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WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR IOWA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

100 AM CST WED FEB 04 2026



NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.



* - THESE STATIONS ARE NOT NWS STATIONS...THUS NOT UNDER NWS

QUALITY CONTROL.  THEY ALSO DO NOT REPORT WEATHER SUCH

AS PRECIPITATION OR FOG.



IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031>034-043>046-040800-

   NORTHWEST IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

MAURICE *      CLOUDY    25  23  93 W3        30.30S TC  -4

SIOUX CITY     CLOUDY    26  23  88 CALM      30.34S TC  -3

SPENCER        CLOUDY    19  13  77 S5        30.32S WCI  12 TC  -7

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IAZ055>058-069>071-079>083-090>094-040800-

   SOUTHWEST IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

ATLANTIC *     CLOUDY    25  18  74 CALM      30.34S TC  -4

AUDUBON *      CLOUDY    25  14  63 CALM      30.33F TC  -4

CLARINDA *     CLOUDY    28  18  64 CALM      30.37F TC  -2

COUNCIL BLFS * CLOUDY    28  23  80 CALM      30.33S TC  -2

LAMONI         CLOUDY    25  14  63 NE5       30.33S WCI  19 TC  -4

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IAZ047>049-059>061-072>074-084-040800-

   CENTRAL IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

AMES           PTCLDY    13   9  84 CALM      30.37R TC -11

ANKENY *       MOCLDY    12  10  92 CALM      30.38S TC -11

BOONE *        CLOUDY    12  12 100 CALM      30.34R TC -11

CHARITON *     CLOUDY    16  10  79 NE3       30.35S TC  -9

DES MOINES     PTCLDY    17   9  70 E5        30.37R WCI  10 TC  -8

GRINNELL*      PTCLDY    10   5  81 CALM      30.37S TC -12

KNOXVILLE *    CLOUDY    18  10  73 CALM      30.36F TC  -8

MARSHALLTOWN   PTCLDY     9   4  80 CALM      30.36R TC -13

PELLA *        PTCLDY    13   8  79 CALM      30.37S TC -11

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IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-035-036-040800-

   NORTH CENTRAL IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

ALGONA *       CLOUDY    14  12  92 CALM      30.31F TC -10

CLARION *      CLOUDY    10  10 100 CALM      30.35S TC -12

ESTHERVILLE    CLOUDY    16  10  77 S5        30.32S WCI   9 TC  -9

FORT DODGE *   CLOUDY    13   8  81 CALM      30.35S TC -11

MASON CITY     PTCLDY     7   4  87 CALM      30.32F TC -14

WEBSTER CITY * CLOUDY    12  10  92 CALM      30.34S TC -11

IOWA FALLS *   MOCLDY    11   3  70 CALM      30.36R TC -12

HAMPTON *      PTCLDY     7   3  85 CALM      30.34S TC -14

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IAZ007>011-017>019-026>030-037>042-050>054-066-040800-

   NORTHEAST IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

CEDAR RAPIDS   CLEAR      7   3  84 NW8       30.35S WCI  -6 TC -14

CLINTON *      CLEAR      6   4  91 N6        30.37S WCI  -4 TC -14

DUBUQUE        CLEAR      8   4  83 CALM      30.33S TC -13

WATERLOO       PTCLDY     5   2  87 CALM      30.36S TC -15

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IAZ064-065-067-068-078-040800-

   EAST CENTRAL IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

DAVENPORT      CLEAR      7   4  87 NW6       30.36S WCI  -3 TC -14

IOWA CITY      CLEAR     12   2  64 W3        30.39R TC -11

QUAD CITIES    CLEAR      9   5  84 SW3       30.36S TC -13

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IAZ062-063-075>077-085>089-095>099-040800-

   SOUTHEAST IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

BURLINGTON     CLEAR     13   9  84 N6        30.36R WCI   4 TC -11

OTTUMWA        CLEAR     10   6  84 NW6       30.37R WCI   0 TC -12

WASHINGTON *   CLEAR     10  10 100 N5        30.36R WCI   2 TC -12

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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN REMARKS

   TC - TEMPERATURES IN CELSIUS

  WCI - WIND CHILL INDEX

   HX - HEAT INDEX

  VSB - VISIBILITY

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River Summary

    
                        

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Hydrologic Summary

National Weather Service Des Moines IA

1241 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026



Hourly river stages. Time is in Central Time. For the latest river forecasts,

flood warnings and flood statements refer to weather.gov/desmoines.



