Current Conditions in Iowa

Iowa Surface Observations

    
                        

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ASUS43 KDMX 140901

RWRIA



WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR IOWA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

300 AM CST WED JAN 14 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>046-141000-

   NORTHWEST IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

LE MARS *      MOCLDY    34  28  80 N22G29    30.03R WCI  22 TC   1

MAURICE *      MIX PCPN  30  21  69 N30G37    30.03R WCI  15 TC  -1

SIOUX CITY     PTCLDY    37  29  72 N21G37    30.03R WCI  26 TC   3

SPENCER        CLEAR     27  19  72 N24G38    29.98R WCI  12 TC  -3

$$



IAZ055>058-069>071-079>083-090>094-141000-

   SOUTHWEST IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

AUDUBON *      PTCLDY    34  30  86 NW14G20   29.96R WCI  24 TC   1

CLARINDA *     PTCLDY    37  34  87 N15G25    29.98R WCI  28 TC   3

COUNCIL BLFS * PTCLDY    37  34  87 N16G29    29.99R WCI  28 TC   3

LAMONI         MOCLDY    37  30  75 NW17G25   29.89R WCI  27 TC   3

$$



IAZ047>049-059>061-072>074-084-141000-

   CENTRAL IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

AMES           CLEAR     33  26  75 NW18G30   29.89R WCI  22 TC   1

ANKENY *       CLEAR     34  28  80 NW15G22   29.90R WCI  24 TC   1

CHARITON *     PTCLDY    36  30  80 NW18G25   29.86R WCI  25 TC   2

DES MOINES     CLEAR     34  28  79 NW17      29.90R WCI  23 TC   1

GRINNELL*      CLEAR     32  27  81 NW17      29.85R WCI  21 TC   0

KNOXVILLE *    CLEAR     36  28  75 NW17      29.86R WCI  25 TC   2

MARSHALLTOWN   CLEAR     32  26  78 NW18G30   29.85R WCI  20 TC   0

PELLA *        CLEAR     34  28  79 NW18G24   29.86R WCI  23 TC   1

$$



IAZ004>006-015-016-023>025-035-036-141000-

   NORTH CENTRAL IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

ESTHERVILLE    CLEAR     27  20  75 NW28G39   29.96R WCI  11 TC  -3

FORT DODGE *   CLEAR     32  24  72 N14G24    29.93R WCI  22 TC   0

MASON CITY     CLEAR     29  20  69 NW25G38   29.87R WCI  14 TC  -2

WEBSTER CITY * CLEAR     32  28  86 NW21G29   29.89R WCI  20 TC   0

IOWA FALLS *   CLEAR     32  22  65 NW23G29   29.87R WCI  20 TC   0

$$



IAZ007>011-017>019-026>030-037>042-050>054-066-141000-

   NORTHEAST IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

CEDAR RAPIDS   CLEAR     32  28  85 NW17      29.76R WCI  21 TC   0

CLINTON *      MOCLDY    33  29  85 W14       29.71R WCI  23 TC   1

DUBUQUE        PTCLDY    33  26  75 NW20G26   29.69R WCI  21 TC   1

WATERLOO       CLEAR     32  23  69 NW22G33   29.81R WCI  19 TC   0

$$



IAZ064-065-067-068-078-141000-

   EAST CENTRAL IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

DAVENPORT      PTCLDY    34  29  82 W14       29.72R WCI  25 TC   1

IOWA CITY      CLEAR     35  26  69 NW13G23   29.79R WCI  26 TC   2

QUAD CITIES    CLOUDY    37  29  72 NW17G30   29.72R WCI  27 TC   3

$$



IAZ062-063-075>077-085>089-095>099-141000-

   SOUTHEAST IOWA



CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS

BURLINGTON     CLOUDY    38  30  73 N16G24    29.76R WCI  29 TC   3

OTTUMWA        PTCLDY    34  29  82 NW18      29.83R WCI  23 TC   1

$$



ABBREVIATIONS USED IN REMARKS

   TC - TEMPERATURES IN CELSIUS

  WCI - WIND CHILL INDEX

   HX - HEAT INDEX

  VSB - VISIBILITY

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Road Conditions

Image Courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet

Midwest Surface Map

U.S. Surface Map

Iowa Weather Summary

River Summary

    
                        

