| 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 1800 GMT 18 Mar 2026 to 1800 GMT 19 Mar 2026
Latest observation at 2054 GMT 18 Mar 2026
For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | 2054Z | 18/22Z | 18/23Z | 19/00Z | 19/01Z | 19/02Z | 19/03Z | 19/04Z | 19/05Z | 19/06Z | 19/07Z | 19/08Z | 19/09Z | 19/10Z | 19/11Z | 19/12Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIS | 10 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 |
| CIG | 250 | |||||||||||||||
| Cover | BKN | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW | FEW |
| FltCat | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR |
| WX | ||||||||||||||||
| WDir | VRB | VRB | VRB | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 |
| WSpd | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| WGust |
FTUS80 KDSM 181742 RRA
KDSM 181740Z 1818/1918 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
FM190000 22006KT P6SM FEW160
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | OBS | 18/22Z | 18/23Z | 19/00Z | 19/01Z | 19/02Z | 19/03Z | 19/04Z | 19/05Z | 19/06Z | 19/07Z | 19/08Z | 19/09Z | 19/10Z | 19/11Z | 19/12Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOTM | ||||||||||||||||
| KMCW | CIG | CIG | CIG | |||||||||||||
| 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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This Afternoon 
Mostly Sunny High: 59° |
Tonight 
Mostly Cloudy Low: 37° |
Thursday
Mostly Sunny High: 64° |
Thursday Night 
Partly Cloudy Low: 44° |
Friday
Mostly Sunny High: 73° |
Friday Night
Partly Cloudy Low: 47° |
Saturday 
Sunny High: 81° |
