| 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 27 Mar 2025 to 0600 GMT 28 Mar 2025
Latest observation at 0754 GMT 27 Mar 2025
For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | 0754Z | 27/10Z | 27/11Z | 27/12Z | 27/13Z | 27/14Z | 27/15Z | 27/16Z | 27/17Z | 27/18Z | 27/19Z | 27/20Z | 27/21Z | 27/22Z | 27/23Z | 28/00Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIS | 10 | >6 [4] |
>6 [4] |
>6 [4] |
>6 | >6 | >6 [4] |
>6 [4] |
>6 [4] |
>6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 |
| CIG | 80 [80] |
80 [80] |
80 [80] |
80 | 80 | 80 [60] |
80 [60] |
80 [60] |
60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
| Cover | CLR | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN | BKN |
| FltCat | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR |
| WX | [-SHRA] |
[-SHRA] |
[-SHRA] |
-SHRA | -SHRA | [-SHRA] |
[-SHRA] |
[-SHRA] |
||||||||
| WDir | 120 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 140 | 140 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| WSpd | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| WGust |
Loading... 
FTUS43 KDSM 270521
KDSM 270520Z 2706/2806 15004KT P6SM BKN070
FM270900 16007KT P6SM SCT090 PROB30 2709/2713 4SM -SHRA
BKN080
FM271300 14007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN080
FM271500 16009KT P6SM BKN080 PROB30 2715/2718 4SM -SHRA
BKN060
FM271800 12007KT P6SM BKN060
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | OBS | 27/10Z | 27/11Z | 27/12Z | 27/13Z | 27/14Z | 27/15Z | 27/16Z | 27/17Z | 27/18Z | 27/19Z | 27/20Z | 27/21Z | 27/22Z | 27/23Z | 28/00Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOTM | WX | WX | WX | WX | ||||||||||||
| KMCW | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
|
Overnight 
Chance Showers Low: 47° |
Thursday Chance Showers then Partly Sunny High: 68° |
Thursday Night 
Chance T-storms Low: 54° |
Friday 
Sunny and Windy High: 79° |
Friday Night 
Chance Showers and Windy Low: 56° |
Saturday Chance Showers then Showers Likely High: 66° |
Saturday Night 
Showers Low: 40° |