Des Moines, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (50301)
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Current Weather
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Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1929 - Iowa's earliest snow of record occurred as a few flakes were noted at 9 AM at Alton.
More on this and other weather history
Des Moines 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Sep 6
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. North northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Sunday Sep 7
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Monday Sep 8
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday Sep 13
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:47 AM
Sunset 7:41 PM
Last Light 8:09 PM
Moonset 5:15 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Weather Folklore
Oily floors quite slippery get before the rain makes everything wet.
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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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