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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
IAZ060-071000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
DATE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 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 30 58 39 47 33  
TEMP 39 35 33 31 31 36 52 58 50 44 42 41 40 41 45 47 45 41 38 35 33  
DEWPT 34 31 29 28 27 29 32 33 34 34 33 33 34 37 42 43 42 39 35 34 33  
RH 82 85 85 88 85 75 46 39 54 68 70 73 79 85 89 86 89 92 89 96100  
WIND DIR NW W SW S S S SW SW S S S S SE SE E N N N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 4 5 10 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 5 8 9 10 9 9 9  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 80 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.68 0.16  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C D D C C S S S  
OBVIS PF F F  
WIND CHILL 35 32 28 26  
MIN CHILL 34 29 25 24 36 36 36 37 30 25  
 
DATE 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
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 42 28 34 18 35 26 44 28 43  
TEMP 39 38 33 29 32 30 23 19 30 31 28 30 40 38 32 29 39 38  
DEWPT 32 32 30 27 25 20 17 15 19 22 24 24 30 30 29 27 30 31  
PWIND DIR N N NW NW W SW SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 50 30 20 5 0 0 5 5  
RAIN S S C S  
SNOW C C C C S  
 
 
IAZ039-071000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
DATE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 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 30 44 34 44 32  
TEMP 36 33 31 31 30 32 41 44 40 37 36 35 35 38 42 43 41 38 36 34 32  
DEWPT 32 31 30 29 29 30 31 34 34 32 32 32 33 34 38 40 39 37 35 33 32  
RH 85 92 96 92 96 92 67 68 79 82 85 89 92 85 86 89 92 96 96 96100  
WIND DIR NW W W SW S S S S S S S S SE SE SE NE N N N NW NW  
WIND SPD 9 5 2 2 3 6 10 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 11 11 10 10  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 70 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.47 0.23  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L L C C C C S  
OBVIS PF PF F F F  
WIND CHILL 29 26 34 38 33 30 29 35 31 29 26 24  
MIN CHILL 27 26 25 24 33 28 28 30 33 28 22  
 
DATE 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
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 39 27 32 17 31 23 40 26 37  
TEMP 38 35 32 27 31 26 21 17 27 27 25 27 37 34 30 27 35 33  
DEWPT 32 31 29 27 25 21 17 15 17 19 21 22 29 30 28 26 29 30  
PWIND DIR N N NW NW W SW SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 40 40 20 5 0 0 5 5  
RAIN S C S  
SNOW C C C C S  
 
 
IAZ048-071000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
DATE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 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 30 56 36 46 32  
TEMP 36 34 32 31 30 35 50 56 49 42 39 38 37 40 44 45 42 38 36 34 32  
DEWPT 34 31 30 30 29 29 32 35 35 33 32 31 34 36 39 41 39 37 35 33 32  
RH 92 89 92 96 96 78 50 45 58 70 76 76 89 85 82 86 89 96 96 96100  
WIND DIR NW W SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE E N N N N NW N  
WIND SPD 5 2 2 2 3 5 10 10 8 6 5 4 4 5 6 10 10 11 10 10 10  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 70 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.53 0.16  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L L C C C C S  
OBVIS PF F F  
WIND CHILL 36 31 29 26 24  
MIN CHILL 31 29 25 24 34 32 33 34 27 21  
 
DATE 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
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 41 27 32 17 33 26 43 26 41  
TEMP 38 37 32 28 31 28 22 18 29 29 27 29 39 37 31 27 38 35  
DEWPT 31 31 29 27 24 19 17 15 18 22 23 24 30 30 30 27 30 31  
PWIND DIR N N NW NW W SW SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 50 30 20 5 0 0 5 5  
RAIN S S S  
SNOW C C C C S  
 
 
IAZ004-071000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
DATE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 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 27 46 30 39 24  
TEMP 32 31 30 29 28 30 42 46 39 34 33 31 32 33 37 38 33 31 30 27 25  
DEWPT 30 28 28 27 26 27 30 31 32 30 28 27 28 29 32 31 30 29 27 25 23  
RH 92 88 92 92 92 88 62 55 76 85 82 85 85 85 82 76 89 92 88 92 92  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW S S SW SW S S S S S N N N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 5 5 6 8 9 10 11 10 9 6 6 5 5 6 10 13 13 13 13 12 11  
CLOUDS B2 FW FW B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C  
SNOW C C C S S  
WIND CHILL 26 25 23 21 20 21 36 33 27 27 25 26 30 30 23 21 19 16 14  
MIN CHILL 25 21 18 17 32 26 24 27 23 18 14  
 
DATE 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
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 34 22 27 13 33 25 43 26 39  
TEMP 32 31 27 23 27 21 16 13 27 29 27 29 40 37 29 27 36 34  
DEWPT 25 24 22 20 18 14 11 9 17 19 20 22 29 28 26 25 28 28  
PWIND DIR N NW NW NW W SW W W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 40 30 10 0 0 0 5 10  
SNOW C C C C  
 
 
IAZ035-071000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
DATE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 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 30 51 34 43 27  
TEMP 35 32 31 30 30 34 48 51 44 38 36 35 35 38 42 42 38 34 33 30 28  
DEWPT 32 30 28 28 28 28 31 34 34 31 30 30 31 32 35 36 34 32 31 29 27  
RH 89 92 88 92 92 78 51 52 68 76 79 82 85 79 76 79 85 92 92 96 96  
WIND DIR W SW SW S S S SW S S S S S SE SE NE N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 3 4 6 10 10 6 5 5 3 3 4 6 10 11 10 10 10 9  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.32 0.16  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S C C C C C S  
SNOW S C C S  
OBVIS F PF PF  
WIND CHILL 24 28 36 30 25 25 21 19  
MIN CHILL 31 26 24 24 39 30 29 31 29 23 19  
 
