Outdoor conditions in

Ankeny

Iowa
Now
  1. 57°Showers And Thunderstorms86% rain98% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms93% rain95% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 60°Rain Showers99% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 60°Rain Showers96% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 60°Rain Showers91% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  6. 59°Rain Showers89% rain96% humidityGusts 12 mph
  7. 59°Rain Showers84% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  8. 59°Rain Showers76% rain87% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 56°Rain Showers Likely64% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 56°Rain Showers Likely58% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  11. 56°Chance Rain Showers36% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 53°Chance Rain Showers32% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  13. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 52°Mostly Cloudy8% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 50°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 49°Partly Cloudy2% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 47°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  19. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  22. 45°Mostly Cloudy4% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  23. 46°Mostly Cloudy4% rain86% humidityGusts 32 mph
  24. 46°Mostly Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 33 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
80–98%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
7%
Humidity
59–93%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
16 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–93%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
52–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 60° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 80–98% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 42°Friday looks breezy.7% rain · Humidity 59–93% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 59° / 33°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–93% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 67° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 52–100% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Des Moines area · Updated Thu 8:26 AM
16GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground16 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Ankeny radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Ankeny.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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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.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
98%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
9 mph

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 13 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 Ankeny’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 14 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 Ankeny, 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.