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1 PM

78°

RealFeel® 79°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

10%

Mostly cloudy

Tornado Watch

12:40 PM Friday - 8:00 PM Friday

RealFeel Shade™74°

WindSSW 21 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index5.7 (High)

Wind Gusts38 mph

Humidity60%

Indoor Humidity60% (Humid)

Dew Point64° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™5 (Medium)

Cloud Cover76%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling30000 ft

2 PM

76°

RealFeel® 77°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

48%

Intermittent clouds

Tornado Watch

12:40 PM Friday - 8:00 PM Friday

RealFeel Shade™72°

WindSW 21 mph

Air QualityPoor

Max UV Index6.6 (High)

Wind Gusts31 mph

Humidity63%

Indoor Humidity63% (Slightly Humid)

Dew Point62° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™7 (Bright)

Cloud Cover59%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling30000 ft

3 PM

71°

RealFeel® 65°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

52%

Mostly cloudy w/ t-storms

Tornado Watch

12:40 PM Friday - 8:00 PM Friday

RealFeel Shade™63°

WindWSW 18 mph

Air QualityPoor

Max UV Index1.8 (Low)

Wind Gusts27 mph

Humidity77%

Indoor Humidity77% (Humid)

Dew Point64° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™7 (Bright)

Cloud Cover58%

Rain0.20 in

Visibility3 mi

Cloud Ceiling2000 ft

4 PM

67°

RealFeel® 66°

Pleasant

RealFeel Guide

Pleasant

63° to 81°

Most consider this temperature range ideal.

44%

Intermittent clouds

Tornado Watch

12:40 PM Friday - 8:00 PM Friday

RealFeel Shade™63°

WindW 17 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index3.5 (Moderate)

Wind Gusts32 mph

Humidity76%

Indoor Humidity74% (Slightly Humid)

Dew Point60° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™6 (Medium)

Cloud Cover65%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling30000 ft

5 PM

63°

RealFeel® 53°

Cool

RealFeel Guide

Cool

53° to 62°

Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.

65%

Mostly cloudy w/ t-storms

Tornado Watch

12:40 PM Friday - 8:00 PM Friday

RealFeel Shade™53°

WindWNW 18 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.8 (Low)

Wind Gusts32 mph

Humidity74%

Indoor Humidity62% (Ideal Humidity)

Dew Point55° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™6 (Medium)

Cloud Cover70%

Rain0.20 in

Visibility3 mi

Cloud Ceiling2000 ft

6 PM

58°

RealFeel® 51°

Chilly

RealFeel Guide

Chilly

40° to 52°

Jacket or sweater is recommended.

49%

Intermittent clouds

Tornado Watch

12:40 PM Friday - 8:00 PM Friday

RealFeel Shade™51°

WindNW 20 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

Wind Gusts32 mph

Humidity71%

Indoor Humidity49% (Ideal Humidity)

Dew Point48° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™6 (Medium)

Cloud Cover70%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling14700 ft

7 PM

54°

RealFeel® 45°

Chilly

RealFeel Guide

Chilly

40° to 52°

Jacket or sweater is recommended.

38%

Intermittent clouds

Tornado Watch

12:40 PM Friday - 8:00 PM Friday

RealFeel Shade™45°

WindNW 21 mph

Air QualityFair

Max UV Index0.3 (Low)

Wind Gusts32 mph

Humidity70%

Indoor Humidity43% (Ideal Humidity)

Dew Point44° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™2 (Dark)

Cloud Cover70%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling7100 ft

8 PM

51°

RealFeel® 41°

Chilly

RealFeel Guide

Chilly

40° to 52°

Jacket or sweater is recommended.

16%

Cloudy

WindNNW 20 mph

Air QualityFair

Wind Gusts30 mph

Humidity67%

Indoor Humidity36% (Slightly Dry)

Dew Point40° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover98%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling7400 ft

9 PM

48°

RealFeel® 38°

Cold

RealFeel Guide

Cold

25° to 39°

Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.

16%

Cloudy

WindNNW 17 mph

Air QualityFair

Wind Gusts30 mph

Humidity67%

Indoor Humidity33% (Slightly Dry)

Dew Point38° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling7800 ft

10 PM

46°

RealFeel® 35°

Cold

RealFeel Guide

Cold

25° to 39°

Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.

16%

Cloudy

WindNNW 17 mph

Air QualityFair

Wind Gusts29 mph

Humidity67%

Indoor Humidity30% (Slightly Dry)

Dew Point36° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling8200 ft

11 PM

44°

RealFeel® 34°

Cold

RealFeel Guide

Cold

25° to 39°

Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.

16%

Cloudy

WindNNW 15 mph

Air QualityExcellent

Wind Gusts24 mph

Humidity69%

Indoor Humidity43% (Slightly Dry)

Dew Point35° F

AccuLumen Brightness Index™0 (Dark)

Cloud Cover95%

Visibility10 mi

Cloud Ceiling10300 ft

Hourly Weather Forecast for West Des Moines

AccuWeather's hourly forecast for West Des Moines provides hour-by-hour temperatures, RealFeel® Temperature, and precipitation probability through the next 10 days. The current hour shows 78° with a RealFeel® of 79°, mostly cloudy with a 10% chance of precipitation. Each hourly forecast includes wind speed, humidity, air quality, UV index, and the AccuLumen Brightness Index™, AccuWeather's measure of perceived outdoor light intensity. Forecasts are generated by proprietary systems developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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