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Des Moines, Iowa weather · now

64°

Fog/Mist

High / Low
82° / 69°
Wind
37 mph E
Humidity
94%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 3:00 AM tomorrow.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeLowGrassHighWeedNone
Sun 5:42 AM 8:52 PM 15h 10m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 93% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Des Moines, Iowa, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly cloudy today. Today's high is 82° with a low near 69°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

T-shirt and shorts weather

82°F today — easy summer dressing.

Next 24 hours

65° 75° 85° ↑ 82° ↓ 68° 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM

  1. 9 AM

    68°

    1%

  2. 11 AM

    71°

    0%

  3. 1 PM

    76°

    0%

  4. 3 PM

    80°

    1%

  5. 5 PM

    82°

    2%

  6. 7 PM

    82°

    2%

  7. 9 PM

    79°

    8%

  8. 11 PM

    76°

    13%

  9. 1 AM

    73°

    21%

  10. 3 AM

    72°

    25%

  11. 5 AM

    71°

    20%

  12. 7 AM

    70°

    7%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Mostly Cloudy 26% 82° · 69°
    1. 9 AM 68° Cloudy 1%
    2. 10 AM 69° Mostly Cloudy
    3. 11 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy
    4. 12 PM 74° Mostly Cloudy
    5. 1 PM 76° Mostly Cloudy
    6. 2 PM 78° Mostly Cloudy
    7. 3 PM 80° Partly Sunny 1%
    8. 4 PM 81° Partly Sunny 2%
    9. 5 PM 82° Partly Sunny 2%
    10. 6 PM 82° Mostly Cloudy 2%
    11. 7 PM 82° Mostly Cloudy 2%
    12. 8 PM 81° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    13. 9 PM 79° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    14. 10 PM 77° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    15. 11 PM 76° Mostly Cloudy 13%
  2. Sun 6/28 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 15% 95° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    2. 1 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    3. 2 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    4. 3 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    5. 4 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    6. 5 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    7. 6 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    8. 7 AM 70° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    9. 8 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 11%
    11. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 12%
    12. 11 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 9%
    13. 12 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny
    15. 2 PM 93° Partly Sunny
    16. 3 PM 94° Partly Sunny
    17. 4 PM 95° Mostly Sunny
    18. 5 PM 95° Mostly Sunny
    19. 6 PM 95° Partly Cloudy
    20. 7 PM 93° Mostly Cloudy
    21. 8 PM 93° Cloudy
    22. 9 PM 91° Mostly Cloudy
    23. 10 PM 87° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 85° Mostly Clear
  3. Mon 6/29 Sunny 9% 97° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 84° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 83° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 79° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 94° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 95° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 96° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 97° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 97° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 96° Partly Cloudy
    20. 7 PM 95° Partly Cloudy 8%
    21. 8 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 8%
    22. 9 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 8%
    23. 10 PM 88° Mostly Clear 8%
    24. 11 PM 86° Mostly Clear 8%
  4. Tue 6/30 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21% 97° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 84° Partly Cloudy 8%
    2. 1 AM 83° Partly Cloudy 9%
    3. 2 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 9%
    5. 4 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 9%
    7. 6 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 9%
    8. 7 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    9. 8 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    10. 9 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    11. 10 AM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    12. 11 AM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    13. 12 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    14. 1 PM 94° Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 96° Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 97° Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 97° Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 97° Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 96° Mostly Clear 8%
    20. 7 PM 93° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    21. 8 PM 90° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    22. 9 PM 87° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    23. 10 PM 85° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    24. 11 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
  5. Wed 7/1 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 21% 95° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    2. 1 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    3. 2 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    4. 3 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    5. 4 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    6. 5 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    7. 6 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 78° Sunny 11%
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny 11%
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny 11%
    12. 11 AM 87° Sunny 11%
    13. 12 PM 89° Sunny 11%
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 93° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 94° Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 95° Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 4%
    20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 12%
    21. 8 PM 90° Mostly Clear 12%
    22. 9 PM 87° Mostly Clear 12%
    23. 10 PM 85° Mostly Clear 12%
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 12%
  6. Thu 7/2 Sunny 14% 96° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 81° Mostly Clear 12%
    2. 1 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 12%
    3. 2 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 12%
    4. 3 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 12%
    5. 4 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 12%
    6. 5 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 12%
    7. 6 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 12%
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 82° Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 91° Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 93° Sunny 9%
    15. 2 PM 95° Sunny 9%
    16. 3 PM 96° Sunny 9%
    17. 4 PM 96° Sunny 9%
    18. 5 PM 96° Sunny 9%
    19. 6 PM 95° Mostly Clear 9%
    20. 7 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 12%
    21. 8 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 12%
    22. 9 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 12%
    23. 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 12%
    24. 11 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 12%
  7. Fri 7/3 Sunny 14% 95° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 12%
    2. 1 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 14%
    3. 2 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 14%
    4. 3 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 14%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 14%
    6. 5 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 14%
    7. 6 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 14%
    8. 7 AM 75° Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 78° Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 85° Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 92° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 94° Sunny 6%
    16. 3 PM 95° Sunny 6%
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 6%
    18. 5 PM 95° Sunny 6%
    19. 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 6%
    20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 13%
    21. 8 PM 90° Mostly Clear 13%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Thunderstorms 7% 93° · 74°
  2. Sun 7/5 Thunderstorms 14% 92° · 73°
  3. Mon 7/6 Thunderstorms 17% 93° · 73°
  4. Tue 7/7 Thunderstorms 13% 92° · 70°
  5. Wed 7/8 Thunderstorms 26% 95° · 71°
  6. Thu 7/9 Thunderstorms 19% 89° · 68°
  7. Fri 7/10 Mostly Sunny 27% 87° · 66°
  8. Sat 7/11 Mostly Sunny 24% 92° · 65°
  9. Sun 7/12 Partly Cloudy 26% 97° · 71°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Monday, 6/29

Sunny, 97° / 77°

  1. Tomorrow95°77°
  2. Mon97°77°
  3. Tue97°75°
  4. Wed95°75°
  5. Thu96°74°
  6. Fri95°73°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • Run9 AM

    warm at 68°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent94 / 100
  • Bike9 AM

    comfortable at 68°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf9 AM

    comfortable at 68°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic9 AM

    comfortable at 68°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out7 days
  1. Yesterday±3°
    High79°77°+2°
    Low63°66°-3°
  2. Thu, Jun 25±2°
    High80°79°+1°
    Low61°63°-2°
  3. Wed, Jun 24pending
    High84°——
    Low61°——
  4. Tue, Jun 23pending
    High79°——
    Low63°——
  5. Mon, Jun 22pending
    High77°——
    Low57°——
  6. Sun, Jun 21pending
    High70°——
    Low56°——
  7. Sat, Jun 20pending
    High83°——
    Low62°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Des Moines

Des Moines in June typically averages 84° highs and 66° lows, with about 18 days of rain. The hottest stretch is June (average high 84°); the coldest is January (average low 15°).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan30°15°5
Feb38°21°6
Mar57°35°11
Apr63°45°18
May73°53°15
Jun84°66°18
Jul84°68°18
Aug82°66°11
Sep79°60°10
Oct69°50°8
Nov50°35°10
Dec36°22°10

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 97. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
DMX 73,49
Radar station
KDMX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
41.587, -93.625