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West Des Moines, IA weather

It is 55°F and mostly clear at Des Moines International Airport as of Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Today: Chance Rain Showers, high near 77°F, 23% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 5:37 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 7:20 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Mostly Clear

Wind

SSE 8 mph

Humidity 77% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.07 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM), Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the West Des Moines forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS DMX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the DMX office near West Des Moines.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Iowa.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for West Des Moines (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM56°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms23%SSE 7 mph
Wed 8 AM56°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms17%SSE 8 mph
Wed 9 AM59°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms23%S 9 mph
Wed 10 AM64°FSlight Chance Rain Showers21%S 10 mph
Wed 11 AM68°FSlight Chance Rain Showers18%S 13 mph
Wed 12 PM71°FMostly Sunny12%S 14 mph
Wed 1 PM73°FSunny12%S 15 mph
Wed 2 PM75°FSunny12%S 16 mph
Wed 3 PM75°FSunny10%S 17 mph
Wed 4 PM75°FSunny3%S 17 mph
Wed 5 PM76°FSunny5%S 17 mph
Wed 6 PM75°FMostly Clear10%S 15 mph
Wed 7 PM72°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms34%S 13 mph
Wed 8 PM70°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms38%S 13 mph
Wed 9 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms36%SSW 12 mph
Wed 10 PM66°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms38%SSW 12 mph
Wed 11 PM65°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms48%SW 10 mph
Thu 12 AM64°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms22%SW 8 mph
Thu 1 AM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%W 7 mph
Thu 2 AM62°FMostly Cloudy9%WNW 6 mph
Thu 3 AM61°FPartly Cloudy4%WNW 6 mph
Thu 4 AM60°FMostly Cloudy1%NW 6 mph
Thu 5 AM58°FMostly Cloudy0%NNW 6 mph
Thu 6 AM57°FMostly Sunny0%NNW 7 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 West Des Moines can differ.

7-day forecast

Today

High 77°F·Low 55°F

A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 5 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 2am. Partly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. West southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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 7 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain showers likely after 1am. Partly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday

High 64°F·Low 51°F

Rain showers likely before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

High 66°F·Low 52°F

Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66. 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 66°F·Low 53°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday

High 66°F·Low 52°F

A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday

High 64°F·Low 47°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
West Des Moines is served by the National Weather Service DMX forecast office, forecast zone IAZ060, county zone IAC153.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for West Des Moines (41.5499, -93.7814), in Polk County. Population: 73,664 (2024 estimate), number 7 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/41.5499,-93.7814 (forecast issued Oct 28, 5:37 AM 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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