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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Fair

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill6°F (-14°C)
Last update 2 Dec 6:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 5. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 30 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -11. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 14. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 5. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -11. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 14. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
6:46 am CST Dec 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Dec 2, 2025-6pm CST Dec 8, 2025
 
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