966  
FOUS53 KDMX 210459  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
IAZ060-210900-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25 FRI  
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 60 45 63 43  
TEMP 50 49 47 50 56 60 58 51 47 45 46 52 58 61 62 54 49 45 45  
DEWPT 48 45 43 43 43 43 42 41 40 40 41 43 43 42 41 41 41 39 40  
RH 93 86 86 77 62 53 55 68 76 82 83 71 57 49 46 61 74 79 82  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W NW  
WIND SPD 12 13 13 16 16 16 12 8 8 8 9 11 11 10 8 4 3 3 3  
WIND GUST 23 24 24  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
 
DATE 05/23 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25 TUE 05/27/25  
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 51 66 50 64 48 67 49 71  
TEMP 64 64 55 53 62 63 55 52 60 63 53 51 63 66 54 52 67 69  
DEWPT 43 44 45 46 50 50 50 48 49 47 46 46 47 46 47 47 48 48  
PWIND DIR N E E E NE NE N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 40 60 30 40 40 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L C C C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
IAZ039-210900-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25 FRI  
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 53 45 64 42  
TEMP 49 50 47 50 52 53 51 47 45 45 45 52 58 61 61 53 48 44 45  
DEWPT 49 47 45 44 44 44 43 43 43 43 42 44 43 41 41 41 40 39 40  
RH 100 89 93 80 74 71 74 86 93 93 89 74 57 48 48 64 74 82 82  
WIND DIR NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW W NW  
WIND SPD 6 8 9 10 12 13 11 9 9 8 10 10 12 13 10 5 4 4 4  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 60 40 30 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.01 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L C C S C S  
TSTMS S  
WIND CHILL 39  
MIN CHILL 39 38 39  
 
DATE 05/23 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25 TUE 05/27/25  
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 48 66 48 65 47 66 47 71  
TEMP 65 63 51 50 63 62 53 50 61 62 51 50 65 64 52 51 67 67  
DEWPT 43 43 42 44 47 48 47 46 47 46 45 46 47 47 46 47 48 48  
PWIND DIR N E E E NE NE NE N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 30 40 20 30 40 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S S C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
IAZ048-210900-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25 FRI  
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 45 58 43 63 41  
TEMP 51 46 45 49 55 57 56 49 46 43 44 51 56 61 61 53 47 44 45  
DEWPT 49 44 42 43 43 43 42 42 42 41 42 44 43 43 42 41 41 40 41  
RH 93 93 89 80 64 59 59 77 86 93 93 77 62 51 49 64 79 86 86  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W NW  
WIND SPD 12 13 13 14 16 17 13 9 8 8 10 11 12 11 9 4 2 2 3  
WIND GUST 24 24  
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
WIND CHILL 39 37  
MIN CHILL 38 39 37  
 
DATE 05/23 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25 TUE 05/27/25  
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 48 66 49 64 47 66 47 71  
TEMP 63 63 53 50 62 61 53 51 60 62 51 49 63 64 52 51 67 68  
DEWPT 43 45 45 46 50 51 50 48 49 48 47 46 48 48 47 47 48 49  
PWIND DIR N E E E NE NE N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 40 50 30 40 40 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
IAZ004-210900-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25 FRI  
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 41 51 41 62 41  
TEMP 45 42 42 46 49 51 49 45 43 42 41 49 55 60 60 50 45 42 43  
DEWPT 45 39 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 38 40 40 40 38 38 38 37 37  
RH 100 89 89 76 71 66 71 82 89 93 89 71 57 47 44 63 76 82 79  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW W W NW  
WIND SPD 9 10 11 13 14 14 13 9 9 10 11 12 13 12 10 5 5 4 4  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 20 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
WIND CHILL 39 35 35 39 37 35 34  
MIN CHILL 39 34 36 36 33 35 38  
 
DATE 05/23 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25 TUE 05/27/25  
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 65 47 64 46 64 45 66 46 71  
TEMP 62 60 50 48 60 60 50 48 59 61 49 48 62 63 50 48 66 67  
DEWPT 40 40 41 41 45 46 45 43 45 44 43 43 44 43 43 43 45 44  
PWIND DIR NE E E NE NE N N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 40 40 40 30 40 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
IAZ035-210900-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25 FRI  
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 56 42 63 41  
TEMP 50 45 44 48 53 56 54 47 43 42 43 50 56 61 61 51 45 42 43  
DEWPT 49 41 40 41 41 41 41 41 41 40 41 41 41 42 40 39 39 38 39  
RH 96 86 86 77 64 57 61 79 93 93 93 71 57 49 46 63 79 86 86  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW W NW  
WIND SPD 10 11 11 13 16 16 12 9 6 8 9 10 11 12 8 3 2 2 2  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 30 5 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
WIND CHILL 39 38 36  
MIN CHILL 36 38 37 36 39  
 
