Forecast and Conditions for Des Moines, Iowa

Updated: 1:40 PM CDT on May 13, 2008
Observed at Witmer Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Temperature 62.6 °F / 17.0 °C
Humidity 72%
Dew Point 53 °F / 12 °C
Wind SW at 7.0 mph / 11.3 km/h
Pressure 29.75 in / 1007.3 hPa (Rising)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Overcast (OVC) : 2800 ft / 853 m
Yesterday's Maximum 70 °F / 21 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 39 °F / 3 °C
Normal high 71 °F / 21 °C
Normal low 50 °F / 10 °C
Record high 92 °F / 33 °C (1956)
Record low 32 °F / 0 °C (1997)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 10
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 0
Sunrise05:56 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:25 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise02:24 PM (CDT)
Moon Set02:49 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 1:33 PM CDT on May 13, 2008

Rest of Today
Cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. High in the mid 60s. East wind near 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Cooler. Low in the mid 40s. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. High in the upper 60s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 40s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny. High in the mid 60s. Northeast wind near 5 mph.
Thursday Night through Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 40s. High around 70.
Saturday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. High around 70.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 40s.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. High in the mid 60s.
Sunday Night and Monday
Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 40s. High in the mid 60s.
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