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KDSM - Des Moines International Airport
Forecast valid from 0400 GMT 19 Nov 2024 to 0000 GMT 20 Nov 2024
Latest observation at 0454 GMT 19 Nov 2024
For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | 0454Z | 19/06Z | 19/07Z | 19/08Z | 19/09Z | 19/10Z | 19/11Z | 19/12Z | 19/13Z | 19/14Z | 19/15Z | 19/16Z | 19/17Z | 19/18Z | 19/19Z | 19/20Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIS | 6 | >6 [3] |
>6 [3] |
>6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 | >6 |
| CIG | 20 | 25 [17] |
25 [17] |
25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Cover | BKN | BKN | BKN | OVC | OVC | OVC | OVC | OVC | OVC | OVC | SCT | SCT | SCT | SCT | SCT | SCT |
| FltCat | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | MVFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR | VFR |
| WX | -RA BR | [-SHRA] |
[-SHRA] |
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| WDir | 150 | 190 | 190 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 270 |
| WSpd | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| WGust | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
FTUS43 KDSM 190351 AAA
KDSM 190350Z 1904/1924 19018G28KT P6SM SCT010 BKN025 OVC040
TEMPO 1904/1908 3SM -SHRA BKN017 OVC025
FM190800 25018G27KT P6SM SCT008 OVC025
FM191500 27019G27KT P6SM SCT020
FM192200 28014G22KT P6SM SCT120
| Potential Impact | None | Slight | Moderate | High |
| Time | OBS | 19/06Z | 19/07Z | 19/08Z | 19/09Z | 19/10Z | 19/11Z | 19/12Z | 19/13Z | 19/14Z | 19/15Z | 19/16Z | 19/17Z | 19/18Z | 19/19Z | 19/20Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOTM | ||||||||||||||||
| KMCW | CIG | CIG | CIG | CIG | ||||||||||||
| KFOD | 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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Tonight 
Scattered Showers and Breezy Low: 47° |
Tuesday 
Decreasing Clouds and Breezy High: 53° |
Tuesday Night 
Partly Cloudy Low: 34° |
Wednesday
Mostly Sunny and Windy High: 44° |
Wednesday Night
Partly Cloudy Low: 28° |
Thursday
Mostly Sunny and Breezy High: 39° |
Thursday Night
Partly Cloudy Low: 27° |
