West Des Moines, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Des Moines weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers72%0.13″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle14%0.01″84°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°65°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—88°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle47%—82°68°-6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle21%—82°67°0°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Des Moines at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 50265, 50266
16-Day Forecast — West Des Moines
- Sat84°67°72%
- Sun84°68°14%
- Mon82°66°6%
- Tue86°65°2%
- Wed88°66°33%
- Thu82°68°47%
- Fri82°67°21%
- Sat77°60°7%
- Sun79°59°8%
- Mon82°58°7%
- Tue82°61°6%
- Wed82°57°8%
- Thu87°66°23%
- Fri90°67°24%
- Sat80°63°20%
- Sun76°62°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near West Des Moines
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — West Des Moines
SPC includes West Des Moines in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in West Des Moines
- 50265
- 50266
- 50061
- 50336
- 50339
- 50359
- 50360
- 50361
- 50362
- 50363
- 50364
- 50367
- 50368
- 50369
- 50398