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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Friday, April 17

Current Weather

12:57 PM

79°F
Partly sunny
RealFeel® 80°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 75°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel®
80°
RealFeel Shade™
75°
Max UV Index
7.2 (High)
Wind
SSW 21 mph
Wind Gusts
36 mph
Humidity
57%
Indoor Humidity
57% (Humid)
Dew Point
63° F
Pressure
↔ 29.58 in
Cloud Cover
45%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

Day

4/17
79°Hi
RealFeel® 80°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 75°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Windy and warm with clouds and sun; a few p.m. t-storms, some severe; significant risk of damaging winds, destructive hail, tornadoes and flooding downpours
alerts

Tornado Watch

12:40 PM Friday - 8:00 PM Friday

Max UV Index7.0 (High)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™6 (Medium)

WindSW 20 mph

Wind Gusts39 mph

Probability of Precipitation88%

Probability of Thunderstorms88%

Precipitation0.40 in

Rain0.40 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Cloud Cover67%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

4/17
36°Lo
RealFeel® 25°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Cloudy, breezy and much colder; storms can bring flash flooding, damaging winds, hail and even a tornado
alerts

Tornado Watch

12:40 PM Friday - 8:00 PM Friday

WindNW 15 mph

Wind Gusts30 mph

Probability of Precipitation25%

Probability of Thunderstorms6%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover96%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 25 mins
Rise 6:32 AM
Set 7:57 PM
New Moon
Rise 6:16 AM
Set 8:43 PM

Temperature History

4/17
High
Low
Forecast
79°
36°
Average
63°
41°
Last Year
76°
60°
Record
86°
1975
19°
1907

Current Weather Conditions in Des Moines International Airport

Des Moines International Airport, Iowa is currently Partly sunny with a temperature of 79°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 80° (Pleasant) based on observed conditions including 57% humidity, 45% cloud cover, a UV index of 7, and winds of 21 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 75°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Des Moines International Airport, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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