Northeast Snow Squalls Possible; Western Active Weather Continues

A fast moving cold front will bring snow and potential for snow squalls across the Northeast. Locally heavy rain continues in California with heavy mountain snow extending from California across the Intermountain West. As this storm ejects into the Plains later this week, multi-hazard impacts will stretch from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes. Read More >

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Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Partly Cloudy

34°F

1°C

Humidity	35%
Wind Speed	E 12 G 17 mph
Barometer	30.33 in (1027.9 mb)
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	25°F (-4°C)
Last update	29 Mar 12:54 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Des Moines International Airport IA

This
Afternoon

Partly Sunny
High: 42 °F
Tonight

Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Low: 30 °F
Thursday

Slight Chance
Rain and
Breezy then
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
High: 64 °F
Thursday
Night

Windy. Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Low: 55 °F
Friday

Showers
Likely and
Windy
High: 70 °F
Friday
Night

Very Windy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Low: 30 °F
Saturday

Mostly Sunny
and Windy
then Sunny
High: 51 °F
Saturday
Night

Mostly Clear
Low: 36 °F
Sunday

Mostly Sunny
and Windy
High: 70 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 8 mph.

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Windy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Windy, with a south wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Very windy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.