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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

35°F

2°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed E 12 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 14 Mar 2:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Van Meter IA

Winter Storm Watch March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 10:00am
High Wind Watch March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am
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Winter Storm Watch
High Wind Watch

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. East wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 40 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 24 mph becoming north northwest 29 to 39 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F⇓

    Rain Likely
    and Windy
    then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, mainly before 7pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4am. Low around 6. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 32 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Windy.

    High: 22 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Blustery.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. East wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 24 mph becoming north northwest 29 to 39 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly before 7pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4am. Low around 6. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 32 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Monday
Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Blustery.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Van Meter IA
 41.5°N 93.98°W
Last Update:
3:17 am CDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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