Des Moines, Friday, 16 October, 03:15
Clear. Feels like 29°. High 51°, low 35°.
Des Moines, Saturday, 17 October
Clear. High 65°, low 35°.
Des Moines, Sunday, 18 October
Overcast. High 69°, low 41°.
Des Moines, Monday, 19 October
Clear. High 72°, low 43°.
Des Moines, Tuesday, 20 October
Light rain. High 68°, low 49°.
Des Moines, Wednesday, 21 October
Overcast. High 71°, low 50°.
Des Moines, Thursday, 22 October
Light rain. High 71°, low 49°.
Des Moines, Friday, 23 October
Rain. High 58°, low 52°.
Des Moines, Saturday, 24 October
Clear. High 60°, low 42°.
Des Moines, Sunday, 25 October
Light snow. High 45°, low 32°.
Des Moines, Monday, 26 October
Clear. High 55°, low 30°.
Des Moines, Tuesday, 27 October
Clear. High 61°, low 38°.
Des Moines, Wednesday, 28 October
Clear. High 66°, low 43°.
Des Moines, Thursday, 29 October
Light snow. High 58°, low 37°.
Des Moines, Friday, 30 October
Snow. High 46°, low 28°.
Des Moines, Saturday, 31 October
Clear. High 62°, low 38°.
The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Des Moines, NM are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.
We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.
They are real temperature extremes recorded in Des Moines, NM since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.
The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.