Weather in West Des Moines, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Des Moines, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
76
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
79°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
West Des Moines, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
West Des Moines, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm51%80°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm64%79°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm88%83°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers88%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle12%66°54°
West Des Moines, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
West Des Moines, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
209° · veering 145°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Des Moines, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
West Des Moines, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Des Moines, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:16 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
West Des Moines, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
West Des Moines at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.