Des Moines area weather, town by town

About Des Moines area weather

The map on the Now tab shows every Des Moines area town's current temperature from our own server, one dot per town. Tap any dot, or type a town above, for that town's full forecast.

What the weather is usually like

Across the 486 Des Moines area towns with station normals, the warmest month is July, when the day usually reaches 84°F, and the coldest is January, when the night usually falls to 10°F. May is the wettest, with rain on about 12 days. July afternoons run from about 80°F in Bolan to 88°F in Pulaski. January nights run from about 5°F in Bolan to 16°F in Davis.

Means of the 1991 to 2020 station normals serving these towns, as published by NOAA; each town's page carries its own.

Where these numbers come from

• Current conditions and forecast: NOAA forecast grids decoded on our own server, corrected against the nearest reporting station and our own radar. Open-Meteo is consulted only as a fallback when our server is silent.
• Records: computed by myweatherrock from NOAA GHCN-Daily station records at the stations serving these towns. Measurements, not estimates.
• Warnings and alerts: the National Weather Service, passed through unchanged.

Des Moines area weather records

Measured at the NOAA stations serving these towns, daily records 1893 to 2026. Station extremes, not official state records.

Common questions about Des Moines area weather

What is the hottest temperature recorded at a Des Moines area station?

117°F at Atlantic 1 Ne on July 25, 1936, in the NOAA daily station records myweatherrock holds (1893 to 2026).

What is the coldest temperature recorded at a Des Moines area station?

-45°F at Mason City on February 2, 1996.

What is the most rain a Des Moines area station has measured in one day?

13.18 inches at Atlantic 1 Ne on June 14, 1998.

What is the biggest one-day snowfall at a Des Moines area station?

20.98 inches at Fayette on March 6, 1959.

How many Des Moines area towns have a weather page here?

488: 462 cities, 26 census-designated places. Each page carries current conditions, the hourly timeline, the ten day outlook, radar, and where a station sits close enough, measured records.

Where does the Des Moines area forecast come from?

NOAA forecast grids (the National Weather Service digital forecast, the National Blend of Models, HRRR and GFS) decoded on our own server, corrected against the nearest reporting station and our own radar. Open-Meteo is consulted only as a fallback when our server is silent.