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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

52°F

11°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed N 17 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.5 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Oct 4:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

De Soto IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Cloudy and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

    High: 58 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
De Soto IA
 41.52°N 94.04°W
Last Update:
4:57 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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