Our West Des Moines weather doppler radar and forecast will help you stay up to date with your area's local weather conditions. The temperature is currently 57 degrees in West Des Moines and the wind is blowing from the WNW at 5 mph on Friday, May 2nd. The weather forecast for today is Rain Shower. To view todays weather forecast in West Des Moines by the hour, please reference the table below.

West Des Moines,

Current Weather
57°F
Feels like: 56 °F
Humidity: 70 %
Pressure: 29.91 in
Wind: 5 mph
Trend: Falling
Wind Dir: WNW
Rain 24hrs: 0.34 in
UV Index: 2,Low
Visibility: 7 mi

Right now: Rain Shower
Today's Forecast
58 °F/44°F
Showers possible early. Lows overnight in the low 40s.
Day Forecast Wind Humidity
Fri May 2
43°
0% of precipitation
 Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. 72% view hourly
Sat May 3
64° / 41°
Partly Cloudy
6% of precipitation
 Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. 59% view hourly
Sun May 4
73° / 47°
Mostly Sunny
7% of precipitation
 Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. 51% view hourly
Mon May 5
74° / 48°
Mostly Sunny
6% of precipitation
 Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. 50% view hourly
Tue May 6
78° / 54°
Mostly Sunny
7% of precipitation
 Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. 52% view hourly
Wed May 7
77° / 53°
Cloudy
19% of precipitation
 Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. 51% view hourly
Thu May 8
73° / 49°
Partly Cloudy
17% of precipitation
 Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph. 54% view hourly
Fri May 9
75° / 50°
Mostly Sunny
5% of precipitation
 Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. 52% view hourly
Sat May 10
81° / 53°
Mostly Sunny
4% of precipitation
 Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. 44% view hourly
Sun May 11
80° / 56°
Mostly Sunny
4% of precipitation
 Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. 45% view hourly
Mon May 12
79° / 57°
Mostly Sunny
20% of precipitation
 Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. 51% view hourly


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