What is the high temperature today in Des Moines, IA?

The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 69°F. Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers.

Will it rain in Des Moines, IA in the next 24 hours?

The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.

What is the 10-day forecast for Des Moines, IA?

The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 5) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 57°F to 60°F and up to a 63% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Des Moines, IA today?

Sunrise is about 7:40 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:15 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).

What is the normal October weather in Des Moines, IA?

At Des Moines INTL AP, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 63°F and the normal low is 43°F.

Checked Oct 27, 2026

Des Moines, IA Weather

Current conditions, hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Des Moines, IA current weather

65°F

Mostly Cloudy

Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.

H 69° / L 54°

No rain expected in the next 12 hours

No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 9:43 AM CDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 9:43 AM

Now65°
12 PM66°10%
1 PM67°14%
2 PM68°15%
3 PM68°16%
4 PM69°16%
5 PM69°13%
6 PM67°
7 PM66°
8 PM64°
9 PM63°
10 PM62°
11 PM60°
Wed12 AM58°
1 AM57°
2 AM57°
3 AM57°
4 AM56°
5 AM56°
6 AM55°11%
7 AM56°14%
8 AM56°13%
9 AM59°12%
10 AM64°11%
11 AM68°11%
12 PM71°10%
1 PM73°10%
2 PM75°10%
3 PM75°11%
4 PM76°11%
5 PM76°13%
6 PM74°13%
7 PM72°76%
8 PM70°76%
9 PM69°76%
10 PM67°76%
11 PM66°76%
Thu12 AM65°76%
1 AM64°75%
2 AM63°75%
3 AM63°75%
4 AM62°75%
5 AM61°75%
6 AM60°75%
7 AM59°
8 AM60°
9 AM62°
10 AM63°

10-day forecast

Tap a day for details

Today10/2716% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 69°
Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South wind around 7 mph.
Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wed10/2876% chance of precipitationLow 58°High 76°
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly Sunny
Thu10/2975% chance of precipitationLow 53°High 71°
Thursday: Rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Fri10/3082% chance of precipitationLow 56°High 71°
Friday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Showers And Thunderstorms
Sat10/3166% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 68°
Saturday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Rain Showers Likely
Sun11/140% chance of precipitationLow 55°High 70°
Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mon11/271% chance of precipitationLow 49°High 67°
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Model blend
Tue11/3Model blend63% chance of precipitationLow 45°High 60°
Tuesday: Rain likely. High near 60°. Low that night near 45°. About 0.36 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.
Wed11/4Model blend24% chance of precipitationLow 43°High 58°
Wednesday: Partly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 58°. Low that night near 43°.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.
Thu11/5Model blend16% chance of precipitationLow 41°High 57°
Thursday: Partly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 57°. Low that night near 41°. About 0.01 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 41.569, -93.616 from the NWS DMX office, updated 10/27/2026, 9:43 AM CDT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 8 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KDSM (Des Moines Intl, 3 mi), model run 10/27/2026, 3:00 AM CDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

Now65°Mostly Cloudy6%7 mph
12 PM66°Mostly Cloudy10%6 mph
1 PM67°Cloudy14%7 mph
2 PM68°Slight Chance Rain Showers15%7 mph
3 PM68°Slight Chance Rain Showers16%7 mph
4 PM69°Slight Chance Rain Showers16%8 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

