Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
- Rain
- 86%
- Humidity
- 83–100%
- Wind
- 30 mph
Current concerns
Outdoor planning
Now
- 58°Rain Showers86% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
- 56°Rain Showers79% rain93% humidityGusts 22 mph
- 56°Rain Showers Likely57% rain90% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 56°Chance Rain Showers52% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 56°Chance Rain Showers34% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 53°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
- 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 52°Cloudy14% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 52°Mostly Cloudy4% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
- 50°Mostly Cloudy3% rain83% humidityGusts 30 mph
- 48°Mostly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 45°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
- 45°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
- 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 32 mph
- 45°Cloudy12% rain89% humidityGusts 33 mph
- 44°Cloudy11% rain93% humidityGusts 35 mph
- 45°Cloudy11% rain93% humidityGusts 37 mph
- 47°Cloudy9% rain86% humidityGusts 37 mph
- 48°Cloudy8% rain80% humidityGusts 37 mph
- 49°Cloudy6% rain74% humidityGusts 35 mph
- 48°Mostly Cloudy1% rain74% humidityGusts 35 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Friday looks breezy.
- Rain
- 12%
- Humidity
- 63–93%
- Wind
- 37 mph
Saturday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 49–100%
- Wind
- 16 mph
Sunday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 46–86%
- Wind
- 20 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 1%
- Humidity
- 54–96%
- Wind
- 12 mph
- 58° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.86% rain · Humidity 83–100% · Wind 30 mph
- 50° / 39°Friday looks breezy.12% rain · Humidity 63–93% · Wind 37 mph
- 58° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 16 mph
- 65° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–86% · Wind 20 mph
- 66° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 54–96% · Wind 12 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Des Moines area · Updated Thu 2:25 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
Sky check
No plume detected overhead
Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PMAir near ground14 · Good US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Windsor Heights radar
An active official alert is in effect. Its affected area is described above the briefing.
Radar animation for Windsor Heights, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.
Outdoor fire check
Thinking about a backyard fire?
Use extra caution.
There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.
Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.
Nearby regional view
Explore Des Moines-West Des Moines
About 3 miles away, the Des Moines-West Des Moines hub looks more deeply at Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Windsor Heights’s exact conditions.
About these readingsSources and local limits
Weather
Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.
Air quality
This reading describes Des Moines area, about 6 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.
Smoke
Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.
This page represents Windsor Heights, IA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.