First snow · Iowa
When is the first snow in Des Moines?
Des Moines right now
38°FBroken cloud
- Today43°F / 29°FClouds
- Tomorrow48°F / 26°FClear skies
- Monday52°F / 31°FClear skies
Cold enough to see your breath, for free.
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Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the Des Moines forecast for the next 5 days.
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Des Moines’s first measurable snow usually lands around November 11.
Des Moines takes the first snow in stride, mostly because the cornfields already left for the season.
Snow’s coming. Heads-up or surprise?
Tomorrow’s roast for Des MoinesFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.Cities on the same snow schedule
Des Moines is number 29 of 76 for the earliest first snow. Is your city earlier?
- Madison, Wisconsin: around November 11
- Cleveland, Ohio: around November 10
- Dubuque, Iowa: around November 12
The fastest way back here when the snow gets close.
In 8 winters out of 10 it arrives between October 23 and December 9. A typical Des Moines winter adds up to about 38 inches of snow.
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How much snow Des Moines gets in a year
Source: NOAA daily snowfall records for the Des Moines area, winters 1991 to 2020 (30 with complete records), via the Applied Climate Information System. First snow here means the first day with at least a tenth of an inch.