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Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.36 in (1028.0 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 9 Oct 12:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ackworth IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Clear, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Clear, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Columbus Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
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Point Forecast:
Ackworth IA
 41.37°N 93.49°W
Last Update:
10:31 pm CDT Oct 8, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1am CDT Oct 9, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 15, 2025
 
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