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58F

Clear

Feels like
58 F
Wind
9 mph
Gust
15 mph
Humidity
64%

Now, today, and the week

7 days ahead

Mon2026-10-19

Partly cloudy, 67 over 46, wind to 9 mph from the SSE

High
67 F
Low
46 F
Rain
0%
Wind
9 mph from the SSE
Sunrise
7:30 am
Sunset
6:27 pm
Ultraviolet
4
Moon
First quarter

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Des Moines, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Des Moines (I-235)RDMI4

Beside a road/0.9 mi away/922 ft/112 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Des MoinesDSM

At an airfield/3.9 mi away/965 ft/155 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Des Moines 17 E54902

At a climate reference station/17.7 mi away/903 ft/93 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/29.0 mi away/1,073 ft/263 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

measured daily2 instruments

Des Moines 0.9 NIA-PK-142

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/809 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Des Moines WavelandWGCI4

At a cooperative observer's station/2.2 mi away/860 ft/50 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Des Moines Waveland (WGCI4), 2.2 miles from here, read 10 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

14 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.