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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1117 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026
IAZ060-112200-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1117 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 29 50 34 55
TEMP 28 33 31 30 30 30 29 34 45 50 42 37 36 37 40 43 53 54 51
DEWPT 15 17 17 17 23 25 25 28 31 34 32 31 31 31 31 33 37 37 36
RH 58 51 56 58 75 81 85 78 58 54 67 79 82 79 70 67 54 52 56
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 6 10 8 11 10 8 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 10 11 11 14 14 11
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS SC SC FW CL B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW SC 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 20 25 23 21 24 24 31 32 36
MIN CHILL 15 22 20 22 24 38 30 29 33
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
1117 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 28 24 43 32 48
TEMP 24 28 27 25 24 26 25 30 39 43 36 33 33 34 36 39 46 48 43
DEWPT 16 20 20 17 18 21 21 27 31 34 31 30 30 30 31 34 37 38 37
RH 71 71 74 71 77 81 84 88 73 70 82 89 89 85 82 82 71 68 79
WIND DIR W SW S SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
WIND SPD 9 11 9 13 11 9 5 6 9 9 6 6 8 10 12 13 17 16 13
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS B1 B1 FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES
WIND CHILL 14 18 18 16 17 18 23 33 26 26 26 27 31 36
MIN CHILL 10 16 13 17 20 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
1117 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 32 27 48 34 53
TEMP 27 32 30 29 28 28 28 33 43 47 40 36 36 36 38 42 50 53 48
DEWPT 17 17 17 17 22 24 23 28 31 35 33 31 31 31 31 34 37 38 37
RH 65 53 58 60 78 85 81 82 62 63 76 82 82 82 76 73 61 57 65
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
WIND SPD 6 11 10 11 10 6 5 5 9 8 6 6 6 10 12 13 16 17 13
WIND GUST 20
CLOUDS SC B1 FW CL B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 19 23 21 20 21 27 30 30 29 31 35
MIN CHILL 15 20 17 19 23 35 28 29 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
1117 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 45 34 50
TEMP 24 30 28 28 28 27 26 31 42 45 39 36 36 37 40 41 48 49 44
DEWPT 11 13 18 22 23 23 22 26 31 32 29 28 29 30 31 34 37 36 33
RH 57 49 66 78 81 85 85 81 65 60 67 72 75 75 70 76 65 61 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W NW NW
WIND SPD 11 16 16 14 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 12 16 17 18 21 21 18
WIND GUST 26 32 33
CLOUDS FW SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2
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 19 16 18 20 20 20 22 36 39 32 28 27 27 30 32 36
MIN CHILL 9 14 16 17 19 31 26 26 29 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
1117 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 26 46 34 52
TEMP 26 31 29 27 27 27 26 31 42 46 39 35 35 36 38 42 49 51 46
DEWPT 16 15 18 19 22 23 22 26 31 35 31 30 29 30 31 34 37 38 36
RH 65 51 63 71 81 85 85 81 65 65 73 82 78 79 76 73 63 61 68
WIND DIR SW SW S SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW
WIND SPD 8 12 11 11 9 6 5 5 8 8 6 6 8 10 12 13 16 17 13
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 B1 SC CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 17 21 19 18 20 25 29 28 29 31 34
MIN CHILL 13 18 17 20 22 33 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 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
1117 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 28 49 34 56
TEMP 28 34 32 30 30 29 28 32 45 49 42 37 36 36 37 42 52 55 51
DEWPT 14 14 17 18 21 24 25 28 31 32 32 32 32 31 30 32 36 37 36
RH 55 43 53 60 69 81 88 85 58 52 67 82 85 82 75 67 54 51 56
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
WIND SPD 8 9 8 10 10 9 6 5 6 6 5 6 8 10 11 11 13 13 10
WIND GUST 24
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL FW SC 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 21 27 24 21 21 21 22 30 29 29 35
MIN CHILL 16 23 19 19 22 38 28 27 30
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
1117 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 28 25 41 32 45
TEMP 23 28 26 25 27 26 25 30 39 41 36 33 33 34 36 38 43 44 41
DEWPT 17 18 18 17 22 23 22 27 31 33 31 29 29 30 31 34 37 37 35
RH 77 66 71 71 81 88 88 88 73 73 82 85 85 85 82 85 79 76 79
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW
WIND SPD 8 12 12 13 10 8 5 6 9 9 6 8 9 11 13 13 17 17 14
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS B1 B1 FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES
OBVIS PF
WIND CHILL 13 17 16 15 19 19 23 33 35 30 26 25 26 27 30 35 37 33
MIN CHILL 10 14 13 15 18 30 25 25 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 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
1117 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 25 44 33 50
TEMP 26 30 28 26 25 26 26 31 40 43 37 33 34 34 36 40 48 49 45
DEWPT 17 19 19 17 19 23 22 27 31 33 31 30 29 29 30 33 37 38 37
RH 68 63 68 68 78 88 85 85 70 67 79 89 82 82 79 76 65 66 73
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
WIND SPD 9 11 10 13 11 9 5 5 9 8 6 8 8 10 12 13 17 16 13
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS SC B1 CL CL B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES
WIND CHILL 17 20 18 16 18 19 25 34 31 26 27 26 28 32 39
MIN CHILL 13 18 15 16 19 30 25 25 29 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
1117 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 28 48 35 55
TEMP 30 34 30 29 29 29 28 34 44 48 42 38 37 37 39 43 52 54 51
DEWPT 18 17 18 18 18 21 23 29 31 34 33 32 33 32 32 34 37 38 38
RH 60 49 60 63 63 72 81 82 60 58 70 79 85 82 76 70 56 54 61
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND SPD 9 10 8 11 12 11 9 8 9 9 6 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 12
WIND GUST 21 23 23 24 25
CLOUDS B1 FW FW CL SC SC B1 SC SC FW 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 22 26 23 20 20 21 27 32 30 29 31 36
MIN CHILL 19 22 17 18 21 37 29 29 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 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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