Des Moines weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Des Moines is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Des Moines, Iowa, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
7th Apr
5

2

0

1
Wednesday
8th Apr
19

5

3

5
Thursday
9th Apr
15

7

2

6
Friday
10th Apr
13

6

2

6
Saturday
11th Apr
19

7

2

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 7th April 2026 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 Tuesday 7th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 5°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 44% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the south-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
44
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from SE

Des Moines weather for Wednesday 8th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 38 kph from the south.

19
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
57
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
38
kph wind from S

Des Moines weather for Thursday 9th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 95% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-east.

15
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
95
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
15
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from NE

Des Moines weather for Friday 10th April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-east.

13
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
35
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
17
kph wind from NE

Des Moines weather for Saturday 11th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-east.