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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

A Few Clouds

67°F

19°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	S 5 mph
Barometer	30.18 in (1021.8 mb)
Dewpoint	31°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	11 May 12:54 pm CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Des Moines International Airport IA

This Afternoon
High: 74 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 82 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy then
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 80 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 61 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 85 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 21 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.