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FOUS53 KDMX 201047  
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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
IAZ060-202200-  
DES MOINES-POLK IA  
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
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 27 17 37 13 28  
TEMP 7 10 20 26 25 24 24 20 18 22 31 37 32 26 21 16 14 18 25 28 23  
DEWPT 0 2 4 8 11 15 17 17 16 17 20 22 20 15 12 9 8 8 9 10 9  
RH 72 69 49 46 55 68 74 88 92 81 63 54 61 62 68 73 76 64 50 46 54  
WIND DIR SW SE S SE SE SE W NW NW W SW W NW NW NW W W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 2 2 5 8 6 6 6 9 9 10 13 19 20 14 10 8 5 8 11 11 8  
WIND GUST 25 36 34 27 20  
CLOUDS FW B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 60 30 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
SNOW C  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
WIND CHILL 11 18 17 16 16 9 7 11 21 26 20 14 10 5 5 8 14 18 14  
MIN CHILL 4 0 14 14 6 6 18 10 3 3 10  
 
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -7 2 -7 7 -2 20 3 26  
TEMP 10 -5 -1 0 -4 -5 2 5 2 0 13 13 5 5 19 22  
DEWPT 1 -12-16-17-17 -15-12 -9 -8 -8 -4 0 -1 -1 4 7  
PWIND DIR N N NE NE E SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 20 10 5 5  
SNOW S S  
 
 
IAZ039-202200-  
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA  
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
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 19 12 29 7 17  
TEMP -5 1 13 19 17 17 18 15 13 17 24 28 26 20 15 9 7 10 16 17 12  
DEWPT -8 -2 2 5 10 13 15 14 13 14 18 22 21 14 10 5 4 6 9 10 6  
RH 86 87 61 54 73 84 88 96100 88 77 78 81 77 80 83 87 83 73 73 76  
WIND DIR SW SW S S SE SE E NW W W SW SW NW NW NW W W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 2 3 6 8 5 5 4 6 9 10 13 16 19 18 14 10 8 10 12 12 10  
WIND GUST 29 31 28  
CLOUDS FW FW B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 50 100 40 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.16 0.04 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 3 1  
SNOW S L D L S  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -7 3 9 8 8 10 5 0 5 13 17 12 5 -1 -5 -7 -4 2 3 -1  
MIN CHILL -12 -12 4 6 -1 -1 11 -2 -8 -8 -3  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -14 -7 -15 0 -9 12 -4 17  
TEMP -1 -12 -8 -9-12 -13 -4 -3 -6 -7 5 6 0 -3 11 13  
DEWPT -8 -16-16-16-18 -19-13-10-12 -12 -3 -3 -5 -5 3 6  
PWIND DIR NW NW N N E SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5  
 
 
IAZ048-202200-  
AMES-STORY IA  
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
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 23 15 34 11 24  
TEMP 0 5 16 22 21 21 21 18 15 19 29 34 29 23 18 13 11 16 22 24 19  
DEWPT -4 1 3 8 11 14 17 15 15 16 21 24 20 16 11 8 7 9 10 10 9  
RH 83 83 56 54 65 74 84 88100 88 72 66 69 74 73 80 83 73 59 54 64  
WIND DIR SW S S SE SE SE NW NW NW W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 1 2 6 9 6 5 5 8 9 10 13 19 21 17 11 8 6 9 12 12 10  
WIND GUST 25 36 35 28  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 70 30 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 T  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW S L  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -1 6 13 12 13 13 7 3 7 18 23 15 9 5 2 1 4 10 12 7  
MIN CHILL -2 -5 9 10 2 2 14 5 -1 0 5  
 
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -11 -2 -11 4 -5 17 0 23  
TEMP 5 -9 -4 -4 -6 -9 0 2 -2 -3 10 10 4 1 17 19  
DEWPT -2 -13-16-16-16 -16-12 -9 -8 -8 -3 0 -2 -1 5 8  
PWIND DIR N N NE NE E SW NW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 10 10 5 5  
SNOW S  
 
