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West Des Moines, IA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (50265)

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station  

Partly Cloudy 61°F
Feels Like 61°F  
Humidity 88% Dew Point 57°F Wind Calm 0 MPH Barometer 30.62 in.777.7 mm
Solar Rad 0 w/m2 UV Index 0
Report from a personal weather station 2.1 miles SW of central West Des Moines
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station  

Partly Cloudy 61°F
Feels Like 61°F  
Humidity 88% Dew Point 57°F Wind Calm 0 MPH Barometer 30.62 in.777.7 mm
Solar Rad 0 w/m2 UV Index 0
Report from a personal weather station 2.1 miles SW of central West Des Moines
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuOct 2
Thu Oct 2: Sunny, High 88°F, Low 64°F
88°
64°
FriOct 3
Fri Oct 3: Sunny, High 90°F, Low 69°F
90°
69°
SatOct 4
Sat Oct 4: Sunny, High 89°F, Low 67°F
89°
67°
SunOct 5
Sun Oct 5: Sunny, High 87°F, Low 55°F
10%
87°
55°
MonOct 6
Mon Oct 6: Chance Rain Showers, High 67°F, Low 53°F
30%
67°
53°
TueOct 7
Tue Oct 7: Thunderstorms, High 68°F, Low 47°F
40%
68°
47°
WedOct 8
Wed Oct 8: Sunny, High 68°F
10%
68°
 


This Date in Weather History

1981 - Severe thunderstorms raked Phoenix, AZ, with heavy rain, high winds, and hail up to an inch and a half in diameter, for the second day in a row. Thunderstorms on the 1st deluged Phoenix with .68 inch of rain in five minutes, equalling their all-time record.

More on this and other weather history


West Des Moines 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Oct 2

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 3 to 9 mph.

Clear

Night: Mostly clear. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday Oct 3

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 10 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 69. South wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Oct 4

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 67.

Sunday Oct 5

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Chance Rain Showers

Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Oct 6

Chance Rain Showers

Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thunderstorms

Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Oct 7

Thunderstorms

Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday Oct 8

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Sun & Moon   Monthly

First Light 6:46 AM

Sunrise 7:14 AM

Sunset 6:56 PM

Last Light 7:24 PM

Moonrise 4:48 PM

Moonset 1:47 AM

Moon Phase

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Contiguous United States Extremes

Wed's High Temperature
101 at Rio Grande Village, TX

Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY and 2 Miles East Of Alfred, NY


Weather Folklore

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About West Des Moines, Iowa

West Des Moines is a city in Iowa, United States. Most of the city is in Polk County, some of it is in Dallas County, and small portions extend into Warren and Madison Counties.

As of the 2020 census, the city population was 68,723. West Des Moines is the second most populous city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in Iowa.

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