National Weather Service Forecast for: Des Moines IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 11:52 am CDT May 4, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunny

Tonight

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers
Tuesday

Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly Cloudy

Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Mostly Sunny

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Partly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Mostly Sunny

Hi 82 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 60 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 44 °F Hi 67 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
 
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
 
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night
 
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Sunday
 
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Des Moines IA.