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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
IAZ060-281000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI
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 8 26 8 18 0
TEMP 15 11 9 8 9 13 23 26 22 15 12 10 8 10 15 18 16 12 8 4 1
DEWPT 0 -1 0 -1 -1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 -3
RH 50 57 66 66 63 58 39 36 43 58 63 66 69 66 53 51 56 66 72 83 83
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W NW NW N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 9 4 4 5 4 5 9 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 8
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 5 4 1 -2 0 4 13 17 15 8 4 2 -2 1 6 10 9 3 -2 -7-13
MIN CHILL 4 1 -2 2 12 3 -3 -3 5 -4 -15
DATE 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 14 0 21 8 29 18 32 14 34
TEMP 11 11 4 1 15 17 10 12 24 26 22 19 28 28 20 15 28 29
DEWPT -3 -4 -4 -5 0 3 4 7 15 19 20 17 19 20 17 15 19 21
PWIND DIR N N NW S SW W NW NE SE
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 40 10 5 5 20
SNOW S C C C S
IAZ039-281000-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI
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 0 15 -2 11 -5
TEMP 8 5 1 1 1 6 13 15 10 5 1 0 -2 0 8 11 7 2 -1 -3 -4
DEWPT 0 -2 -2 -3 -2 -1 1 2 2 -1 -3 -5 -6 -4 -1 2 0 -2 -5 -6 -7
RH 69 72 87 83 87 72 58 55 69 76 83 79 82 83 66 66 72 83 83 86 86
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 6 5 5 6 10 13 13 8 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 6
CLOUDS FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL -5 -6-10-11-13 -8 -2 0 -2 -6 -9-11-12-11 -3 -1 -4 -9-13-15-18
MIN CHILL -6 -10 -14 -12 -3 -10 -15 -14 -6 -15 -19
DATE 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 9 -3 17 5 24 15 26 12 27
TEMP 7 6 0 -3 12 13 7 8 20 22 19 16 23 22 17 13 23 24
DEWPT -2 -1 -4 -6 3 6 2 4 13 17 17 15 18 18 15 13 18 19
PWIND DIR N NW NW SW SW W NW N SE
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 40 20 5 5 10
SNOW S C C S
IAZ048-281000-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI
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 5 23 4 16 -2
TEMP 13 10 7 7 6 11 20 23 18 12 8 6 5 7 13 16 14 9 5 1 -1
DEWPT 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 1 3 4 3 1 0 -1 0 1 3 3 2 0 -2 -3
RH 55 60 69 69 72 60 43 41 53 66 72 76 76 72 58 56 61 72 79 87 91
WIND DIR NW NW W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 8 5 5 5 5 6 10 11 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 8
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 2 2 -3 -3 -4 0 8 12 9 3 -2 -3 -4 -3 3 6 5 -1 -6-12-15
MIN CHILL 1 -3 -6 -2 8 -2 -6 -6 4 -7 -16
DATE 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 12 -1 20 8 28 17 30 14 31
TEMP 9 9 2 -1 15 16 10 11 23 25 21 18 26 25 18 15 27 27
DEWPT -3 -3 -4 -5 1 4 4 7 15 19 19 17 19 19 17 15 19 20
PWIND DIR N N NW S SW W NW NE SE
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 50 10 5 5 20
SNOW S C C C S
IAZ004-281000-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI
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 1 15 -4 11 -7
TEMP 7 4 3 2 2 6 13 15 9 2 1 -2 -4 0 8 11 6 1 -1 -3 -6
DEWPT -1 -3 -3 -4 -3 -2 0 1 1 -2 -4 -6 -7 -5 -1 1 0 -3 -5 -6 -8
RH 69 72 75 75 79 69 55 53 69 83 79 82 86 79 66 63 76 83 83 86 91
WIND DIR NW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 8 8 9 8 10 13 12 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 6 6 8 8 9
CLOUDS CL CL SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC 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 -7 -9-12-13-12 -9 -2 1 -3-11-10-14-16-12 -4 -1 -6-12-14-19-23
MIN CHILL -7 -12 -13 -11 -3 -13 -16 -15 -7 -15 -23
DATE 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 6 -6 18 8 28 12 26 9 28
TEMP 4 4 -3 -4 12 14 10 13 23 24 19 13 22 21 15 10 24 23
DEWPT -4 -4 -7 -8 2 4 6 9 17 19 17 13 18 17 13 10 19 19
PWIND DIR N NW SW S SW NW NW NE SE
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 10 40 40 5 5 5 10
SNOW C C C C
IAZ035-281000-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI
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 3 19 0 13 -5
TEMP 11 7 5 4 4 10 17 19 14 7 5 2 1 4 10 13 11 5 1 -2 -4
DEWPT 0 -1 -1 -2 -1 0 2 4 4 1 -1 -2 -3 -2 1 3 2 0 -3 -4 -5
RH 60 69 76 75 79 63 51 51 64 76 76 83 83 75 66 63 66 79 83 91 95
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 6 5 5 6 5 6 10 10 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL -1 -3 -6 -8 -7 -1 5 7 5 -2 -4 -7 -8 -5 0 4 2 -6-10-14-18
