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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
IAZ060-221000-
DES MOINES-POLK IA
41.54N 93.65W ELEV. 924 FT
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT
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 30 -9 -1 -6
TEMP 17 15 15 20 27 28 21 12 4 -4 -8 -8 -4 -1 -2 -4 -5 -4 -5
DEWPT 10 8 9 10 11 10 6 1 -6-13-18-20-21-19-18-17-17-16-16
RH 73 73 77 64 50 46 52 60 62 64 60 54 42 41 45 52 55 55 58
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 6 8 10 14 16 12 12 12 12 13 12 9 9 8 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST 20 25
CLOUDS CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV
POP 12HR 5 10 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C
RAIN
SNOW S S C
WIND CHILL 8 5 5 9 15 16 8 -3-12-23-28-27-21-17-17-18-18-18-19
MIN CHILL 5 4 1 6 -14 -30 -30 -24 -21 -23
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A A A A A
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26
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 -1 13 -5 16 7 29 10 24
TEMP 1 4 1 0 8 8 0 -4 9 13 11 9 22 23 17 11 20 21
DEWPT -12 -9 -9 -9 -3 0 -6 -8 -3 0 3 5 12 14 12 8 10 9
PWIND DIR NE NE NW NW W SW SW NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 30 10 5 0 0 5 5 5
SNOW C C C
IAZ039-221000-
WATERLOO/CEDAR FALLS-BLACK HAWK IA
42.55N 92.40W ELEV. 865 FT
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT
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 8 20 -16 -7 -12
TEMP 13 9 9 13 19 18 9 0 -7-12-15-15-10 -7 -9-10-10-11-11
DEWPT 9 7 7 9 10 8 3 -6-15-19-23-23-20-18-18-18-17-17-17
RH 84 91 91 84 67 64 76 75 67 70 66 66 60 57 63 67 70 74 74
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE
WIND SPD 13 9 8 11 17 18 14 16 17 16 13 12 11 9 6 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST 24 23 28 26 27 27
CLOUDS FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C
SNOW S
WIND CHILL -1 -4 -3 0 4 2 -7-19-28-34-38-36-31-26-24-24-23-23-23
MIN CHILL -3 -5 -4 -9 -30 -39 -39 -30 -25 -25
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A A A A A
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26
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 0 -6 7 -10 9 1 20 4 15
TEMP -3 -2 -5 -6 4 3 -4 -9 3 6 4 3 16 15 7 4 12 12
DEWPT -12 -9 -9 -9 -4 -2 -7 -11 -4 -1 -1 0 10 10 5 2 7 7
PWIND DIR NE NE N NW W SW W NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 10 5 0 0 5 5 10
SNOW S S
IAZ048-221000-
AMES-STORY IA
41.99N 93.62W ELEV. 936 FT
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT
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 11 25 -12 -4 -8
TEMP 14 12 13 17 24 24 15 7 -1 -7-11-10 -7 -4 -4 -7 -7 -6 -7
DEWPT 10 9 9 11 11 10 5 0 -9-15-20-20-20-18-16-17-17-15-15
RH 84 87 84 77 57 54 64 72 68 67 63 60 52 50 55 60 60 64 67
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND SPD 8 6 9 11 16 18 14 14 14 14 14 13 10 8 8 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST 21 28 25
CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C
SNOW C
WIND CHILL 3 1 2 6 11 10 0-10-20-28-33-31-26-21-19-20-20-19-20
MIN CHILL 1 -1 -1 0 -21 -34 -34 -25 -23 -21
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A A A A A
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26
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 -4 10 -8 14 4 26 8 21
TEMP 0 2 -1 -3 7 5 -3 -7 7 10 8 7 20 21 14 9 17 17
DEWPT -12 -8 -8 -8 -3 -1 -7 -9 -3 1 3 5 12 14 11 8 10 9
PWIND DIR NE NE N NW W SW W NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 10 5 5 0 5 5 5
SNOW C C C
IAZ004-221000-
