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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.35 in (1029.6 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 1 Dec 7:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Urbandale IA

  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as 10. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 24 by 11pm, then rising to around 28 during the remainder of the night. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14.

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 11.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as 10. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 24 by 11pm, then rising to around 28 during the remainder of the night. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 11.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Urbandale IA
 41.63°N 93.74°W
Last Update:
6:21 am CST Dec 1, 2025
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Dec 1, 2025-6pm CST Dec 7, 2025
 
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