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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast and Breezy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 10 Dec 10:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • Today

    Today: Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 30 °F⇓

    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow and freezing rain likely before 4pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of sleet before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow/Sleet
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.

    Low: -7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 11.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Snow and freezing rain likely before 4pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of sleet before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 8.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 11.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
11:17 am CST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Dec 10, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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