Forecast and Conditions for Des Moines, Iowa

Updated: 11:37 PM CDT on July 23, 2008
Observed at Witmer Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Temperature 68.5 °F / 20.3 °C
Humidity 84%
Dew Point 64 °F / 18 °C
Wind SSW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure 30.07 in / 1018.2 hPa (Rising)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds (FEW) : 6000 ft / 1828 m
Overcast (OVC) : 12000 ft / 3657 m
Yesterday's Maximum 84 °F / 28 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 66 °F / 18 °C
Normal high 87 °F / 30 °C
Normal low 67 °F / 19 °C
Record high 103 °F / 39 °C (1941)
Record low 52 °F / 11 °C (1887)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 10
Sunrise06:00 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:40 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise11:10 PM (CDT)
Moon Set11:36 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 10:48 PM CDT on July 23, 2008

Rest of Tonight
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening...then thunderstorms likely after midnight. Low in the mid 60s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
Thursday
Thunderstorms likely in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the upper 70s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy until early morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the upper 60s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the upper 80s. East wind around 5 mph shifting to the south up to 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s. Southeast wind near 5 mph shifting to the west around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s.
Saturday Night and Sunday
Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s. High in the mid 80s.
Sunday Night and Monday
Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 60s. High in the mid 80s.
Monday Night through Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s. High in the mid 80s.
Wednesday
Sunny. High in the mid 80s.
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