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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

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 2 Dec 12:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Urbandale IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. South wind around 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 28 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -12. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 13. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 13 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries between 3am and 5am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. South wind around 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -12. 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. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Urbandale IA
 41.63°N 93.74°W
Last Update:
10:06 am CST Dec 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Dec 2, 2025-6pm CST Dec 8, 2025
 
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