MIN CHILL -2 -6 -8 -6 5 -7 -10 -9 0 -10 -19
DATE 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 9 -4 19 8 28 15 28 12 30
TEMP 7 6 0 -3 13 15 10 12 23 24 20 16 24 23 17 13 26 26
DEWPT -3 -3 -5 -6 1 4 5 8 16 21 18 16 18 18 16 13 20 20
PWIND DIR N N W S SW NW NW NE SE
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 50 10 5 5 20
SNOW S C C C S
IAZ094-281000-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI
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 6 29 9 19 0
TEMP 16 11 8 8 8 13 24 28 22 16 14 12 10 11 16 19 16 13 9 6 1
DEWPT 3 2 2 2 3 7 11 13 11 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 5 4 2 0
RH 56 66 76 76 79 76 57 53 62 64 70 73 80 80 67 59 67 70 80 83 95
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 6 8
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 7 3 -1 -2 -2 5 16 21 10 5 3 0 2 7 11 10 4 -1 -6-12
MIN CHILL 7 -1 -3 1 16 4 -1 -2 9 -1 -13
DATE 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 13 -3 19 5 27 16 32 14 33
TEMP 10 10 2 -2 14 14 7 9 22 25 21 17 29 27 20 15 28 29
DEWPT 1 -2 -4 -5 2 5 4 6 16 19 19 17 21 21 18 15 22 22
PWIND DIR N N NW SW SW W NW SE SE
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 40 10 5 0 20
SNOW S C C S
IAZ017-281000-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI
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 -2 12 -6 7 -8
TEMP 5 2 0 -1 -1 4 10 12 7 2 -2 -4 -6 -2 4 7 3 -2 -3 -6 -7
DEWPT -2 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 0 1 -1 -3 -6 -8 -8 -5 -2 1 -2 -5 -7 -8-10
RH 72 75 83 87 87 72 63 60 69 79 82 82 91 87 75 76 79 87 82 91 86
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 6 6 8 8 10 13 12 6 5 4 4 3 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 6
CLOUDS FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL -9-11-13-15-15-11 -6 -3 -5 -9-12-13-16-12 -8 -5 -7-14-15-19-21
MIN CHILL -10 -13 -15 -13 -7 -13 -17 -16 -8 -16 -24
DATE 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 6 -7 14 5 24 13 24 8 24
TEMP 4 4 -3 -6 9 10 7 9 20 21 18 14 21 19 14 9 21 21
DEWPT -3 -3 -7 -8 3 4 3 6 16 18 17 14 17 16 12 9 18 18
PWIND DIR N NW W S SW W NW N SE
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 40 20 5 5 10
SNOW S C C C S
IAZ049-281000-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI
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 2 19 0 13 -4
TEMP 10 6 3 3 3 8 16 18 14 8 4 2 1 3 10 13 10 5 2 -1 -3
DEWPT 0 -1 -2 -2 -2 0 1 3 4 1 -2 -3 -3 -3 0 2 2 -1 -3 -5 -5
RH 63 72 79 79 79 69 51 51 64 72 75 79 83 75 63 61 69 76 79 83 91
WIND DIR NW W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 5 5 6 6 8 12 11 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 8
CLOUDS FW CL CL SC SC SC SC FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 10 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL -2 -5 -8 -9-10 -4 3 6 4 -2 -5 -7 -9 -7 0 3 1 -6-10-14-18
MIN CHILL -5 -8 -11 -8 2 -7 -12 -11 -2 -12 -21
DATE 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 9 -3 18 6 25 15 27 12 29
TEMP 7 7 1 -2 12 14 8 9 21 23 19 16 24 22 17 13 25 25
DEWPT -3 -3 -5 -5 1 4 2 5 13 17 17 16 18 18 15 13 18 19
PWIND DIR N N NW SW SW W NW N SE
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 50 20 5 5 10
SNOW S C C S
IAZ086-281000-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
517 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI
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 4 26 6 18 0
TEMP 14 10 7 6 5 12 22 25 21 15 11 8 6 9 15 18 16 11 8 4 1
DEWPT 0 -1 -1 0 1 2 3 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 -2
RH 53 60 69 76 83 63 43 42 47 58 66 72 76 69 55 51 56 69 72 83 87
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 9 5 5 5 6 8 11 11 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 8 9
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 3 1 -2 -5 -7 0 10 14 13 6 2 -2 -4 -1 6 9 7 1 -3-10-14
MIN CHILL 2 -3 -7 -5 11 0 -7 -6 5 -4 -16
DATE 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN 02/01/26 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26
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 14 0 21 7 27 17 32 14 33
TEMP 12 12 5 1 16 17 9 9 23 25 21 18 29 27 20 15 29 29
DEWPT -2 -2 -3 -3 2 5 4 6 14 19 18 18 19 20 17 15 20 22
PWIND DIR N N NW SW SW W NW N SE
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 40 20 5 5 10
SNOW S C C S
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