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Des Moines Weather Today

Current conditions, a local map, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Des Moines.

Des Moines weather right now

Today: Partly cloudy, 72°F now. High 75° / low 60°, dry.
Tomorrow: Overcast, 70° / 63°.
This weekend: Sat 96°, Sun 100°

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Today’s briefing

Overcast and dry. High 75°F, low 60°F.

Automated summary based on live conditions

72°

Partly cloudy · feels like 75°

H / L: 75° / 60°
Humidity: 72%
Wind: 4 mp/h E
UV index: 0.5 · High
Sunrise: 06:00
Sunset: 20:41

Live weather snapshot feed · Updated 7:45 pm local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

Now 72°
9pm 68°
10pm 67°
11pm 66°
12am 65°
1am 64°
2am 63°
3am 64°
4am 63°
5am 64°
6am 64° 11%
7am 64° 15%
8am 64° 18%
9am 66° 17%
10am 67° 26%
11am 69° 17%
12pm 70° 11%
1pm 69°
2pm 70°
3pm 70°
4pm 69°
5pm 70° 14%
6pm 70° 14%
7pm 70°

Map

Des Moines weather map

City centre

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

Today Overcast 75°60° 1% rain
Fri Overcast 70°63° 26% rain
Sat Overcast 96°69° 5% rain
Sun Overcast 100°76° 5% rain
Mon Light drizzle 99°73° 10% rain
Tue Overcast 91°76° 4% rain
Wed Partly cloudy 85°65° 7% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 0.5 Max 8, High

Air quality 36, Low European AQI

Pollen Not available CAMS Europe

Wind 4 mp/h E

Humidity 72% Humidity

Pressure 988 hPa Pressure

Sunrise 06:00 Sunset 20:41

Precipitation 0 mm Not available

Data quality

How this forecast is built

Current conditions and the seven-day forecast come from Open-Meteo, with the cached weather snapshot feed as a fallback. Times are shown in America/Chicago and temperatures use °F.

Weather questions

Plan your day in Des Moines

What is the weather in Des Moines today?

Partly cloudy and 72°. The forecast high is 75° and the low is 60°.

Will it rain in Des Moines today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 1%, with 0 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in Des Moines?

The current UV index is 0.5, with a forecast maximum of 8. The level is High.

What time are sunrise and sunset in Des Moines?

Sunrise is at 06:00 and sunset is at 20:41, local time.

Where does the Des Moines forecast come from?

Conditions and forecasts use Open-Meteo. Available air quality and pollen readings use CAMS data.

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Weather by Open-Meteo through the cached weather snapshot feed. Air quality and pollen via CAMS.