DATE 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
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 38 25 30 15 33 24 42 26 41  
TEMP 35 34 29 25 28 25 19 15 28 29 26 28 38 36 30 26 36 35  
DEWPT 28 28 26 23 22 18 14 12 17 20 21 23 30 30 27 25 30 30  
PWIND DIR N N NW NW W SW W W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 40 30 20 5 0 5 5 10  
RAIN S  
SNOW S C C C C S  
 
 
IAZ094-071000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
DATE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 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 33 59 40 50 34  
TEMP 43 38 36 34 33 38 53 58 51 45 42 41 42 45 48 50 47 43 39 36 34  
DEWPT 35 33 32 31 29 29 33 36 36 34 34 34 37 42 46 47 45 42 38 35 34  
RH 73 82 85 89 85 70 46 44 56 65 73 76 82 89 93 89 93 96 96 96100  
WIND DIR W W SW SW S SW SW SW S S S S S SE E N NW NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 5 6 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 5 6 9 8 9 9 10 10  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 90 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.81 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN D D D D C C S S S  
OBVIS PF PF  
WIND CHILL 37 33 29 27  
MIN CHILL 39 31 26 26 37 36 38 31 26  
 
DATE 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
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 42 28 35 18 35 26 44 27 43  
TEMP 39 39 35 29 32 30 23 19 31 31 28 29 40 38 31 28 40 38  
DEWPT 34 33 32 27 25 20 17 15 20 23 24 23 30 30 29 27 30 31  
PWIND DIR N N NW NW W SW SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 40 30 5 5 0 0 5 0  
RAIN S S C S  
SNOW C C C S  
 
 
IAZ017-071000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
DATE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 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 28 41 31 39 27  
TEMP 32 30 29 29 29 31 39 41 37 34 33 32 32 34 37 38 36 33 32 29 28  
DEWPT 31 29 28 28 27 29 31 32 32 31 30 29 30 32 34 35 33 31 30 29 27  
RH 96 96 96 96 92 92 73 70 82 89 89 88 92 92 89 89 89 92 92100 96  
WIND DIR NW W SW SW S S S S S S S S SE SE E N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 3 4 6 10 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 9 10 11 11 11 10  
CLOUDS OV B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.22 0.21  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C C C C  
SNOW C C S  
OBVIS PF PF PF F F PF PF  
WIND CHILL 26 24 32 35 32 29 24 24 20 19  
MIN CHILL 24 24 23 22 30 25 26 28 27 21 17  
 
DATE 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
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 34 23 27 13 29 22 38 25 36  
TEMP 32 31 28 24 26 23 18 14 24 25 25 27 36 33 29 26 33 31  
DEWPT 28 26 25 23 22 18 14 11 17 19 21 22 29 29 27 25 30 28  
PWIND DIR N N NW NW W SW W W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 40 40 20 5 0 0 5 10  
SNOW S C C C C S  
 
 
IAZ049-071000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
DATE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 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 30 49 35 44 31  
TEMP 35 33 32 31 30 34 43 49 42 38 37 36 36 38 42 43 41 38 36 33 31  
DEWPT 33 31 30 30 29 30 33 36 34 33 33 31 33 35 38 41 39 37 35 33 31  
RH 92 92 92 96 96 85 67 61 73 82 85 82 89 89 86 93 92 96 96100100  
WIND DIR NW W SW SW S S S S S S S S S SE E N N N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 5 3 2 3 4 6 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 4 5 9 10 11 10 10 10  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 70 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.56 0.20  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C L L C C C C S  
OBVIS PF PF PF F PF  
WIND CHILL 37 32 31 35 30 29 25 22  
MIN CHILL 29 27 24 24 36 30 28 31 34 26 20  
 
DATE 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
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 39 26 31 15 31 23 41 26 38  
TEMP 37 35 31 27 31 26 21 16 27 27 25 27 37 35 30 26 35 33  
DEWPT 32 31 29 26 24 20 16 14 17 20 21 22 28 29 27 25 29 29  
PWIND DIR N N NW NW W SW SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 50 40 20 5 0 0 5 5  
RAIN S S C S  
SNOW C C C C S  
 
 
IAZ086-071000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
317 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
DATE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26 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 32 57 39 51 36  
TEMP 40 36 33 33 32 36 52 57 50 44 42 41 41 43 48 50 49 45 41 38 36  
DEWPT 35 34 32 31 30 32 33 35 36 34 35 34 37 41 45 48 47 44 40 38 35  
RH 82 92 96 92 92 85 48 43 58 68 76 76 85 93 89 93 93 96 96100 96  
WIND DIR NW W W SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE E NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 6 5 3 4 4 6 11 11 9 9 9 8 8 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 9  
CLOUDS B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 90 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.75 0.10  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN L L D D C C S S S  
OBVIS PF PF  
WIND CHILL 26 36 39 35 31 29  
MIN CHILL 33 29 25 25 35 34 36 35 27  
 
DATE 01/09/26 SAT 01/10/26 SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
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 44 30 35 20 33 26 44 28 42  
TEMP 41 41 36 31 33 31 25 20 30 30 28 29 41 38 32 28 39 37  
DEWPT 36 36 34 31 28 23 19 17 20 22 24 24 30 31 29 28 30 31  
PWIND DIR N N NW NW W SW SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 50 40 20 5 0 0 5 5  
RAIN S S C C S  
SNOW C C C S  
 
 
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