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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall; Typhoon Watch in Guam and CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue through tonight from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Scattered damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes may accompany a line of severe thunderstorms that is expected across the Mid-Atlantic into New England Friday. A Typhoon Watch continues for Guam and CNMI as Tropical Storm Champi will strengthen and approach the islands this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

53°F

12°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed NW 18 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.3 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 15 Oct 8:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Cloudy and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing then
    Patchy Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
8:01 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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