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Weather in Des Moines, Iowa

08:03 AM
Now
Cloudy Weather
66° F
Feels Like 63°
Precipitation 7 %
Wind 18 mph
UV Index (0 - 11+) 1
Humidity 82 %
Today
Sunny with a Chance of Thunderstorms
Day 79°
Night 34°
Precipitation 88 %
Wind 20 mph
UV Index (0 - 11+) 7

Des Moines Weather Forecast Updated

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Last Year's Weather on This Day (April 17, 2025)
Partly Sunny with Showers

Day

75°

Night

54°

Wind

17 mph

UV Index

7

Precipitation

70 %

Air Quality in Des Moines

NOW
25 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3

Pollutant Concentrations:

PM2.5 3.39 µg/m³
PM10 5.45 µg/m³
O3 0.027 ppm
NO2 1.1 ppb
SO2 0.3 ppb
CO 0.11 ppm
NH3 1.4 µg/m³
NO 0.07 µg/m³
PM2.5 – Fine particles <2.5μm
PM10 – Inhalable particles <10μm
O3 – Ozone
NO2 – Nitrogen dioxide
SO2 – Sulfur dioxide
CO – Carbon monoxide
NH3 – Ammonia
NO – Nitric oxide

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Show raw pollutant concentrations (µg/m³)
PM2.53.39 µg/m³
PM105.45 µg/m³
O353.19 µg/m³
NO22.14 µg/m³
SO20.73 µg/m³
CO128.6 µg/m³
NH31.4 µg/m³
NO0.07 µg/m³