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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Light Snow Blowing Snow and Windy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed NW 31 G 56 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill-13°F (-25°C)
Last update 16 Mar 2:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Blizzard Warning March 16, 03:18am until March 16, 07:00am
High Wind Warning March 16, 03:18am until March 16, 04:00am
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Blizzard Warning
High Wind Warning
  •  
    Blizzard Warning March 16, 03:18am until March 16, 07:00am
    High Wind Warning March 16, 03:18am until March 16, 04:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Overnight

    Low: 6 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as zero. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as zero. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
1:27 am CDT Mar 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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