Valley South Woods
Current Conditions
Current conditions at 12/16 2:54 AM - DES MOINES - 8 km away.
December 6, 2025
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Dec-16
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1 am | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 pm | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Temp F | 16 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||
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Dec-17
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1 am | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 pm | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |||
| Temp F | 36 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 39 | |||
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Dec-18
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18-December |
1 am | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 pm | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 13 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | |||
| Temp F | 43 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||
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Dec-19
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19-December |
1 am | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 pm | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Temp F | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 25 | |||
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Dec-20
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1 am | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 pm | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Temp F | 27 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 45 | 48 | 41 | 25 | |||
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Dec-21
Sunday
21-December |
1 am | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 pm | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
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| Speed (knots) | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Temp F | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.1 | 0.3 | |||||||||
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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 |
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| DES MOINES | KDSM | 12/16 2:54 AM | 7.8 | 4 |
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Wind: 4 kt Clouds: clear Temp: -4°C Pressure: 1013 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