ESTHERVILLE-EMMET IA
43.40N 94.75W ELEV. 1315 FT
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT
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 6 14 -18 -7 -13
TEMP 10 9 8 10 12 11 1 -7-12-16-18-15-10 -7 -9-11-11-11-10
DEWPT 6 6 6 7 6 2 -5-14-19-23-25-24-21-19-19-18-18-18-17
RH 83 87 91 87 76 66 75 71 70 69 69 62 57 55 60 70 70 70 70
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW N N N N NE E
WIND SPD 10 9 11 13 21 20 17 17 16 16 12 10 10 8 5 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST 28
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 20 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C C C
SNOW
OBVIS BS BS
WIND CHILL -4 -5 -7 -5 -6 -8-19-28-35-39-40-36-31-25-22-23-23-23-24
MIN CHILL -6 -7 -9 -19 -36 -41 -39 -29 -25 -25
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A A A A A
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26
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 -9 5 -12 14 3 21 2 16
TEMP -3 -2 -7 -8 1 -1 -6 -11 6 9 8 6 17 16 9 3 13 12
DEWPT -12-10-11 -11 -5 -7-11 -14 -3 1 3 2 11 10 6 3 7 6
PWIND DIR SE SE NW NW W SW W NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 0 0 0 5 5 5
IAZ035-221000-
FORT DODGE-WEBSTER IA
42.55N 94.18W ELEV. 1165 FT
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT
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 20 -15 -5 -10
TEMP 12 11 10 15 20 19 9 1 -6-11-14-13 -8 -5 -7 -8 -8 -9 -8
DEWPT 9 7 7 10 10 7 1 -6-13-19-23-23-20-18-17-17-17-16-16
RH 87 83 87 80 64 59 69 72 71 66 63 59 54 52 60 64 64 70 67
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE E
WIND SPD 8 8 9 10 17 19 14 14 16 14 13 12 10 9 5 4 3 4 4
WIND GUST 20 28
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
POP 12HR 10 20 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C C
SNOW S
WIND CHILL 0 0 -2 3 5 4 -9-18-25-32-35-32-26-20-20-19-18-19-20
MIN CHILL 0 -2 -3 -9 -26 -36 -35 -25 -21 -22
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A A A A A
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26
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 2 -7 8 -10 14 3 24 5 19
TEMP -1 -1 -4 -6 4 2 -5 -9 6 10 8 6 20 18 12 6 16 15
DEWPT -12 -9-10 -10 -3 -3 -9 -11 -4 1 3 4 12 13 9 6 9 8
PWIND DIR E E N NW W SW W NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 10 5 5 0 5 5 5
SNOW S S S
IAZ094-221000-
LAMONI-DECATUR IA
40.63N 93.90W ELEV. 1125 FT
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT
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 16 34 -5 3 -6
TEMP 20 17 16 20 31 33 26 18 11 3 -3 -3 0 2 1 -2 -4 -4 -5
DEWPT 11 10 9 11 11 10 8 4 -1 -7-15-18-21-22-21-19-17-16-15
RH 67 73 73 67 43 38 46 53 57 62 55 47 35 30 33 43 52 55 61
WIND DIR W W SW W W NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD 6 5 6 8 10 12 10 12 13 14 14 14 11 10 10 10 10 10 10
CLOUDS CL CL SC B1 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 0 10 10 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C
RAIN
SNOW C C C
SPRINKLES
WIND CHILL 11 9 7 10 21 24 15 5 -4-15-23-22-18-14-15-19-20-21-22
MIN CHILL 9 6 6 14 -6 -24 -26 -18 -22 -24
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A A A A A
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26
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 0 14 -5 16 6 30 11 25
TEMP 2 4 2 0 9 9 1 -5 10 11 8 8 23 24 17 12 22 21
DEWPT -11 -9 -8 -4 0 0 -5 -9 -3 -1 2 5 13 15 13 9 12 9
PWIND DIR NE NE NW NW W SW SW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
SNOW C C C
IAZ017-221000-
MASON CITY-CERRO GORDO IA
43.16N 93.33W ELEV. 1189 FT
