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This is the current conditions weather report for West Des Moines. The report was made 50 minutes ago, at 06:54 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 9 miles per hour / 14.8 kilometers per hour from the south southeast (150°). The temperature was 28°F / -2°C, with a dew-point at 28°F / -2°C. The temperature felt like 21°F / -6°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.06 inHg / 1019 hPa. The relative humidity was 51%. The skies were overcast.

West Des Moines is a city in Polk County, and partially in Dallas and Warren counties, in the state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents. West Des Moines is the second-largest city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the ninth-largest city in Iowa.

Des Moines Area Community College opened its West Campus in West Des Moines in 2001. Upper Iowa University, Simpson College, and William Penn University also operate classroom facilities there.

West Des Moines is located at 41.573739, -93.750359. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 71.4 km² (27.6 mi²). 69.4 km² (26.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (2.87%) is water.

West Des Moines' location in the Raccoon River valley has left parts of the city, particularly the Valley Junction area, prone to flooding. After the Great Flood of 1993, a floodwall was constructed along Walnut Creek (near the boundary with Des Moines) to protect that area.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

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