Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

40°F

4°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.37 in (994.8 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 15 Mar 5:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Blizzard Warning March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 07:00am
High Wind Warning March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am
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Blizzard Warning
High Wind Warning
  • Today

    Today: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible.  Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Temperature rising to near 45 by 9am, then falling to around 32 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a north wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northwest 23 to 33 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Rain and
    Windy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 10pm.  Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8pm and midnight. Low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Temperature rising to near 45 by 9am, then falling to around 32 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a north wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northwest 23 to 33 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 10pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8pm and midnight. Low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.56°N 93.6°W
6:13 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
6am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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