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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Wednesday, April 8

Current Weather

3:12 AM

40°F
Cloudy
RealFeel® 35°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
35°
Wind
SSE 8 mph
Wind Gusts
13 mph
Humidity
83%
Indoor Humidity
30% (Slightly Dry)
Dew Point
36° F
Pressure
↓ 30.04 in
Cloud Cover
91%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
8300 ft

Day

4/8
75°Hi
RealFeel® 71°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 71°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Very windy; warmer with intervals of clouds and sunshine, a thunderstorm in spots late this afternoon

Max UV Index6.0 (High)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™6 (Medium)

WindSSW 20 mph

Wind Gusts44 mph

Probability of Precipitation55%

Probability of Thunderstorms33%

Precipitation0.04 in

Rain0.04 in

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Cloud Cover68%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

4/8
39°Lo
RealFeel® 35°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Breezy this evening with a couple of showers; otherwise, partly cloudy

WindWNW 10 mph

Wind Gusts27 mph

Probability of Precipitation60%

Probability of Thunderstorms12%

Precipitation0.02 in

Rain0.02 in

Hours of Precipitation0.5

Hours of Rain0.5

Cloud Cover60%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 01 mins
Rise 6:47 AM
Set 7:48 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise 1:52 AM
Set 10:20 AM

Temperature History

4/8
High
Low
Forecast
75°
39°
Average
60°
38°
Last Year
55°
27°
Record
87°
1931
20°
1972

Current Weather Conditions in West Des Moines

West Des Moines, Iowa is currently Cloudy with a temperature of 40°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 35° (Cold) based on observed conditions including 83% humidity, 91% cloud cover, a UV index of 0, and winds of 8 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 35°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for West Des Moines, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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