Right now81°Partly Cloudy
Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
An easy start, then real heat.
81° now; temperatures climb toward 93°.
- Rain
- 22%peak today
- Wind
- 10 mphgusts to 20
- Air
- 53US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
A quiet start gives way to real heat later today.
- 87°22% rainGusts 20 mph
- 90°18% rainGusts 20 mph
- 91°17% rainGusts 20 mph
- 93°16% rainGusts 20 mph
- 93°15% rainGusts 17 mph
- 92°12% rainGusts 17 mph
- 90°10% rainGusts 16 mph
- 87°10% rainGusts 18 mph
- 84°10% rainGusts 18 mph
- 83°9% rainGusts 20 mph
- 82°10% rainGusts 20 mph
- 81°12% rainGusts 18 mph
- 80°13% rainGusts 18 mph
- 80°14% rainGusts 18 mph
- 79°16% rainGusts 18 mph
- 79°17% rainGusts 18 mph
- 78°17% rainGusts 18 mph
- 77°17% rainGusts 17 mph
- 76°17% rainGusts 16 mph
- 77°17% rainGusts 16 mph
- 79°16% rainGusts 16 mph
- 82°15% rainGusts 15 mph
- 85°16% rainGusts 15 mph
- 87°16% rainGusts 14 mph
See the full 24 hours
- 87°22% rainGusts 20 mph
- 90°18% rainGusts 20 mph
- 91°17% rainGusts 20 mph
- 93°16% rainGusts 20 mph
- 93°15% rainGusts 17 mph
- 92°12% rainGusts 17 mph
- 90°10% rainGusts 16 mph
- 87°10% rainGusts 18 mph
- 84°10% rainGusts 18 mph
- 83°9% rainGusts 20 mph
- 82°10% rainGusts 20 mph
- 81°12% rainGusts 18 mph
- 80°13% rainGusts 18 mph
- 80°14% rainGusts 18 mph
- 79°16% rainGusts 18 mph
- 79°17% rainGusts 18 mph
- 78°17% rainGusts 18 mph
- 77°17% rainGusts 17 mph
- 76°17% rainGusts 16 mph
- 77°17% rainGusts 16 mph
- 79°16% rainGusts 16 mph
- 82°15% rainGusts 15 mph
- 85°16% rainGusts 15 mph
- 87°16% rainGusts 14 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 25%
- Wind
- 20 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 19%
- Wind
- 18 mph
Tuesday brings notable heat.
- Rain
- 7%
- Wind
- 12 mph
Wednesday brings notable heat.
- Rain
- 4%
- Wind
- 15 mph
Thursday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 33%
- Wind
- 14 mph
- 93° / 82°Today looks fairly quiet.25% rain · Wind 20 mph
- 92° / 76°Monday looks fairly quiet.19% rain · Wind 18 mph
- 95° / 74°Tuesday brings notable heat.7% rain · Wind 12 mph
- 95° / 76°Wednesday brings notable heat.4% rain · Wind 15 mph
- 93° / 73°Thursday looks fairly quiet.33% rain · Wind 14 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Des Moines area · Updated Sun 12:00 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
See air-quality report
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:40 PMAir near ground53 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes Des Moines area, about 6 miles from this place.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
Des Moines-West Des Moines radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.
Radar loads when you reach it.
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