Valley South Woods

Current Conditions

Forecast conditions at 12/15 4:00 PM.
No nearby weather stations reporting current conditions.

December 6, 2025
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Wind Forecast

Dec-15
Monday
15-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 5 2 2
Temp F           32 23 18
Precip (mm/3hr)          
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)          
Dec-16
Tuesday
16-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 2 2 5 7 9 7 7 8
Temp F 14 10 14 25 34 36 34 32
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-17
Wednesday
17-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 8 6 3 1 6 8 10 12
Temp F 36 32 25 19 30 34 36 37
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-18
Thursday
18-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 10 11 11 10 23 20 19 15
Temp F 39 43 36 36 28 19 14 10
Precip (mm/3hr) 0.6 1.2 0.1
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-19
Friday
19-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 12 6 4 4 10 12 7 7
Temp F 9 5 5 5 18 25 25 25
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-20
Saturday
20-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 6 6 4 7 9 5 3 11
Temp F 27 30 28 32 43 45 37 32
Precip (mm/3hr)
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)
 
Dec-21
Sunday
21-December
1 am 4 7 10 1 pm 4 7 10
Direction
 
 
 
Speed (knots) 13 9 6
Temp F 25 21 19          
Precip (mm/3hr)          
Cloud Cover
Snow Depth (cm)          
 

Current Observations from sourced from NOAA Aviation Weather Center (AWC). Forecasts based on MSC’s GDPS (GEM-Global) model

 

Nearby Stations

The following stations are near this spot.

Name ICAO Date Distance (Km) Wind Speed Direction Status Conditions
DES MOINES KDSM 12/15 4:54 PM 7.8 0
 
Wind: calm Clouds: broken at 25000 ft Temp: 1°C Pressure: 1017 hPa
JORDAN CREEK QJCI 1.3
ICA QIAI 3.0
DES MOINES I35 XDSM 3.2
Des Moines (I-35) RDSI4 4.0 No data
CW0005 Des Moines C0005 7.0 No wind data available
DSM CHRISTIAN QDCI 9.0
CW6735 Des Moines C6735 9.2
K0KDS Urbandale AV196 9.9
CARPENTER A3615 10.3 No data
KCCI QKCI 10.3
FW8044 Norwalk F8044 11.0
CW7529 Norwalk C7529 11.5
DES MOINES I235 XDES 11.6
BLANK PARK ZOO QBZI 11.8
DW2228 Cumming D2228 12.4
Des Moines (I-235) RDMI4 12.4
RIVER WOODS QDRI 14.2
GRIMES QGRI 14.2
SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLORVILLE 3NW SAYI4 16.8

Spot Details

Best spot I have found for clean winds, not incredibly big but if you know what your doing is more then enough room for land boarding.

The best part is a nice little 15 foot gap to jump with about an 8 foot drop off.

My favorite spot I have found in the Des Moines area

Riders