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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1007.7 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 17 Apr 7:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Breezy.
    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
6:07 pm CDT Apr 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 24, 2026
 
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