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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1018.2 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 20 Jan 10:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines International Airport IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of flurries between 1am and 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 10. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Sprinkles/Snow
    and Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind 10 to 14 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of flurries between 1am and 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 10. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. North wind 10 to 14 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines International Airport IA
 41.54°N 93.66°W
Last Update:
10:16 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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