DATE 05/23 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25 TUE 05/27/25  
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 47 66 47 64 46 66 46 71  
TEMP 63 62 51 50 62 61 51 50 60 62 50 49 63 64 50 49 66 68  
DEWPT 41 42 43 44 48 49 47 46 46 46 45 44 46 46 45 45 46 47  
PWIND DIR NE E E E NE NE N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 40 50 30 40 40 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C C C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
IAZ094-210900-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25 FRI  
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 43  
TEMP 49 47 46 52 60 64 62 53 48 46 45 53 59 62 61 53 48 45 45  
DEWPT 46 44 43 43 46 47 46 43 41 40 40 43 44 43 42 41 41 40 41  
RH 89 89 89 71 60 54 56 69 77 79 82 69 57 50 49 64 77 82 86  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW  
WIND SPD 12 13 13 16 17 16 12 6 8 8 9 13 13 11 8 5 4 3 3  
WIND GUST 24 25 26 26 27 27  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 39  
MIN CHILL 38 39 38  
 
DATE 05/23 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25 TUE 05/27/25  
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 66 50 65 50 64 48 66 49 70  
TEMP 63 63 55 52 61 61 55 52 60 62 54 50 63 64 54 51 66 68  
DEWPT 44 46 47 48 53 53 52 50 51 49 48 46 48 47 47 47 48 48  
PWIND DIR E E E E NE NE N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 30 60 60 40 40 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C L C C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C  
 

 
IAZ017-210900-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25 FRI  
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 50 42 62 41  
TEMP 47 44 43 46 49 50 49 45 44 43 43 50 56 59 59 50 45 43 44  
DEWPT 47 43 41 41 42 42 42 41 42 41 40 41 42 41 40 39 39 38 38  
RH 100 96 93 83 77 74 77 86 93 93 89 71 59 51 49 66 79 82 79  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW W W NW  
WIND SPD 6 8 9 10 12 12 11 9 9 9 10 11 13 12 9 5 4 4 4  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 20 30 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.02 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L C S S S S C S S  
WIND CHILL 38 37 37 37  
MIN CHILL 36 37 37 35 38 39  
 
DATE 05/23 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25 TUE 05/27/25  
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 65 45 65 45 64 45 66 46 70  
TEMP 63 61 50 47 60 61 50 48 60 61 50 49 63 63 50 49 66 66  
DEWPT 41 42 41 41 46 47 45 44 45 45 44 44 46 46 45 44 47 46  
PWIND DIR N E E E NE NE N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 40 30 30 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S C C C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
IAZ049-210900-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25 FRI  
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 56 43 62 41  
TEMP 52 47 46 50 53 56 54 46 44 43 44 51 56 60 60 51 46 42 44  
DEWPT 52 44 42 43 44 43 43 42 41 41 42 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 39  
RH 100 89 86 77 71 62 66 86 89 93 93 77 62 51 49 66 76 86 82  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W NW  
WIND SPD 11 12 13 14 16 14 12 9 8 9 9 10 11 12 9 4 3 3 3  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 10 10 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
WIND CHILL 37 38  
MIN CHILL 39 38 35 39 38  
 
DATE 05/23 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25 TUE 05/27/25  
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 47 66 47 64 46 66 47 70  
TEMP 63 63 51 49 61 61 52 50 59 61 49 49 63 63 51 49 66 66  
DEWPT 42 42 43 44 48 49 48 47 47 47 45 45 47 47 46 46 48 48  
PWIND DIR N E E E NE NE N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 30 50 30 40 40 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C S C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
IAZ086-210900-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
1159 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
DATE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25 FRI  
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 49 60 44 63 42  
TEMP 53 51 50 52 57 60 59 51 46 44 45 53 58 61 61 53 48 44 45  
DEWPT 50 47 46 45 45 45 44 43 42 41 42 44 45 43 42 42 41 40 41  
RH 89 86 86 77 64 58 57 74 86 89 89 71 62 51 49 66 77 86 86  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW W NW  
WIND SPD 12 14 16 17 18 17 13 9 9 9 10 12 12 11 9 4 4 4 5  
WIND GUST 24 26 27 27 24 20  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
 
DATE 05/23 SAT 05/24/25 SUN 05/25/25 MON 05/26/25 TUE 05/27/25  
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 50 66 50 65 48 67 49 71  
TEMP 64 65 55 52 62 63 55 52 61 63 54 51 64 65 54 51 67 68  
DEWPT 44 45 45 46 51 51 51 49 50 49 48 46 49 49 48 48 51 50  
PWIND DIR NW E E E NE NE N N N  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 40 50 30 40 40 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S  
 

 
 
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