52 56 55  
PWIND DIR N NW NW NW SW S S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 10 20 0 0 10 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS L C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
IAZ048-290900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
DATE 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 46 64 44 64 52  
TEMP 63 51 47 50 58 64 63 52 47 45 44 54 61 63 61 57 55 54 52  
DEWPT 55 45 41 40 42 39 37 38 38 38 40 46 49 52 53 53 53 53 52  
RH 75 80 79 68 55 40 38 59 71 76 86 74 65 67 75 86 93 96100  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N E E E E SE SE SE E E E N N  
WIND SPD 12 20 18 16 12 10 5 4 4 5 6 10 10 10 8 5 4 4 5  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 60 70  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.10 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L L L L  
TSTMS S C C C S S  
 
DATE 05/01 FRI 05/02/25 SAT 05/03/25 SUN 05/04/25 MON 05/05/25  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 70 45 66 41 73 51 77 58 79  
TEMP 65 66 51 47 62 63 47 43 68 71 56 53 73 72 62 59 75 76  
DEWPT 55 50 43 42 43 39 38 38 43 47 46 47 53 54 53 54 57 57  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NE S S S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 10 20 0 5 10 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS L C S S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ004-290900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
DATE 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 39 61 39 67 48  
TEMP 46 41 39 45 54 59 59 48 42 40 39 54 63 66 63 54 51 49 48  
DEWPT 41 37 32 31 29 26 25 28 29 30 31 40 43 45 48 48 48 47 47  
RH 83 85 76 58 38 28 27 46 60 67 73 59 48 47 58 80 89 93 96  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S NW NW  
WIND SPD 20 23 19 18 13 10 5 4 5 6 9 13 13 13 10 6 5 5 8  
CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 0 0 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 38 31 30 37 33  
MIN CHILL 37 28 28 37 31 38  
 
DATE 05/01 FRI 05/02/25 SAT 05/03/25 SUN 05/04/25 MON 05/05/25  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 68 43 64 40 75 52 78 56 80  
TEMP 65 64 48 44 59 61 45 43 69 72 56 53 74 71 61 58 75 76  
DEWPT 47 40 38 37 37 32 33 34 41 43 44 45 50 51 51 52 55 54  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW SW S S S S S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 10 10 0 5 10 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
IAZ035-290900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
DATE 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 43 63 42 65 49  
TEMP 55 46 44 48 57 62 62 50 45 43 42 54 62 64 61 54 52 51 50  
DEWPT 49 40 37 36 35 32 30 33 34 35 36 42 47 50 51 50 50 50 50  
RH 80 79 76 63 43 32 30 52 65 73 79 64 58 60 70 86 93 96100  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E N N  
WIND SPD 16 18 17 14 12 9 4 3 3 5 5 9 10 10 8 5 3 3 5  
CLOUDS SC B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 40 50  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.03 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 39 37  
MIN CHILL 36 36 37  
 
DATE 05/01 FRI 05/02/25 SAT 05/03/25 SUN 05/04/25 MON 05/05/25  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 70 44 66 40 75 52 77 57 79  
TEMP 66 65 49 45 60 62 46 43 68 71 56 53 73 71 61 59 74 76  
DEWPT 52 45 40 40 40 35 35 36 41 45 46 46 52 53 52 52 57 56  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW E S S S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 10 10 0 5 10 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-290900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
DATE 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 48 66 50 66 55  
TEMP 67 55 50 53 60 65 65 55 52 50 51 56 60 65 65 60 59 57 56  
DEWPT 61 48 44 44 45 45 44 43 43 43 47 51 55 57 57 57 56 56 56  
RH 81 77 80 71 58 48 46 64 71 77 86 83 84 75 75 90 90 96100  
WIND DIR SW NW NW N N N NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S W NW  
WIND SPD 16 17 16 12 10 8 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 8 6 5 5 6  
WIND GUST 26 27  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2  
POP 12HR 30 0 40 80 70  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0.01 0.36 0.13  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C D D L L L L L L L  
TSTMS S S S C C C C S S  
 
