National Weather Service Forecast for: Des Moines IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 5:11 am CST Dec 18, 2025
 
Today

Today: Rain before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Windy. Rain
then Isolated
Snow Showers
 Tonight

Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Gradual
Clearing and
Windy
 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 5. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 36 by 2am. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Mostly Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Mostly Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Mostly Cloudy

 Monday

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Partly Sunny
Hi 43 °F⇓ Lo 14 °F Hi 36 °F Lo 32 °F⇑ Hi 40 °F Lo 21 °F Hi 37 °F Lo 30 °F Hi 47 °F

Wind Advisory
 

Today
 
 Rain before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
 
 Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 5. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 36 by 2am. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Des Moines IA.