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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Overcast

60°F

16°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NW 13 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 1:54 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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers, mainly before 5pm. High near 62. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. 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. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly 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

    Mostly 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

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, 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.

    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

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers, mainly before 5pm. High near 62. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. 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. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly 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, 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.
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.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
Last Update:
1:52 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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