527

SRUS43 KDMX 140841

RVADMX

IAC001-003-007-009-013-015-017-023-025-027-029-033-039-047-049-051-053-

063-069-073-075-077-079-081-083-091-099-109-117-121-123-125-127-135-147-

151-153-157-159-161-169-171-173-175-179-181-185-187-189-195-197-150845-



Hydrologic Summary

National Weather Service Des Moines IA

240 AM CST Wed Jan 14 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  10.71  Non-Flood  -0.15  -0.39  0114/0045



.Iowa River Basin...



Iowa River

 Rowan                      12.5   5.37  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.10  0114/0200

 Steamboat Rock             11.0   6.40  Non-Flood  -0.09  -0.10  0114/0200

 Marshalltown               19.0  12.13  Non-Flood  -0.15  -0.35  0114/0200

 Tama Hwy E49               12.5   5.43  Non-Flood  -0.06  -0.19  0114/0200

 Tama US 63                 20.0  10.02  Non-Flood   0.03  -0.24  0114/0200

 Chelsea



Timber Creek

 Marshalltown               14.0   3.23  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.07  0114/0200



Richland Creek

 Haven                            11.07             -0.02  -0.05  0114/0200



Salt Creek

 Elberon                    16.0   6.54  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.07  0114/0200



Walnut Creek

 Hartwick                   14.0   1.26  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.04  0114/0200



Deer Creek

 Toledo                            4.52             -0.13  -0.11  0114/0200



.Cedar River Basin...



Cedar River

 Waverly                    12.0   5.13  Non-Flood  -0.02   0.04  0114/0215

 Janesville                 13.0   2.01  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.10  0114/0145

 Cedar Falls                89.0  81.18  Non-Flood  -0.09  -0.41  0114/0145

 Waterloo                   13.0   6.99  Non-Flood  -0.05  -0.14  0114/0200



West Fork Cedar River

 Kesley

 Kesley Hickory Ave--IFC         946.07             -0.02  -0.18  0114/0200

 Finchford                  17.0   8.90  Non-Flood  -0.98  -1.07  0114/0145



Winnebago River

 Mason City                 10.0   5.98  Non-Flood   0.02   0.08  0114/0200

 Rockford



Clear Lake

 Clear Lake                        4.88             -0.01   0.00  0114/0200



Shell Rock River

 Northwood

 Nora Springs

 Rockford Foothill Ave--IFC      970.62              0.02   0.02  0114/0200

 Marble Rock                 4.0

 Marble Rock 290th St--IFC       949.47              0.04  -0.01  0114/0200

 Shell Rock                 12.0   8.77  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.05  0114/0145



Beaver Creek (Northeast Iowa)

 New Hartford               12.5   3.53  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.18  0114/0200



Black Hawk Creek

 Hudson                     14.0   6.97  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.11  0114/0145



Wolf Creek

 Dysart                     12.0   3.39  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.05  0114/0215



.Skunk River Basin...



South Skunk River

 Randall Hwy R61--IFC            975.83             -0.04  -0.13  0114/0200

 Ames Hwy E18

 Ames McFarland Park 180th

 Ames W Riverside Rd        12.5   4.46  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.10  0114/0100

 Ames E 13th St--IFC             878.94             -0.04  -0.12  0114/0200

 Ames US 30                 21.5  11.96  Non-Flood  -0.05  -0.15  0114/0200

 Colfax                     18.0   9.38  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.20  0114/0145

 Oskaloosa                  24.5  11.08  Non-Flood  -0.08  -0.41  0114/0130



Ioway Creek

 Story City 120th St--IFC        971.43             -0.06  -0.11  0114/0200

 Ames Hwy E18

 Gilbert 160th St--IFC           929.68             -0.04  -0.16  0114/0200

 Ames Cameron School Rd            2.47             -0.04  -0.13  0114/0200

 Ames Stange Rd--IFC             889.06             -0.02  -0.17  0114/0200

 Ames Lincoln Way           10.0   2.24  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.07  0114/0200

 Ames S Duff Ave--IFC            872.89             -0.07  -0.25  0114/0200



Indian Creek

 Mingo                             4.64             -0.05  -0.10  0114/0215



.Des Moines River Basin...



