National Weather Service Tactical Decision Aid(TDA) for
Des Moines International Airport

Based on 18Z TAF last updated @ 1720Z
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K
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CURRENT 12 HOUR FORECAST
OBS.
1854 Z 19 Z 20 Z 21 Z 22 Z 23 Z 00 Z 01 Z 02 Z 03 Z 04 Z 05 Z 06 Z
CIG PREVAILING 033 040 040 025 025 025 025 025 025 025 025 025 025
TEMPO 020 020
VSBY PREVAILING 10SM P6SM P6SM 5SM 5SM 5SM 5SM 5SM 5SM 5SM P6SM P6SM P6SM
TEMPO
PCPN PREVAILING SHRASN SHRASN SHRASN SHRASN SHRASN SHRASN SHRASN
TEMPO
WIND PREVAILING 290°
17KT
310°
15KT
310°
15KT
310°
18KT
310°
18KT
310°
18KT
310°
18KT
310°
18KT
310°
18KT
310°
18KT
310°
16KT
310°
16KT
310°
16KT
GUSTG28KTG22KTG22KTG25KTG25KTG25KTG25KTG25KTG25KTG25KTG23KTG23KTG23KT
TEMPO

CEILING VISIBILITY PRECIPITATION WIND
     VFR
Cigs. > 3000 Ft.
     VFR
Vsby. > 5SM
     NONE      0-9KT
     MVFR
Cigs. 1000 Ft.-3000 Ft.
     MVFR
Vsby. 3-5SM
     RAIN      10-14KT
     IFR
Cigs. 500 Ft. - < 1000 Ft.
     IFR
Vsby. 1 - < 3SM
     SNOW      15-19KT
     LIFR
Cigs. < 500 Ft.
     LIFR
Vsby. < 1SM
     TSRA      20-24KT
   FZ
  
     > 24KT

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PREVIOUS 3 HOUR OBSERVATIONS

DAYTIMECIG.VSBY.PCPN.WindGust
November 251754 Z03410SM290°
17KT
G25
November 251654 Z03510SM300°
17KT
G22
November 251554 Z02210SM-RA320°
15KT
G22

PREVIOUS 24 HOUR OBSERVATIONS

TAF for: KDSM Radar Link
000
FTUS43 KDMX 251700
TAFDSM
TAF
KDSM 251720Z 2518/2618 31015G22KT P6SM SCT020 OVC040
      TEMPO 2518/2521 OVC020
     FM252100 31018G25KT 5SM -SHRASN OVC025
     FM260400 31016G23KT P6SM OVC025
     FM260900 31015G22KT P6SM SCT020=
WFO Des Moines, IA
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Hourly METAR for: KDSM
KDSM 251954Z 28020G28KT 10SM OVC024 04/M01 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 29029/1944 SLP135 T00391011

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