Live Traffic Camera: I-235 WB @ 42nd St (Westbound)
Des Moines, Iowa
All cameras on I-235 in Iowa →This traffic camera monitors I-235 in Des Moines, Iowa, with a westbound view.
A National Weather Service alert for Special Weather Statement is active for this camera area. Review the alert details below before traveling.
Current weather near this camera is dry, with clear sky.
The live view is most useful for checking traffic flow, visibility, and any lane restrictions before driving through the Des Moines area.
Camera Information & Location Details
- Highway/Roadway
- I-235
- Traffic Direction
- Westbound
- County
- Polk
- City
- Des Moines
- Feed Type
- Unknown
- Geographic Coordinates
- 41.58680, -93.65610
- Source Provider
- IowaDOT
Real-Time Mapping
Active Weather Alert near this camera
The National Weather Service has issued a weather statement for this camera area.
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 9:44AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
WHAT... Areas of fog with visibilities around or under a mile. WHERE... Central into southern Iowa. WHEN... until 11 AM. IMPACTS...Drivers should be alert for reduced visibility at times. PREPAREDNESS AND PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...If driving this morning, please use low beam headlights.
- Active until
- 2026-09-18 16:00:00 UTC
- Certainty
- Observed
- Area
- Sac; Calhoun; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Adams; Union; Clarke; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur; Wayne; Appanoose; Davis
Current Weather near traffic camera in Des Moines, Iowa
Clear sky
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- Precipitation
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- Clear sky
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- Clear sky
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- Clear sky
Observed at: 2026-09-18 15:00 UTC (weather data updated hourly)