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Current Conditions (Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 02:54 America/Chicago time)

Temperature: 50°F (10°C)
Skies: overcast
Humidity: 92%
Wind: From the NE at 8 mph (13 km/h) gusting to 20 mph (32 km/h)
Pressure: 1003
Dew Point: 48°F (9°C)

Forecast Overview

Tue Nov 5
54°F 43°F
12°C 6°C
Chance of light rain before sunrise.

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Wed Nov 6
55°F 41°F
13°C 5°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Thu Nov 7
57°F 45°F
14°C 7°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Fri Nov 8
50°F 45°F
10°C 7°C
Chance of rain almost all day.

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Sat Nov 9
59°F 46°F
15°C 8°C
Chance of heavy rain at various times.

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Sun Nov 10
52°F 46°F
11°C 8°C
Considerable cloudiness.

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Mon Nov 11
57°F 41°F
14°C 5°C
Mostly sunny.

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Tue Nov 12
54°F 37°F
12°C 3°C
Mostly sunny, with a few passing clouds.

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Wed Nov 13
54°F 39°F
12°C 4°C
Chance of rain after 12 pm.

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Thu Nov 14
50°F 39°F
10°C 4°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Fri Nov 15
41°F 36°F
5°C 2°C
Overcast skies.

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Sat Nov 16
52°F 39°F
11°C 4°C
Partly cloudy skies.

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Sun Nov 17
55°F 39°F
13°C 4°C
Overcast skies.

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Mon Nov 18
50°F 45°F
10°C 7°C
Chance of rain most of the day.

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Detailed Forecast

Tuesday, November 5

sunrise: 06:51 sunset: 17:04

Low around 42°F (6°C), high around 54°F (12°C).
Chance of light rain before sunrise (between 3 am and 6 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.07 in (1.75 mm).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 14 mph (22 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.8125 mm).	53°F (12°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	93%	0.313%
03:00 06:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	53°F (12°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	94%	0.308%
06:00 09:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.8125 mm).	53°F (11°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	94%	0.311%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	53°F (12°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	86%	0.306%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	48°F (9°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	83%	0.302%
15:00 18:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	46°F (8°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	83%	0.299%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	78%	0.297%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	43°F (6°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	86%	0.295%

Wednesday, November 6

sunrise: 06:52 sunset: 17:03

Low around 40°F (5°C), high around 56°F (13°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 6 mph (10 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	42°F (5°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	89%	0.294%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	40°F (5°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	92%	0.293%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	79%	0.292%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	53°F (12°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	63%	0.288%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	56°F (13°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	58%	0.284%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	50°F (10°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	71%	0.283%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	48°F (9°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	74%	0.282%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	47°F (8°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	76%	0.282%

Thursday, November 7

sunrise: 06:53 sunset: 17:02

Low around 44°F (7°C), high around 57°F (14°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 8 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	78%	0.281%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	44°F (7°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	81%	0.281%
06:00 09:00		Considerable cloudiness.	49°F (9°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	70%	0.28%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	55°F (13°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	54%	0.276%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	57°F (14°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	50%	0.273%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	49°F (9°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	68%	0.272%
18:00 21:00		Partly cloudy.	46°F (8°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	75%	0.272%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	47°F (8°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	74%	0.271%

Friday, November 8

sunrise: 06:54 sunset: 17:01

Low around 44°F (7°C), high around 50°F (10°C).
Chance of rain between 9 am and 3 pm and after 6 pm. Estimated precipitation: 0.44 in (11.0625 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 18 mph (29 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	75%	0.271%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	46°F (8°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	74%	0.271%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	48°F (9°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	69%	0.27%
09:00 12:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	49°F (10°C)	13 mph (20 km/h)	67%	0.269%
12:00 15:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.06 in (1.5625 mm).	48°F (9°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	75%	0.28%
15:00 18:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.06 in (1.4375 mm).	48°F (9°C)	16 mph (25 km/h)	80%	0.291%
18:00 21:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.21 in (5.25 mm).	47°F (8°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	92%	0.332%
21:00 00:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.11 in (2.6875 mm).	48°F (9°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	92%	0.335%

