986  
FOUS53 KDMX 112027  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
IAZ060-121000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED  
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 29 50 34 55 28  
TEMP 33 31 30 30 30 29 34 45 50 42 37 36 37 39 42 51 54 50 46 42 37 30  
DEWPT 17 17 17 23 26 26 27 31 34 32 31 31 31 31 33 37 38 37 36 34 32 26  
RH 51 56 58 75 85 88 75 58 54 67 79 82 79 73 70 59 54 61 68 73 82 85  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 10 8 11 10 8 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 16 16 14 16 14 18 20  
WIND GUST 26 28 26 26 25 29 31  
CLOUDS SC FW CL B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 25 24 20 21 22 23 30 31 35 39 35 27 17  
MIN CHILL 23 18 19 21 36 30 29 31 31 16  
 
DATE 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
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 32 17 35 29 37 15 24 11 30  
TEMP 30 27 20 19 29 33 31 31 35 29 22 16 21 21 16 15 25 26  
DEWPT 16 12 9 10 11 16 22 25 25 21 15 8 8 7 7 6 9 10  
PWIND DIR N N SW SW NW NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 20 20 40 10 10 5 5  
SNOW S S S C  
 

 
IAZ039-121000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED  
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 24 43 32 46 25  
TEMP 28 27 25 24 26 25 30 39 42 37 33 33 34 35 39 45 46 42 39 37 32 27  
DEWPT 20 20 17 18 22 23 27 32 34 32 30 30 30 31 34 38 39 37 35 33 30 26  
RH 71 74 71 77 85 92 88 76 73 82 89 89 85 85 82 76 76 82 85 85 92 96  
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 9 13 11 9 5 6 9 9 6 6 8 10 13 14 18 17 17 19 19 24 25  
WIND GUST 25 28 28 34 35  
CLOUDS B1 FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 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 19 18 14 14 16 18 23 33 36 31 27 26 26 26 31 37 34 29 26 19 12  
MIN CHILL 18 12 14 17 30 24 23 27 33 25 11  
 
DATE 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
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 28 14 29 25 33 11 19 8 24  
TEMP 27 22 17 15 25 28 27 27 31 25 18 12 15 15 11 10 20 20  
DEWPT 16 12 8 7 11 14 21 25 24 21 13 8 8 8 5 5 10 9  
PWIND DIR N N SW SW W NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR WY GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 20 40 50 5 10 5 5  
SNOW S C S C C  
 

 
IAZ048-121000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED  
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 48 34 53 25  
TEMP 31 30 29 28 28 28 33 43 47 40 35 35 36 38 42 50 52 48 42 40 34 27  
DEWPT 18 18 17 22 25 25 27 31 34 33 31 31 31 32 34 38 38 37 36 34 31 26  
RH 58 60 60 78 88 88 78 62 60 76 85 85 82 79 73 63 59 65 79 79 89 96  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 10 11 10 6 5 5 9 8 6 6 6 10 13 14 17 18 16 17 17 23 25  
WIND GUST 20 27 29 26 28 27 34 35  
CLOUDS B1 FW CL B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 22 22 19 19 21 22 27 29 29 29 34 34 31 22 12  
MIN CHILL 20 17 17 20 35 28 27 30 39 29 12  
 
DATE 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
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 30 15 33 27 35 13 22 9 28  
TEMP 28 24 18 17 28 31 29 29 33 27 20 13 18 18 13 12 23 23  
DEWPT 16 12 9 10 12 17 23 26 25 21 14 8 8 8 7 6 10 10  
PWIND DIR N N SW SW NW NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR WY GN GN GN BZ BZ GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 20 30 50 20 10 5 5  
SNOW S C S C C S  
 

 
IAZ004-121000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED  
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 26 45 34 49 20  
TEMP 30 29 28 28 27 26 31 42 45 38 36 36 36 39 41 47 48 43 37 35 28 22  
DEWPT 14 18 22 23 24 23 26 31 33 30 29 29 30 32 34 37 36 34 32 29 24 18  
RH 51 63 78 81 88 88 81 65 62 73 75 75 79 76 76 68 63 70 82 78 85 84  
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N  
WIND SPD 16 16 14 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 12 16 18 19 23 23 20 21 23 27 28  
WIND GUST 26 29 34 35 31 33 34 40 40  
CLOUDS SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 19 17 16 18 17 17 22 36 39 31 28 27 27 29 32 39 34 26 23 13 4  
MIN CHILL 17 14 16 17 31 26 25 28 33 20 3  
 
DATE 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
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 25 13 33 24 31 7 19 5 25  
TEMP 24 20 16 15 28 31 28 28 28 20 13 8 14 14 10 10 19 19  
DEWPT 12 9 6 7 13 19 23 25 21 15 7 3 6 6 4 6 9 9  
PWIND DIR N NW S W NW NW NW W NW  
WIND CHAR WY GN GN BZ BZ BZ BZ GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 30 50 60 20 20 5 5  
SNOW C C C C L S S  
 

 
IAZ035-121000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED  
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 26 46 34 51 23  
TEMP 32 29 27 27 27 26 31 42 46 39 35 35 36 38 42 49 50 45 40 37 30 25  
DEWPT 17 19 19 22 24 24 27 31 35 32 30 29 30 31 34 38 39 36 34 32 27 22  
RH 53 66 71 81 88 92 85 65 65 76 82 78 79 76 73 66 66 70 79 82 88 88  
WIND DIR SW S SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 12 11 11 9 6 5 5 8 8 6 6 8 10 13 14 17 18 17 17 18 21 24  
WIND GUST 21 33 34  
CLOUDS FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 B1 SC CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 23 19 17 18 20 19 25 29 28 29 30 34 38 31 27 17 10  
MIN CHILL 19 16 17 19 33 28 27 29 36 26 9  
 
