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26
Some sun
83°
70°
27
Sun and some clouds
83°
69°
28
Sunshine and a few clouds
81°
67°
29
Increasing clouds
85°
71°
30
A shower and thunderstorm
88°
71°
31
Partly sunny and less humid
88°
69°
1
Mostly cloudy
84°
69°
2
Mostly cloudy and humid
87°
71°
3
A.M. t-storms, then showers
81°
60°
4
Mostly sunny and less humid
80°
65°
5
An afternoon t-storm or two
82°
64°
6
A couple of t-storms; humid
83°
63°
7
Mostly sunny
82°
62°
8
Mostly sunny
83°
61°
9
A couple of showers
83°
68°
10
Plenty of sunshine
84°
67°
11
A shower and t-storm; humid
82°
62°
12
Humid with morning t-storms
85°
61°
13
Periods of rain
80°
60°
14
Clouds and sun
80°
62°
15
Partial sunshine
81°
65°
16
Couple of thunderstorms
80°
63°
17
Overcast, a couple of showers
80°
60°
18
Clouds and sun
79°
59°
19
Times of clouds and sun
80°
61°
20
Sunny to partly cloudy
80°
66°
21
Partly sunny
81°
68°
22
Mostly cloudy and humid
85°
68°
23
Partly sunny and humid
87°
67°
24
Humid; an a.m. t-storm or two
86°
63°
25
Humid with afternoon t-storms
86°
62°
26
A little afternoon rain
81°
59°
27
A bit of morning rain
79°
59°
28
Mainly cloudy
80°
64°
29
Sunshine and humid
84°
57°
30
Times of clouds and sun
79°
58°
31
Mostly sunny
79°
60°
1
Partly sunny
78°
63°
2
A p.m. shower in places
78°
63°
3
An afternoon shower; humid
79°
57°
4
Showers around in the morning
78°
56°
5
Rain
76°
56°

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August Weather in West Des Moines

West Des Moines's August 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 76° to 88°, with overnight lows between 56° and 71°. The average high for August is 82° with an average low of 63°. AccuWeather's monthly forecast extends further ahead than any other source, with day-by-day RealFeel® Temperatures giving a complete picture of how August weather will actually feel in West Des Moines. See also: September | October | November.

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