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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Partly Cloudy

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1024.9 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 20 Jan 12:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 10. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.

    High: 7 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A chance of snow between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 10. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
11:26 am CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 26, 2026
 
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