National Weather Service Forecast for: Des Moines IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 3:17 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Today

Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Mostly Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Mostly Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
 Monday

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Partly Sunny
Hi 82 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 85 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 79 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Today
 
 Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Des Moines IA.