Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Lat: 41.53°NLon: 93.65°WElev: 942ft.

Light Drizzle Fog/Mist

60°F

16°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	NW 5 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Last update	15 Oct 9:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Des Moines IA

Today
High: 61 °F⇓
Showers
Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Friday Night
Low: 33 °F
Decreasing
Clouds then
Patchy Frost
Saturday
High: 59 °F
Areas Frost
then Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 42 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 65 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 69 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers, mainly before 5pm. Temperature falling to around 57 by 4pm. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Friday Night

Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday

Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 42.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.