Saturday, November 9

sunrise: 06:55 sunset: 17:00

Low around 47°F (8°C), high around 59°F (15°C).
Chance of heavy rain early in the morning (between 3 am and 9 am) and again in the evening (after 6 pm). Estimated precipitation: 1.04 in (26.4375 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 18 mph (29 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.5 in (12.6875 mm).	48°F (9°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	95%	0.361%
03:00 06:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.33 in (8.5 mm).	49°F (9°C)	18 mph (28 km/h)	97%	0.382%
06:00 09:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.07 in (1.6875 mm).	50°F (10°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	98%	0.351%
09:00 12:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	53°F (12°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	97%	0.34%
12:00 15:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	58°F (15°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	69%	0.332%
15:00 18:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	49°F (10°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	89%	0.327%
18:00 21:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.05 in (1.1875 mm).	47°F (8°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	94%	0.332%
21:00 00:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.08 in (2.125 mm).	47°F (8°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	95%	0.343%

Sunday, November 10

sunrise: 06:57 sunset: 16:59

Low around 46°F (8°C), high around 52°F (11°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0.03 in (0.6875 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 14 mph (23 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.6875 mm).	49°F (9°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	94%	0.337%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	48°F (9°C)	13 mph (22 km/h)	90%	0.329%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	48°F (9°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	88%	0.324%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	51°F (11°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	79%	0.319%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	51°F (10°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	80%	0.315%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	52°F (11°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	76%	0.312%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	48°F (9°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	88%	0.31%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	46°F (8°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	91%	0.309%

Monday, November 11

sunrise: 06:58 sunset: 16:58

Low around 41°F (5°C), high around 57°F (14°C).
Mostly sunny.
Wind: 12 mph (20 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	46°F (8°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	91%	0.307%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	45°F (7°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	91%	0.306%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	51°F (10°C)	8 mph (14 km/h)	80%	0.305%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	56°F (13°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	52%	0.301%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	56°F (13°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	47%	0.295%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	46°F (8°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	64%	0.294%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	44°F (6°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	73%	0.293%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	41°F (5°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	74%	0.292%

Tuesday, November 12

sunrise: 06:59 sunset: 16:57

Low around 37°F (3°C), high around 53°F (12°C).
Mostly sunny, with a few passing clouds.
Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	39°F (4°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	70%	0.292%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	37°F (3°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	68%	0.291%
06:00 09:00		Sunny.	43°F (6°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	57%	0.29%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	50°F (10°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	43%	0.287%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	53°F (12°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	41%	0.284%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	44°F (7°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	58%	0.283%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	40°F (5°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	67%	0.283%
21:00 00:00		Partly cloudy.	40°F (4°C)	9 mph (14 km/h)	68%	0.282%

Wednesday, November 13

sunrise: 07:00 sunset: 16:56

Low around 39°F (4°C), high around 53°F (12°C).
Chance of rain from 12 pm till midnight. The precipitation may fall as scattered showers of varying intensity. Estimated precipitation: 0.43 in (11 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 20 mph (31 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	67%	0.282%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	40°F (5°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	66%	0.281%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	63%	0.279%
09:00 12:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	52°F (11°C)	16 mph (27 km/h)	65%	0.278%
12:00 15:00		Chance of scattered rain showers. Precipitation: 0.04 in (1.0625 mm).	50°F (10°C)	20 mph (31 km/h)	83%	0.284%
15:00 18:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.04 in (1.125 mm).	49°F (9°C)	18 mph (30 km/h)	92%	0.29%
18:00 21:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.1 in (2.625 mm).	50°F (10°C)	15 mph (24 km/h)	95%	0.312%
21:00 00:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.24 in (6.125 mm).	50°F (10°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	98%	0.352%

