Des Moines weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Des Moines is expected to be 9°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Des Moines, Iowa, USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
9th Dec
9

-2

1

2
Wednesday
10th Dec
7

-6

1

1
Thursday
11th Dec
-2

-6

0

1
Friday
12th Dec
-2

-9

0

2
Saturday
13th Dec
-10

-17

1

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 10th 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 Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a strong breeze of 40 kph from the west.

9
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
40
kph wind from W

Des Moines weather for Wednesday 10th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a strong breeze of 45 kph from the north-west.

7
°C maximum temperature
-6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
45
kph wind from NW

Des Moines weather for Thursday 11th December 2025

Expect cloudy with some snow in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of -2°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 cm of snow expected with 67% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-6
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some snow
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
67
% chance of some snow
<10
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from SE

Des Moines weather for Friday 12th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light snow in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of -2°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected with 3% chance of some snow and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the north-west.

-2
°C maximum temperature
-9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light snow
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
3
% chance of some snow
<2
cm of snow expected
-8
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from NW

Des Moines weather for Saturday 13th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with snow in Des Moines, Iowa with a maximum temperature of -10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 cm of snow expected with 56% chance of some snow and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.