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Des Moines, IA

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44°F

Feels Like: 44°F

Wind: 23 mph NW (Gusts: 48 mph)

Humidity: 62%

Today’s Forecast

Today: Partly Cloudy, then Mostly Cloudy, then Clear. High near 48 °F, low around 35 °F. No specific precipitation start time identified, but some precipitation is possible. Chance of precipitation at night: 25%. Winds NW at 19 mph with gusts up to 42 mph.

Hourly Forecast

4am

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44°

Feels: 35°

PPI: 8%

Wind: 22 mph W

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

5am

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41°

Feels: 31°

PPI: 0%

Wind: 22 mph W

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

6am

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37°

Feels: 26°

PPI: 0%

Wind: 21 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

7am

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35°

Feels: 24°

PPI: 0%

Wind: 20 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

8am

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35°

Feels: 24°

PPI: 0%

Wind: 19 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

9am

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35°

Feels: 24°

PPI: 0%

Wind: 19 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

10am

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37°

Feels: 26°

PPI: 0%

Wind: 17 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

11am

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39°

Feels: 29°

PPI: 0%

Wind: 16 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

12pm

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41°

Feels: 32°

PPI: 0%

Wind: 14 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

1pm

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42°

Feels: 35°

PPI: 0%

Wind: 13 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

2pm

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46°

Feels: 39°

PPI: 1%

Wind: 13 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

3pm

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46°

Feels: 40°

PPI: 1%

Wind: 13 mph NW

Rain (6hr): 0 in

Snow (6hr): 0 in

10-Day Forecast

Fri

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48° / 35°

Feels: 42°

Precip Day: 1%

Precip Night: 25%

Wind: 19 mph NW

Gusts: 42 mph

Rain: 0 in

Snow: 0 in

Sat

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53° / 32°

Feels: 53°

Precip Day: 8%

Precip Night: 57%

Wind: 11 mph E

Gusts: 39 mph

Rain: 0.49 in

Snow: 0 in

Sun

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51° / 39°

Feels: 39°

Precip Day: 97%

Precip Night: 59%

Wind: 23 mph N

Gusts: 38 mph

Rain: 0.71 in

Snow: 5.9 in

Mon

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21° / 8°

Feels: 1°

Precip Day: 6%

Precip Night: 2%

Wind: 16 mph NW

Gusts: 37 mph

Rain: 0 in

Snow: 4.72 in

Tue

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32° / 5°

Feels: 27°

Precip Day: 11%

Precip Night: 28%

Wind: 6 mph S

Gusts: 35 mph

Rain: 0 in

Snow: 4.72 in

Wed

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53° / 26°

Feels: 50°

Precip Day: 3%

Precip Night: 1%

Wind: 5 mph W

Gusts: 33 mph

Rain: 0 in

Snow: 4.72 in

Thu

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64° / 35°

Feels: 59°

Precip Day: 3%

Precip Night: N/A

Wind: 5 mph W

Gusts: 31 mph

Rain: 0 in

Snow: 2.36 in

Severe Weather Alerts

Iaz004>007-015>017-023>028-131830-
/O.Con.Kdmx.Ws.A.0001.260315t0300z-260316t1500z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-
Including The Cities Of Garner, Greene, Lake Mills, Emmetsburg,
Laurens, Aplington, Clear Lake, Gilmore City, Waverly,
Estherville, Allison, Forest City, Kanawha, Dumont, Shell Rock,
Northwood, Pocahontas, Belmond, Fonda, Clarksville, Rolfe,
Hampton, Mason City, Eagle Grove, Manly, Parkersburg, Clarion,
Algona, Britt, And Humboldt
328 Am Cdt Fri Mar 13 2026

...Winter Storm Watch Remains In Effect From Saturday Evening
Through Monday Morning...

* What...Heavy Snow And Blizzard Conditions Are Possible. Total Snow
Accumulations May Exceed 6 Inches. Winds Could Gust To 50 Mph Or
Higher.

* Where...Far Northern Iowa.

* When...From Saturday Evening Through Monday Morning.

* Impacts...Travel Could Be Very Difficult To Impossible. Widespread
Blowing Snow Could Significantly Reduce Visibility. The Hazardous
Conditions Could Impact The Monday Morning Commute. Gusty Winds
Could Bring Down Tree Branches.

Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...

Prepare For Possible Blizzard Conditions. Continue To Monitor The
Latest Forecasts For Updates On This Situation.

&&

$$

Hourly Temperature and Precipitation Chance (PPI)

NDFD Debug Data

Hourly Temp: [44,41,37,35,35,35,37,39,41,42,46,46]

Hourly Apparent Temp: [35,31,26,24,24,24,26,29,32,35,39,40]

Daily Max Temp: [48,53,51,21,32,53,64]

Daily Min Temp: [35,32,39,8,5,26,35]

Daily Apparent Temp (Calculated): [42,53,39,1,27,50,59]

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Pop12 Values: [45,1,25,8,57,97,59,6,2,11,28,3,1,3]