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Des Moines, Iowa weather

United States · America/Chicago · 41.60, -93.61

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Des Moines, Iowa weather alerts

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Source updated: 9:44:00 PM · WeatherSignal checked: 9:44:14 PM

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service

WARNINGalert level: Warning

Freeze Warning

Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 2:53PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Severity:
Severe
Urgency:
Expected
Certainty:
Likely
Issued by:
NWS Des Moines IA
Starts:
10/17/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Expires:
10/17/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Area:
Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Adams; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose

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