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Waukee, IA weather

It is 57°F and mostly cloudy at Des Moines International Airport as of Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 54°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:11 PM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

57°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

S 9 mph

Humidity 82% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.10 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM), Oct 28, 1:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Waukee forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS DMX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the DMX office near Waukee.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Iowa.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Waukee (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM55°FPartly Cloudy4%S 3 mph
Wed 2 AM54°FPartly Cloudy4%S 5 mph
Wed 3 AM54°FMostly Cloudy5%SSE 5 mph
Wed 4 AM54°FMostly Cloudy5%SSE 6 mph
Wed 5 AM54°FMostly Cloudy7%SSE 7 mph
Wed 6 AM54°FMostly Sunny12%SSE 7 mph
Wed 7 AM55°FMostly Sunny14%SSE 7 mph
Wed 8 AM56°FMostly Sunny13%SSE 8 mph
Wed 9 AM58°FSunny10%SSE 9 mph
Wed 10 AM63°FSunny9%S 10 mph
Wed 11 AM67°FSunny9%S 13 mph
Wed 12 PM70°FSunny10%S 14 mph
Wed 1 PM73°FSunny10%S 15 mph
Wed 2 PM74°FMostly Sunny10%S 16 mph
Wed 3 PM75°FMostly Sunny11%S 17 mph
Wed 4 PM76°FMostly Sunny11%S 16 mph
Wed 5 PM74°FMostly Sunny13%S 15 mph
Wed 6 PM74°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms17%S 14 mph
Wed 7 PM71°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19%S 12 mph
Wed 8 PM68°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms21%SSW 12 mph
Wed 9 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms26%SSW 12 mph
Wed 10 PM66°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms29%SSW 12 mph
Wed 11 PM65°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms25%SSW 12 mph
Thu 12 AM64°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16%SW 9 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Waukee can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 54°F

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday

High 76°F·Low 54°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 69°F·Low 48°F

Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 9 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely between 1am and 4am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 66°F·Low 52°F

Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday

High 63°F·Low 52°F

Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 52°F

A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Monday

High 65°F·Low 49°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday

High 61°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Waukee is served by the National Weather Service DMX forecast office, forecast zone IAZ059, county zone IAC049.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Waukee (41.5905, -93.8828), in Dallas County. Population: 34,420 (2024 estimate), number 16 of the 27 Iowa cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDMX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/41.5905,-93.8828 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:11 PM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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