DATE 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
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 28 14 33 26 33 10 21 7 27  
TEMP 26 22 17 16 27 32 28 28 31 24 17 10 17 16 11 10 22 21  
DEWPT 15 11 8 8 13 18 22 26 24 18 11 6 7 8 5 5 10 10  
PWIND DIR N N S W NW NW NW W NW  
WIND CHAR BZ LT GN GN BZ BZ GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 30 40 60 10 20 5 5  
SNOW C C C C L S S  
 

 
IAZ094-121000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED  
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 49 34 56 30  
TEMP 33 32 30 30 29 28 32 45 49 42 37 36 35 36 42 52 55 51 46 43 38 32  
DEWPT 17 17 18 21 25 26 28 31 32 32 31 32 31 31 32 36 37 37 36 35 33 28  
RH 51 53 60 69 85 92 85 58 52 67 79 85 85 82 67 54 51 59 68 73 82 85  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 9 8 10 10 9 6 5 6 6 5 6 8 10 12 12 14 14 13 14 13 17 18  
WIND GUST 23 25 26 25 25 28 31  
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 25 25 21 20 20 21 31 30 28 28 35 36 29 20  
MIN CHILL 22 19 19 21 37 29 27 29 33 19  
 
DATE 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
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 36 16 34 28 37 16 26 11 31  
TEMP 33 28 20 18 29 32 30 30 35 31 23 17 22 22 17 15 26 28  
DEWPT 19 12 8 10 11 16 20 24 23 21 16 9 8 7 7 6 9 9  
PWIND DIR N N SW W NW NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 10 30 5 10 0 0  
SNOW S C  
 

 
IAZ017-121000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED  
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 25 41 32 44 21  
TEMP 27 26 25 27 26 25 30 39 41 36 34 34 34 36 38 42 44 40 36 34 28 23  
DEWPT 18 18 17 22 24 23 27 32 34 31 30 29 30 31 34 37 38 35 33 31 26 21  
RH 68 71 71 81 92 92 88 76 76 82 85 82 85 82 85 82 79 82 89 89 92 92  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 12 12 13 10 8 5 6 9 9 6 8 9 11 14 14 18 18 18 20 21 26 26  
WIND GUST 23 25 28 28  
CLOUDS B1 FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
OBVIS PF  
WIND CHILL 16 15 13 17 18 18 23 33 35 30 27 27 26 27 29 33 36 31 25 22 13 6  
MIN CHILL 14 12 15 16 29 25 24 27 30 21 5  
 
DATE 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
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 25 11 29 23 30 8 16 5 22  
TEMP 24 20 15 13 24 27 26 26 28 21 15 9 13 12 8 9 18 16  
DEWPT 15 10 7 7 13 16 22 25 24 18 10 6 7 6 3 5 9 8  
PWIND DIR N N S SW NW NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR WY GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 30 50 60 10 10 5 5  
SNOW C C C C L  
 

 
IAZ049-121000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED  
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 25 44 33 49 25  
TEMP 30 28 26 25 26 26 31 40 43 37 34 34 34 37 39 47 48 44 39 37 32 27  
DEWPT 19 18 17 19 23 23 27 31 34 31 30 29 29 30 33 38 38 37 36 33 29 24  
RH 63 66 68 78 88 88 85 70 70 79 85 82 82 75 79 71 68 76 89 85 88 88  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 11 10 13 11 9 5 5 9 8 6 8 8 10 13 14 18 17 17 17 18 21 24  
WIND GUST 28 32 34  
CLOUDS B1 CL CL B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 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 20 19 14 15 17 18 25 34 27 27 26 28 31 36 31 27 19 12  
MIN CHILL 19 13 14 16 30 26 25 28 35 27 10  
 
DATE 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
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 29 13 30 25 34 11 19 8 25  
TEMP 27 22 17 15 25 28 27 28 31 25 18 12 16 16 12 10 20 20  
DEWPT 16 11 8 7 11 16 21 24 24 20 12 7 7 7 5 5 8 8  
PWIND DIR N N SW SW NW NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR WY GN GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 20 40 50 10 10 5 5  
SNOW S C S C C  
 

 
IAZ086-121000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
227 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
DATE 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED  
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 48 35 55 30  
TEMP 33 31 29 29 29 28 34 44 48 42 37 36 37 39 42 52 54 51 45 42 37 32  
DEWPT 19 18 18 18 22 25 29 31 34 33 32 33 32 31 33 37 38 38 37 36 33 29  
RH 56 58 63 63 75 88 82 60 58 70 82 89 82 73 70 56 54 61 73 79 85 88  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 10 8 11 12 11 9 8 9 9 6 9 9 10 13 14 16 16 14 16 14 18 20  
WIND GUST 21 23 24 26 26 27 26 26 26 32 35  
CLOUDS FW FW CL SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 25 23 19 18 19 20 27 30 30 29 30 34 39 34 27 19  
MIN CHILL 22 17 17 20 36 29 27 31 33 17  
 
DATE 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26 FRI 01/16/26 SAT 01/17/26 SUN 01/18/26  
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 16 32 27 37 16 24 10 29  
TEMP 32 27 20 18 27 31 29 29 35 30 23 17 21 21 15 13 25 25  
DEWPT 20 14 10 9 12 16 20 24 25 23 17 11 10 8 8 7 11 10  
PWIND DIR NW N SW SW W NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 10 20 40 10 10 5 5  
SNOW S S S C  
 

 
 
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