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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Fog/Mist

40°F

4°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.89 in (1012.7 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 26 Dec 4:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 44. Light northwest wind.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of rain and snow between noon and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Windy.

    Low: 10 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Windy.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 44. Light northwest wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Saturday
Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of rain and snow between noon and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Windy.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
4:31 pm CST Dec 26, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Dec 26, 2025-6pm CST Jan 1, 2026
 
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