KDSM TAF — Weather Forecast for Des Moines International Airport

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Thu, Apr 9, 11:38 UTC

Valid From

Thu, Apr 9, 12:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Fri, Apr 10, 12:00 UTC

Duration

24 hours

Raw TAF

TAF KDSM 091138Z 0912/1012 02010KT P6SM FEW080 FEW090 FM091700 11006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM092000 11006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC027 FM092100 11006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC011 PROB30 1000/1002 4SM -TSRA OVC008CB FM100200 03008KT 3SM SHRA OVC006 PROB30 1002/1005 2SM -TSRA OVC005CB FM100600 02009KT P6SM OVC006

Hourly Forecast Grid

TAF periods expanded to hourly time slots. Scroll horizontally to see the full forecast.

Time	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Apr 1000Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z	06Z	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z
Category	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	MVFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR	IFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	4	4	2	2	2	3	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+
Ceiling (ft)	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	CLR	5k	5k	5k	2.7k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	800	800	500	500	500	600	600	600	600	600	600	600
Wind Dir	020	020	020	020	020	110	110	110	110	110	110	110	110	110	030	030	030	030	020	020	020	020	020	020
Wind (kt)	10	10	10	10	10	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Gusts (kt)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Period	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	PROB30	PROB30	PROB30	PROB30	PROB30	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM

Change types:FM = FromBECMG = BecomingTEMPO = TemporaryPROB = ProbabilityTimes in UTC (Zulu)

Forecast Periods

8 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF KDSM 091138Z 0912/1012 02010KT P6SM FEW080 FEW090 FM091700 11006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM092000 11006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC027 FM092100 11006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC011 PROB30 1000/1002 4SM -TSRA OVC008CB FM100200 03008KT 3SM SHRA OVC006 PROB30 1002/1005 2SM -TSRA OVC005CB FM100600 02009KT P6SM OVC006

Valid: Apr 9, 12:00 UTC to Apr 10, 12:00 UTC

BASEApr 9, 12:00 UTC — Apr 9, 17:00 UTC

Wind: 20° at 10 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Few 8,000 ft, Few 9,000 ft

FMApr 9, 17:00 UTC — Apr 9, 20:00 UTC

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for Des Moines International Airport

TAF data sourced from Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Refreshed every 10 minutes. This information is for reference only and should not be used for flight planning.