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Des Moines, IA weather

It is 57°F and mostly cloudy at Des Moines International Airport as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 54°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:11 PM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:16 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

57°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

S 9 mph

Humidity 82% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.10 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Des Moines forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS DMX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the DMX office near Des Moines.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Iowa.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Des Moines (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM57°FPartly Cloudy0%S 6 mph
Wed 2 AM56°FPartly Cloudy1%SSE 6 mph
Wed 3 AM55°FMostly Cloudy1%SSE 5 mph
Wed 4 AM55°FMostly Cloudy1%SSE 5 mph
Wed 5 AM54°FMostly Cloudy1%SE 6 mph
Wed 6 AM55°FMostly Sunny1%SSE 6 mph
Wed 7 AM55°FMostly Sunny13%SSE 6 mph
Wed 8 AM56°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%SSE 7 mph
Wed 9 AM59°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16%SSE 8 mph
Wed 10 AM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers17%S 9 mph
Wed 11 AM68°FSlight Chance Rain Showers20%S 12 mph
Wed 12 PM71°FSlight Chance Rain Showers22%S 13 mph
Wed 1 PM73°FMostly Sunny8%S 14 mph
Wed 2 PM75°FMostly Sunny8%S 14 mph
Wed 3 PM75°FSunny4%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM75°FMostly Sunny4%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM76°FSunny5%S 15 mph
Wed 6 PM75°FMostly Clear8%S 13 mph
Wed 7 PM72°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms32%S 12 mph
Wed 8 PM71°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms36%S 12 mph
Wed 9 PM68°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms35%S 12 mph
Wed 10 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms36%SSW 10 mph
Wed 11 PM66°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms48%SSW 9 mph
Thu 12 AM64°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms26%SW 8 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Des Moines can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 54°F

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

High 77°F·Low 56°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 2am. Partly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 70°F·Low 49°F

Sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 7 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 66°F·Low 52°F

A chance of rain showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday

High 64°F·Low 53°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday

High 65°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday

High 66°F·Low 50°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

High 62°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Des Moines is served by the National Weather Service DMX forecast office, forecast zone IAZ060, county zone IAC153.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Des Moines (41.5726, -93.6102), in Polk County. Population: 213,096 (2024 estimate), number 1 of the 27 Iowa cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDMX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/41.5726,-93.6102 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:11 PM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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