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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1022.3 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill54°F (12°C)
Last update 4 Oct 4:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Windsor Heights IA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 7 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Windsor Heights IA
 41.61°N 93.72°W
Last Update:
1:56 am CDT Oct 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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