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Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Fog/Mist

48°F

9°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	SE 8 mph
Barometer	29.71 in (1006.3 mb)
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	27 Dec 3:54 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Indianola IA

Wind Advisory December 28, 09:00am until December 29, 06:00am

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 06:00pm until December 28, 06:00am

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Wind Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 50 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
Chance Rain
and Dense Fog
Sunday
High: 45 °F⇓
Rain and
Areas Fog
then
Snow/Sleet
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 10 °F
Windy. Slight
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 20 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 50. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Widespread dense fog, mainly between 8pm and 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

Rain before noon, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between noon and 1pm, then snow after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 3pm. Areas of fog before noon. Temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 6 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 10.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.