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Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Fog

42°F

6°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 12 mph
Barometer	29.83 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint	42°F (6°C)
Visibility	0.25 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	27 Dec 4:54 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Van Meter IA

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 05:39am until December 27, 12:00pm

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Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 05:39am until December 27, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 54 °F
Areas Dense
Fog then
Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Rain and
Areas Fog
Sunday
High: 42 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 9 °F
Windy. Slight
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 19 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

Rain, snow, and sleet before noon, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between noon and 1pm, then snow after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.