Right now
33°C / 91°F
Clear · wind 6 km/h · 57% RH
Soil (6 cm)
25°C / 76°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
5a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -27°C
Frost window
Apr 21 – Oct 21
~183 frost-free days · first frost in ~43 days
Sun
06:47 – 19:35
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Chicago
Tue
Showers
33° / 19°
19 mm
Wed
Rain
27° / 21°
16.23 mm
Thu
Overcast
33° / 17°
dry
Fri
Drizzle
36° / 18°
0.4 mm
Sat
Showers
31° / 18°
7.4 mm
Sun
Drizzle
26° / 17°
1.2 mm
Mon
Thunderstorms
33° / 18°
20.2 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyDes Moines Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest Window. Des Moines–Area Fishing: Early Fall on the Des Moines River & Suburban Ponds. Early Fall Foraging in Des Moines: Nuts, Seeds & Late Berries.
Gardening
Des Moines Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest Window
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach & Arugula
- Radishes
- Lettuce & Mesclun Mix
- Kale
Fishing
Des Moines–Area Fishing: Early Fall on the Des Moines River & Suburban Ponds
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Walleye
- Channel Catfish
- Bluegill & Sunfish
Foraging
Early Fall Foraging in Des Moines: Nuts, Seeds & Late Berries
In season now
- Black Walnuts
- Hickory Nuts
- Wild Grapes
- Elderberries
Your ecological region
Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
The mixed hardwood heartland of Ontario, Quebec, the Great Lakes states and northern New England. Four real seasons and rich soils.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 5a
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -27°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Des Moines every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.