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT
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 6 14 -19 -10 -15
TEMP 10 8 8 10 13 11 2 -7-13-16-18-16-13-10-12-13-13-13-13
DEWPT 7 6 6 8 8 4 -5-13-19-23-25-23-21-18-19-20-20-19-19
RH 87 91 91 91 80 73 72 74 73 69 69 69 66 67 70 70 70 73 73
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE
WIND SPD 12 9 10 12 18 18 17 14 18 17 14 11 10 9 4 3 3 2 3
WIND GUST 20 26 31 28 28 26 29 27
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 20 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C
SNOW S
WIND CHILL -5 -7 -5 -4 -4 -6-18-28-35-39-40-37-33-29-24-23-23 -21
MIN CHILL -6 -8 -8 -18 -35 -43 -43 -33 -27 -27
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A A A A A
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26
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 -11 3 -14 9 0 18 1 12
TEMP -5 -5 -9 -10 0 -1 -7 -13 2 5 5 4 15 12 7 2 10 10
DEWPT -12-12-13 -12 -5 -5-10 -14 -4 -1 1 1 10 9 5 2 7 6
PWIND DIR E E N NW W SW W NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 20 10 5 0 0 5 10 5
SNOW S S
IAZ049-221000-
MARSHALLTOWN-MARSHALL IA
42.11N 92.91W ELEV. 972 FT
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT
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 8 22 -15 -7 -11
TEMP 13 11 10 15 21 21 12 3 -4-10-14-13 -9 -7 -8-10-10 -9-10
DEWPT 9 7 7 10 11 10 5 -3-12-18-22-23-21-18-18-19-19-18-18
RH 84 83 87 80 65 62 73 75 67 67 66 59 54 57 60 63 63 63 67
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE
WIND SPD 11 8 8 12 18 18 14 14 16 16 14 13 10 9 8 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST 24 28 25 25
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 20 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C C C
SNOW S S
WIND CHILL 1 -1 -2 2 6 7 -3-15-24-31-36-34-29-25-23-23-23-23-23
MIN CHILL -1 -4 -5 -3 -26 -39 -39 -29 -28 -26
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A A A A A
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26
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 0 -6 8 -10 11 1 23 5 17
TEMP -2 -1 -3 -6 5 3 -4 -9 4 6 5 4 17 17 10 6 13 13
DEWPT -13 -9 -9 -9 -4 -2 -8 -11 -4 -1 0 1 10 12 7 4 8 7
PWIND DIR NE NE N NW W SW W NW NW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 30 20 5 5 0 5 5 10
SNOW S C C S
IAZ086-221000-
OTTUMWA-WAPELLO IA
41.11N 92.45W ELEV. 836 FT
1057 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
DATE 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26 SAT
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 32 -8 0 -7
TEMP 20 17 15 20 30 31 23 14 6 -1 -7 -6 -3 0 -2 -5 -5 -5 -5
DEWPT 11 10 9 11 10 11 10 6 -3-12-18-20-22-20-19-19-18-17-16
RH 67 73 77 67 42 43 57 70 66 58 57 49 38 37 43 49 52 55 58
WIND DIR W W SW W W NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND SPD 11 6 8 12 16 16 13 14 14 14 16 13 11 10 10 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST 24 26
CLOUDS FW CL CL SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
FLURRIES C C
RAIN
SNOW C
WIND CHILL 8 6 5 9 18 20 10 0-11-21-28-26-22-18-19-21-21-21-21
MIN CHILL 6 3 1 9 -13 -30 -30 -22 -24 -25
EXTREME COLD A A A A A A A A A A A
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26
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 0 13 -6 14 5 27 9 23
TEMP 1 5 3 1 10 9 1 -5 9 11 7 7 22 23 15 10 20 19
DEWPT -12 -7 -8 -6 -2 0 -5 -7 -2 0 1 3 12 14 12 8 10 10
PWIND DIR NE NE N NW W SW SW W NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 40 20 5 5 0 5 5 10
SNOW C C C S S S
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