Iowa weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Iowa is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Iowa (Des Moines), USA for more weather parameters.

  • Wednesday
    1st Apr
    Isolated thunderstorms (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    2nd Apr
    Isolated thunderstorms (20-30 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    3rd Apr
    Isolated thunderstorms (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    4th Apr
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Sunday
    5th Apr
    Broken clouds

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 1st 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.

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Iowa weather for Wednesday 1st April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Iowa with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 100% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the east.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 100% chance of some rain100
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the East27
    kph wind from E

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Iowa weather for Thursday 2nd April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Iowa with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the west.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 90% chance of some rain90
    % chance of some rain
  • 20-30 mm of rainfall expected<30
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 32 kph from the West32
    kph wind from W

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Iowa weather for Friday 3rd April 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Iowa with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 88% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the east.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 4°C minimum temperature4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 88% chance of some rain88
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 18°C wind chill18
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the East24
    kph wind from E

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Iowa weather for Saturday 4th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Iowa with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 18% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the north-west.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 18% chance of some rain18
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 4°C wind chill4
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 32 kph from the North-West32
    kph wind from NW

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Iowa weather for Sunday 5th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Iowa with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the north-west.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the North-West25
    kph wind from NW

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