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FOUS53 KDMX 200847  
PFMDMX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
IAZ060-211000-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU  
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 27 17 37 13  
TEMP 10 6 9 20 26 25 24 24 20 18 22 31 37 32 26 21 16 14  
DEWPT 1 0 2 4 8 11 15 17 17 16 17 20 22 20 15 12 9 8  
RH 66 76 72 49 46 55 68 74 88 92 81 63 54 61 62 68 73 76  
WIND DIR S SW SE S SE SE SE W NW NW W SW W NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 5 8 6 6 6 9 9 10 13 19 20 14 10 8 5  
WIND GUST 25 36 34 27 20  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 60 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
SNOW C  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
WIND CHILL 4 11 18 17 16 16 9 7 11 21 26 20 14 10 5 5  
MIN CHILL 1 0 14 14 6 6 18 10 3  
 
DATE 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -7 2 -7 7 -2 20 3 26  
TEMP 25 23 10 -5 -1 0 -4 -5 2 5 2 0 13 13 5 5 19 22  
DEWPT 9 9 1 -12-16-17-17 -15-12 -9 -8 -8 -4 0 -1 -1 4 7  
PWIND DIR W N N NE NE E SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 20 10 5 5  
SNOW S S  
 

 
IAZ039-211000-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU  
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 19 12 29 7  
TEMP -2 -4 2 13 19 17 17 18 15 13 17 24 28 26 20 15 9 7  
DEWPT -7 -5 -2 2 5 10 13 15 14 13 14 18 22 21 14 10 5 4  
RH 79 95 83 61 54 73 84 88 96100 88 77 78 81 77 80 83 87  
WIND DIR NW SW SW S S SE SE E NW W W SW SW NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 1 2 3 6 8 5 5 4 6 9 10 13 16 19 18 14 10 8  
WIND GUST 29 31 28  
CLOUDS CL CL FW B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 50 100 40 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.16 0.04 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 3  
SNOW S L D L S  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -6 3 9 8 8 10 5 0 5 13 17 12 5 -1 -5 -7  
MIN CHILL -10 -10 4 6 -1 -1 11 -2 -8  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 17 -14 -7 -15 0 -9 12 -4 17  
TEMP 16 12 -1 -12 -8 -9-12 -13 -4 -3 -6 -7 5 6 0 -3 11 13  
DEWPT 9 6 -8 -16-16-16-18 -19-13-10-12 -12 -3 -3 -5 -5 3 6  
PWIND DIR W NW NW N N E SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5  
 

 
IAZ048-211000-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU  
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 23 15 34 11  
TEMP 2 0 6 16 22 21 21 21 18 15 19 29 34 29 23 18 13 11  
DEWPT -3 -2 1 3 8 11 14 17 15 15 16 21 24 20 16 11 8 7  
RH 79 91 79 56 54 65 74 84 88100 88 72 66 69 74 73 80 83  
WIND DIR SE SW S S SE SE SE NW NW NW W SW W NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 0 1 2 6 9 6 5 5 8 9 10 13 19 21 17 11 8 6  
WIND GUST 25 36 35 28  
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 70 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 1  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW S L  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 6 13 12 13 13 7 3 7 18 23 15 9 5 2 1  
MIN CHILL -2 -4 9 10 2 2 14 5 -1  
 
DATE 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 24 -11 -2 -11 4 -5 17 0 23  
TEMP 22 19 5 -9 -4 -4 -6 -9 0 2 -2 -3 10 10 4 1 17 19  
DEWPT 10 9 -2 -13-16-16-16 -16-12 -9 -8 -8 -3 0 -2 -1 5 8  
PWIND DIR W N N NE NE E SW NW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 10 10 5 5  
SNOW S  
 

 
IAZ004-211000-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU  
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 -7 17 10 28 5  
TEMP -4 -6 1 12 17 15 15 14 13 10 14 25 27 20 15 10 6 5  
DEWPT -8 -7 -4 2 7 11 12 12 11 9 12 19 20 13 9 5 2 2  
RH 82 95 79 63 64 84 88 92 91 96 92 78 74 74 77 80 83 87  
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SE SE W NW W SW SW NW NW NW W W W  
WIND SPD 4 4 5 10 9 6 6 8 10 10 14 20 27 24 19 13 10 10  
WIND GUST 33 39 34 24  
CLOUDS CL FW SC B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 90 100 50 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.08 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 1  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW L D L  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -13-17-10 -1 6 5 5 3 -1 -4 -1 11 11 3 -2 -6 -9-10  
MIN CHILL -17 -17 1 2 -4 -5 3 -6 -11  
 
DATE 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 15 -18 -8 -17 1 -10 12 -4 20  
TEMP 14 7 -6 -17-10-10-11 -15 -3 -3 -6 -8 7 6 1 -2 13 15  
DEWPT 7 0-12 -21-19-19-19 -19-12 -9-11 -10 -2 -1 -3 -5 5 8  
PWIND DIR NW N N N SE S SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 5  
 

 
IAZ035-211000-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU  
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 20 13 32 8  
TEMP -1 -3 4 15 20 19 18 18 15 14 18 28 31 25 19 14 10 8  
DEWPT -4 -4 -1 3 8 11 14 15 13 13 15 21 23 17 13 8 5 5  
RH 87 95 79 58 59 70 84 88 92 96 88 75 72 71 77 76 80 87  
WIND DIR W SW S S S SE SE NW NW W SW SW W NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 1 2 3 8 9 6 5 5 8 8 9 12 19 19 16 10 8 6  
WIND GUST 25 31 32  
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 70 80 40 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.07 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 1  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW C D C S  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -3 4 9 10 10 10 4 3 7 17 19 11 5 1 -2 -3  
MIN CHILL -8 -8 7 8 2 2 11 1 -3  
 
