Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KDSM

Waukee, IA weather

Clear and 63°17°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 57°14° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 77°25° today at 2 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 1 AM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	72%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	71%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	64%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	48%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	36%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	36%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	55%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	53%	40%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	48%	61%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	70%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	71%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	52%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	59%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	73%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	72%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	71%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	74%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	63%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	33%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	27%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	32%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	21%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	45%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 64°18° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	62%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	68%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 66°19° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	72%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	79%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	90%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	91%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	98%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 57°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–71°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DMX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Walnut Creek near Waukee 156th St

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 67 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:33 AM · NWS gauge page

Raccoon River at Van Meter

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.3 ft
Flow: 3,960 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:47 AM · NWS gauge page

Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 296 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:59 AM · NWS gauge page

Raccoon River near West Des Moines

6.8 mi

Level: 30.4 ft

Reading from Sat 12:47 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–1:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Des Moines International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1878–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SatOct 17
+3°+1°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Waukee weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:38 PM; Morning 7:20–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:49 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 66% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Waukee. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Waukee, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Walnut Creek near Waukee 156th St

Raccoon River at Van Meter

Walnut Creek at Clive I-80/35

Raccoon River near West Des Moines

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon