798  
FOUS53 KDMX 111227  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
IAZ060-112200-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 35 30 50 36 55  
TEMP 23 28 34 32 31 32 31 32 34 45 50 43 38 37 39 41 43 53 54 51  
DEWPT 15 17 18 17 19 26 28 27 28 31 34 33 31 31 31 31 33 37 37 36  
RH 71 63 51 53 61 78 88 81 78 58 54 67 76 79 73 67 67 54 52 56  
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 8 6 10 10 11 10 9 6 5 6 6 5 6 9 10 11 11 14 14 11  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 14 21 26 24 23 23 23 26 30 32 34 36  
MIN CHILL 9 10 22 20 21 24 37 29 28 32  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 28 33 19 37 28 36 16 22  
TEMP 43 31 31 28 22 21 32 35 33 31 34 30 23 16 19 20  
DEWPT 34 27 17 14 13 13 18 23 26 26 24 22 15 10 8 7  
PWIND DIR NW N NW S W NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ LT GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 20 20 30 10 5  
SNOW S S C  
 
 
IAZ039-112200-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 30 27 43 33 48  
TEMP 21 25 29 28 27 28 28 29 31 40 43 37 34 34 35 36 39 46 48 43  
DEWPT 15 16 19 19 17 22 25 26 28 31 34 31 30 31 31 31 34 37 38 37  
RH 77 68 66 68 65 78 88 88 88 70 70 79 85 89 85 82 82 71 68 79  
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 11 9 10 10 12 11 9 6 6 9 9 6 8 10 11 12 13 17 16 13  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES  
WIND CHILL 9 16 20 19 16 19 20 22 24 34 31 27 26 27 28 31 36  
MIN CHILL 6 6 15 15 17 22 30 24 24 28 36  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 25 29 17 31 25 31 12 18  
TEMP 37 27 27 23 19 18 28 29 29 27 30 25 19 13 15 16  
DEWPT 33 25 16 13 11 11 14 20 23 25 23 20 13 8 7 7  
PWIND DIR NW N N S SW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 30 30 30 5 0  
SNOW C C S C C  
 
 
IAZ048-112200-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 34 29 47 35 53  
TEMP 22 28 33 30 30 30 29 30 33 43 47 40 36 35 37 38 42 50 53 48  
DEWPT 15 17 18 17 19 26 28 27 28 31 34 33 32 31 31 31 34 37 38 37  
RH 74 63 53 58 63 85 96 88 82 62 60 76 85 85 79 76 73 61 57 65  
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 9 8 11 10 10 9 8 6 5 8 8 5 6 8 10 12 13 16 17 13  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW CL FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 12 20 24 21 20 22 22 23 27 30 28 29 31 35  
MIN CHILL 8 9 20 18 19 22 34 27 26 31  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 25 31 18 36 27 34 13 21  
TEMP 40 28 29 26 20 20 31 33 31 29 32 27 20 14 18 17  
DEWPT 34 26 17 14 13 13 18 23 26 26 25 21 15 9 7 8  
PWIND DIR NW N NW S W NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ LT GN GN BZ BZ GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 30 30 30 10 5  
SNOW C C S C  
 
 
IAZ004-112200-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 33 28 45 35 50  
TEMP 17 26 31 30 30 30 29 29 32 42 45 38 36 35 37 39 41 48 49 44  
DEWPT 10 11 13 19 23 25 26 25 26 30 31 29 28 28 29 31 34 37 36 33  
RH 73 52 47 63 75 81 88 85 78 62 58 70 72 75 72 73 76 65 61 65  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 8 11 17 17 14 11 10 9 10 11 11 10 12 13 16 17 18 21 21 18  
WIND GUST 32 33  
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2  
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 15 20 19 19 21 20 20 23 36 31 28 26 28 30 32 36  
MIN CHILL -1 1 15 17 19 20 31 25 25 28 35  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 20 27 17 36 24 30 6 16  
TEMP 35 22 25 22 19 19 30 34 30 28 28 21 14 7 13 13  
DEWPT 29 19 14 11 10 11 19 24 25 23 21 16 7 3 4 4  
PWIND DIR NW N NW S W NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ LT BZ BZ WY BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 40 40 40 10 5  
SNOW S C C C C C  
 
 
IAZ035-112200-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 33 28 47 35 52  
TEMP 19 27 32 30 30 30 29 29 32 42 46 39 35 35 37 38 42 49 51 46  
DEWPT 14 15 16 17 22 26 26 26 27 31 34 31 30 30 30 31 34 37 38 36  
RH 80 60 51 58 72 85 88 88 81 65 63 73 82 82 75 76 73 63 61 68  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 6 8 12 12 11 9 6 5 5 8 8 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 17 13  
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL FW SC B2 SC B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 10 19 23 20 20 22 22 23 26 29 27 29 31 34  
MIN CHILL 5 6 20 19 20 22 33 26 27 31  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 23 29 17 35 25 32 10 19  
TEMP 37 25 27 23 19 19 31 33 31 28 30 24 16 11 15 16  
DEWPT 32 23 16 13 11 12 19 23 26 25 23 18 11 7 6 6  
PWIND DIR NW N NW S W NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ LT GN GN BZ BZ GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 30 30 40 10 5  
SNOW S C C S C C  
 
 
IAZ094-112200-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 36 28 49 35 56  
TEMP 23 31 36 33 31 30 29 29 32 45 49 43 37 35 37 38 42 52 55 51  
DEWPT 13 16 16 15 18 24 27 27 29 31 33 32 32 32 31 30 32 36 37 36  
RH 65 53 43 47 58 78 92 92 88 58 54 65 82 89 79 73 67 54 51 56  
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
WIND SPD 8 6 9 8 10 10 10 8 5 5 6 5 6 8 10 11 11 13 13 10  
WIND GUST 24  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 13 24 29 25 22 21 20 22 29 30 31 35  
MIN CHILL 3 7 24 19 18 21 38 28 28 31  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 30 36 19 38 28 38 16 24  
TEMP 43 32 33 29 22 21 32 36 32 30 36 31 24 17 21 22  
DEWPT 35 30 19 15 13 13 18 22 24 26 24 20 16 10 8 5  
PWIND DIR NW N N SW W NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ LT GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 10 5 20 5 5  
SNOW S S  
 
 
IAZ017-112200-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 30 26 41 33 45  
TEMP 18 24 30 27 28 28 27 28 30 39 41 36 33 33 35 36 38 43 44 41  
DEWPT 13 16 17 15 18 24 25 25 27 31 33 31 30 29 30 31 34 37 37 35  
RH 80 71 58 60 66 85 92 88 88 73 73 82 89 85 82 82 85 79 76 79  
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 9 9 12 12 14 11 9 6 6 9 8 6 9 10 12 13 13 17 17 14  
CLOUDS B2 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES  
WIND CHILL 7 15 20 16 16 18 18 21 23 33 30 26 25 26 27 30 35 37 33  
MIN CHILL -1 1 15 15 17 20 29 23 23 27 31  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 21 25 14 31 23 28 8 15  
TEMP 34 23 24 21 17 17 28 29 28 26 27 21 14 9 12 12  
DEWPT 31 22 16 12 10 11 17 21 25 24 23 17 10 6 6 5  
PWIND DIR NW N NW S W NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ LT GN GN BZ BZ GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 40 40 40 10 0  
SNOW S C C C C C  
 
 
IAZ049-112200-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 31 27 44 33 50  
TEMP 21 25 30 28 28 28 28 29 31 40 43 36 34 33 35 36 40 48 49 45  
DEWPT 15 17 19 18 17 22 25 26 27 30 33 31 30 29 29 30 33 37 38 37  
RH 77 71 63 66 63 78 88 88 85 67 67 82 85 85 78 79 76 65 66 73  
WIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 10 9 11 10 12 11 9 6 5 8 8 6 8 10 11 12 13 17 16 13  
WIND GUST 26  
CLOUDS B2 SC SC FW CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES  
WIND CHILL 9 16 21 19 17 18 19 22 25 27 25 27 28 32 39  
MIN CHILL 4 5 17 14 16 20 30 23 24 28 37  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 25 29 16 32 25 32 11 18  
TEMP 38 27 27 23 19 18 28 30 29 28 30 25 19 12 15 16  
DEWPT 33 25 16 13 11 11 15 21 23 24 23 20 13 8 6 6  
PWIND DIR NW N N S SW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN BZ BZ GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 0 30 30 30 10 5  
SNOW C C S C  
 
 
IAZ086-112200-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
627 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
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 35 28 48 35 55  
TEMP 24 30 34 31 30 30 29 31 33 44 48 41 37 36 37 38 43 52 54 51  
DEWPT 17 19 20 20 18 21 26 28 30 32 34 33 32 32 32 32 34 37 38 38  
RH 74 63 56 63 60 69 88 88 89 62 58 73 82 85 82 79 70 56 54 61  
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
WIND SPD 11 9 10 9 11 12 11 9 8 9 9 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 12  
WIND GUST 23 24 25  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW CL CL SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 13 21 27 23 20 21 19 23 26 31 29 29 30 36  
MIN CHILL 10 10 22 19 17 22 36 26 27 31  
 
DATE WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 29 35 18 36 27 36 16 23  
TEMP 42 32 32 28 22 20 31 33 32 30 34 30 24 17 20 20  
DEWPT 36 30 20 15 13 13 16 22 24 26 26 22 18 12 11 8  
PWIND DIR NW NW N SW SW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 20 20 30 10 5  
SNOW S S S C  
 
 
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