Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Mostly Cloudy

52°F

11°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed N 13 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.45 in (1031.3 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 16 Oct 3:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

De Soto IA

Freeze Warning October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
De Soto IA
 41.54°N 94.01°W
3:12 pm CDT Oct 16, 2026
4pm CDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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