Weather Forecast for West Des Moines (Iowa)

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Forecast Overview

• Mon Dec 23

  48°F 32°F

  9°C 0°C

  Times of sun and clouds. details

• Tue Dec 24

  39°F 28°F

  4°C -2°C

  Mostly cloudy skies. details

• Wed Dec 25

  41°F 30°F

  5°C -1°C

  Overcast skies. details

• Thu Dec 26

  50°F 39°F

  10°C 4°C

  Chance of rain in the afternoon and in the evening. details

• Fri Dec 27

  54°F 41°F

  12°C 5°C

  Chance of rain before sunrise. details

• Sat Dec 28

  48°F 39°F

  9°C 4°C

  Considerable cloudiness. details

• Sun Dec 29

  52°F 36°F

  11°C 2°C

  Partly cloudy skies. details

• Mon Dec 30

  55°F 41°F

  13°C 5°C

  More clouds than sun. details

• Tue Dec 31

  45°F 27°F

  7°C -3°C

  Chance of rain before sunrise. Chance of snow in the morning and in the afternoon. details

Detailed Forecast

Overcast skies. Wind: 16 mph (26 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	14 mph (23 km/h)	69%	0.211%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	75%	0.21%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	84%	0.21%

Low around 33°F  (0°C), high around 48°F  (9°C). Times of sun and clouds. Wind: 13 mph (21 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	91%	0.21%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	10 mph (17 km/h)	86%	0.21%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	67%	0.21%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	45°F (7°C)	9 mph (15 km/h)	55%	0.21%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	48°F (9°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	52%	0.208%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	40°F (4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	71%	0.208%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	36°F (2°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	82%	0.208%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	33°F (0°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	90%	0.208%

Low around 29°F  (-2°C), high around 40°F  (4°C). Mostly cloudy skies. Wind: 7 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	30°F (-1°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	95%	0.208%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	29°F (-2°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	97%	0.209%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	32°F (0°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	92%	0.209%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	37°F (3°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	78%	0.209%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	72%	0.208%
15:00 18:00		Mostly cloudy.	36°F (2°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	87%	0.208%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	33°F (1°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	93%	0.208%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	31°F (-0°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	96%	0.208%

Low around 31°F  (-1°C), high around 41°F  (5°C). Overcast skies. Wind: 7 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	32°F (0°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	95%	0.209%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	34°F (1°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	94%	0.209%
06:00 09:00		Mostly cloudy.	36°F (2°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	91%	0.209%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	85%	0.208%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	40°F (5°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	86%	0.208%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	93%	0.208%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	38°F (3°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	95%	0.208%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	38°F (4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	97%	0.208%

Low around 38°F  (4°C), high around 51°F  (10°C). Chance of rain late in the afternoon and in the evening (between 3 pm and 9 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.13 in (3.1875 mm). Overcast skies. Wind: 18 mph (29 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	39°F (4°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	99%	0.209%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	40°F (4°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	99%	0.209%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	99%	0.209%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	95%	0.209%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	49°F (9°C)	13 mph (20 km/h)	86%	0.208%
15:00 18:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.02 in (0.4375 mm).	48°F (9°C)	13 mph (20 km/h)	95%	0.213%
18:00 21:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.04 in (1.0625 mm).	49°F (9°C)	17 mph (28 km/h)	96%	0.222%
21:00 00:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.07 in (1.6875 mm).	51°F (10°C)	18 mph (29 km/h)	95%	0.236%

Low around 42°F  (5°C), high around 54°F  (12°C). Chance of rain before sunrise (from midnight to 6 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.5 in (12.6875 mm). Partly cloudy skies. Wind: 17 mph (28 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.23 in (5.8125 mm).	53°F (12°C)	16 mph (25 km/h)	96%	0.289%
03:00 06:00		Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.27 in (6.75 mm).	52°F (11°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	90%	0.315%
06:00 09:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	49°F (9°C)	17 mph (28 km/h)	84%	0.305%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	49°F (10°C)	15 mph (25 km/h)	81%	0.298%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	52°F (11°C)	13 mph (22 km/h)	76%	0.292%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	47°F (8°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	84%	0.289%
18:00 21:00		Mostly cloudy. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	45°F (7°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	85%	0.286%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	42°F (5°C)	8 mph (12 km/h)	86%	0.284%

Low around 40°F  (4°C), high around 49°F  (9°C). Considerable cloudiness. Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	82%	0.282%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	88%	0.281%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	42°F (6°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	87%	0.279%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	47°F (8°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	73%	0.278%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	49°F (9°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	69%	0.276%
15:00 18:00		Partly cloudy.	44°F (7°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	84%	0.275%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	42°F (5°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	88%	0.274%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	40°F (4°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	88%	0.273%

Low around 36°F  (2°C), high around 52°F  (11°C). Partly cloudy skies. Wind: 8 mph (14 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	39°F (4°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	85%	0.273%
03:00 06:00		Clear.	37°F (3°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	82%	0.272%
06:00 09:00		Sunny.	39°F (4°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	73%	0.271%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	48°F (9°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	51%	0.269%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	52°F (11°C)	8 mph (14 km/h)	49%	0.267%
15:00 18:00		Partly cloudy.	44°F (7°C)	8 mph (13 km/h)	68%	0.266%
18:00 21:00		Partly cloudy.	42°F (6°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	73%	0.265%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	73%	0.265%

Low around 41°F  (5°C), high around 55°F  (13°C). More clouds than sun. Wind: 7 mph (12 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	41°F (5°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	73%	0.264%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	42°F (5°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	73%	0.264%
06:00 09:00		Mostly sunny, with a few passing clouds.	43°F (6°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	70%	0.264%
09:00 12:00		Sunny.	51°F (11°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	54%	0.262%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	55°F (13°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	52%	0.26%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	47°F (9°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	71%	0.26%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	44°F (7°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	82%	0.26%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	45°F (7°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	83%	0.259%

Low around 27°F  (-3°C), high around 45°F  (7°C). Chance of rain before sunrise (between 3 am and 6 am). Chance of snow during the morning and early afternoon (between 6 am and 3 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.53 in (13.4375 mm). Mostly cloudy skies. Wind: 23 mph (38 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	44°F (6°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	88%	0.259%
03:00 06:00		Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.375 mm).	43°F (6°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	92%	0.261%
06:00 09:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.13 in (3.3125 mm).	35°F (1°C)	21 mph (33 km/h)	95%	0.287%
09:00 12:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.29 in (7.25 mm).	34°F (1°C)	22 mph (35 km/h)	97%	0.317%
12:00 15:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.09 in (2.375 mm).	34°F (1°C)	23 mph (38 km/h)	97%	0.324%
15:00 18:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	34°F (1°C)	23 mph (36 km/h)	82%	0.317%
18:00 21:00		Mostly cloudy.	30°F (-1°C)	20 mph (32 km/h)	79%	0.308%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	27°F (-3°C)	16 mph (26 km/h)	81%	0.308%

West Des Moines (latitude 41°34'N, longitude 093°45'W)

Local Time:

West Des Moines is in the "America/Chicago" timezone.

The "America/Chicago" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in ST (since Sunday, 3 November 2024, 01:00 AM local time). During ST, the timezone abbreviation is CST and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -6:00 hours.

West Des Moines will exit standard time (entering DST) on Sunday, 9 March 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local daylight time. During DST, the timezone abbreviation is CDT and the offset to UTC will be -5:00 hours.

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