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Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

A Few Clouds

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	NW 14 mph
Barometer	30.26 in (1026.1 mb)
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	2°F (-17°C)
Last update	3 Dec 4:54 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Des Moines IA

Tonight
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 13 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 9 °F⇑
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 31 °F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 10 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 19 °F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -10. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 17 by 2am. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as 10. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.