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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1122 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
IAZ060-212200-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1122 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 38 13 29 -9 -1
TEMP 33 37 30 23 18 15 14 18 26 27 21 14 6 -2 -8 -7 -4 -1 -2
DEWPT 18 18 17 12 10 8 8 9 10 10 7 4 -5-12-18-20-20-19-18
RH 53 46 58 62 70 73 76 67 50 48 54 64 60 61 60 52 45 41 45
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 16 26 23 18 9 6 5 8 11 12 11 12 12 13 12 11 10 9 6
WIND GUST 29 57 43 29
CLOUDS 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 23 25 17 8 7 5 5 8 16 16 9 0-11-21-28-26-22-17-15
MIN CHILL 19 16 5 3 2 6 -13 -29 -30 -25
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
HIGH WIND W W W
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
1122 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 27 28 25 18 13 9 7 11 17 17 9 2 -6-11-15-14-10 -8-10
DEWPT 19 22 19 11 8 6 5 8 9 8 3 -6-13-19-22-22-20-18-18
RH 71 78 78 73 80 87 91 87 70 67 76 68 71 66 69 66 60 60 67
WIND DIR SW SW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 16 24 28 21 13 9 8 10 13 14 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 6
WIND GUST 27 48 54 34 24
CLOUDS 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
FLURRIES C
SNOW D
SNOWSHWRS S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 16 16 9 0 -2 -4 -5 -2 4 3 -7-17-26-33-38-36-31-26-25
MIN CHILL 13 9 -4 -7 -8 -9 -28 -39 -39 -31
BLIZZARD W W W
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
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
1122 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 31 33 27 20 15 12 11 16 23 23 16 8 0 -7-12-10 -7 -4 -6
DEWPT 19 20 18 12 9 8 8 10 11 11 6 1 -7-14-18-20-19-18-17
RH 61 58 68 71 77 84 87 77 59 59 64 72 71 71 74 60 55 50 58
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 17 26 25 19 10 6 6 9 12 13 12 13 13 13 13 11 11 10 6
WIND GUST 32 58 48 32
CLOUDS 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
FLURRIES C
SNOW C
WIND CHILL 20 20 12 4 2 2 1 4 11 11 2 -8-19-28-34-30-26-21-20
MIN CHILL 17 12 2 -1 0 -1 -19 -34 -34 -26
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
HIGH WIND W W W
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
1122 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 26 25 19 12 8 7 6 7 13 11 1 -6-11-15-18-16-11 -8-10
DEWPT 20 19 12 7 5 4 4 5 6 3 -5-12-17-22-24-24-21-19-19
RH 78 78 74 80 87 87 91 91 73 69 75 74 74 69 73 66 60 57 63
WIND DIR SW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW N N
WIND SPD 21 35 25 18 12 10 10 12 17 18 16 14 14 13 12 11 12 10 5
WIND GUST 43 59 43 28 23 20
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 SC SC FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 90 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C
SNOW D C
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 13 9 1 -6 -8 -8 -9 -8 -4 -8-19-27-33-38-41-37-32-26-23
MIN CHILL 8 0 -8 -11 -9 -19 -33 -41 -41 -31
BLIZZARD W W W
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
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
1122 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 30 29 23 16 13 10 10 13 19 18 10 2 -5-10-15-12 -9 -6 -8
DEWPT 19 20 15 10 8 5 7 8 9 7 3 -5-12-17-21-22-20-18-17
RH 63 69 71 77 80 80 87 80 64 61 73 72 71 70 73 60 57 55 64
WIND DIR SW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 17 31 25 14 9 6 6 9 13 13 12 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 5
WIND GUST 31 57 48 26 19
CLOUDS B2 OV B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 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
SNOW C C
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 19 15 8 1 0 -1 -1 1 5 4 -6-16-24-31-35-31-27-22-20
MIN CHILL 16 8 -1 -3 -3 -7 -25 -36 -36 -26
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
HIGH WIND W W W
WINTER WEATH 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
1122 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 34 38 34 25 20 17 15 20 30 32 25 19 12 4 -4 -3 -1 2 0
DEWPT 19 19 17 12 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 6 1 -6-13-18-19-21-20
RH 54 46 49 57 64 70 77 64 42 39 48 56 60 62 64 47 41 32 37
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW W W W W W N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 17 25 23 16 9 5 5 5 9 10 9 11 13 13 13 12 11 10 9
WIND GUST 29 51 41 27
CLOUDS 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
SPRINKLES C
WIND CHILL 24 27 22 12 9 9 7 11 22 24 16 7 -3-14-23-22-17-14-15
MIN CHILL 20 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
1122 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 25 24 20 14 9 6 5 8 12 11 1 -5-11-15-19-16-13-11-13
DEWPT 18 21 14 9 6 3 3 6 6 4 -5-11-18-21-25-23-20-19-20
RH 74 88 77 80 87 87 91 91 76 73 75 74 70 73 73 69 70 66 70
WIND DIR SW W NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 17 28 29 20 12 10 9 10 13 16 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 10 4
WIND GUST 29 51 50 33
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR 80 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 13 11 2 -4 -7-10-10 -6 -3 -6-17-25-33-38-41-37-33-30-25
MIN CHILL 10 2 -7 -11 -11 -19 -34 -42 -42 -35
BLIZZARD W W W
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
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
1122 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 29 31 26 19 14 11 9 13 20 20 13 5 -3 -9-14-13-10 -7 -9
DEWPT 19 20 18 12 8 7 6 8 10 10 6 -1-10-17-20-22-20-18-18
RH 66 63 71 74 76 83 87 80 64 64 73 76 71 67 73 63 60 57 63
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 18 27 27 20 11 8 6 9 13 13 12 13 13 14 13 12 12 10 6
WIND GUST 31 52 50 32
CLOUDS 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 C
SNOW L
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL 17 19 10 2 0 -1 -2 1 7 7 -2-12-22-31-36-33-30-25-24
MIN CHILL 12 9 -1 -4 -4 -3 -24 -36 -37 -31
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A
HIGH WIND W W W
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
1122 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 32 37 33 25 20 16 14 19 28 29 23 17 9 -1 -7 -6 -4 -1 -2
DEWPT 18 19 20 14 11 9 9 10 10 11 11 7 -1-10-17-19-20-19-19
RH 56 48 58 62 67 73 80 67 46 46 59 64 63 65 60 52 45 41 43
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 17 24 28 20 12 8 6 9 11 12 10 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 10
WIND GUST 28 48 51 34 23 25
CLOUDS 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 22 26 20 11 8 5 4 9 18 19 13 3 -7-20-27-25-22-18-19
MIN CHILL 17 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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