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Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast and Breezy

34°F

1°C

Humidity	46%
Wind Speed	NW 24 G 33 mph
Barometer	29.69 in (1006.1 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	16 Jan 11:54 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 12:26pm until January 16, 09:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 12:26pm until January 16, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Fri
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 37 °F⇓
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 10 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Saturday
High: 16 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday Night
Low: 7 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 6 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
M.L.King Day
High: 17 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow showers likely, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery.

M.L.King Day

Sunny, with a high near 17.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 31.