Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Partly Cloudy

52°F

11°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed N 13 mph
Barometer 30.47 in (1032.3 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 16 Oct 5:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Runnells IA

Freeze Warning October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 33. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds then
    Patchy Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

    High: 59 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 33. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. South wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Runnells IA
 41.52°N 93.37°W
5:57 pm CDT Oct 16, 2026
6pm CDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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