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Weather Impacts for the Pacific Northwest This Week; Watching the Northeast U.S.

A series of Pacific fronts will bring periods of moderate rain, higher elevation snow, and gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through this week. A more widespread precipitation event looks likely this weekend. In the Northeast U.S. a storm may bring gusty winds, low elevation rain, and high elevation snow Friday into this coming weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1018.9 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 10 Nov 1:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then becoming clear toward daybreak, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, then becoming clear toward daybreak, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.6°W
Last Update:
12:26 am CST Nov 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CST Nov 10, 2026-6pm CST Nov 16, 2026
 
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