Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast and Breezy

47°F

8°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 32 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1025.0 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 16 Oct 7:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Des Moines IA

Freeze Warning October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of showers before 9am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 51 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost, mainly after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Des Moines IA
 41.61°N 93.66°W
6:46 am CDT Oct 16, 2026
8am CDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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