Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Mostly Cloudy

64°F

18°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 6:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Light southwest wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Light southwest wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 49.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
6:12 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
7am CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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