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Weather in Des Moines, Iowa

Current Conditions (Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 06:54 America/Chicago time)

Temperature: 30°F (-1°C)
Wind chill: 18°F (-8°C)
Skies: overcast
Humidity: 72%
Wind: From the NW at 23 mph (37 km/h) gusting to 31 mph (50 km/h)
Pressure: 1018
Dew Point: 23°F (-5°C)

Forecast Overview

Fri Nov 22
41°F 27°F
5°C -3°C
Times of sun and clouds.

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Sat Nov 23
45°F 28°F
7°C -2°C
Partly cloudy skies.

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Sun Nov 24
46°F 32°F
8°C 0°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Mon Nov 25
54°F 39°F
12°C 4°C
Overcast skies.

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Tue Nov 26
45°F 27°F
7°C -3°C
Chance of light snow in the morning.

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Wed Nov 27
36°F 27°F
2°C -3°C
Chance of snow in the morning and in the afternoon.

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Thu Nov 28
32°F 21°F
0°C -6°C
Considerable cloudiness.

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Fri Nov 29
28°F 18°F
-2°C -8°C
Sunny skies.

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Sat Nov 30
36°F 21°F
2°C -6°C
Partly cloudy skies.

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Detailed Forecast

Friday, November 22

sunrise: 07:11 sunset: 16:49

Low around 27°F (-3°C), high around 41°F (5°C).
Times of sun and clouds.
Wind: 20 mph (33 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	28°F (-2°C)	20 mph (32 km/h)	70%	0.257%
03:00 06:00		Mostly cloudy.	28°F (-2°C)	18 mph (30 km/h)	73%	0.257%
06:00 09:00		More clouds than sun.	30°F (-1°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	70%	0.256%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	38°F (3°C)	20 mph (33 km/h)	53%	0.255%
12:00 15:00		Mostly sunny, with a few passing clouds.	41°F (5°C)	19 mph (30 km/h)	54%	0.252%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	35°F (2°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	69%	0.252%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	33°F (0°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	79%	0.251%
21:00 00:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	30°F (-1°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	85%	0.251%

Saturday, November 23

sunrise: 07:12 sunset: 16:49

Low around 28°F (-2°C), high around 45°F (7°C).
Partly cloudy skies.
Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	29°F (-2°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	90%	0.251%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	28°F (-2°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	91%	0.251%
06:00 09:00		Times of sun and clouds.	34°F (1°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	77%	0.251%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	43°F (6°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	60%	0.25%
12:00 15:00		Partly cloudy.	45°F (7°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	52%	0.248%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	38°F (3°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	64%	0.248%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	36°F (2°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	66%	0.248%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	67%	0.248%

Sunday, November 24

sunrise: 07:13 sunset: 16:48

Low around 33°F (0°C), high around 47°F (8°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 7 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Partly cloudy.	34°F (1°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	69%	0.248%
03:00 06:00		Partly cloudy.	34°F (1°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	69%	0.248%
06:00 09:00		Mostly cloudy.	37°F (3°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	63%	0.248%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	49%	0.247%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	47°F (8°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	48%	0.246%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	61%	0.246%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	66%	0.246%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	73%	0.245%

Monday, November 25

sunrise: 07:14 sunset: 16:47

Low around 38°F (4°C), high around 54°F (12°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 9 mph (15 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	79%	0.245%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	84%	0.245%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	42°F (6°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	79%	0.245%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	51°F (10°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	64%	0.244%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	54°F (12°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	63%	0.243%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	81%	0.243%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	44°F (7°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	86%	0.243%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	44°F (7°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	83%	0.243%

Tuesday, November 26

sunrise: 07:16 sunset: 16:47

Low around 27°F (-3°C), high around 44°F (7°C).
Chance of light snow early in the morning (between 6 am and 9 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.03 in (0.75 mm).
More sun than clouds.
Wind: 19 mph (31 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	44°F (7°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	79%	0.243%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	18 mph (28 km/h)	77%	0.242%
06:00 09:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	33°F (1°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	95%	0.242%
09:00 12:00		Considerable cloudiness. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.4375 mm).	35°F (2°C)	19 mph (31 km/h)	58%	0.242%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	36°F (2°C)	17 mph (28 km/h)	54%	0.242%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	32°F (-0°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	58%	0.241%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	28°F (-2°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	66%	0.241%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	27°F (-3°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	71%	0.24%

Wednesday, November 27

sunrise: 07:17 sunset: 16:47

Low around 26°F (-3°C), high around 36°F (2°C).
Chance of snow in the morning and early afternoon (between 9 am and 3 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.11 in (2.875 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	27°F (-3°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	69%	0.24%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	27°F (-3°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	67%	0.24%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	30°F (-1°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	54%	0.24%
09:00 12:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).	35°F (2°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	45%	0.24%
12:00 15:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.06 in (1.5625 mm).	31°F (-0°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	96%	0.24%
15:00 18:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.04 in (1.0625 mm).	30°F (-1°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	96%	0.241%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	29°F (-2°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	97%	0.241%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	28°F (-2°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	97%	0.241%

Thursday, November 28

sunrise: 07:18 sunset: 16:46

Low around 21°F (-6°C), high around 32°F (0°C).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 13 mph (21 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Mostly cloudy.	28°F (-2°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	96%	0.241%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	27°F (-3°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	96%	0.241%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	32°F (-0°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	84%	0.241%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	31°F (-0°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	78%	0.243%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	73%	0.245%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	25°F (-4°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	86%	0.245%
18:00 21:00		Mostly cloudy.	22°F (-5°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	89%	0.245%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	21°F (-6°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	86%	0.245%

Friday, November 29

sunrise: 07:19 sunset: 16:46

Low around 18°F (-8°C), high around 29°F (-2°C).
Sunny skies.
Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	20°F (-7°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	86%	0.245%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	19°F (-7°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	88%	0.245%
06:00 09:00		Sunny.	22°F (-6°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	76%	0.245%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	28°F (-2°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	59%	0.246%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	29°F (-2°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	57%	0.246%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	22°F (-5°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	76%	0.246%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	22°F (-6°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	76%	0.246%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	21°F (-6°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	77%	0.246%

Saturday, November 30

sunrise: 07:20 sunset: 16:45

Low around 20°F (-6°C), high around 36°F (2°C).
Partly cloudy skies.
Wind: 12 mph (20 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	21°F (-6°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	77%	0.246%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	21°F (-6°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	78%	0.246%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	25°F (-4°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	68%	0.247%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	33°F (0°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	55%	0.247%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	36°F (2°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	54%	0.248%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	68%	0.248%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	31°F (-1°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	68%	0.248%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	30°F (-1°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	72%	0.247%

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Weather Station: Des Moines, Des Moines International Airport (latitude 41-32-16N, longitude 093-39-58W)

Local Time:

Des Moines is in the "America/Chicago" timezone.

The "America/Chicago" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in ST (since Sunday, 3 November 2024, 01:00 AM local time). During ST, the timezone abbreviation is CST and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -6:00 hours.

Des Moines will exit standard time (entering DST) on Sunday, 9 March 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local daylight time. During DST, the timezone abbreviation is CDT and the offset to UTC will be -5:00 hours.