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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

45°F

7°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed W 21 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 25 Nov 2:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Des Moines IA

Wind Advisory November 25, 06:00pm until November 26, 06:00am
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Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 44. Windy, with a west wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow. Low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 44. Windy, with a west wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
Friday Night
Snow. Low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Snow. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Des Moines IA
 41.61°N 93.66°W
Last Update:
3:16 pm CST Nov 25, 2025
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Nov 25, 2025-6pm CST Dec 1, 2025
 
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