West Fork Des Moines River

 Emmetsburg                 11.0   0.93  Non-Flood   0.00   0.04  0114/0215

 Humboldt                   10.0   4.01  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.02  0114/0200



East Fork Des Moines River

 Algona                     17.0   7.97  Non-Flood   0.01   0.00  0114/0215

 Dakota City                20.0   8.78  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.19  0114/0200



Des Moines River

 Fort Dodge                 10.5   4.63  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.08  0114/0200

 Stratford                  19.0   7.50  Non-Flood  -0.04   0.02  0114/0200

 Des Moines 2nd Ave         23.0  14.94  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.32  0114/0115

 Des Moines SE 6th St       24.0  14.17  Non-Flood  -0.05  -0.73  0114/0200

 Swan                             47.16             -0.15  -0.44  0114/0115

 Tracy                      14.0   5.85  Non-Flood   0.00   0.00  0114/0115

 Eddyville                  63.0  52.91  Non-Flood   0.01   0.03  0114/0115

 Ottumwa                    11.5   4.79  Non-Flood   0.03   0.00  0114/0220



 Saylorville Reservoir

  Pool                     884.0 839.25  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.10  0114/0200

  Tail                             5.77             -0.01  -0.61  0114/0200

  Normal Pool              836.0



 Red Rock Reservoir

  Pool                     780.0 744.88  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.01  0114/0215

  Tail                           688.97             -0.01  -0.02  0114/0215

  Normal Pool              742.0



Boone River

 Goldfield                         9.09             -0.01  -0.27  0114/0215

 Webster City               14.0   3.51  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.05  0114/0200



Big Creek Ponding Area

 Polk City                        39.32             -0.02  -0.11  0114/0215



Big Creek Lake

 Polk City                        19.99              0.01  -0.01  0114/0215



Beaver Creek (Central Iowa)

 Woodward                         12.32             -0.04  -0.22  0114/0215

 Grimes                     14.0   5.14  Non-Flood  -0.06  -0.19  0114/0215



Fourmile Creek

 Ankeny US 69

 Ankeny NE 47th St--IFC          907.59              0.14   0.02  0114/0200

 Ankeny NE 86th Ave         11.0   1.87  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.04  0114/0115

 Altoona NE 54th Ave--IFC        823.41             -0.02   0.00  0114/0200

 Altoona I-80

 Des Moines Easton Blvd     12.5   3.95  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0114/0130

 Pleasant Hill Vandalia Rd-      769.56             -0.10  -0.66  0114/0200



North River

 Norwalk Hwy R57            22.0   6.76  Non-Flood  -0.04   0.14  0114/0115



Middle River

 Indianola                  23.0   7.80  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.09  0114/0115



South River

 Ackworth                   29.0   5.19  Non-Flood  -0.04  -0.14  0114/0115



White Breast Creek

 Melcher-Dallas             23.0   6.25  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.06  0114/0115



English Creek

 Knoxville                  21.0   8.28  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.01  0114/0115



Cedar Creek

 Bussey                     25.0   4.64  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.05  0114/0115



.Raccoon River Basin...



North Raccoon River

 Sac City                          8.07              0.00  -0.03  0114/0215

 Jefferson                  19.0   6.58  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.04  0114/0215

 Perry                      15.0   7.33  Non-Flood   0.01  -0.26  0114/0215



Black Hawk Lake

 Lake View                         7.71              0.00   0.00  0114/0215



Middle Raccoon River

 Bayard                           10.50             -0.03  -0.11  0114/0215

 Panora                     11.0   4.85  Non-Flood   0.01   0.01  0114/0215



Lake Panorama

 Panora                           45.58              0.00   0.01  0114/0215



South Raccoon River

 Redfield                   20.0   3.62  Non-Flood  -0.03  -0.03  0114/0145



Raccoon River

 Van Meter Hwy R16          17.0   5.69  Non-Flood  -0.06  -0.38  0114/0200

 West Des Moines                  30.03             -0.06  -0.55  0114/0145

 Des Moines IA 28           36.0  23.35  Non-Flood  -0.08  -0.23  0114/0115

 Des Moines Fleur Dr        12.0   5.14  Non-Flood  -0.10  -0.57  0114/0145



Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)