TueNow65° 6% Sky 84%7
12 PM66° 10% Sky 87%6
1 PM67° 14% Sky 88%7g12
2 PM68° 15% Sky 88%7g13
3 PM68° 16% Sky 75%7g14
4 PM69° 16% Sky 84%8g14
5 PM69° 13% Sky 78%7g13
6 PM67° 7% Sky 70%7
7 PM66° 4% Sky 68%6
8 PM64° 3% Sky 58%6
9 PM63° 2% Sky 49%6
10 PM62° 1% Sky 42%6
11 PM60° 2% Sky 42%6
Wed 10/2812 AM58° 3% Sky 36%5
1 AM57° 3% Sky 37%5
2 AM57° 4% Sky 51%5
3 AM57° 4% Sky 43%5
4 AM56° 5% Sky 45%5
5 AM56° 7% Sky 41%5
6 AM55° 11% Sky 40%6
7 AM56° 14% Sky 71%6
8 AM56° 13% Sky 40%7g12
9 AM59° 12% Sky 34%8g14
10 AM64° 11% Sky 43%9g15
11 AM68° 11% Sky 49%10g18
12 PM71° 10% Sky 41%12g20
1 PM73° 10% Sky 32%13g21
2 PM75° 10% Sky 26%14g22
3 PM75° 11% Sky 28%15g24
4 PM76° 11% Sky 33%15g24
5 PM76° 13% Sky 29%15g25
6 PM74° 13% Sky 21%13g23
7 PM72° 76%0.02"Sky 16%12g20
8 PM70° 76%0.02"Sky 19%12g20
9 PM69° 76%0.02"Sky 35%12g20
10 PM67° 76%0.02"Sky 50%10g18
11 PM66° 76%0.02"Sky 55%9g17
Thu 10/2912 AM65° 76%0.02"Sky 59%9g15
1 AM64° 75%0.01"Sky 64%8g14
2 AM63° 75%0.01"Sky 63%7g13
3 AM63° 75%0.01"Sky 63%7g12
4 AM62° 75%0.01"Sky 62%6
5 AM61° 75%0.01"Sky 63%5
6 AM60° 75%0.01"Sky 64%5
7 AM59° 2% Sky 65%5
8 AM60° 2% Sky 62%5
9 AM62° 2% Sky 58%6
10 AM63° 2% Sky 55%6
11 AM65° 2% Sky 48%6
12 PM67° 2% Sky 40%5
1 PM69° 2% Sky 33%5
2 PM70° 2% Sky 27%5
3 PM70° 2% Sky 22%5
4 PM71° 2% Sky 16%5
5 PM69° 2% Sky 17%5
6 PM67° 2% Sky 17%5
7 PM65° 10% Sky 18%5
8 PM63° 10% Sky 22%5
9 PM61° 10% Sky 25%5
10 PM59° 10% Sky 29%5
11 PM58° 10% Sky 36%5
Fri 10/3012 AM57° 10% Sky 42%5
1 AM56° 53%0.01"Sky 49%5
2 AM56° 53%0.01"Sky 59%5
3 AM56° 53%0.01"Sky 70%5
4 AM55° 53%0.01"Sky 80%5
5 AM55° 53%0.01"Sky 83%5
6 AM55° 53%0.01"Sky 86%6
7 AM55° 81%0.01"Sky 89%6
8 AM57° 81%0.01"Sky 88%6
9 AM59° 81%0.01"Sky 87%7g12
10 AM61° 81%0.01"Sky 86%7g12
11 AM64° 81%0.01"Sky 87%7g12
12 PM66° 81%0.01"Sky 87%7g13
1 PM69° 58% Sky 88%7g13
2 PM69° 58% Sky 88%7g13
3 PM70° 58% Sky 88%7g13
4 PM71° 58% Sky 88%7g12
5 PM69° 58% Sky 88%7
6 PM68° 58% Sky 88%6
7 PM67° 82%0.01"Sky 89%6
8 PM65° 82%0.01"Sky 89%6
9 PM63° 82%0.01"Sky 89%5
10 PM62° 82%0.01"Sky 89%5
11 PM61° 82%0.01"Sky 89%5
Sat 10/3112 AM61° 82%0.01"Sky 89%3
1 AM60° 56% Sky 84%3
2 AM59° 56% Sky 84%3
3 AM59° 56% Sky 84%3
4 AM58° 56% Sky 84%3
5 AM57° 56% Sky 84%3
6 AM57° 56% Sky 84%3
7 AM57° 66%0.01"Sky 89%3
8 AM58° 66%0.01"Sky 89%3
9 AM60° 66%0.01"Sky 89%5
10 AM62° 66%0.01"Sky 89%5
11 AM64° 66%0.01"Sky 89%5g10
12 PM65° 66%0.01"Sky 89%6g12
1 PM66° 56% Sky 75%6g12
2 PM67° 56% Sky 75%6g12
3 PM67° 56% Sky 75%6g12
4 PM67° 56% Sky 75%6
5 PM66° 56% Sky 75%6
6 PM65° 56% Sky 75%5
7 PM64° 37% Sky 65%5
8 PM63° 37% Sky 65%5
9 PM61° 37% Sky 65%5
10 PM60° 37% Sky 65%5
11 PM59° 37% Sky 65%5
Sun 11/112 AM59° 37% Sky 65%3
1 AM58° 22% Sky 61%3
1 AM57° 22% Sky 61%3
2 AM57° 22% Sky 61%2
3 AM56° 22% Sky 61%2
4 AM56° 22% Sky 61%2
5 AM55° 22% Sky 61%2
6 AM56° 16% Sky 63%2
7 AM58° 16% Sky 63%2
8 AM60° 16% Sky 63%3
9 AM62° 16% Sky 63%3
10 AM64° 16% Sky 63%3
11 AM66° 16% Sky 63%5
12 PM68° 17% Sky 62%5
1 PM69° 17% Sky 62%5
2 PM69° 17% Sky 62%5
3 PM69° 17% Sky 62%5
4 PM68° 17% Sky 62%5
5 PM67° 17% Sky 62%3
6 PM65° 21% Sky 66%3
7 PM64° 21% Sky 66%3
8 PM62° 21% Sky 66%3
9 PM61° 21% Sky 66%3
10 PM60° 21% Sky 66%3
11 PM59° 21% Sky 66%3
Mon 11/212 AM58° 40%0.02"Sky 78%3
1 AM58° 40%0.02"Sky 78%3
2 AM57° 40%0.02"Sky 78%5
3 AM57° 40%0.02"Sky 78%5
4 AM56° 40%0.02"Sky 78%6
5 AM56° 40%0.02"Sky 78%6
6 AM56° 66%0.04"Sky 87%7g12
7 AM57° 66%0.04"Sky 87%8g14
8 AM58° 66%0.04"Sky 87%9g15
9 AM60° 66%0.04"Sky 87%10g17
10 AM62° 66%0.04"Sky 87%12g18
11 AM64° 66%0.04"Sky 87%12g18
12 PM65° 71%0.03"Sky 81%13g20
1 PM66° 71%0.03"Sky 81%14g22
2 PM67° 71%0.03"Sky 81%15g23
3 PM67° 71%0.03"Sky 81%15g24
4 PM66° 71%0.03"Sky 81%15g23
5 PM65° 71%0.03"Sky 81%14g21
6 PM63° 65%0.03"Sky 80%14g20
7 PM61° 65%0.03"Sky 80%14g20
8 PM60° 65%0.03"Sky 80%15g20

