Des Moines, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Des Moines weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—83°62°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle44%0.03″86°60°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle50%—89°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle38%—88°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle45%0.01″92°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast62%—93°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%0.01″87°61°-6°
AQI 96 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 49 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Des Moines at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88418
16-Day Forecast — Des Moines
- Sat83°62°18%
- Sun86°60°44%
- Mon89°65°50%
- Tue88°63°38%
- Wed92°63°45%
- Thu93°62°62%
- Fri87°61°50%
- Sat84°59°13%
- Sun83°56°3%
- Mon85°55°2%
- Tue90°58°8%
- Wed94°62°24%
- Thu99°65°29%
- Fri98°72°32%
- Sat97°65°35%
- Sun93°66°44%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Des Moines
SPC has placed Des Moines in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Des Moines
- 88418