Des Moines, WA Weather Forecast
King County, Washington
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Des Moines, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Des Moines, WA at a glance
Des Moines is home to about 31,988 people in King County, across 6.4 square miles. It ranks 39th by population of 152 places in Washington with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Normandy Park, 3 miles away.
- County
- King County
- Population
- 31,988 2023 est.
- Land area
- 6.4 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 4,987
- Forecast point
- 47.3887°N, 122.3176°W
How well can the network see Des Moines?
The nearest Doppler radar is KATX (Seattle/Tacoma, WA), to the N. Its lowest scan passes about 4,200 ft above Des Moines. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Des Moines can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KSEA (Seattle-Tacoma Intl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Des Moines
- Normandy Park, WA3 mi
- SeaTac, WA4 mi
- Kent, WA5 mi
- Federal Way, WA5 mi
- Burien, WA6 mi
- Tukwila, WA6 mi
- Auburn, WA8 mi
- Algona, WA8 mi
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