| 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 1200 GMT 1 May 2025 to 1200 GMT 2 May 2025
Latest observation at 1154 GMT 1 May 2025
For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | 1154Z | 01/13Z | 01/14Z | 01/15Z | 01/16Z | 01/17Z | 01/18Z | 01/19Z | 01/20Z | 01/21Z | 01/22Z | 01/23Z | 02/00Z | 02/01Z | 02/02Z | 02/03Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIS | 1.5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | >6 | >6 | >6 [4] |
>6 [4] |
>6 [4] |
>6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 |
| CIG | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 25 [15] |
25 [15] |
25 [15] |
35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| Cover | OVC | OVC | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | SCT |
| FltCat | IFR | IFR | IFR | IFR | IFR | IFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR |
| WX | BR | BR | -SHRA | -SHRA | -SHRA | -SHRA | -SHRA [TSRA] |
-SHRA [TSRA] |
-SHRA [TSRA] |
|||||||
| WDir | 310 | 310 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 300 |
| WSpd | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| WGust | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
FTUS43 KDSM 011121
KDSM 011120Z 0112/0212 31003KT 2SM BR OVC004
FM011400 27005KT 6SM -SHRA BKN007
FM011800 28007KT P6SM BKN018
FM012000 28008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 PROB30 0120/0123 4SM TSRA
OVC015CB
FM012300 32011G19KT P6SM BKN035
FM020300 30006KT P6SM SCT240
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | OBS | 01/13Z | 01/14Z | 01/15Z | 01/16Z | 01/17Z | 01/18Z | 01/19Z | 01/20Z | 01/21Z | 01/22Z | 01/23Z | 02/00Z | 02/01Z | 02/02Z | 02/03Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOTM | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | |||||
| KMCW | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | ||||||||
| KFOD | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG |
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 
Showers Likely and Patchy Fog High: 69° |
Tonight 
Partly Cloudy Low: 47° |
Friday 
Chance Showers High: 62° |
Friday Night
Partly Cloudy Low: 42° |
Saturday 
Sunny High: 66° |
Saturday Night 
Mostly Clear Low: 44° |
Sunday
Sunny High: 71° |
