Local 5 Weather

Temps are starting to take a bit of a tumble. The coolest night ahead looks to be Friday Night where many make a run at the freezing mark. Some, it'll mark the first time of the season at the freezing point.

Freezing temperatures possible Friday night. For some communities, including Des Moines, it's potentially the first freeze of the year (a late one at that) #IAWX

3 Day rainfall totals. Southern Iowa was hit with some of the heaviest rain. Totals in the 1-3" range were common in this part of the state. How much rain did you see? Share your rain report in the comments! #IAWX

Des Moines has passed 50" of rain/snow melt equivalent for 2026. Just a staggering amount of moisture. The average year sees about 36". A Top 3 finish is possible. But that top spot, a 145 year old record, 56.81" will be a hard one to catch. #IAWX #DSM

As of 6 PM on 11/3/2026, Des Moines has seen 49.99" of rain/snow melt equivalent precipitation. The next tip of the bucket gets us to 50" for 2026. Only three other years since 1878 have been able to say that. 2010, 1993, 1881. #IAWX #DSM

Some impressive rain totals, especially over southern Iowa in the last 48 hours. 1-2"+ rain totals have been common. How much have you seen? Share in the comments! #IAWX

Not often you get a rainbow in the northern sky! Sunshine peering through in Knoxville, doing just that! Fresh off a downpour, that rainbow is shining bright looking to the north. #IAWX #Iowa

As of 10 AM on 11/3, Des Moines has risen to the 4th wettest year on record with 49.55" of rain/snow melt equivalent. A Top 3 finish is certainly possible with eight weeks left in 2026. We may hit 50" by the end of the day. #Iowa #DSM

Level 1/Marginal Risk of severe weather rises into Iowa overnight. Look for established storms to rise from the south after 9PM capable of producing localized pockets of strong wind gusts. Elevated severe threats more prominent with tornado, wind & hail towards OK/KS this evening

Last time Des Moines hit 32° was on March 29th, 216 days ago (as of October 30th). No freezing temperatures are expected in the next week which will take us right up to the longest stretch of days to stay above freezing, a stretch of 224 Days in 1998! #IAWX #DSM #DesMoines

Rain chances are still in the works for trick-or-treating on Beggars' Night and #Halloween, but they aren't looking near as soaking as previously thought. On the lighter side and scattered on Friday evening. Saturday evening looks to be even quieter across Iowa. #DSM #DesMoines

Quite a difference expected from now til one week from now. A big cold punch of air is waiting behind a slow moving system. We'll go from mild to chilly in just a couple days. #IAWX #MWNX

Monday -10/26 - Pretty potent temperature difference across Iowa, Minnesota and beyond! Even dipping back into the 30s with snow in parts of South Dakota this afternoon! #IAWX #MNWX

Get ready to set the clocks back an hour. Sunday, November 1st, we take the step out of Daylight Saving Time. Standard time will bring earlier sunsets. Here's the sunsets for the first night across the Midwest! #IAWX #MNWX #DST #DaylightSaving

Love sunrises like these. Perfect look at the reds and oranges bouncing off the bottom of the clouds as the sun comes up! Great view this morning from downtown Des Moines! #IAWX #DSM #Sunrise

A beauty of a sunrise this morning over central Iowa as a few weakening showers rolled in. You can see a couple rain shafts towards the end of this video. Great color to start the day! #IAWX #DSM #Sunrise

We've got a fever. And the only prescription... Is more mild temps! #SNL #Cowbell #IAWX

Still a few communities across the southern part of Iowa waiting on their first freeze of the season. But is it actually late? Signs point to no. We've run well into November without a freeze before.

Blustery and cool in the stands for tonight's Friday Night Football games! Our Friday Night Blitz Game of the Week is a crosstown rivalry between Waukee and NW! Stay warm!