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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
IAZ060-211000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI
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 17 38 13 27 -7
TEMP 23 22 22 22 20 18 20 31 37 32 23 19 15 13 17 24 27 23 17 10 1 -5
DEWPT 7 10 11 17 17 16 17 20 21 19 14 11 9 7 8 9 9 9 6 0 -7-12
RH 50 59 62 81 88 92 88 63 52 58 68 70 77 76 67 52 46 54 61 63 68 71
WIND DIR S E E N NW W W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 8 5 4 5 8 8 10 17 25 23 17 10 6 5 8 11 11 8 10 10 11 11
WIND GUST 29 46 42 28 20
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 50 20 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C
SNOW C C
SPRINKLES C
WIND CHILL 14 15 16 15 10 8 9 20 25 19 10 7 5 4 7 13 17 13 5 -5-16-23
MIN CHILL 10 13 6 6 19 5 3 3 10 -8 -25
DATE 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 1 -6 8 -1 13 -2 24 10 30
TEMP -2 0 -4 -5 4 6 1 -1 9 10 3 0 17 20 15 11 25 24
DEWPT -17-17-16 -15-13 -9 -8 -7 -4 -1 -3 -2 4 8 10 10 11 12
PWIND DIR N NE NE N NW SW W W NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 10 5 0 0 5
SNOW S S
IAZ039-211000-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI
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 12 30 6 17 -14
TEMP 17 15 14 15 13 12 16 23 29 27 19 14 9 6 10 15 17 12 5 -2 -8-13
DEWPT 5 7 10 14 12 12 13 18 23 22 15 10 5 4 5 9 9 6 -1 -9-14-17
RH 58 70 84 96 96100 88 81 78 81 84 84 83 91 80 77 70 76 76 71 74 82
WIND DIR S SE E NE NW W W SW SW W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 9 4 3 3 5 8 9 16 19 25 21 14 10 8 9 12 12 10 12 13 13 12
WIND GUST 28 40 40 32 25
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC FW
POP 12HR 90 50 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.04 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 3 1 00-00
SNOW L D D S C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 5 7 8 4 1 4 10 17 12 2 -1 -5 -7 -4 1 3 -1-12-21-29-34
MIN CHILL 2 6 0 0 11 -2 -9 -8 -3 -22 -35
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -7 -14 1 -7 6 -8 14 5 20
TEMP -8 -9-11 -12 -3 -3 -6 -7 3 3 -3 -3 9 10 8 6 17 15
DEWPT -17-16-17 -17-10 -8 -9 -10 -5 -4 -7 -6 5 6 5 5 10 10
PWIND DIR NW N N N NW SW W W NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 5 0 0 0
IAZ048-211000-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI
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 14 35 10 23 -10
TEMP 20 18 18 18 17 15 18 29 34 29 21 16 12 11 15 21 23 18 12 4 -4 -8
DEWPT 5 9 11 16 15 14 16 21 24 20 15 11 8 7 9 10 11 9 5 -3 -9-14
RH 51 67 73 92 92 96 92 72 66 69 77 80 84 83 77 62 59 67 73 72 78 74
WIND DIR SE E E N NW W W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 8 5 3 4 8 8 10 17 24 25 19 11 6 5 8 12 12 10 11 11 11 11
WIND GUST 32 47 43 29
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 60 30 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00
SNOW S L C S S
WIND CHILL 9 11 12 11 7 4 6 17 22 15 5 3 1 0 3 9 11 7 -3-12-22-27
MIN CHILL 5 10 2 2 13 1 -1 0 5 -14 -29
DATE 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -3 -9 7 -4 10 -4 21 8 28
TEMP -5 -4 -6 -8 3 4 -2 -4 7 7 0 -3 14 17 12 9 22 22
DEWPT -16-16-16 -13-12 -8 -8 -8 -4 -1 -4 -3 5 8 9 9 11 13
PWIND DIR N NE E N NW SW W W NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 20 10 5 0 0 5
