Des Moines, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (50301)
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Current Weather
Feels Like 74°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1967 - Hurricane Beulah deluged Brownsville, TX, with 12.19 inches of rain in 24 hours, to establish a record for that location. Hurricane Beulah made landfall on the 20th near the mouth of the Rio Grande River, where a wind gust to 135 mph was reported by a ship in the port.
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Des Moines 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Friday Sep 19
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Sep 20
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Sep 21
Day: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Sep 22
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Sep 23
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Sep 24
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Sep 25
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:00 AM
Sunset 7:18 PM
Last Light 7:46 PM
Moonset 6:32 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Thu's High Temperature
102 at 4 Miles South-southwest Of Redding, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
24 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Weather Folklore
When stones sweat, rain you'll get.
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About Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It is named after the Des Moines River, likely derived from the French Rivière des Moines meaning 'River of the Monks'. The city was incorporated in 1851 as Fort Des Moines and shortened to Des Moines in 1857. Its population was 214,133 at the 2020 census, while the six-county Des Moines metropolitan area has an estimated 750,000 residents, the largest metropolitan area located entirely in Iowa.
Des Moines is a major center of the United States insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, Cognizant, Voya Financial, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, ACE Limited, Bayer, and Corteva have large operations in or near the metropolitan area. In recent years, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Facebook have built data-processing and logistical facilities in the Des Moines area.
Des Moines is an important city in U.S. presidential politics; as the state's capital, it is the site of the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle. Many presidential candidates set up campaign headquarters in Des Moines. A 2007 article in The New York Times said, "If you have any desire to witness presidential candidates in the most close-up and intimate of settings, there is arguably no better place to go than Des Moines."
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