 
IAZ004-202200-  
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA  
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
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 17 10 28 5 15  
TEMP -5 0 12 17 15 15 14 13 10 14 25 27 20 15 10 6 5 10 14 13 7  
DEWPT -9 -4 2 7 11 12 12 11 9 12 19 20 13 9 5 2 2 4 7 5 0  
RH 82 83 63 64 84 88 92 91 96 92 78 74 74 77 80 83 87 76 73 70 72  
WIND DIR SW SW S S SE SE W NW W SW SW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 5 10 9 6 6 8 10 10 14 20 27 24 19 13 10 10 12 16 16 13  
WIND GUST 33 39 34 24  
CLOUDS FW SC B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 90 100 50 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.08 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 1 T  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW L D L  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -16-12 -1 6 5 5 3 -1 -4 -1 11 11 3 -2 -6 -9-10 -6 -2 -3-10  
MIN CHILL -17 -17 1 2 -4 -5 3 -6 -11 -10 -11  
 
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -18 -8 -17 1 -10 12 -4 20  
TEMP -6 -17-10-10-11 -15 -3 -3 -6 -8 7 6 1 -2 13 15  
DEWPT -12 -21-19-19-19 -19-12 -9-11 -10 -2 -1 -3 -5 5 8  
PWIND DIR N N N SE S SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 5  
 
 
IAZ035-202200-  
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA  
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
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 20 13 32 8 20  
TEMP -3 3 15 20 19 18 18 15 14 18 28 31 25 19 14 10 8 14 18 20 14  
DEWPT -6 -1 3 8 11 14 15 13 13 15 21 23 17 13 8 5 5 8 10 10 6  
RH 86 83 58 59 70 84 88 92 96 88 75 72 71 77 76 80 87 76 70 64 70  
WIND DIR SW S S S SE SE NW NW W SW SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 2 3 8 9 6 5 5 8 8 9 12 19 19 16 10 8 6 9 12 12 10  
WIND GUST 25 31 32  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 70 80 40 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.07 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 1 T  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW C D C S  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -5 4 9 10 10 10 4 3 7 17 19 11 5 1 -2 -3 2 5 7 1  
MIN CHILL -8 -10 7 8 2 2 11 1 -3 -3 1  
 
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -14 -4 -14 3 -7 15 -1 22  
TEMP -1 -12 -6 -7 -9 -12 -2 0 -4 -5 10 9 2 0 15 18  
DEWPT -7 -17-17-18-17 -17-12 -9 -9 -10 -2 0 -2 -2 5 8  
PWIND DIR N N NE E SE SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 10 10 5 5  
SNOW S  
 
 
IAZ094-202200-  
LAMONI-DECATUR IA  
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
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 19 40 15 31  
TEMP 12 13 24 30 28 29 29 24 20 22 32 40 34 28 22 18 16 19 28 31 27  
DEWPT 0 3 6 11 15 19 20 19 18 18 19 20 17 15 12 9 8 9 8 8 8  
RH 58 63 45 44 58 66 69 81 92 84 58 44 49 58 65 67 70 64 42 37 44  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE S W NW NW W SW W NW NW NW NW W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 2 3 5 9 6 10 11 11 10 10 13 19 17 12 10 6 5 6 9 10 5  
WIND GUST 21 26 33 32 25 20  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
FLURRIES C C C  
WIND CHILL 7 17 22 21 19 19 13 9 11 22 31 23 17 12 9 7 10 19 23 20  
MIN CHILL 7 4 18 18 9 9 22 11 6 7 18  
 
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -3 5 -6 10 -1 20 3 28  
TEMP 15 0 4 3 -1 -4 5 7 3 1 15 15 8 4 21 23  
DEWPT 4 -7-14-18-17 -14-13-12-10 -8 -2 1 1 0 5 8  
PWIND DIR N N NE NE E SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 30 20 10 5 5  
SNOW S S C S S  
 
