Weather right now for Des Moines, Iowa

Lat: 41.60N, Lon: 93.61W Wx Zone: IAZ060

Special Weather Statements:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Issue Date: 1016 PM CST SUN FEB 5 2012

Expiration: 230 AM CST MON FEB 06 2012


LOCALIZED LIGHT SNOW CAUSING SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES THIS EVENING

AN ISOLATED POCKET OF LIGHT SNOW HAS DEVELOPED NEAR THE DES MOINES
METRO AREA AND HAS DRIFTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE AND
MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN AND AROUND DES MOINES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN
SLICK TRAVEL...SLOW TRAFFIC...AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. PERSONS
TRAVELING THIS EVENING AROUND THE DES MOINES METRO SHOULD BE ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR SLICK ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

THE AREA IS ALSO EXPERIENCING FOG AND VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN
REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY WEST OF DALLAS COUNTY. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY BOTH TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY DURING
THE MORNING COMMUTE.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issue Date: 939 PM CST SUN FEB 5 2012

Expiration: 945 PM CST MON FEB 06 2012


THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

DAY ONE...TONIGHT

AREAS OF FOG WILL BE LIKELY OVERNIGHT. OVER REGIONS WHERE SIGNIFICANT
SNOW RECENTLY FELL...DENSE FOG MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

AREAS OF FOG MAY BE ONGOING EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

U.S. forecasts are public domain and derived from the National Weather Service (IWIN) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Canadian forecasts are obtained from and are copyright of Environment Canada.