Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Light Drizzle Fog/Mist

60°F

16°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	NW 5 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Last update	15 Oct 9:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

West Des Moines IA

Today
High: 61 °F
Showers
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Friday Night
Low: 32 °F
Decreasing
Clouds then
Patchy Frost
Saturday
High: 59 °F
Frost then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 41 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 65 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 68 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 61. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Friday Night

Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 41.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.