Refer to the end of this product for an explanation of the columns.



                                    Cur  Obs Flood    6hr   24hr  Obs

Location                      FS    Stg   Category    Chg    Chg  Date/Time



...Mississippi River Basin...



.Wapsipinicon River Basin...



Wapsipinicon River

 Tripoli                    15.0   8.03  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.01  0203/2345



.Iowa River Basin...



Iowa River

 Rowan                      12.5   4.67  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0204/0000

 Steamboat Rock             11.0   6.11  Non-Flood   0.08   0.06  0204/0000

 Marshalltown               19.0  11.24  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.04  0204/0000

 Tama Hwy E49               12.5   4.61  Non-Flood  -0.08  -0.08  0204/0000

 Tama US 63                 20.0   8.84  Non-Flood   0.08  -0.02  0204/0000

 Chelsea



Timber Creek

 Marshalltown               14.0   3.22  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.07  0204/0000



Richland Creek

 Haven                            11.03             -0.04  -0.10  0204/0000



Salt Creek

 Elberon                    16.0   6.48  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0204/0000



Walnut Creek

 Hartwick                   14.0   2.02  Non-Flood   0.03   0.05  0204/0000



Deer Creek

 Toledo                            4.52             -0.01   0.00  0204/0000



.Cedar River Basin...



Cedar River

 Waverly                    12.0   5.04  Non-Flood  -0.04   0.80  0204/0015

 Janesville                 13.0   1.84  Non-Flood   0.11   0.00  0203/2345

 Cedar Falls                89.0  79.34  Non-Flood   0.05   0.03  0203/2345

 Waterloo                   13.0   5.95  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  0204/0000



West Fork Cedar River

 Kesley

 Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC         945.36              0.05  -0.04  0203/2315

 Finchford                  17.0   7.63  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0203/2345



Winnebago River

 Mason City                 10.0   4.89  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0204/0000

 Rockford



Clear Lake

 Clear Lake                        4.36              0.00   1.60  0204/0000



Shell Rock River

 Northwood

 Nora Springs

 Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC      970.05              0.05  -0.04  0204/0000

 Marble Rock                 4.0

 Marble Rock 290th St--IFC       948.26              0.08  -0.12  0204/0000

 Shell Rock                 12.0   7.94  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0203/2345



Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)

 New Hartford               12.5   2.99  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0204/0000



Black Hawk Creek

 Hudson                     14.0   6.42  Non-Flood  -0.03   0.00  0203/2345



Wolf Creek

 Dysart                     12.0   2.22  Non-Flood  -1.21  -1.22  0204/0015



.Skunk River Basin...



South Skunk River

 Randall Hwy R61--IFC            975.45             -0.04  -0.12  0204/0000

 Ames Hwy E18

 Ames McFarland Park 180th

 Ames W Riverside Rd        12.5   3.52  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.06  0203/2300

 Ames E 13th St--IFC             878.26              0.00  -0.11  0204/0000

 Ames US 30                 21.5  10.82  Non-Flood   0.03   0.01  0204/0000

 Colfax                     18.0   8.86  Non-Flood  -0.04   0.01  0203/2345

 Oskaloosa                  24.5  10.35  Non-Flood   0.06  -0.01  0203/2330



Ioway Creek

 Story City 120th St--IFC        970.91              0.00  -0.09  0204/0000

 Ames Hwy E18

 Gilbert 160th St--IFC           929.55             -0.01  -0.04  0204/0000

 Ames Cameron School Rd            2.24              0.08   0.01  0204/0000

 Ames Stange Rd--IFC             889.03             -0.02  -0.10  0204/0000

 Ames Lincoln Way           10.0   1.62  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.08  0204/0000

 Ames S Duff Ave--IFC            872.49             -0.02  -0.06  0204/0000



Indian Creek

 Mingo                             4.30              0.00  -0.04  0204/0015



.Des Moines River Basin...



