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Heavy Mountain Snow in the Northwest; Flooding Possible in the South

Heavy mountain snow and high winds have returned to the Northwestern U.S. today into Friday. Total snow accumulations could reach 3 feet in the higher elevations. Several rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms tracking from the ArkLaTex into the Tennessee Valley may result in localized flash, urban, and small stream flooding into early next week, along with new river flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

A Few Clouds

43°F

6°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.30 in (1026.8 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 4:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

    Low: 25 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

    High: 47 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Decreasing
    Clouds

    Low: 29 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 47 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Chance Rain

    Low: 29 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 35 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 25 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    Sunny

    High: 40 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 29 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Friday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
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Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
2:33 pm CST Feb 25, 2021
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Feb 25, 2021-6pm CST Mar 4, 2021
 
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