Des MoinesDSM
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/965 ft/7 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Des Moines International Airport, Iowa
Large airport in Polk County, Iowa* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Much of central Iowa. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A prolonged period of showers and thunderstorms is forecast to continue now through Thursday evening. This rain will be falling on already saturated soils. Rainfall totals will range from 2 to 4 inches in a southwest to northeast oriented band across central Iowa, with locally higher amounts likely. This rainfall may lead to flash flooding. In addition, poor drainage and low lying areas may experience ponding. All this rainfall will cause rises on area rivers, which may exceed flood stage in at least a few locations.
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.
68°
71°/64°
Rain·
Feels like 68°·Light breeze 6 mph SSW
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for Des Moines International Airport until 1 AM Friday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Des Moines International Airport is 68° and rain at 2 PM. The dew point is 66°, so the air feels oppressive. Light breeze from the south-southwest at 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 67°, and the coolest Monday, near 61°. Thunderstorms is likely tomorrow (54%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:58 PM. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 80% lit, and rises at 8:51 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The day is 11 hours 49 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
-UV
-Air quality
97%Humidity
88%Cloud
Now
9:00 AM
68feels68
now, rain
Today
Sep 30
7164
96%
Thu
Oct 1
6752
54%
14mph
Fri
Oct 2
6449
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6552
clear day
Sun
Oct 4
6546
clear day
Mon
Oct 5
6149
clear day
Tue
Oct 6
6556
12mph
68°
71°64°
67°52°
64°49°
65°52°
65°46°
61°49°
65°56°
As of 9:00 AM in Des Moines International Airport, Iowa.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- DSM
- ICAO
- KDSM
- IATA
- DSM
- Field elevation
- 958 ft
- Serves
- Des Moines
- Kind
- Large airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- DSM
- Wind now
- From 190° at 6 mph, read 30 Sep, 08:54
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 / 31 | 9,001 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 132° / 312° | 3 mph head, on 13 | 5 mph from the right |
| 5 / 23 | 9,004 ft | 150 ft | Concrete-Grooved | 54° / 234° | 4 mph head, on 23 | 4 mph from the left |
What is measuring near here
The 7 instruments nearest Des Moines International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now5 instruments
Des Moines (I-235)RDMI4
Beside a road/4.9 mi away/922 ft/36 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Des Moines River 4 WNW Saylorville ReservoirSAYI4
At a reservoir/11.8 mi away/896 ft/62 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Des Moines 17 E54902
At a climate reference station/19.3 mi away/903 ft/55 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
AmesS2031
At a soil climate station/32.4 mi away/1,073 ft/115 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Des Moines AirportDSXI4
At an airfield/0.5 mi away/953 ft/5 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Des Moines 3.1 SSWIA-PK-39
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/892 ft/66 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Iowa
15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Des Moines International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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- Cummingcity, 5 mi
- Windsor Heightscity, 6 mi
- West Des Moinescity, 7 mi
- Urbandalecity, 8 mi
- Spring Hillcity, 8 mi
- Pleasant Hillcity, 9 mi
- Carlislecity, 9 mi
- Clivecity, 9 mi
- Saylorvillecommunity, 11 mi
- Johnstoncity, 11 mi
Airports near Des Moines International Airport
- Ankeny Regional AirportIKV, 12 mi
- Ames Municipal AirportAMW, 32 mi
- Knoxville Municipal AirportOXV, 32 mi
- Perry Municipal AirportPRO, 33 mi
- Osceola Municipal AirportI75, 33 mi
- Newton Municipal AirportTNU, 34 mi
- Boone Municipal AirportBNW, 37 mi
- Pella Municipal AirportPEA, 38 mi