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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: Overcast, 70°F now. High 82° / low 70°, dry.
Tomorrow: Light drizzle, 85° / 68°.
This weekend: Sat 94°, Sun 82° 51% rain

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Today’s briefing

Overcast and dry. High 82°F, low 70°F.

Automated summary based on live conditions

70°

Overcast · feels like 76°

H / L: 82° / 70°
Humidity: 91%
Wind: 2 mph E
UV index: 0 · High
Sunrise: 06:45
Sunset: 19:39

Live weather snapshot feed · Updated 8:45 pm local time

Hourly forecast

Next 24 hours

Now 70° 44%
10pm 71° 30%
11pm 71° 17%
12am 70° 15%
1am 70° 16%
2am 70°
3am 70°
4am 69°
5am 69°
6am 69° 17%
7am 68° 21%
8am 69° 21%
9am 71° 18%
10am 72°
11am 73°
12pm 76°
1pm 80°
2pm 83°
3pm 84°
4pm 84°
5pm 85°
6pm 83°
7pm 79°
8pm 75°

Map

Des Moines weather map

City centre

Rain radar by RainViewer. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Daily outlook

Seven-day forecast

Today Rain showers 82°70° 51% rain
Mon Light drizzle 85°68° 21% rain
Tue Heavy drizzle 97°66° 60% rain
Wed Heavy drizzle 89°65° 76% rain
Thu Mainly clear 88°59° 2% rain
Fri Drizzle 100°66° 28% rain
Sat Overcast 94°63° 28% rain

Health and comfort

Air quality, pollen and comfort

UV index 0 Max 6, High

Air quality 29, Low European AQI

Wind 2 mph E

Humidity 91% Humidity

Pressure 988 hPa Pressure

Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 19:39

Precipitation 0 mm 51% chance of rain today

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?

Overcast and 70°. The forecast high is 82° and the low is 70°.

Will it rain in Des Moines today?

The highest rain chance shown for today is 51%, with 0 mm shown for current conditions.

What is the UV index in Des Moines?

The current UV index is 0, with a forecast maximum of 6. The level is High.

What time are sunrise and sunset in Des Moines?

Sunrise is at 06:45 and sunset is at 19:39, 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.