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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

67°F

19°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SE 14 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1012.1 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 May 5:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light south southeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 76 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Memorial Day

    Memorial Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light south southeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Memorial Day
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
5:46 pm CDT May 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT May 22, 2026-6pm CDT May 29, 2026
 
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