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Heavy Rain & Flood Watch for Much of Iowa through Thursday

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Light Drizzle Fog/Mist

69°F

21°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.77 in (1007.7 mb)
Dewpoint	68°F (20°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Last update	1 Oct 5:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Flood Watch October 1, 06:34am until October 2, 01:00am

Flood Warning October 2, 03:00am until October 5, 12:20am

Flood Warning October 2, 07:45am until October 4, 01:00am

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Flood Watch

Flood Warning

Flood Watch October 1, 06:34am until October 2, 01:00am
NOW until 1:00am Fri
Flood Watch
Today
High: 67 °F⇓
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Friday
High: 63 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 67 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 68 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Temperature falling to around 64 by 10am. East wind 9 to 11 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 68.