Thursday, November 14

sunrise: 07:02 sunset: 16:55

Low around 38°F (4°C), high around 50°F (10°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0.01 in (0.375 mm).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 24 mph (38 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	44°F (7°C)	18 mph (30 km/h)	85%	0.33%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	42°F (5°C)	21 mph (34 km/h)	87%	0.321%
06:00 09:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	40°F (4°C)	22 mph (35 km/h)	89%	0.315%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	24 mph (38 km/h)	83%	0.31%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	42°F (5°C)	24 mph (38 km/h)	71%	0.306%
15:00 18:00		Partly cloudy.	40°F (5°C)	23 mph (37 km/h)	71%	0.303%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	24 mph (38 km/h)	71%	0.3%
21:00 00:00		Mostly clear, with a few passing clouds.	38°F (4°C)	22 mph (35 km/h)	72%	0.298%

Friday, November 15

sunrise: 07:03 sunset: 16:54

Low around 36°F (2°C), high around 42°F (5°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 21 mph (33 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	38°F (3°C)	21 mph (33 km/h)	71%	0.296%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	38°F (3°C)	19 mph (31 km/h)	73%	0.294%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	38°F (3°C)	17 mph (27 km/h)	74%	0.293%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	16 mph (25 km/h)	72%	0.291%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	42°F (5°C)	12 mph (20 km/h)	72%	0.289%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	40°F (5°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	77%	0.288%
18:00 21:00		Partly cloudy.	37°F (3°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	90%	0.287%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	79%	0.287%

Saturday, November 16

sunrise: 07:04 sunset: 16:54

Low around 39°F (4°C), high around 51°F (11°C).
Partly cloudy skies.
Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	42°F (5°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	75%	0.287%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	42°F (6°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	72%	0.286%
06:00 09:00		Mostly cloudy.	45°F (7°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	66%	0.285%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	49°F (10°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	61%	0.283%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	51°F (10°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	60%	0.28%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	44°F (6°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	78%	0.28%
18:00 21:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	41°F (5°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	87%	0.28%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	93%	0.279%

Sunday, November 17

sunrise: 07:05 sunset: 16:53

Low around 39°F (4°C), high around 55°F (13°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 13 mph (21 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	10 mph (15 km/h)	93%	0.279%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	87%	0.279%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	44°F (7°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	75%	0.279%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	53°F (12°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	58%	0.276%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	55°F (13°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	63%	0.274%
15:00 18:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	48°F (9°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	79%	0.273%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	45°F (7°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	87%	0.273%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	89%	0.273%

Monday, November 18

sunrise: 07:06 sunset: 16:52

Low around 45°F (7°C), high around 50°F (10°C).
Chance of rain most of the day (after 9 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.67 in (17.125 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 14 mph (22 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	87%	0.273%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	87%	0.273%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	49°F (9°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	78%	0.273%
09:00 12:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.16 in (3.9375 mm).	46°F (8°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	96%	0.306%
12:00 15:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.12 in (3 mm).	46°F (8°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	97%	0.314%
15:00 18:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.5 mm).	46°F (8°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	96%	0.31%
18:00 21:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.11 in (2.6875 mm).	46°F (8°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	95%	0.32%
21:00 00:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.28 in (7 mm).	45°F (7°C)	14 mph (22 km/h)	95%	0.349%

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Weather Station: Des Moines, Des Moines International Airport (latitude 41-32-16N, longitude 093-39-58W)

Local Time:

Des Moines is in the "America/Chicago" timezone.

The "America/Chicago" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in ST (since Sunday, 3 November 2024, 01:00 AM local time). During ST, the timezone abbreviation is CST and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -6:00 hours.

Des Moines will exit standard time (entering DST) on Sunday, 9 March 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local daylight time. During DST, the timezone abbreviation is CDT and the offset to UTC will be -5:00 hours.