National Weather Service Forecast for: Des Moines IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 8:07 pm CDT Jun 18, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light west northwest wind.
Mostly Clear

 Juneteenth

Juneteenth: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Slight Chance
T-storms
 Saturday

Saturday: Partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Becoming
Sunny
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Low around 62. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers then
Showers
 Sunday

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Heavy Rain

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Chance
Showers
 Monday

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Partly Sunny

 Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Partly Cloudy
Lo 57 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 57 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light west northwest wind.
Juneteenth
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
 
 Partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Low around 62. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Des Moines IA.