Des Moines weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Des Moines is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Des Moines, Iowa, USA for more weather parameters.

Monday
2nd Mar
8

-2

3

2
Tuesday
3rd Mar
8

3

0

3
Wednesday
4th Mar
11

3

3

2
Thursday
5th Mar
16

5

2

4
Friday
6th Mar
20

7

2

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 2nd March 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 Monday 2nd March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SE

Des Moines weather for Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 37% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
37
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from NE

Des Moines weather for Wednesday 4th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-east.

11
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
38
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from NE

Des Moines weather for Thursday 5th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

16
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Des Moines weather for Friday 6th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-west.