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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 18 Jan 12:54 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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of flurries before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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 8. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of flurries before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines International Airport IA
 41.54°N 93.66°W
Last Update:
11:32 am CST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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