2026-03-14T13:32:28-05:00 current observations and forecast Des Moines, IA https://www.weather.gov/desmoines https://www.nws.noaa.gov/forecasts/xml/ point1 Des Moines, IA Des Moines 807 https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.58&lon=-93.63 k-p6h-n1-1 2026-03-14T14:00:00-05:00 2026-03-14T19:46:17-05:00 k-p6h-n1-2 2026-03-14T14:00:00-05:00 2026-03-14T19:46:17-05:00 k-p12h-n13-1 2026-03-14T14:00:00-05:00 2026-03-14T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-15T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-15T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-16T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-16T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-17T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-17T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-18T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-18T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-19T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-19T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-20T06:00:00-05:00 k-p24h-n7-1 2026-03-14T14:00:00-05:00 2026-03-15T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-16T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-17T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-18T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-19T06:00:00-05:00 2026-03-20T06:00:00-05:00 k-p24h-n6-2 2026-03-14T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-15T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-16T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-17T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-18T18:00:00-05:00 2026-03-19T18:00:00-05:00 Daily Maximum Temperature 55 52 21 37 57 72 71 Daily Minimum Temperature 41 8 6 29 38 41 12 Hourly Probability of Precipitation 40 100 80 20 40 Weather Type, Coverage, Intensity Conditions Icon https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/wind_bkn.png https://forecast.weather.gov/DualImage.php?i=nbkn&j=nra&jp=40 https://forecast.weather.gov/DualImage.php?i=ra&j=sn_ip&ip=60&jp=100 https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/nsn80.png https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/blizzard.png https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/nfew.png https://forecast.weather.gov/DualImage.php?i=bkn&j=sn&jp=20 https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/nrasn40.png https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/sct.png https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/nsct.png https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/sct.png https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/nbkn.png https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/sct.png Watches, Warnings, and Advisories https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=IAZ060&warncounty=IAC153&firewxzone=IAZ060&local_place1=Des+Moines+IA&product1=Blizzard+Warning Watches, Warnings, and Advisories https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=IAZ060&warncounty=IAC153&firewxzone=IAZ060&local_place1=Des+Moines+IA&product1=High+Wind+Warning Text Forecast Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. A slight chance of rain between 3am and 4am, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Rain, snow, and sleet before 2pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain between 2pm and 3pm, then snow after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. Windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north northwest 26 to 31 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible. Snow before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Mostly clear, with a low around 6. A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. A chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. point1 Des Moines International Airport, IA 942 https://www.nws.noaa.gov/data/obhistory/KDSM.html k-p1h-n1-1 2026-03-14T13:54:00-05:00 49 28 44 Weather Type, Coverage, Intensity 10.00 Conditions Icon https://forecast.weather.gov/newimages/medium/ovc.png 120 24 13 29.90