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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

A Few Clouds

34°F

1°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed W 20 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1004.3 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 16 Jan 4:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 06:00am until January 16, 09:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 34 by 11am, then falling to around 26 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 34 °F⇓

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 11 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    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.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 17.

    High: 17 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 34 by 11am, then falling to around 26 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
4:51 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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