 
IAZ017-202200-  
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA  
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
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 16 10 27 3 13  
TEMP -6 -1 11 16 15 14 15 13 11 14 22 26 21 15 11 6 3 8 12 13 7  
DEWPT -9 -4 1 5 9 12 12 11 10 12 18 23 16 11 7 3 1 4 7 7 2  
RH 86 87 63 61 77 92 88 91 96 92 84 88 81 84 83 87 91 83 80 76 79  
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE SE W W W W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 2 4 8 8 6 5 4 8 9 10 16 21 24 17 13 10 8 10 13 13 10  
WIND GUST 26 32 27  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 70 100 50 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.13 0.04 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 2 1  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW C D D C  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -13-10 -1 5 5 5 8 1 -2 1 8 11 4 -1 -5 -9-11 -6 -3 -2 -8  
MIN CHILL -15 -17 1 2 -4 -4 3 -5 -12 -10 -12  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -19 -10 -19 -3 -13 9 -6 15  
TEMP -6 -17-11-12-15 -17 -7 -7 -9 -11 3 3 -2 -5 9 11  
DEWPT -12 -21-18-19-20 -22-13-12-14 -12 -4 -4 -5 -7 3 5  
PWIND DIR NW NW N NE SE SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5  
 
 
IAZ049-202200-  
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA  
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
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 20 13 32 8 20  
TEMP -3 3 14 20 19 19 19 17 13 18 26 31 27 21 16 11 8 13 18 20 15  
DEWPT -8 -1 2 7 10 13 15 15 13 14 18 23 21 15 10 7 5 7 9 10 8  
RH 78 83 58 56 67 77 84 92100 84 71 72 78 77 77 83 87 76 67 64 73  
WIND DIR SW S S S SE SE W NW W W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW  
WIND SPD 1 3 6 8 6 6 5 8 9 10 13 18 21 17 13 9 6 9 12 12 9  
WIND GUST 25 33 32 28  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 80 30 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 T  
SNOW S C D S  
SNOWSHWRS C C  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -5 4 10 10 10 11 8 1 6 14 19 13 7 2 -1 -3 1 5 8 3  
MIN CHILL -8 -8 7 7 -1 0 12 2 -5 -5 1  
 
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -14 -5 -14 1 -9 13 -3 20  
TEMP 2 -12 -7 -7 -9 -12 -3 -1 -4 -7 8 7 1 -1 13 16  
DEWPT -5 -16-17-18-18 -19-13 -9-11 -11 -4 -2 -4 -4 3 5  
PWIND DIR N N N NE E SW W SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 10 10 5 5  
SNOW S  
 
 
IAZ086-202200-  
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA  
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT  
447 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
 
DATE TUE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26  
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 29 19 36 14 29  
TEMP 9 11 21 27 25 25 28 24 19 22 30 36 34 28 23 18 15 19 26 29 25  
DEWPT 2 3 5 8 12 15 18 21 18 18 19 21 22 18 15 11 9 9 10 10 11  
RH 72 69 49 44 57 65 66 88 96 84 63 54 61 66 71 73 77 64 50 44 55  
WIND DIR S SE S S SE SE SW W NW W W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 2 3 5 8 6 9 10 11 11 11 13 17 19 17 13 9 8 9 11 11 8  
WIND GUST 24 25 32 33 29 25  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC CL SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 30 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
FLURRIES C  
SNOW S  
SNOWSHWRS S S  
WIND CHILL 13 19 17 16 19 13 7 11 20 26 23 16 11 7 4 8 15 19 16  
MIN CHILL 2 0 15 13 6 6 20 11 2 3 13  
 
DATE FRI 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 -6 2 -7 7 -3 20 2 25  
TEMP 13 -3 0 0 -4 -5 3 5 2 -1 14 14 7 3 19 21  
DEWPT 4 -11-16-16-17 -16-13 -9 -8 -8 -4 0 -1 -1 4 7  
PWIND DIR N N N NE NE SW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 20 10 5 5  
SNOW S S S  
 
 
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