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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

41°F

5°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 May 3:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Frost Advisory May 2, 01:00am until May 2, 08:00am
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Frost Advisory

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 37 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
2:36 am CDT May 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CDT May 1, 2026-6pm CDT May 7, 2026
 
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