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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

47°F

8°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed W 20 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.46 in (998.0 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 9 Dec 9:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

High Wind Warning until December 10, 09:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until December 10, 09:00am

    NOW until 9:00am Wed

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 27 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 29 °F⇓

    Cloudy and
    Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 22. East southeast wind around 7 mph becoming north after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Wednesday
Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 22. East southeast wind around 7 mph becoming north after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 9.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 11.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
9:11 pm CST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm CST Dec 9, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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