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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Partly Cloudy

68°F

20°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 6:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines International Airport IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 61.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines International Airport IA
 41.54°N 93.66°W
Last Update:
5:43 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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