West Fork Des Moines River

 Emmetsburg                 11.0   0.70  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.02  0204/0015

 Humboldt                   10.0   3.26  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  0204/0000



East Fork Des Moines River

 Algona                     17.0   7.54  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.06  0204/0015

 Dakota City                20.0   8.72  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0204/0000



Des Moines River

 Fort Dodge                 10.5

 Stratford                  19.0   6.53  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.01  0204/0000

 Des Moines 2nd Ave         23.0  13.22  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.27  0203/2315

 Des Moines SE 6th St       24.0  12.25  Non-Flood  -0.16  -0.69  0204/0000

 Swan                             45.77             -0.04  -0.14  0203/2315

 Tracy                      14.0   3.36  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.18  0203/2315

 Eddyville                  63.0  50.52  Non-Flood  -0.16  -0.25  0203/2315

 Ottumwa                    11.5   2.62  Non-Flood   0.31   0.18  0204/0020



 Saylorville Reservoir

  Pool                     884.0 839.48  Non-Flood   0.04   0.08  0204/0000

  Tail                             2.59              0.00  -0.55  0204/0000

  Normal Pool              836.0



 Red Rock Reservoir

  Pool                     780.0 744.45  Non-Flood   0.01   0.02  0204/0015

  Tail                           685.00              0.01  -0.31  0203/2315

  Normal Pool              742.0



Boone River

 Goldfield                         8.45             -0.01  -0.03  0204/0015

 Webster City               14.0   2.78  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.05  0204/0000



Big Creek Ponding Area

 Polk City                        39.58              0.03   0.07  0204/0015



Big Creek Lake

 Polk City                        19.76              0.00   0.00  0204/0015



Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)

 Woodward                         11.87              0.03  -0.06  0204/0015

 Grimes                     14.0   4.37  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.05  0204/0015



Fourmile Creek

 Ankeny US 69

 Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC          907.62              0.03  -0.06  0204/0000

 Ankeny NE 86th Ave         11.0   1.75  Non-Flood   0.02  -0.07  0203/2315

 Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC        823.50              0.03  -0.05  0204/0000

 Altoona I-80

 Des Moines Easton Blvd     12.5   3.72  Non-Flood   0.02  -0.05  0203/2330

 Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd-      769.01              0.01  -0.04  0204/0000



North River

 Norwalk Hwy R57            22.0   5.38  Non-Flood   0.01   0.07  0203/2315



Middle River

 Indianola                  23.0   7.20  Non-Flood   0.01   0.00  0203/2315



South River

 Ackworth                   29.0   5.22  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.02  0204/0015



White Breast Creek

 Melcher-Dallas             23.0   5.93  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.01  0203/2315



English Creek

 Knoxville                  21.0   8.39  Non-Flood   0.03   0.11  0203/2315



Cedar Creek

 Bussey                     25.0   4.16  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0203/2315



.Raccoon River Basin...



North Raccoon River

 Sac City                          7.93             -0.03  -0.04  0204/0015

 Jefferson                  19.0   5.78  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.03  0204/0015

 Perry                      15.0   5.81  Non-Flood   0.07  -0.04  0204/0015



Black Hawk Lake

 Lake View                         7.65              0.01   0.01  0204/0015



Middle Raccoon River

 Bayard                           10.36              0.00  -0.02  0204/0015

 Panora                     11.0   4.35  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.03  0204/0015



Lake Panorama

 Panora                           45.65              0.01   0.01  0204/0015



South Raccoon River

 Redfield                   20.0   3.31  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0203/2345



Raccoon River

 Van Meter Hwy R16          17.0   4.93  Non-Flood  -0.06  -0.03  0204/0000

 West Des Moines                  29.61              0.05  -0.06  0203/2345

 Des Moines IA 28           36.0  23.75  Non-Flood   0.07   0.63  0203/2315

 Des Moines Fleur Dr        12.0   2.72  Non-Flood  -1.63  -0.60  0203/2345



Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)

 Waukee 156th St             9.0   1.91  Non-Flood  -0.06   0.27  0204/0008

 Urbandale 142nd St

 Clive NW 128th St--IFC          862.05              0.02   0.01  0204/0000

 Clive I-80/35               9.0   3.46  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0204/0037

 Clive NW 100th St--IFC          840.07              0.01  -0.02  0203/2200

 Des Moines 63rd St         14.0   3.61  Non-Flood  -0.04   0.01  0203/2345



Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)

 Clive 156th St--IFC             897.64             -0.02  -0.03  0204/0000



North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)

 Urbandale 92nd Dr                 4.24              0.00   0.18  0203/2333

 Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC       834.10              0.02  -0.01  0204/0000

 Windsor Heights College Dr



Jordan Creek

 West Des Moines



Buttrick Creek

 Grand Junction             13.0   6.37  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.09  0204/0015



...Missouri River Basin...



.Nishnabotna River Basin...



East Nishnabotna River

 Atlantic                   19.0   3.42  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.01  0204/0000



.Chariton River Basin...



