Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)
Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.
Partly Cloudy
18°F
-8°C
| Humidity | 52% |
| Wind Speed | SE 8 mph |
| Barometer | 30.21 in (1024.9 mb) |
| Dewpoint | 3°F (-16°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | 8°F (-13°C) |
| Last update | 20 Jan 12:54 pm CST |
Extended Forecast for
Des Moines International Airport IA
This Afternoon

High: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight

Low: 18 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 37 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow and
Patchy
Blowing SnowWednesday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
then Mostly
ClearThursday

High: 26 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night

Low: -8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday

High: -2 °F
Cold
Friday Night

Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday

High: 7 °F
Cold
Detailed Forecast
This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A chance of snow between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 5. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
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Point Forecast:
Des Moines International Airport IA
41.54°N 93.66°W
41.54°N 93.66°W
11:26 am CST Jan 20, 2026
1pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 26, 2026



