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Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	NW 25 G 38 mph
Barometer	30.09 in (1020.7 mb)
Dewpoint	-1°F (-18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-11°F (-24°C)
Last update	16 Mar 9:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Today
High: 19 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 65 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 78 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as zero. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 25. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.