047  
FOUS53 KDMX 201529  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
IAZ060-202100-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 65 46 59 44 63  
TEMP 62 62 60 55 51 48 47 50 55 58 57 51 47 45 46 53 59 63 62  
DEWPT 56 55 51 49 45 42 41 41 42 42 41 41 40 40 41 43 43 43 41  
RH 81 78 72 80 80 80 79 71 61 55 55 68 76 82 83 69 55 48 46  
WIND DIR SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 8 12 13 13 13 13 14 17 17 17 13 10 10 10 10 11 12 11 8  
WIND GUST 28 28  
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 40 20 20 30 10  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C C  
TSTMS  
 
DATE FRI 05/23/25 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 43 68 49 66 50 67 50 66  
TEMP 49 45 65 65 54 50 63 65 55 51 63 67 56 51 64 64  
DEWPT 40 41 43 43 44 44 47 48 48 48 50 50 49 47 49 48  
PWIND DIR NW NW E E E E E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 30 40 40 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S  
 

 
IAZ039-202100-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 60 45 55 44 63  
TEMP 57 60 58 52 50 47 46 49 52 54 53 48 46 45 45 52 59 63 61  
DEWPT 55 55 53 50 47 45 43 44 44 43 43 43 42 42 42 44 43 41 41  
RH 93 84 83 93 89 93 89 83 74 66 69 83 86 89 89 74 55 44 48  
WIND DIR SE E NE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 10 13 12 11 11 10 11 13 14 14 11 10 9 10 10 11 13 13 11  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 90 40 50 50 10  
QPF 12HR 0.25 0.09 0.01 0.04 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S C C C C C S S  
TSTMS C S S S  
WIND CHILL 39  
MIN CHILL 39 39 38  
 
DATE FRI 05/23/25 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 42 67 44 66 47 66 48 67  
TEMP 48 43 64 63 50 45 63 63 52 48 63 64 53 50 65 64  
DEWPT 40 40 42 42 42 42 45 46 46 46 47 48 46 46 48 48  
PWIND DIR NW N NE E E E E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 30 30 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C C  
 

 
IAZ048-202100-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 63 44 57 43 63  
TEMP 59 61 59 53 49 46 45 49 54 56 55 48 45 43 45 52 58 63 61  
DEWPT 55 55 52 48 45 42 41 42 43 43 42 41 41 42 42 44 43 43 43  
RH 87 81 78 83 86 86 86 77 66 62 61 77 86 96 89 74 57 48 51  
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 6 11 13 13 13 13 14 17 18 17 13 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 9  
WIND GUST 28 27  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 30 30 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C C  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 38 37 39  
MIN CHILL 37 39 38 37  
 
DATE FRI 05/23/25 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 42 67 47 66 48 66 48 66  
TEMP 47 44 65 63 51 48 64 64 53 49 63 64 54 49 63 64  
DEWPT 41 41 43 44 44 44 47 49 48 48 50 51 49 48 49 49  
PWIND DIR NW NW E E E E E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 30 40 40 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C C C C  
 

 
IAZ004-202100-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 52 39 52 40 62  
TEMP 49 50 49 44 42 40 40 44 48 51 49 45 42 41 41 49 57 61 60  
DEWPT 47 46 44 41 39 37 37 38 39 40 40 40 40 38 38 40 41 40 39  
RH 93 86 83 89 89 89 89 79 71 66 71 82 93 89 89 71 55 46 46  
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 11 14 14 14 14 13 16 17 18 18 14 12 11 11 11 12 13 13 11  
CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 90 30 50 50 10  
QPF 12HR 0.23 0.01 0.03 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C C C C C  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 37 35 32 32 36 39 36 34 35  
MIN CHILL 34 31 31 35 33 38  
 
DATE FRI 05/23/25 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 40 64 44 65 45 65 47 66  
TEMP 44 43 62 61 49 46 62 62 49 48 62 63 52 48 63 63  
DEWPT 38 37 40 40 39 40 43 43 43 43 45 45 43 43 45 43  
PWIND DIR NW NE E E E E E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 30 30 40 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C C C  
 

 
IAZ035-202100-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 58 41 55 41 63  
TEMP 55 56 55 48 46 42 42 47 51 54 53 46 43 42 43 51 57 62 61  
DEWPT 52 51 49 45 42 39 39 40 41 41 41 40 40 40 41 42 42 41 41  
RH 90 83 80 89 86 89 89 76 68 61 64 79 89 93 93 71 57 46 48  
WIND DIR S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 4 9 12 12 12 12 13 14 17 16 13 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 8  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 60 30 40 50 10  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C C C  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 35 35 36 37  
MIN CHILL 39 33 36 37 36  
 
