Your Des Moines Forecast

Des Moines, IA

Current Conditions

20°F
Feels Like: 20°F
Wind: 5 W
Humidity: 60%
Pressure: 30.38in

Today's Forecast

28°/-9°
12% chance of precipitation

Weather Alerts

EXTREME COLD WARNING until Friday 12:00 pm

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 to 35 below zero expected tonight into Friday morning, and possible again Friday night into Saturday morning. * WHERE...western, central, and southern Iowa. * WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, from midnight tonight to noon CST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

EXTREME COLD WATCH until Saturday 12:00 pm

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 to 35 below zero expected tonight into Friday morning, and possible again Friday night into Saturday morning. * WHERE...western, central, and southern Iowa. * WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, from midnight tonight to noon CST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

  • 7-Day Forecast
  • Hourly Forecast
Date Temp (H/L) Icon Conditions Precipitation Wind
Fri 1/23 0°/-5° Partly Cloudy 0% N 13mph
Sat 1/24 6°/0° Scattered Snow Showers 34% ENE 5mph
Sun 1/25 14°/-4° Snow Showers 21% NNE 4mph
Mon 1/26 21°/9° Mostly Sunny 0% WNW 6mph
Tue 1/27 27°/10° Partly Cloudy 0% WSW 5mph
Wed 1/28 18°/3° Partly Cloudy 0% NNW 5mph
Thu 1/29 14°/3° Partly Cloudy 0% NNW 6mph
Time Temp Icon Conditions Precipitation Wind
10 am 22° Snow Showers 100% W 10mph
11 am 24° Snow Showers 10% WNW 11mph
12 pm 26° Snow Showers 12% WNW 14mph
1 pm 28° Snow Showers 12% WNW 15mph
2 pm 28° Snow Showers 11% NW 16mph
3 pm 27° Mostly Cloudy 0% NW 16mph
4 pm 25° Mostly Cloudy 0% NW 16mph
5 pm 22° Partly Cloudy 0% NNW 15mph
6 pm 20° Partly Cloudy 0% NNW 13mph
7 pm 17° Partly Cloudy 0% NNW 14mph
8 pm 14° Partly Cloudy 0% NNW 15mph
9 pm 11° Partly Cloudy 0% NNW 15mph
10 pm Partly Cloudy 0% N 15mph
11 pm Partly Cloudy 0% N 15mph
12 am Partly Cloudy 0% N 15mph
1 am Partly Cloudy 0% N 15mph
2 am -1° Partly Cloudy 0% N 13mph
3 am -2° Partly Cloudy 0% N 13mph
4 am -4° Partly Cloudy 0% N 13mph
5 am -6° Partly Cloudy 0% N 14mph
6 am -7° Partly Cloudy 0% N 13mph
7 am -8° Partly Cloudy 0% N 13mph
8 am -9° Partly Cloudy 0% N 12mph
9 am -8° Partly Cloudy 0% N 11mph
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Current weather last updated: 01/22/2026 09:44:33 AM CST
Daily forecast last updated: 01/22/2026 06:31:44 AM CST
Hourly forecast last updated: 01/22/2026 09:02:09 AM CST
Alerts last updated: 01/22/2026 09:44:33 AM CST

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