DATE 05/01 FRI 05/02/25 SAT 05/03/25 SUN 05/04/25 MON 05/05/25  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 70 47 67 43 72 52 74 58 78  
TEMP 65 66 54 49 62 64 49 45 68 69 56 54 71 71 63 59 73 74  
DEWPT 56 52 44 43 44 42 38 38 44 47 46 47 54 54 53 54 57 57  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW N S S S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 5 10 0 5 10 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS L C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S  
 

 
IAZ017-290900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
DATE 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 42 60 39 63 48  
TEMP 53 46 43 46 53 59 59 47 43 40 40 53 60 62 58 52 50 50 48  
DEWPT 48 42 38 37 38 34 33 33 34 34 34 42 45 48 48 47 48 48 48  
RH 83 86 82 71 57 39 37 58 70 79 79 66 58 60 69 83 93 93100  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE N  
WIND SPD 14 20 20 19 14 11 5 3 3 5 6 10 12 11 9 6 4 4 5  
WIND GUST 31 31  
CLOUDS SC B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 0 5 30 50  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0.01 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S S  
WIND CHILL 38 34 38  
MIN CHILL 34 33 38 33 37  
 
DATE 05/01 FRI 05/02/25 SAT 05/03/25 SUN 05/04/25 MON 05/05/25  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 67 43 62 39 72 50 76 56 79  
TEMP 63 62 48 44 57 59 44 42 65 68 55 52 71 70 60 58 73 74  
DEWPT 51 47 41 39 40 36 35 35 41 44 44 44 51 52 51 52 56 54  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW W S S S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN BZ GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 20 0 0 10 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
IAZ049-290900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
DATE 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 47 63 42 64 51  
TEMP 65 52 48 50 58 63 61 50 44 42 44 53 60 62 59 54 53 53 51  
DEWPT 58 46 41 41 42 40 38 37 37 37 38 45 48 50 51 51 51 51 51  
RH 78 80 77 71 55 43 42 61 76 82 79 74 64 65 75 90 93 93100  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N NE E E E SE SE E E E E NE N  
WIND SPD 14 21 19 16 13 10 5 3 3 4 6 10 10 10 8 5 4 4 5  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 0 10 60 70  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.11 0.11  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L L L L  
TSTMS C C C S S  
 
DATE 05/01 FRI 05/02/25 SAT 05/03/25 SUN 05/04/25 MON 05/05/25  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 69 45 65 40 72 49 76 56 79  
TEMP 63 64 50 46 60 61 45 43 66 68 54 52 72 71 60 58 74 74  
DEWPT 54 51 43 40 43 39 36 36 42 45 44 45 52 52 51 52 57 56  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW S S S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 10 20 0 5 10 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS L L S S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 

 
IAZ086-290900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1129 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
DATE 04/28/25 TUE 04/29/25 WED 04/30/25 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 51 66 48 65 56  
TEMP 69 63 53 54 60 66 65 55 51 49 49 56 61 63 64 59 59 58 56  
DEWPT 60 56 47 45 46 45 45 43 43 42 44 50 54 55 57 57 57 56 55  
RH 73 78 80 71 60 47 48 64 74 77 83 80 78 75 78 93 93 93 96  
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW N N NE E E E E E E E SE S SW W  
WIND SPD 19 17 18 14 12 11 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 10 9 6 6 5 6  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 60 0 30 80 80  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.13 0.17  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L D D D D D D L  
TSTMS S S S C C C C S  
 
DATE 05/01 FRI 05/02/25 SAT 05/03/25 SUN 05/04/25 MON 05/05/25  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 69 47 66 42 72 50 76 58 80  
TEMP 66 66 54 49 62 63 49 45 67 68 56 53 73 71 63 59 76 76  
DEWPT 59 55 48 44 46 42 40 39 44 47 46 46 53 54 53 53 58 58  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW SW S S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 10 20 0 0 5 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS L L S S S S S S  
TSTMS S C  
 

 
 
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