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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Mostly Cloudy

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed SW 17 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 18 Jan 10:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Indianola IA

Cold Weather Advisory January 19, 01:00am until January 19, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: A chance of flurries between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Indianola IA
 41.37°N 93.54°W
Last Update:
11:32 am CST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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