Daily brief · United States
Record from Jul 20, 2026. Back to current conditions

Des Moines Jul 20, 2026

Review recorded on Jul 21, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.

Weather-risk signals · signal engine (Open-Meteo)

A heavy rain day could hit

medium

A single day could bring around 13.4mm of rain on 2026-07-24 — close to the local heavy-rain reference for this time of year (around 16mm in a day). Construction, drainage, and outdoor events should review schedules.

Reading evidence

Valid until Jul 25, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Samples: 150.

construction · outdoor events · drainage operators · agriculture · grain farmers · horticulture

Water conditions are improving

active

Around 15.9mm of rain has fallen over the past 14 days — above the 0.8mm typical for this period. A healthier water balance is restoring across this area.

Reading evidence

Valid until Jul 25, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Samples: 137.

hydro operators · agriculture · reservoir ops · grain farmers · horticulture

Recorded daily weather · Open-Meteo

Rain 7.9 mmMax 37.9 °CMin 22.2 °CGusts 48.6 km/h

Comparison unavailable for this edition.

What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Jul 20, 2026.

Market context · futures market

wheat · high 52w · 7d +8%
corn · surge · 7d +6.7%