East Fork 102 River

 Bedford                    24.0  10.72  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0203/2345



Thompson River

 Davis City                 12.0   0.85  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  0204/0000



Chariton River

 Chariton                   19.5   4.42  Non-Flood  -0.02  -2.22  0203/2345

 Moulton                    36.0  18.75  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  0203/2345



South Fork Chariton River

 Promise City               25.0   3.03  Non-Flood   0.02   0.03  0203/2145



 Rathbun Reservoir

  Pool                     926.0 904.34  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.01  0203/2345

  Tail                             2.20              0.00   0.00  0204/0000

  Normal Pool              904.0



Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)

 Centerville                       7.93             -0.01   0.04  0203/2330



Key: FS=Flood stage (feet)

     Cur Stg=Current stage (feet)

     Obs Flood Category=Observed stage flood category (if applicable)--may be

      different than forecast flood category

     6hr Chg=6-hour change (feet)

     24hr Chg=24-hour change (feet)

     Obs Time=Date/time observation was taken (local time)



This product is computer generated and is not monitored directly for quality

control. Data sources include the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Iowa Flood Center, state agencies and the National Weather

Service.



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Central Iowa Observed Snowfall

The following information (mostly PDF files) is to be considered preliminary and unofficial.  Official or certified surface observing information can be obtained from the National Climatic Data Center at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov.

In the pdf files below, look for the snowfall column, not the snow-depth.

 
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CoCoRAHS Rainfall Reports

    
                        

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COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

906 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2026



COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS

ENDING AROUND 7 AM LOCAL TIME

THESE REPORTS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLEMENTAL AND UNOFFICIAL



.B DMX 0203 C DH07/PP/SF/SD/SW

:

:

:CENTRAL IOWA

:

:                                       SNOW   SNOW    WATER

:                                PCPN   FALL   DEPTH   EQUIV

:

IA-TM-04 : VINING 0.2 ENE      : 0.10 /   MM /    MM /    MM

IA-BH-34 : LA PORTE CITY 4.5 E : 0.04 /  0.7 /    MM /    MM

IA-BH-07 : CEDAR FALLS 1.4 SSE : 0.03 /  0.7 /    MM /    MM

IA-BH-06 : WATERLOO 1.9 SSE    : 0.02 /  0.7 /   3.5 /    MM

IA-BH-26 : WATERLOO 6.7 E      : 0.02 /  0.0 /   0.0 /  0.00

IA-SR-49 : STORY CITY 0.4 NW   : 0.01 /   MM /    MM /    MM

IA-PA-05 : WEST BEND 5.4 W     :    T /    T /    MM /    MM

IA-SR-02 : AMES 1.5 NNE        : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-SR-45 : AMES 2.0 WNW        : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-PK-97 : ANKENY 1.5 NNE      : 0.00 /  0.0 /   0.0 /    MM

IA-GT-09 : BAYARD 2.9 E        : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-DV-07 : BLOOMFIELD 4.2 WNW  : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-DV-10 : BLOOMFIELD 8.4 NNE  : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-LC-12 : CHARITON 2.0 WSW    : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-AD-02 : CRESTON 8.3 WNW     : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-PK-73 : DES MOINES 4.1 N    : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-PK-03 : DES MOINES 4.5 WNW  : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-DV-14 : DRAKESVILLE 4.7 WNW : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-PC-08 : FONDA 4.5 NNW       : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-WB-03 : FORT DODGE 1.6 ENE  : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-WB-17 : FORT DODGE 1.7 NNW  : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-SR-19 : GILBERT 0.2 W       : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-WR-07 : INDIANOLA 0.8 SSW   : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-MR-06 : LOVILIA 0.6 SSE     : 0.00 /  0.0 /   0.0 /  0.00

IA-CH-07 : LYTTON 4.0 NE       : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-PW-06 : MALCOM 7.7 NNW      : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-DV-11 : MILTON 4.8 SSW      : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-SR-59 : NEVADA 0.4 WNW      : 0.00 /  0.0 /     T /    MM

IA-TY-02 : NEW MARKET 4.7 N    : 0.00 /  0.0 /   0.0 /    MM

IA-AP-09 : NUMA 1.7 W          : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-BN-03 : OGDEN 1.6 SE        : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-CL-02 : OSCEOLA 2.5 WSW     : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-DL-42 : PERRY 0.4 SSW       : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-SC-07 : SAC CITY 0.6 SSW    : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

.END



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