DATE FRI 05/23/25 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 41 67 45 66 47 65 47 66  
TEMP 44 43 64 63 49 47 63 63 51 48 62 64 52 48 63 63  
DEWPT 39 39 41 42 42 42 45 46 45 46 47 48 46 46 46 47  
PWIND DIR NW N E E E E E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 30 30 40 40 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C C C C C C  
 

 
IAZ094-202100-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 65 45 62 43 63  
TEMP 64 61 59 54 50 47 45 52 58 61 59 51 47 44 44 53 60 63 61  
DEWPT 58 53 50 48 45 43 42 43 44 45 44 42 40 39 41 44 44 44 43  
RH 81 75 72 80 83 86 89 71 59 56 57 71 76 82 89 71 55 50 51  
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 12 17 14 14 13 13 14 17 18 17 13 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 8  
WIND GUST 25 28 29 28  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 5 5 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 38 38 38  
MIN CHILL 37 39 38  
 
DATE FRI 05/23/25 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 42 66 49 66 50 67 50 66  
TEMP 47 44 63 63 54 50 63 63 55 51 64 65 56 51 64 64  
DEWPT 40 41 45 45 46 46 50 51 49 49 53 51 49 49 51 49  
PWIND DIR N N E E E E NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 40 50 50 60 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C C L C S  
 

 
IAZ017-202100-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 41 53 41 62  
TEMP 50 52 52 47 46 44 43 47 50 52 50 45 45 42 42 49 57 61 60  
DEWPT 49 49 48 44 43 41 40 42 42 42 41 41 41 39 40 42 42 41 40  
RH 96 89 86 89 89 89 89 83 74 69 71 86 86 89 93 77 57 48 47  
WIND DIR E E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 11 14 14 12 11 11 11 13 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 12 13 12 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 100 50 50 60 10  
QPF 12HR 0.36 0.05 0.03 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS D C C C S C S C C C L L S S  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 38 37 39 36 36  
MIN CHILL 39 33 36 38 35 38  
 
DATE FRI 05/23/25 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 40 64 42 64 44 64 46 65  
TEMP 45 43 62 61 47 45 62 61 49 48 62 62 50 49 62 62  
DEWPT 39 38 42 41 41 40 43 45 44 44 46 46 44 44 46 46  
PWIND DIR NW N E E E E E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 30 40 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C C  
 

 
IAZ049-202100-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 63 44 56 43 62  
TEMP 60 61 59 52 48 46 45 48 53 55 52 47 44 43 44 52 58 62 60  
DEWPT 57 56 53 48 45 42 40 42 43 42 41 40 40 41 41 43 43 42 41  
RH 90 84 80 86 89 86 82 80 69 61 66 76 86 93 89 71 57 48 49  
WIND DIR S W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 5 11 12 11 11 12 13 14 16 16 13 10 9 9 10 11 12 12 9  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 30 40 50 10  
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.05 0 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C C C  
TSTMS C S  
WIND CHILL 38 38  
MIN CHILL 37 38 38 36  
 
DATE FRI 05/23/25 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 41 67 45 66 46 66 47 66  
TEMP 44 43 64 63 49 47 64 63 51 48 63 64 52 48 64 63  
DEWPT 39 40 42 42 42 42 45 47 45 46 48 48 47 46 48 48  
PWIND DIR NW NW NE E E E E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 30 40 40 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C C C C  
 

 
IAZ086-202100-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1029 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 69 47 60 44 63  
TEMP 66 66 63 56 54 49 48 51 56 59 58 50 47 44 46 54 58 62 62  
DEWPT 59 59 56 52 50 46 43 44 45 44 44 43 41 41 42 45 45 44 43  
RH 78 78 78 86 86 89 83 77 66 57 59 77 79 89 86 71 62 52 50  
WIND DIR W W W W NW W NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 8 13 14 13 13 13 16 17 18 18 13 11 10 11 11 12 13 12 9  
WIND GUST 24 26 27 28 28 24  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 10 20 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S  
TSTMS C C  
WIND CHILL 38  
MIN CHILL 38  
 
DATE FRI 05/23/25 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 43 67 48 67 50 67 50 67  
TEMP 48 44 65 65 53 49 64 65 55 51 64 66 56 51 65 65  
DEWPT 41 42 45 45 45 45 49 49 49 48 52 52 50 49 51 49  
PWIND DIR NW NW NE E E E E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 40 40 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C  
 

 
 
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