Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Mostly Cloudy

60°F

16°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.13 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint	57°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	23 Aug 5:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Today
High: 80 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 80 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 68 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 65 °F
Clear
Thursday
High: 83 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind.

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light southeast wind.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 65.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 83.