SNOW S
IAZ004-211000-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI
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 9 29 4 14 -18
TEMP 19 15 13 12 12 10 14 26 28 21 13 9 6 5 9 14 13 6 -2 -7-12-17
DEWPT 9 11 9 11 10 9 12 20 21 14 9 5 3 2 4 6 5 0 -8-13-19-21
RH 64 84 84 96 91 96 92 78 75 74 84 83 87 87 80 70 70 76 75 74 70 81
WIND DIR S S S W W W SW SW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW N N N NW
WIND SPD 9 5 5 8 10 10 13 24 32 26 19 12 10 10 11 16 17 13 13 13 12 11
WIND GUST 41 50 40 29 23
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC OV B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 100 70 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00
SNOW L D L S L C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 7 6 4 0 -1 -4 -1 11 11 3 -5 -7 -9-10 -6 -3 -4-11-21-28-33-38
MIN CHILL 6 0 -4 -4 1 -7 -11 -10 -13 -29 -39
EXTREME COLD A A A
DATE 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -8 -15 3 -10 6 -8 18 6 20
TEMP -10-10-11 -12 -2 -2 -6 -9 3 2 -2 -5 12 12 10 7 16 15
DEWPT -19-18-18 -17-11 -9-10 -12 -4 -3 -5 -5 6 7 7 4 8 8
PWIND DIR NW NW SW SW SW SW W W NW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 5
IAZ035-211000-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI
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 12 32 7 19 -14
TEMP 19 17 16 15 14 12 17 28 32 25 17 13 9 8 13 18 19 14 5 -1 -8-13
DEWPT 8 8 12 14 13 12 15 21 24 18 12 9 5 5 7 9 9 6 -1 -7-13-18
RH 61 67 84 96 96100 92 75 72 74 80 84 83 87 76 67 64 70 76 75 78 77
WIND DIR S SE E NW W W SW SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 9 5 4 4 6 6 10 18 27 24 17 10 6 5 9 12 12 10 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST 31 41 36
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 40 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00
SNOW S D L S C C
WIND CHILL 8 9 9 8 4 1 5 15 18 10 2 -1 -2 -2 1 5 6 1-10-17-26-32
MIN CHILL 6 6 0 0 10 -2 -3 -2 0 -18 -33
DATE 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -5 -12 6 -7 8 -5 20 8 24
TEMP -7 -7 -8 -10 1 2 -3 -6 5 5 -1 -1 13 15 11 9 19 19
DEWPT -18-17-16 -16-12 -8 -9 -11 -4 -2 -5 -3 5 8 8 7 10 11
PWIND DIR N NE SE N W SW W W NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 5
IAZ094-211000-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI
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 20 41 15 30 -3
TEMP 29 27 26 27 23 20 22 33 40 35 26 20 16 15 19 27 30 26 20 15 7 -1
DEWPT 9 15 17 19 18 17 18 19 21 17 14 11 10 8 9 9 8 8 8 3 -1 -8
RH 42 60 68 71 81 88 84 56 46 47 60 67 77 73 64 46 39 46 59 58 69 71
WIND DIR S SE SE W NW NW W SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW N N N N
WIND SPD 9 5 4 10 10 9 10 17 23 20 16 10 5 5 5 9 9 5 9 11 12 12
WIND GUST 29 40 40 27 20
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C
WIND CHILL 20 20 20 18 12 9 11 22 29 24 13 9 7 6 11 18 22 19 9 2 -9-19
MIN CHILL 19 16 7 9 22 7 6 6 18 -2 -21
DATE 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 4 -5 9 -1 14 -2 24 10 33
TEMP 3 2 -2 -4 6 7 2 -1 11 11 4 -1 19 20 14 11 27 25
DEWPT -15-19-18 -16-13 -9 -8 -7 -4 -1 -2 -2 6 8 10 11 14 13
PWIND DIR N NE NE N NW SW SW SW NW
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 30 10 10 5 0 0 0
SNOW S C
IAZ017-211000-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI
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 9 28 2 12 -18
TEMP 15 13 12 12 11 10 13 22 26 22 14 10 5 3 7 12 12 7 -2 -8-13-17
DEWPT 4 9 9 11 10 9 12 18 23 17 10 7 3 0 4 7 7 1 -8-13-18-21
RH 61 84 87 96 96 96 96 84 88 81 84 87 91 87 87 80 80 76 75 78 77 81
WIND DIR S S S NW W W SW SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 8 5 4 3 5 8 10 18 25 28 20 13 10 8 10 13 13 11 12 11 11 10
WIND GUST 32 43 40
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 100 90 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.04 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 1 00-00
FLURRIES C
SNOW S D D C C L
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 4 4 4 2 -2 0 7 11 4 -4 -6-10-12 -8 -4 -3 -8-20-27-33-37
MIN CHILL 0 3 -4 -3 4 -8 -13 -11 -11 -28 -39
EXTREME COLD A A A
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -10 -19 -1 -11 3 -10 14 4 19
TEMP -11-12-14 -16 -5 -5 -9 -10 0 -1 -4 -8 7 9 9 6 16 15
DEWPT -18-18-19 -20-11-10-12 -14 -6 -6 -7 -8 4 5 5 4 9 8
PWIND DIR NW N S NW W SW W W NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 5 0 5 5
IAZ049-211000-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI
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 12 32 7 19 -13
TEMP 17 16 15 17 15 13 16 25 31 27 20 15 10 8 12 18 19 15 8 0 -7-11
DEWPT 4 8 10 15 13 12 14 19 24 21 15 10 7 5 6 9 10 7 2 -6-13-17
RH 56 70 80 92 92 96 92 78 75 78 81 80 87 87 76 67 67 70 76 75 74 74
WIND DIR S E E N NW W W SW W W NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 9 5 5 4 6 8 10 18 23 26 20 12 8 6 9 12 12 9 11 12 12 11
WIND GUST 29 43 43
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.01 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 T T
FLURRIES C
SNOW C L L S
WIND CHILL 6 8 6 11 5 2 4 11 18 12 4 1 -3 -3 -1 4 6 3 -7-17-27-31
MIN CHILL 4 6 0 1 12 -1 -5 -4 -1 -19 -33
DATE 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -5 -13 4 -7 8 -6 18 6 25
TEMP -7 -7 -9 -11 0 1 -4 -6 5 4 -1 -4 12 14 10 7 20 19
DEWPT -17-17-18 -16-12 -9-10 -11 -5 -4 -6 -5 3 6 6 7 10 11
PWIND DIR N N NE N NW SW W W NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 5 5 0 5
IAZ086-211000-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
232 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
DATE 01/20/26 WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI
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 18 37 14 27 -5
TEMP 27 24 23 27 23 19 22 30 36 34 27 21 17 14 18 25 27 25 18 12 3 -3
DEWPT 9 10 13 18 19 17 18 19 21 21 17 14 12 10 9 9 11 10 8 3 -6-12
RH 46 54 65 68 84 92 84 63 54 58 65 74 80 84 67 50 50 52 64 66 65 64
WIND DIR S SE E W NW NW W W SW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW N N N N
WIND SPD 9 5 5 9 10 10 11 16 20 23 20 13 9 8 9 11 11 8 10 12 12 12
WIND GUST 28 40 42 33 25
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C
SNOW S S
WIND CHILL 18 17 16 18 12 7 10 18 25 22 13 9 6 4 8 14 17 16 6 -3-14-23
MIN CHILL 16 14 5 6 21 8 2 3 13 -6 -26
DATE 01/23/26 SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 1 -7 7 -1 14 -1 21 10 31
TEMP 0 0 -4 -6 3 6 2 -1 10 10 4 0 16 17 13 11 26 24
DEWPT -16-17-16 -16-13-10 -8 -7 -4 -1 -4 -3 4 7 9 10 13 13
PWIND DIR N N NE N NW W SW W NW
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 10 5 5 0 5
SNOW S S
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