Des Moines weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Des Moines is expected to be -4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Des Moines, Iowa, USA for more weather parameters.

Sunday
7th Dec
-4

-11

7

2
Monday
8th Dec
0

-11

2

2
Tuesday
9th Dec
6

0

3

2
Wednesday
10th Dec
6

-4

1

1
Thursday
11th Dec
-1

-8

1

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Sunday 7th December 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Iowa (Des Moines) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Des Moines weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Des Moines for the next 5 days.

Des Moines weather for Sunday 7th December 2025

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of -4°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 5% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north.

-4
°C maximum temperature
-11
°C minimum temperature
clear skies with flurries of snow
7
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
5
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-11
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from N

Des Moines weather for Monday 8th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 0°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south.

0
°C maximum temperature
-11
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
cm of snow expected
-5
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from S

Des Moines weather for Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 8% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 37 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
8
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
37
kph wind from SW

Des Moines weather for Wednesday 10th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 11% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 42 kph from the north-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
-4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
11
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
42
kph wind from NW

Des Moines weather for Thursday 11th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of -1°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 60% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-west.