Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)
Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.
Overcast and Breezy
28°F
-2°C
| Humidity | 75% |
| Wind Speed | NW 21 G 28 mph |
| Barometer | 29.98 in (1015.9 mb) |
| Dewpoint | 21°F (-6°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | 14°F (-10°C) |
| Last update | 10 Dec 10:54 am CST |
Extended Forecast for
Des Moines IA
Today

High: 30 °F⇓
Cloudy and
BlusteryTonight

Low: 18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 28 °F
Chance Snow
then Wintry
Mix LikelyThursday Night
Low: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Snow/Sleet
then Mostly
CloudyFriday

High: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night

Low: 8 °F
Cloudy
Saturday

High: 13 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night

Low: -7 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

High: 11 °F
Sunny
Detailed Forecast
Today
Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Snow and freezing rain likely before 4pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of sleet before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 8.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 11.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
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Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
41.58°N 93.63°W
41.58°N 93.63°W
11:17 am CST Dec 10, 2025
11am CST Dec 10, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025



