10-day forecast for West Des Moines, IA: 62° to 105°, with precipitation expected on 4 days. The table below breaks each day into morning, afternoon, evening and overnight.
105°
Best day: Tuesday, August 11
70° · 1.12 in
Worst day: Thursday, August 13
Tap any day below to see morning, afternoon, evening and overnight.
Mon, 1090° / 71°0.02
Morning74°feels 75°
Afternoon88°feels 87°
Evening88°feels 90°
Overnight78°feels 79°
90 °
West Des Moines, Monday, 10 August
Light rain. High 90°, low 71°.
Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind8.8 mph E
Humidity48%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point65°
Tue, 11105° / 70°0
Morning76°feels 76°
Afternoon103°feels 103°
Evening87°feels 88°
Overnight71°feels 71°
105 °
West Des Moines, Tuesday, 11 August
Overcast. High 105°, low 70°.
Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind14.5 mph SW
Humidity31%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point62°
Wed, 1294° / 69°0.03
Morning75°feels 75°
Afternoon93°feels 98°
Evening75°feels 77°
Overnight71°feels 72°
94 °
West Des Moines, Wednesday, 12 August
Light rain. High 94°, low 69°.
Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind11.9 mph E
Humidity52%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point70°
Thu, 1370° / 67°1.12
Morning69°feels 71°
Afternoon69°feels 70°
Evening67°feels 68°
Overnight70°feels 71°
70 °
West Des Moines, Thursday, 13 August
Rain. High 70°, low 67°.
Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind16.6 mph E
Humidity98%
Visibility—
Dew point69°
Fri, 1472° / 64°0.5
Morning65°feels 66°
Afternoon69°feels 70°
Evening69°feels 70°
Overnight66°feels 67°
72 °
West Des Moines, Friday, 14 August
Rain. High 72°, low 64°.
Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind15 mph E
Humidity92%
Visibility—
Dew point66°
Sat, 1577° / 65°0.11
Morning67°feels 68°
Afternoon72°feels 73°
Evening76°feels 77°
Overnight69°feels 70°
77 °
West Des Moines, Saturday, 15 August
Light rain. High 77°, low 65°.
Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind13.7 mph E
Humidity93%
Visibility—
Dew point68°
Sun, 1680° / 64°0
Morning69°feels 69°
Afternoon79°feels 79°
Evening73°feels 74°
Overnight65°feels 65°
80 °
West Des Moines, Sunday, 16 August
Partly cloudy. High 80°, low 64°.
Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind13 mph N
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point61°
Mon, 1779° / 62°0
Morning67°feels 67°
Afternoon78°feels 78°
Evening71°feels 72°
Overnight66°feels 66°
79 °
West Des Moines, Monday, 17 August
Overcast. High 79°, low 62°.
Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind7.2 mph S
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point58°
Tue, 1888° / 62°0.05
Morning68°feels 69°
Afternoon84°feels 87°
Evening82°feels 87°
Overnight72°feels 73°
88 °
West Des Moines, Tuesday, 18 August
Light rain. High 88°, low 62°.
Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind8.7 mph S
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point64°
About this forecast
How reliable is a 10-day forecast?
The first 3–5 days are the most reliable, typically within 2–4°. From day six to ten the models show the trend: the direction of change is right more often than the exact numbers.
What does the time-of-day table show?
Temperature in West Des Moines, IA around 8am, 2pm, 8pm and 2am each day — handy for planning a walk, a drive or work outdoors.
How is the best day chosen?
We weigh the daytime high against precipitation: a warm, dry day scores highest.