current weather for West Des Moines (United State)
West Des Moines is located near Clive at 2mi↑, Windsor Heights at 3mi↑, Millman at 4mi↑, Urbandale at 4mi↑, Norwalk at 7mi↑,
Elevation : 883ft
currently : 30°F sky clear at West Des Moines
The current temperature is 30°F, the felt temperature is 21°F.
Wind direction from South West with a speed of 11mph.
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 56 %.
Pressure is 30inHg : anticyclonic regime, a harbinger of good weather even if mists can appear in the morning and persist because the wind remains weak.
weather last updated 6755 minutes
Sunset in 4h40 and the sun rises in 18h7. The day lasts 15h26.
For more details on weather observations and short-term forecasts, see the aeronautical weather provided by Des Moines International airport.
sky clear at West Des Moines
aerial view of West Des Moines
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Weather forecast for West Des Moines (United State)
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Sky will be covered by cloud a large part of the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 30°F to 30°F
wind speed up to 32mph
22h
31°F
Sky clear
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 56 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 12mph with gusts at 32mph
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Sky will be mainly clear but cloud will appear and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 30°F to 48°F
wind speed up to 30mph
1h
30°F
Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 60 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 12mph with gusts at 30mph
4h
31°F
Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 8mph with gusts at 21mph
7h
30°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 7mph with gusts at 11mph
10h
32°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 64 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 6mph with gusts at 11mph
13h
41°F
Broken clouds
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 44 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 9mph with gusts at 15mph
16h
48°F
Scattered clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 50 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 7mph with gusts at 15mph
19h
39°F
Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 67 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 8mph with gusts at 12mph
22h
37°F
Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 8mph with gusts at 22mph
Monday, January 12, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 37°F to 50°F
wind speed up to 32mph
1h
38°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 8mph with gusts at 23mph
4h
40°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 64 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 10mph with gusts at 26mph
7h
40°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 65 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 11mph with gusts at 30mph
10h
44°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 65 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 11mph with gusts at 32mph
13h
50°F
Overcast
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 58 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 12mph with gusts at 30mph
16h
49°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 61 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 13mph with gusts at 30mph
19h
48°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 66 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 14mph with gusts at 30mph
22h
42°F
Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 14mph with gusts at 29mph
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Sky will be mainly clear but cloud will appear and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 19°F to 41°F
wind speed up to 39mph
Wind alert of 39mph at West Des Moines
1h
42°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 68 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 13mph with gusts at 26mph
4h
38°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 17mph with gusts at 31mph
7h
24°F
Light snow
0in of snow
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 21mph with gusts at 37mph
10h
22°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 61 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 23mph with gusts at 38mph
13h
24°F
Overcast
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 49 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 24mph with gusts at 33mph
16h
25°F
Scattered clouds
The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 31 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 22mph with gusts at 30mph
19h
21°F
Few clouds
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 41 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 18mph with gusts at 30mph
22h
19°F
Sky clear
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 50 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 15mph with gusts at 28mph
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Sky will be clear all night long and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in snow in 24h.
the temperature will range from 16°F to 28°F
wind speed up to 27mph
extreme cold alert with 16°F at West Des Moines
1h
18°F
Sky clear
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 56 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 12mph with gusts at 23mph
4h
17°F
Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 60 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 8mph with gusts at 17mph
7h
16°F
Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 64 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 6mph with gusts at 10mph
10h
17°F
Scattered clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 56 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 3mph
13h
23°F
Broken clouds
The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 36 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 6mph with gusts at 7mph
16h
28°F
Overcast
The air is dry : relative air humidity is 28 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 9mph with gusts at 13mph
19h
27°F
Overcast
The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 34 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 10mph with gusts at 21mph
22h
28°F
Light snow
0.3in of snow
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 40 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 11mph with gusts at 27mph
Today Thursday, January 15, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in snow in 24h.
the temperature will range from 25°F to 37°F
wind speed up to 36mph
1h
28°F
Overcast
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 45 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 11mph with gusts at 24mph
4h
28°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 66 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 12mph with gusts at 30mph
7h
32°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 9mph with gusts at 21mph
10h
30°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 12mph with gusts at 26mph
13h
36°F
Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 60 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 15mph with gusts at 20mph
16h
37°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 60 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 11mph with gusts at 18mph
19h
25°F
Light snow
0.2in of snow
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 25mph with gusts at 36mph
Weather observation and forecast provided by OpenWeatherMap under CC BY-SA 4.0 license amended by aviation weather data.
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