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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
856 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
IAZ060-211000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
856 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 21 18 20 31 37 32 23 19 15 13 17 24 27 23 17 10 1 -5
DEWPT 13 13 14 16 17 20 21 19 14 11 9 7 8 9 9 9 6 0 -7-12
RH 65 68 74 92 88 63 52 58 68 70 77 76 67 52 46 54 61 63 68 71
WIND DIR E N NW W W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 4 4 5 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 OV OV B1 SC FW FW B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C
SNOW S S
SPRINKLES C
WIND CHILL 17 16 14 8 9 20 25 19 10 7 5 4 7 13 17 13 5 -5-16-23
MIN CHILL 15 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
856 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 15 15 15 12 16 23 29 27 19 14 9 6 10 15 17 12 5 -2 -8-13
DEWPT 11 11 12 12 13 18 23 22 15 10 5 4 5 9 9 6 -1 -9-14-17
RH 84 84 88100 88 81 78 81 84 84 83 91 80 77 70 76 76 71 74 82
WIND DIR E E W W W SW SW W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 4 3 3 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 OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC FW
POP 12HR 90 50 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.04 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 2 1 00-00
FLURRIES C
SNOW D C C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 8 9 9 1 4 10 17 12 2 -1 -5 -7 -4 1 3 -1-12-21-29-34
MIN CHILL 5 0 0 11 -2 -9 -8 -3 -22 -35
WINTER WEATH 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
856 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 19 18 17 15 18 29 34 29 21 16 12 11 15 21 23 18 12 4 -4 -8
DEWPT 12 13 13 14 16 21 24 20 15 11 8 7 9 10 11 9 5 -3 -9-14
RH 74 80 84 96 92 72 66 69 77 80 84 83 77 62 59 67 73 72 78 74
WIND DIR E NE W W W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 4 3 5 8 10 17 24 25 19 11 6 5 8 12 12 10 11 11 11 11
WIND GUST 32 47 43 29
CLOUDS 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 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
SNOW C S S S
WIND CHILL 12 10 4 6 17 22 15 5 3 1 0 3 9 11 7 -3-12-22-27
MIN CHILL 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
856 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 16 15 15 10 14 26 28 21 13 9 6 5 9 14 13 6 -2 -7-12-17
DEWPT 13 12 12 9 12 20 21 14 9 5 3 2 4 6 5 0 -8-13-19-21
RH 88 88 88 96 92 78 75 74 84 83 87 87 80 70 70 76 75 74 70 81
WIND DIR S SW W W SW SW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW N N N NW
WIND SPD 6 6 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 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR 90 70 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.03 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 T 00-00
SNOW L L C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 6 5 2 -4 -1 11 11 3 -5 -7 -9-10 -6 -3 -4-11-21-28-33-38
MIN CHILL 4 -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
856 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 16 16 15 12 17 28 32 25 17 13 9 8 13 18 19 14 5 -1 -8-13
DEWPT 12 12 12 12 15 21 24 18 12 9 5 5 7 9 9 6 -1 -7-13-18
RH 84 84 88100 92 75 72 74 80 84 83 87 76 67 64 70 76 75 78 77
WIND DIR E S W W SW SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 4 2 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 B1 B1 FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 40 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
SNOW L C C
WIND CHILL 10 5 1 5 15 18 10 2 -1 -2 -2 1 5 6 1-10-17-26-32
MIN CHILL 7 0 0 10 -2 -3 -2 0 -18 -32
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
856 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 28 28 24 20 22 33 40 35 26 20 16 15 19 27 30 26 20 15 7 -1
DEWPT 15 19 17 17 18 19 21 17 14 11 10 8 9 9 8 8 8 3 -1 -8
RH 58 68 74 88 84 56 46 47 60 67 77 73 64 46 39 46 59 58 69 71
WIND DIR SE W NW NW W SW W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW N N N N
WIND SPD 5 5 8 9 10 17 23 20 16 10 5 5 5 9 9 5 9 11 12 12
WIND GUST 16 29 40 40 27 20
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 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
WIND CHILL 22 22 15 9 11 22 29 24 13 9 7 6 11 18 22 19 9 2 -9-19
MIN CHILL 18 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
856 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 12 13 13 10 13 22 26 22 14 10 5 3 7 12 12 7 -2 -8-13-17
DEWPT 10 10 12 9 12 18 23 17 10 7 3 0 4 7 7 1 -8-13-18-21
RH 91 87 96 96 96 84 88 81 84 87 91 87 87 80 80 76 75 78 77 81
WIND DIR SE S W W SW SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 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 OV OV B2 B2 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 0.06 0.04 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 1 00-00
SNOW D S C L
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 4 7 4 -2 0 7 11 4 -4 -6-10-12 -8 -4 -3 -8-20-27-33-37
MIN CHILL 3 -4 -3 4 -8 -13 -11 -11 -28 -39
EXTREME COLD A A A
WINTER WEATH 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
856 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 13 16 25 31 27 20 15 10 8 12 18 19 15 8 0 -7-11
DEWPT 12 13 12 12 14 19 24 21 15 10 7 5 6 9 10 7 2 -6-13-17
RH 80 88 88 96 92 78 75 78 81 80 87 87 76 67 67 70 76 75 74 74
WIND DIR E E W W W SW W W NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 6 4 5 8 10 18 23 26 20 12 8 6 9 12 12 9 11 12 12 11
WIND GUST 29 43 43
CLOUDS OV OV B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 T T
SNOW L C S
WIND CHILL 8 9 7 2 4 11 18 12 4 1 -3 -3 -1 4 6 3 -7-17-27-31
MIN CHILL 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
856 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 24 24 21 19 22 30 36 34 27 21 17 14 18 25 27 25 18 12 3 -3
DEWPT 14 15 15 17 18 19 21 21 17 14 12 10 9 9 11 10 8 3 -6-12
RH 65 68 77 92 84 63 54 58 65 74 80 84 67 50 50 52 64 66 65 64
WIND DIR E SE NW NW W W SW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW N N N N
WIND SPD 6 4 6 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 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL 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 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C
SNOW S S
WIND CHILL 16 18 12 7 10 18 25 22 13 9 6 4 8 14 17 16 6 -3-14-22
MIN CHILL 15 5 6 21 8 2 3 13 -6 -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 -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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