 Waukee 156th St             9.0

 Urbandale 142nd St

 Clive NW 128th St--IFC          861.94             -0.03  -0.01  0114/0200

 Clive I-80/35               9.0   3.47  Non-Flood   0.00   0.01  0114/0235

 Clive NW 100th St--IFC          840.10              0.00   0.01  0114/0200

 Des Moines 63rd St         14.0   3.54  Non-Flood  -0.01   0.01  0114/0145



Little Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)

 Clive 156th St--IFC             897.53             -0.02  -0.03  0114/0200



North Walnut Creek (Central Iowa)

 Urbandale 92nd Dr                 3.31              0.06  -0.12  0114/0214

 Urbandale Hickman Rd--IFC       834.05              0.00  -0.01  0114/0200

 Windsor Heights College Dr



Jordan Creek

 West Des Moines



Buttrick Creek

 Grand Junction             13.0   7.36  Non-Flood  -0.08  -0.24  0114/0215



...Missouri River Basin...



.Nishnabotna River Basin...



East Nishnabotna River

 Atlantic                   19.0   2.98  Non-Flood  -0.05  -0.17  0114/0200



.Chariton River Basin...



East Fork 102 River

 Bedford                    24.0  10.85  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.03  0114/0145



Thompson River

 Davis City                 12.0   1.12  Non-Flood  -0.07  -0.07  0114/0200



Chariton River

 Chariton                   19.5   4.54  Non-Flood   0.00  -0.15  0114/0145

 Moulton                    36.0  18.70  Non-Flood  -0.02  -0.08  0114/0145



South Fork Chariton River

 Promise City               25.0   3.28  Non-Flood  -0.01  -0.07  0114/0145



 Rathbun Reservoir

  Pool                     926.0 904.46  Non-Flood   0.00   0.03  0114/0145

  Tail                             2.19              0.00   0.00  0114/0200

  Normal Pool              904.0



Cooper Creek (South Central Iowa)

 Centerville                       8.45              0.00  -0.04  0114/0130



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

CoCoRAHS Rainfall Reports

    
                        

933

SXUS53 KDMX 131505

LCODMX



COCORAHS PRECIPITATION SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

905 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026



COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS

ENDING AROUND 7 AM LOCAL TIME

THESE REPORTS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLEMENTAL AND UNOFFICIAL



.B DMX 0113 C DH07/PP/SF/SD/SW

:

:

:CENTRAL IOWA

:

:                                           SNOW   SNOW    WATER

:                                    PCPN   FALL   DEPTH   EQUIV

:

IA-SR-29  : AMES 2.5 W             : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

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

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

IA-DV-03  : BLOOMFIELD 8.6 SSW     : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

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

IA-DL-31  : DALLAS CENTER 1.5 E    : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-DC-06  : DAVIS CITY 4.6 SE      : 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-HN-09  : GARNER 0.4 W           : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-WR-05  : HARTFORD 1.0 E         : 0.00 /  0.0 /   0.0 /    MM

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

IA-BH-34  : LA PORTE CITY 4.5 E    : 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-CR-07  : MANNING 0.2 ESE        : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

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

IA-SR-58  : NEVADA 0.3 WNW         : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-SR-59  : NEVADA 0.4 WNW         : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    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-CL-02  : OSCEOLA 2.5 WSW        : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-WP-13  : OTTUMWA 2.2 ENE        : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

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

IA-DL-40  : PERRY 1.1 NNW          : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

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

IA-WY-03  : SEYMOUR 1.7 W          : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-SR-49  : STORY CITY 0.4 NW      : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-PK-125 : URBANDALE 1.0 NNE      : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-BH-06  : WATERLOO 1.9 SSE       : 0.00 /  0.0 /   0.0 /  0.00

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

IA-PA-05  : WEST BEND 5.4 W        : 0.00 /  0.0 /    MM /    MM

IA-PK-37  : WINDSOR HEIGHTS 0.8 SE : 0.00 /  0.0 /   0.0 /    MM

.END



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