Des Moines, IA
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WINTER STORM WARNING until Friday 6:00 am
Precipitation will spread from western into central Iowa this afternoon and evening. Initially, it may begin as a rain/snow mix across southern and western Iowa before changing to snow. A band of 5 to 8 inches of snow is expected by Friday morning from western through central to northeastern Iowa. There will be a sharp gradient of snowfall on either side of the heaviest band of snow. Snow rates may exceed 1" per hour at times this evening leading to rapid snow accumulations on roads and slick travel conditions. A small change in the location of the band could alter forecast snow amounts. * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 8 inches. * WHERE...Portions of central to northeastern Iowa. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening commute.
- 7-Day Forecast
- Hourly Forecast
| Date | Temp (H/L) | Icon | Conditions | Precipitation | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2/20 | 33°/17° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | WNW 15mph | |
| Sat 2/21 | 32°/14° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | NW 6mph | |
| Sun 2/22 | 29°/10° | Mostly Sunny | 0% | NW 11mph | |
| Mon 2/23 | 30°/17° | Mostly Sunny | 0% | NNW 5mph | |
| Tue 2/24 | 51°/33° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | S 9mph | |
| Wed 2/25 | 48°/28° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | W 7mph | |
| Thu 2/26 | 50°/35° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | SSE 5mph |
| Time | Temp | Icon | Conditions | Precipitation | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 pm | 38° | Scattered Showers | 100% | NNE 14mph | |
| 3 pm | 38° | Rain | 100% | NNE 15mph | |
| 4 pm | 38° | Wintry Mix | 69% | N 15mph | |
| 5 pm | 36° | Wintry Mix | 78% | N 13mph | |
| 6 pm | 36° | Snow | 86% | SSW 12mph | |
| 7 pm | 34° | Heavy Snow | 90% | NNW 12mph | |
| 8 pm | 33° | Heavy Snow | 93% | NNW 13mph | |
| 9 pm | 32° | Heavy Snow | 90% | NW 15mph | |
| 10 pm | 30° | Heavy Snow | 86% | NW 16mph | |
| 11 pm | 29° | Heavy Snow | 83% | NW 17mph | |
| 12 am | 28° | Light Snow | 80% | NW 17mph | |
| 1 am | 27° | Light Snow | 71% | NW 17mph | |
| 2 am | 26° | Snow | 61% | NW 17mph | |
| 3 am | 25° | Chance of Snow | 41% | WNW 17mph | |
| 4 am | 24° | Scattered Snow Showers | 20% | WNW 16mph | |
| 5 am | 23° | Isolated Snow Showers | 12% | WNW 15mph | |
| 6 am | 23° | Snow Showers | 10% | WNW 15mph | |
| 7 am | 24° | Mostly Cloudy | 0% | WNW 15mph | |
| 8 am | 24° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | WNW 14mph | |
| 9 am | 25° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | WNW 15mph | |
| 10 am | 26° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | WNW 15mph | |
| 11 am | 27° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | WNW 13mph | |
| 12 pm | 29° | Partly Cloudy | 0% | WNW 12mph | |
| 1 pm | 31° | Mostly Sunny | 0% | WNW 12mph |
Current weather last updated: 02/19/2026 01:35:46 PM CST
Daily forecast last updated: 02/19/2026 01:35:47 PM CST
Hourly forecast last updated: 02/19/2026 01:35:47 PM CST
Alerts last updated: 02/19/2026 01:35:47 PM CST


