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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Mostly Cloudy

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed N 15 G 32 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.9 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 14 Jan 7:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines International Airport IA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 26. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 5. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 5. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Windy. Partly
    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Windy.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 26. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 5. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 5. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Windy.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines International Airport IA
 41.54°N 93.66°W
Last Update:
5:42 am CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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