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · amount in inches (T = trace) · sky cover · wind and gusts (g) in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 9:43 AM CDT

Rain and snow totals

Next 3 days, NWS forecast grid

Rain (liquid): 0.27 in
Snow: 0.00 in
Ice: 0.00 in

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Nearby hazards

Iowa hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

Polk County, week of 10/20/2026

No drought or abnormal dryness in this county.

Frequently asked questions

What is the high temperature today in Des Moines, IA?: The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 69°F. Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers.
Will it rain in Des Moines, IA in the next 24 hours?: The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What is the 10-day forecast for Des Moines, IA?: The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 5) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 57°F to 60°F and up to a 63% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Des Moines, IA today?: Sunrise is about 7:40 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:15 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Des Moines, IA?: At Des Moines INTL AP, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 63°F and the normal low is 43°F.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise: 7:40 AM
Sunset: 6:15 PM
Daylight: 10 hr 35 min
Moon: Waning Gibbous 97% lit

First light (civil dawn): 7:12 AM
Last light (civil dusk): 6:44 PM
Moonrise: 6:49 PM
Moonset: 9:34 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 63°, low 43°, precipitation 2.78 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Des Moines INTL AP, 3 mi away.

Other places nearby

Data sources

National Weather Service APINOAA
National Blend of Models (NBM) text guidanceNOAA National Weather Service
Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research

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