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Updated: @ 18-Sep-2026 5:12pm - next update at 5:14pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Clear Clear
Currently: 79.3, Max: 81.1, Min: 58.2 79.3°F
 

Warm

Feels like: 79°F

24-hr difference
0°F 
  Today Yesterday
High: 81.1°F
4:01pm
80.8°F
3:19pm
Low: 58.2°F
6:53am
63.1°F
11:54pm
 Wind from W W
5
Gust:
8 mph
2 Bft - Light breeze
Today: 16 mph 2:06pm
Gust Month: 20 mph September 8
Rain Today: 0 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 in
Rain Yesterday: 0 in
This Month: 0.38 in
Season Total: 7.15 in
10 days since last rain.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 55 % Increased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 61.7°F Increased 0.3°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30 inHg Falling 0.01  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Falling slowly
Sunrise: 6:40am
Sunset: 6:59pm
Moonrise: 2:13pm
Moonset: 11:42pm
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 7 days in cycle
51%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast UV Index Forecast
18-Sep-2026
7.3     High 
19-Sep-2026
7.7     High 
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 79 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temperature change.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 60 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph.
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Countdown to Fall
 Autumn Equinox begins September 22nd at 5:05pm   PDT  
 

 

WEATHER STORY
Des Moines
Weather Forecast Office
Severe Storms Possible This Evening Heavy Rain Continues through the Weekend
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this evening with damaging winds as the primary concern. A second round of strong to severe storms is expected Saturday, once again posing a risk for damaging wind gusts.

Data Courtesy of Des Moines Weather Forecast Office

San Juan, PR Lake Charles, LA Pueblo, CO Corpus Christi, TX St. Louis, MO Reno, NV Raleigh, NC  Newport/Morehead City, NC Dodge City, KS Houston/Galveston, TX San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA Louisville, KY Fort Worth, TX Pittsburgh, PA Austin/San Antonio, TX Sacramento, CA Jackson, MS Phoenix, AZ Northern Indiana, IN Flagstaff, AZ Tallahassee, FL Springfield, MO Riverton, WY Blacksburg, VA Sioux Falls, SD El Paso Area, NM Columbia, SC Wilmington, NC Greenville-Spartanburg, SC Eureka, CA Midland/Odessa, TX Tucson, AZ Goodland, KS Huntsville, AL Amarillo, TX Norman, OK Lubbock, TX Marquette, MI Little Rock, AR Pendleton, OR Missoula, MT Binghamton, NY Boston, MA Green Bay, WI Billings, MT Baltimore/Washington San Diego, CA Tampa Bay, FL Morristown, TN Twin Cities, MN Brownsville, TX Portland, OR Des Moines, IA Memphis, TN Pocatello, ID San Angelo, TX Jacksonville, FL Aberdeen, SD Quad Cities, IA/IL Charleston, SC New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Peachtree City, GA Shreveport, LA Grand Rapids, MI Medford, OR Albany, NY Wichita, KS Gray/Portland, ME Spokane, WA Boise, ID Denver/Boulder, CO Great Falls, MT Caribou, ME Key West, FL Miami-South Florida, FL New York City/Upton, NY Melbourne, FL Hastings, NE Paducah, KY Glasgow, MT Bismarck, ND Charleston WV Omaha/Valley, NE Buffalo, NY Jackson, KY Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Gaylord, MI Cheyenne, WY Grand Forks, ND Detroit/Pontiac, MI Central Illinois, IL Burlington, VT Salt Lake City, UT Topeka, KS Nashville, TN Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI Albuquerque, NM Las Vegas, NV Wakefield, VA La Crosse, WI Birmingham, AL Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA Chicago, IL Seattle, WA Rapid City, SD Indianapolis, IN Philadelphia/Mount Holly, PA Mobile/Pensacola State College, PA Cleveland, OH Elko, NV Wilmington, OH Grand Junction, CO North Platte, NE Tulsa, OK San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA Duluth, MN