Our Des Moines weather doppler radar and forecast will help you stay up to date with your area's local weather conditions. The temperature is currently 58 degrees in Des Moines and the wind is blowing from the NW at 16 mph on Friday, May 2nd. The weather forecast for today is Mostly Cloudy. To view todays weather forecast in Des Moines by the hour, please reference the table below.
Des Moines,
Current Weather
58°F

Feels like: 55 °F
Humidity: 77 %
Pressure: 29.76 in
Wind: 16 mph
Trend: Rising
Wind Dir: NW
Rain 24hrs: 0.07 in
UV Index: 0,Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Right now: Mostly Cloudy
Today's Forecast

Partly cloudy. Lows overnight in the upper 40s.
Day | Forecast | Wind | Humidity | ||
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Thu May 1
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47°
0% of precipitation
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Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph. | 79% | view hourly |
Fri May 2
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60° /
44°
Cloudy
24% of precipitation
|
Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. | 66% | view hourly |
Sat May 3
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66° /
41°
Partly Cloudy
14% of precipitation
|
Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. | 58% | view hourly |
Sun May 4
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72° /
46°
Mostly Sunny
6% of precipitation
|
Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. | 49% | view hourly |
Mon May 5
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74° /
49°
Partly Cloudy
5% of precipitation
|
Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. | 49% | view hourly |
Tue May 6
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79° /
54°
Partly Cloudy
5% of precipitation
|
Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. | 49% | view hourly |
Wed May 7
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73° /
52°
Mostly Cloudy
20% of precipitation
|
Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. | 54% | view hourly |
Thu May 8
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71° /
50°
Partly Cloudy
24% of precipitation
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Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph. | 57% | view hourly |
Fri May 9
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71° /
50°
Partly Cloudy
24% of precipitation
|
Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. | 54% | view hourly |
Sat May 10
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76° /
54°
Partly Cloudy
22% of precipitation
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Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. | 51% | view hourly |
Sun May 11
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79° /
54°
Partly Cloudy
11% of precipitation
|
Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. | 49% | view hourly |
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