Des Moines weather
The forecast for Des Moines (United States) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.
United States41.6°N, 93.61°WAmerica/Chicago (UTC-5)ECMWF: October 25 at 07:00 AM
A real measurement from an airport weather station (NOAA, METAR reports), updated every hour. The forecast next to it comes from a model. NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 25Cloudy
gusts 13 km/h21°C 16°C - TomorrowOctober 26Partly cloudy
0.1 mm · gusts 25 km/h21°C 12°C - TuesdayOctober 27Light rain
2 mm · gusts 35 km/h20°C 14°C - WednesdayOctober 28Partly cloudy
1 mm · gusts 35 km/h22°C 14°C - ThursdayOctober 29Light rain
1 mm · gusts 27 km/h21°C 13°C - FridayOctober 30Light rain
2 mm · gusts 16 km/h19°C 10°C - SaturdayOctober 31Heavy rain
12 mm · gusts 27 km/h18°C 15°C - SundayNovember 1Cloudy
0.1 mm · gusts 27 km/h21°C 12°C - MondayNovember 2Heavy rain
28 mm · gusts 50 km/h16°C 15°C - TuesdayNovember 3Mostly clear
11 mm · gusts 64 km/h12°C 7°C
Over the next 10 days in Des Moines, temperatures will range from 7°C to 22°C, with 57 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 7. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 07:00 AM.
Des Moines wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: Tuesday, November 3 - average 22 km/h, gusts up to 64 km/h. Calmest: today - average 5 km/h. The wind blows most often from the south.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5 km/h | 13 km/h | northeast |
| Tomorrow | 10 km/h | 25 km/h | east |
| Tue, 10/27 | 14 km/h | 35 km/h | south |
| Wed, 10/28 | 14 km/h | 35 km/h | south |
| Thu, 10/29 | 9 km/h | 27 km/h | west |
| Fri, 10/30 | 10 km/h | 16 km/h | east |
| Sat, 10/31 | 10 km/h | 27 km/h | south |
| Sun, 11/1 | 8 km/h | 27 km/h | south |
| Mon, 11/2 | 16 km/h | 50 km/h | southeast |
| Tue, 11/3 | 22 km/h | 64 km/h | southwest |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 17°C and nights 5°C, with about 71 mm of rain over the month. The warmest month is July (an average of 30°C by day), the coolest is January (-1°C by day, -10°C at night). The wettest month is June (about 129 mm) and the driest is January (22 mm).
| Month | Day | Night | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1°C | -10°C | 22 mm |
| February | 1°C | -9°C | 29 mm |
| March | 9°C | -2°C | 48 mm |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 90 mm |
| May | 22°C | 11°C | 121 mm |
| June | 28°C | 17°C | 129 mm |
| July | 30°C | 19°C | 95 mm |
| August | 29°C | 18°C | 108 mm |
| September | 25°C | 13°C | 89 mm |
| October | 17°C | 5°C | 71 mm |
| November | 9°C | -1°C | 42 mm |
| December | 1°C | -7°C | 39 mm |
Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER
The forecast for Des Moines comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 41.6°N, 93.61°W. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.
Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF