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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
IAZ060-212200-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 37 13 29 -9 -1
TEMP 21 31 36 30 23 18 15 14 18 26 27 21 14 6 -2 -8 -7 -4 -1 -2
DEWPT 17 18 21 17 12 10 8 8 9 10 10 7 4 -5-12-18-20-20-19-18
RH 84 58 54 58 62 70 73 76 67 50 48 54 64 60 61 60 52 45 41 45
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 17 25 24 18 9 6 5 8 11 12 11 12 12 13 12 11 10 9 6
WIND GUST 44 39 29
CLOUDS SC FW B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 40 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
SNOW C
WIND CHILL 10 19 24 17 8 7 5 5 8 16 16 9 0-11-21-28-26-22-17-15
MIN CHILL 9 16 5 3 2 6 -13 -29 -30 -25
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
WIND Y Y Y
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 5 -2 13 -2 22 11 31
TEMP -5 -6 1 4 0 -2 9 10 3 0 16 19 15 14 26 27
DEWPT -17 -16-14-11-11 -11 -5 -3 -5 -5 1 6 8 12 14 15
PWIND DIR NE E SE NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 20 10 5 0 0 5
SNOW S S
IAZ039-212200-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 6 19 -16 -8
TEMP 16 23 28 25 18 13 9 7 11 17 17 9 2 -6-11-15-14-10 -8-10
DEWPT 12 18 24 19 11 8 6 5 8 9 8 3 -6-13-19-22-22-20-18-18
RH 84 81 85 78 73 80 87 91 87 70 67 76 68 71 66 69 66 60 60 67
WIND DIR W SW SW W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 9 14 21 26 21 13 9 8 10 13 14 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 6
WIND GUST 37 41 34 24
CLOUDS B2 B1 OV B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 80 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
SNOW D
SNOWSHWRS S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 4 10 14 9 0 -2 -4 -5 -2 4 3 -7-17-26-33-38-36-31-26-25
MIN CHILL 3 9 -4 -7 -8 -9 -28 -39 -39 -31
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -15 0 -9 7 -9 14 4 22
TEMP -12 -14 -4 -4 -8 -9 3 2 -3 -6 9 10 7 7 18 18
DEWPT -18 -19-14-12-14 -14 -6 -5 -9 -10 -1 2 3 5 11 12
PWIND DIR N NE E NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 5
IAZ048-212200-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 34 10 25 -13 -4
TEMP 18 28 33 27 20 15 12 11 16 23 23 16 8 0 -7-12-10 -7 -4 -6
DEWPT 15 19 24 18 12 9 8 8 10 11 11 6 1 -7-14-18-20-19-18-17
RH 88 68 69 68 71 77 84 87 77 59 59 64 72 71 71 74 60 55 50 58
WIND DIR W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 9 17 25 25 19 10 6 6 9 12 13 12 13 13 13 13 11 11 10 6
WIND GUST 43 41 32
CLOUDS SC SC B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
SNOW C
WIND CHILL 7 16 20 12 4 2 2 1 4 11 11 2 -8-19-28-34-30-26-21-20
MIN CHILL 5 12 2 -1 0 -1 -19 -34 -34 -26
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
WIND Y Y Y
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -10 3 -5 10 -4 20 9 27
TEMP -7 -9 -1 1 -3 -5 7 7 0 -2 14 16 13 12 23 23
DEWPT -17 -16-12-10-11 -11 -5 -3 -6 -6 2 7 7 10 14 15
PWIND DIR NE E SE NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 20 10 5 0 0 5
SNOW S S
IAZ004-212200-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 28 4 15 -19 -8
TEMP 16 24 25 19 12 8 7 6 7 13 11 1 -6-11-15-18-16-11 -8-10
DEWPT 12 18 19 12 7 5 4 4 5 6 3 -5-12-17-22-24-24-21-19-19
RH 84 77 78 74 80 87 87 91 91 73 69 75 74 74 69 73 66 60 57 63
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW N N
WIND SPD 11 20 33 25 18 12 10 10 12 17 18 16 14 14 13 12 11 12 10 5
WIND GUST 48 37 28 23 20
CLOUDS B1 OV B2 B2 SC SC FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 100 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C
SNOW D C
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 3 9 7 1 -6 -8 -8 -9 -8 -4 -8-19-27-33-38-41-37-32-26-23
MIN CHILL 2 0 -8 -11 -9 -19 -33 -41 -41 -31
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -17 2 -10 6 -9 17 5 23
TEMP -12 -16 -2 -2 -6 -9 2 1 -4 -4 11 13 10 8 19 17
DEWPT -19 -19-12-11-12 -13 -5 -5 -9 -8 3 6 6 6 12 12
PWIND DIR NW S S W W SW SW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 0 0 0 5
IAZ035-212200-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 31 8 20 -16 -6
TEMP 18 27 30 23 16 13 10 10 13 19 18 10 2 -5-10-15-12 -9 -6 -8
DEWPT 15 19 23 15 10 8 5 7 8 9 7 3 -5-12-17-21-22-20-18-17
RH 88 71 75 71 77 80 80 87 80 64 61 73 72 71 70 73 60 57 55 64
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 17 23 20 14 9 6 6 9 13 13 12 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 5
WIND GUST 40 37 26 19
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 80 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
SNOW C C
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 6 14 17 8 1 0 -1 -1 1 5 4 -6-16-24-31-35-31-27-22-20
