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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

54°F

12°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	N 7 mph
Barometer	30.10 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	52°F (11°C)
Last update	6 Oct 7:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles S Des Moines International Airport IA

Today
High: 56 °F
Showers
Tonight
Low: 48 °F
Chance
Showers
Tuesday
High: 67 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Clear
Wednesday
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 54 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 76 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 56. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 44. Light north wind.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.