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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

A Few Clouds

8°F

-13°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.36 in (1029.7 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-1°F (-18°C)
Last update 7 Dec 5:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Ackworth IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 3am. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 26 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 24 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 3am. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 24 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Ackworth IA
 41.37°N 93.51°W
Last Update:
3:16 pm CST Dec 7, 2025
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Dec 7, 2025-6pm CST Dec 14, 2025
 
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