National Weather Service Forecast for: Des Moines IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 12:11 pm CDT Oct 6, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Mostly Clear

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind.
Partly Cloudy

 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light northeast wind.
Mostly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Mostly Sunny

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

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy.
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Hi 80 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 78 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 80 °F

 

This Afternoon
 
 Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light northeast wind.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Columbus Day
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Des Moines IA.