National Weather Service

Live Weather Camera in Des Moines, IA. Heat advisory

Heat Advisory issued July 24 at 12:10PM CDT until July 26 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

Moderate Expected 2 cameras

Active Until

Jul 26, 2026 17:00 UTC

Certainty

Likely

Issued By

NWS Des Moines IA

Area

Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Palo Alto; Hancock; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Cass; Adair; Madison; Warren; Adams; Union; Taylor; Ringgold

Warning Area and Cameras

Polygon shows the NWS alert area. Markers show matched traffic cameras.

Alert Details

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values around 105 or higher expected. For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values near or exceeding 110 possible. * WHERE...Portions of western into central and northern Iowa. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, from noon Saturday to noon CDT Sunday. For the Extreme Heat Watch, from Sunday afternoon through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Recommended Action

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Cameras Affected by this Warning

2 matched traffic cameras.

I-235 WB @ 42nd St

Des Moines, IA

I-235

I-80 EB @ I-35 Interchange

Des Moines, IA

I-80