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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

63°F

17°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.4 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 May 2:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

West Des Moines IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 66. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 66 °F

    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Widespread haze before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 73 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 66. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Widespread haze before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
West Des Moines IA
 41.59°N 93.74°W
Last Update:
2:34 am CDT May 13, 2024
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT May 13, 2024-6pm CDT May 19, 2024
 
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