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Lightning live risk in West Des Moines, IA
Thunderstorm and lightning conditions for West Des Moines, IA over the next 6–24 hours.
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Thunderstorm alerts
0
SPC Day 1
No Day 1 signal
Current precip
0.0 mm
Humidity
79%
Historical baseline
Lightning baseline: 58/100 (Elevated).
Live weather
Current conditions near West Des Moines, IA
Temp
74°
☁️Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Feels-like temp
Humidity
79%
Relative
Wind
16 mph
10 m avg
Pressure
1012 mb
Sea-level
Rain
0 mm
Clouds 100%
Next few hours
☁️5 AM
73°
25% rain
☁️6 AM
73°
12% rain
☁️7 AM
72°
21% rain
☀️8 AM
73°
11% rain
☀️9 AM
77°
14% rain
☀️10 AM
81°
3% rain
Next few days
🌧️Sun
91° / 71°
43% rain
☁️Mon
88° / 70°
10% rain
🌦️Tue
101° / 71°
27% rain
🌦️Wed
89° / 71°
46% rain
🌧️Thu
80° / 62°
53% rain
🌧️Fri
66° / 62°
46% rain
☁️Sat
72° / 59°
43% rain
Live weather alerts
Active NWS advisories near West Des Moines, IA
No active NWS alerts near this city right now.
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