Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

A Few Clouds

69°F

21°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed NW 14 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 May 10:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 71. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 71. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Des Moines IA
 41.58°N 93.63°W
9:47 am CDT May 9, 2026
11am CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 15, 2026
 
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