Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

A Few Clouds and Breezy

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed NW 24 G 39 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1022.3 mb)
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-8°F (-22°C)
Last update 18 Jan 9:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines International Airport IA

Cold Weather Advisory January 19, 01:00am until January 19, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 2 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as zero. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 29 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
M.L.King Day
Increasing clouds, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as zero. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.
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Point Forecast:
Des Moines International Airport IA
 41.54°N 93.66°W
9:51 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
10pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 25, 2026
 
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