| Hover over or click station to get METAR and TAF (if available). | Flight Categories:  VFR  MVFR  IFR  LIFR |
KDSM - Des Moines International Airport
Forecast valid from 0600 GMT 20 Sep 2024 to 0600 GMT 21 Sep 2024
Latest observation at 1054 GMT 20 Sep 2024
For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | 1054Z | 20/12Z | 20/13Z | 20/14Z | 20/15Z | 20/16Z | 20/17Z | 20/18Z | 20/19Z | 20/20Z | 20/21Z | 20/22Z | 20/23Z | 21/00Z | 21/01Z | 21/02Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIS | 3 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 |
| CIG | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||||||
| Cover | CLR | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | SKC | SKC | SKC | SKC | SKC | SCT | SCT | SCT |
| FltCat | MVFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR |
| WX | BR | |||||||||||||||
| WDir | 300 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
| WSpd | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| WGust |
FTUS43 KDSM 200521
KDSM 200520Z 2006/2106 32005KT P6SM BKN040
FM201900 21005KT P6SM SKC
FM210000 13006KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | OBS | 20/12Z | 20/13Z | 20/14Z | 20/15Z | 20/16Z | 20/17Z | 20/18Z | 20/19Z | 20/20Z | 20/21Z | 20/22Z | 20/23Z | 21/00Z | 21/01Z | 21/02Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| KFOD |
NOTE: TEMPO conditions in [brackets]. Keep in mind TEMPO conditions might be better (lower impact) than prevailing conditions.
Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour
Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour
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Today Patchy Fog then Sunny High: 89° |
Tonight Partly Cloudy then Chance T-storms Low: 68° |
Saturday 
Chance T-storms High: 86° |
Saturday Night 
Showers Low: 59° |
Sunday 
Showers Likely High: 66° |
Sunday Night 
Chance Showers Low: 55° |
Monday 
Chance Showers High: 67° |
