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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Partly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.2 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 20 Jun 12:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. High near 70. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. High near 70. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
12:36 pm CDT Jun 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 26, 2026
 
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