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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed S 17 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.1 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 4 Oct 3:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines International Airport IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 86. Windy, with a south wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear then
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Low around 58. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 64. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 86. Windy, with a south wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Low around 58. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 64. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines International Airport IA
 41.54°N 93.66°W
Last Update:
2:36 pm CDT Oct 4, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Oct 4, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2025
 
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