DATE 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 20 -14 -4 -14 3 -7 15 -1 22  
TEMP 18 14 -1 -12 -6 -7 -9 -12 -2 0 -4 -5 10 9 2 0 15 18  
DEWPT 10 6 -7 -17-17-18-17 -17-12 -9 -9 -10 -2 0 -2 -2 5 8  
PWIND DIR NW N N NE E SE SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 20 10 10 5 5  
SNOW S  
 

 
IAZ094-211000-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU  
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 32 19 40 15  
TEMP 13 9 12 24 30 28 29 29 24 20 22 32 40 34 28 22 18 16  
DEWPT 1 1 3 6 11 15 19 20 19 18 18 19 20 17 15 12 9 8  
RH 58 69 66 45 44 58 66 69 81 92 84 58 44 49 58 65 67 70  
WIND DIR SW SE SE SE S SE S W NW NW W SW W NW NW NW NW W  
WIND SPD 4 2 3 5 9 6 10 11 11 10 10 13 19 17 12 10 6 5  
WIND GUST 21 26 33 32 25 20  
CLOUDS B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES C C C  
WIND CHILL 6 6 17 22 21 19 19 13 9 11 22 31 23 17 12 9 7  
MIN CHILL 4 1 18 18 9 9 22 11 6  
 
DATE 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 31 -3 5 -6 10 -1 20 3 28  
TEMP 28 27 15 0 4 3 -1 -4 5 7 3 1 15 15 8 4 21 23  
DEWPT 8 8 4 -7-14-18-17 -14-13-12-10 -8 -2 1 1 0 5 8  
PWIND DIR W N N NE NE E SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 30 20 10 5 5  
SNOW S S C S S  
 

 
IAZ017-211000-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU  
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 -7 16 10 27 3  
TEMP -4 -6 0 11 16 15 14 15 13 11 14 22 26 21 15 11 6 3  
DEWPT -8 -8 -4 1 5 9 12 12 11 10 12 18 23 16 11 7 3 1  
RH 82 91 83 63 61 77 92 88 91 96 92 84 88 81 84 83 87 91  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SE SE W W W W SW W NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 3 2 4 8 8 6 5 4 8 9 10 16 21 24 17 13 10 8  
WIND GUST 26 32 27  
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 70 100 50 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.13 0.04 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 2  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW C D D C  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -13-13 -9 -1 5 5 5 8 1 -2 1 8 11 4 -1 -5 -9-11  
MIN CHILL -16 -16 1 2 -4 -4 3 -5 -12  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -19 -10 -19 -3 -13 9 -6 15  
TEMP 12 7 -6 -17-11-12-15 -17 -7 -7 -9 -11 3 3 -2 -5 9 11  
DEWPT 7 2-12 -21-18-19-20 -22-13-12-14 -12 -4 -4 -5 -7 3 5  
PWIND DIR W NW NW N NE SE SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5  
 

 
IAZ049-211000-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU  
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 20 13 32 8  
TEMP 0 -2 4 14 20 19 19 19 17 13 18 26 31 27 21 16 11 8  
DEWPT -5 -4 -1 2 7 10 13 15 15 13 14 18 23 21 15 10 7 5  
RH 79 91 79 58 56 67 77 84 92100 84 71 72 78 77 77 83 87  
WIND DIR W SW S S S SE SE W NW W W SW W NW NW NW W W  
WIND SPD 1 1 3 6 8 6 6 5 8 9 10 13 18 21 17 13 9 6  
WIND GUST 25 33 32 28  
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 80 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 1  
SNOW S C D S  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -3 4 10 10 10 11 8 1 6 14 19 13 7 2 -1 -3  
MIN CHILL -7 -7 7 7 -1 0 12 2 -5  
 
DATE 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 20 -14 -5 -14 1 -9 13 -3 20  
TEMP 18 15 2 -12 -7 -7 -9 -12 -3 -1 -4 -7 8 7 1 -1 13 16  
DEWPT 9 8 -5 -16-17-18-18 -19-13 -9-11 -11 -4 -2 -4 -4 3 5  
PWIND DIR W N N N NE E SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 10 10 5 5  
SNOW S  
 

 
IAZ086-211000-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
247 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE 01/19/26 TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU  
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 19 36 14  
TEMP 11 8 11 21 27 25 25 28 24 19 22 30 36 34 28 23 18 15  
DEWPT 1 0 3 5 8 12 15 18 21 18 18 19 21 22 18 15 11 9  
RH 63 69 69 49 44 57 65 66 88 96 84 63 54 61 66 71 73 77  
WIND DIR S S SE S S SE SE SW W NW W W SW W NW NW NW W  
WIND SPD 4 2 3 5 8 6 9 10 11 11 11 13 17 19 17 13 9 8  
WIND GUST 24 25 32 33 29 25  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC CL SC B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 T  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW S  
SNOWSHWRS S S  
WIND CHILL 3 13 19 17 16 19 13 7 11 20 26 23 16 11 7 4  
MIN CHILL -1 0 15 13 6 6 20 11 2  
 
DATE 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -6 2 -7 7 -3 20 2 25  
TEMP 26 25 13 -3 0 0 -4 -5 3 5 2 -1 14 14 7 3 19 21  
DEWPT 10 11 4 -11-16-16-17 -16-13 -9 -8 -8 -4 0 -1 -1 4 7  
PWIND DIR W N N N NE NE SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 5 5  
SNOW S S S  
 

 
 
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