MIN CHILL 6 8 -1 -3 -3 -7 -25 -36 -36 -26
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
WIND Y Y Y
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -13 3 -7 9 -6 19 7 26
TEMP -9 -12 -2 0 -5 -7 5 5 -2 -3 13 15 12 10 21 21
DEWPT -18 -17-12-10-11 -13 -5 -5 -8 -7 3 7 7 9 12 13
PWIND DIR NE SE SE W W SW SW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 5
IAZ094-212200-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 41 14 34 -6 2
TEMP 24 33 40 34 25 20 17 15 20 30 32 25 19 12 4 -4 -3 -1 2 0
DEWPT 18 19 21 17 12 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 6 1 -6-13-18-19-21-20
RH 77 56 46 49 57 64 70 77 64 42 39 48 56 60 62 64 47 41 32 37
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW W W W W W N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 10 14 21 21 16 9 5 5 5 9 10 9 11 13 13 13 12 11 10 9
WIND GUST 40 35 27
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
WIND CHILL 14 22 30 22 12 9 9 7 11 22 24 16 7 -3-14-23-22-17-14-15
MIN CHILL 6 21 9 6 5 14 -6 -24 -25 -20
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
WIND Y Y Y
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 7 -1 15 -2 22 11 33
TEMP -4 -6 3 5 2 -1 11 11 4 0 17 19 14 14 28 28
DEWPT -18 -16-14-13-11 -10 -5 -3 -4 -5 1 6 8 11 16 17
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NW NW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 20 10 0 0 0 5
SNOW C C S
IAZ017-212200-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 26 4 13 -20 -11
TEMP 14 22 25 20 14 9 6 5 8 12 11 1 -5-11-15-19-16-13-11-13
DEWPT 11 17 23 14 9 6 3 3 6 6 4 -5-11-18-21-25-23-20-19-20
RH 88 81 92 77 80 87 87 91 91 76 73 75 74 70 73 73 69 70 66 70
WIND DIR W SW W NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 10 18 25 27 20 12 10 9 10 13 16 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 10 4
WIND GUST 40 41 33
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 100 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C
SNOW L D
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 1 8 9 2 -4 -7-10-10 -6 -3 -6-17-25-33-38-41-37-33-30-25
MIN CHILL 1 2 -7 -11 -11 -19 -34 -42 -42 -35
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -20 -3 -12 4 -12 13 3 19
TEMP -14 -19 -7 -6-10 -10 0 -1 -7 -7 8 10 7 6 16 15
DEWPT -20 -21-14-13-15 -15 -6 -6-11 -11 1 3 4 5 11 10
PWIND DIR N SE SE W W SW SW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 10 10 5 0 0 5
IAZ049-212200-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 8 22 -15 -7
TEMP 16 25 31 26 19 14 11 9 13 20 20 13 5 -3 -9-14-13-10 -7 -9
DEWPT 13 18 23 18 12 8 7 6 8 10 10 6 -1-10-17-20-22-20-18-18
RH 88 74 72 71 74 76 83 87 80 64 64 73 76 71 67 73 63 60 57 63
WIND DIR W SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 9 16 25 26 20 11 8 6 9 13 13 12 13 13 14 13 12 12 10 6
WIND GUST 41 40 32
CLOUDS B1 SC OV B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C
SNOW L
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL 4 13 17 10 2 0 -1 -2 1 7 7 -2-12-22-31-36-33-30-25-24
MIN CHILL 3 9 -1 -4 -4 -3 -24 -36 -37 -31
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
WIND Y Y Y
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 0 -8 8 -7 16 6 24
TEMP -10 -13 -4 -2 -6 -7 4 4 -3 -5 11 13 10 9 21 19
DEWPT -18 -18-13-11-11 -12 -5 -4 -8 -10 1 4 4 7 13 13
PWIND DIR N NE E NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 20 20 10 5 0 0 5
SNOW S S
IAZ086-212200-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
721 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26
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 37 12 30 -8 -1
TEMP 21 30 36 33 25 20 16 14 19 28 29 23 17 9 -1 -7 -6 -4 -1 -2
DEWPT 16 18 20 20 14 11 9 9 10 10 11 11 7 -1-10-17-19-20-19-19
RH 81 60 52 58 62 67 73 80 67 46 46 59 64 63 65 60 52 45 41 43
WIND DIR W W SW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 16 21 24 20 12 8 6 9 11 12 10 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 10
WIND GUST 37 40 34 23 25
CLOUDS SC CL SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
SNOW S
WIND CHILL 9 19 25 20 11 8 5 4 9 18 19 13 3 -7-20-27-25-22-18-19
MIN CHILL 7 20 7 2 1 10 -9 -28 -28 -25
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
WIND Y Y Y
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26
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 -8 6 -2 15 -2 21 10 31
TEMP -5 -7 2 4 2 -2 11 11 3 0 16 18 13 13 28 26
DEWPT -18 -16-13-11-11 -10 -5 -3 -5 -5 1 4 6 10 15 15
PWIND DIR N NE NE NW NW SW SW W
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 30 30 10 0 0 0 5
SNOW C C
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