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Des Moines, Iowa weather · now

75°

Clear

Feels
77°
High / Low
95° / 69°
Wind
25 mph SSW
Humidity
89%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.5 hours.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 22% · 3 PM

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GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassHighWeedLow
Sun 5:56 AM 8:45 PM 14h 49m
Moon Waxing Crescent 14% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Des Moines, Iowa, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 95° with a low near 69°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

95°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

65° 85° 100° ↑ 95° ↓ 71° 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM

  1. 4 AM

    75°

    3%

  2. 6 AM

    74°

    3%

  3. 8 AM

    78°

    3%

  4. 10 AM

    85°

    2%

  5. 12 PM

    91°

    1%

  6. 2 PM

    94°

    11%

  7. 4 PM

    95°

    22%

  8. 6 PM

    92°

    23%

  9. 8 PM

    87°

    9%

  10. 10 PM

    80°

    6%

  11. 12 AM

    76°

    6%

  12. 2 AM

    73°

    2%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/18 Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23% 95° · 69°
    1. 4 AM 75° Clear 3%
    2. 5 AM 75° Clear 3%
    3. 6 AM 74° Sunny 3%
    4. 7 AM 75° Sunny 3%
    5. 8 AM 78° Sunny 3%
    6. 9 AM 82° Sunny 3%
    7. 10 AM 85° Sunny 2%
    8. 11 AM 89° Sunny 1%
    9. 12 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 1 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    11. 2 PM 94° Sunny 11%
    12. 3 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    13. 4 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    14. 5 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    15. 6 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    16. 7 PM 90° Mostly Clear 13%
    17. 8 PM 87° Mostly Clear 9%
    18. 9 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 8%
    19. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 6%
    20. 11 PM 78° Mostly Clear 4%
  2. Sun 7/19 Sunny 4% 91° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 76° Mostly Clear 6%
    2. 1 AM 74° Mostly Clear 8%
    3. 2 AM 73° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 71° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 71° Mostly Clear 3%
    6. 5 AM 70° Mostly Clear 6%
    7. 6 AM 69° Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 70° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 72° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 76° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 81° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 84° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 86° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 88° Mostly Sunny
    15. 2 PM 90° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 91° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 91° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 90° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 89° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 88° Partly Cloudy
    22. 9 PM 84° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 80° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 78° Mostly Clear
  3. Mon 7/20 Sunny 20% 99° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 76° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 75° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 74° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 74° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 72° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 72° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 92° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 94° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 96° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 98° Sunny 6%
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny 6%
    17. 4 PM 99° Sunny 6%
    18. 5 PM 98° Sunny 6%
    19. 6 PM 97° Mostly Clear 6%
    20. 7 PM 94° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    21. 8 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    22. 9 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    23. 10 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    24. 11 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
  4. Tue 7/21 Sunny 12% 88° · 64°
    1. 12 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    2. 1 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 12%
    3. 2 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 12%
    4. 3 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 12%
    5. 4 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 12%
    6. 5 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 12%
    7. 6 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 12%
    8. 7 AM 75° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 76° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 81° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 83° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 85° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 86° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 87° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 88° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 88° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 88° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 87° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 85° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 82° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 79° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 76° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 74° Mostly Clear
  5. Wed 7/22 Sunny 16% 84° · 63°
    1. 12 AM 72° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 70° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 68° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 67° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 66° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 65° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 64° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 65° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 67° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 71° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 74° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 77° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 79° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 81° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 82° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 83° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 83° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 83° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 82° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 3%
    21. 8 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 3%
    22. 9 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 3%
    23. 10 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 3%
    24. 11 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 3%
  6. Thu 7/23 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25% 85° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 3%
    2. 1 AM 68° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    3. 2 AM 67° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    4. 3 AM 66° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    5. 4 AM 65° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    6. 5 AM 64° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    7. 6 AM 64° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    8. 7 AM 65° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    9. 8 AM 67° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    10. 9 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    11. 10 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    12. 11 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    13. 12 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    14. 1 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 5%
    15. 2 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 5%
    16. 3 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 5%
    18. 5 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 5%
    19. 6 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 5%
    20. 7 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    22. 9 PM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    23. 10 PM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    24. 11 PM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
  7. Fri 7/24 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 25% 87° · —
    1. 12 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    2. 1 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    3. 2 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    4. 3 AM 67° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    5. 4 AM 66° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    6. 5 AM 65° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    7. 6 AM 65° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    8. 7 AM 66° Mostly Sunny 14%
    9. 8 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 14%
    10. 9 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 14%
    11. 10 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 14%
    12. 11 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 14%
    13. 12 PM 81° Mostly Sunny 14%
    14. 1 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 6%
    16. 3 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 6%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/25 Cloudy 5% 86° · 60°
  2. Sun 7/26 Drizzle 15% 87° · 69°
  3. Mon 7/27 Heavy Rain Showers 15% 97° · 74°
  4. Tue 7/28 Heavy Rain Showers 14% 83° · 65°
  5. Wed 7/29 Rain Showers 17% 86° · 62°
  6. Thu 7/30 Rain Showers 22% 97° · 67°
  7. Fri 7/31 Cloudy 23% 99° · 72°
  8. Sat 8/1 Drizzle 19% 94° · 76°
  9. Sun 8/2 Cloudy 24% — · —

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.

Wednesday, 7/22

Sunny, 84° / 63°

  1. Tomorrow91°72°
  2. Mon99°75°
  3. Tue88°64°
  4. Wed84°63°
  5. Thu85°65°
  6. Fri87°

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.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 64°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike6 AM

    comfortable at 74°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf6 AM

    comfortable at 74°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic6 AM

    comfortable at 74°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Des Moines

Des Moines in July typically averages 85° highs and 69° lows, with about 20 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 85°); 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
Jun83°65°18
Jul85°69°20
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)

Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 93 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 103. West northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 99.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.

Forecast details

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