As of 01:39 CDT

Weather in Ankeny, IA

67°

Ankeny, Sunday, 11 October, 01:39

Clear. Feels like 67°. High 84°, low 61°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind6 mph SE

Humidity70%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point57°

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Monthly outlook for Ankeny, IA: average high 63.6°, average low 47.4°. That is 1.2° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 0.8 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.4 inches. The warmest day looks like 12 October (86.6°), the coolest 17 October (27.9°).

63.6°/47.4°

Average high / low

+1.2°

Above normal

2 / 4

Wet days / normal

0.8 in

Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

Period	Forecast high	Normal	Difference
11 October – 20 October	64.5°	62.5°	+1.1°
21 October – 30 October	62.1°	58.8°	+1.9°
31 October – 9 November	at normal	53.4°	—

October records over 66 years

90.1°1 October 2023All-time high

12.6°29 October 1980All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Des Moines (11 mi).

Mon, 1287° / 69°

87 °

Ankeny, Monday, 12 October

Partly cloudy. High 87°, low 69°.

Pressure29.71 inHg

Wind12.3 mph S

Humidity61%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point66°

Tue, 1372° / 60°

0.45

72 °

Ankeny, Tuesday, 13 October

Heavy rain. High 72°, low 60°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind5.5 mph N

Humidity64%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point55°

Wed, 1464° / 56°

0.35

64 °

Ankeny, Wednesday, 14 October

Heavy rain. High 64°, low 56°.

Pressure30.18 inHg

Wind9.3 mph N

Humidity61%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point47°

Thu, 1564° / 52°

64 °

Ankeny, Thursday, 15 October

Overcast. High 64°, low 52°.

Pressure30.27 inHg

Wind7.7 mph E

Humidity70%

Visibility—

Dew point50°

Fri, 1656° / 35°

56 °

Ankeny, Friday, 16 October

Overcast. High 56°, low 35°.

Pressure30.50 inHg

Wind21.8 mph N

Humidity50%

Visibility—

Dew point34°

Sat, 1742° / 28°

42 °

Ankeny, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 42°, low 28°.

Pressure30.68 inHg

Wind18.8 mph N

Humidity38%

Visibility—

Dew point15°

Sun, 1851° / 28°

51 °

Ankeny, Sunday, 18 October

Overcast. High 51°, low 28°.

Pressure30.47 inHg

Wind18.5 mph S

Humidity33%

Visibility—

Dew point18°

Mon, 1960° / 38°

60 °

Ankeny, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 60°, low 38°.

Pressure30.30 inHg

Wind13.3 mph SW

Humidity41%

Visibility—

Dew point31°

Tue, 2064° / 41°

64 °

Ankeny, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 64°, low 41°.

Pressure30.18 inHg

Wind15.2 mph S

Humidity40%

Visibility—

Dew point35°

Wed, 2168° / 48°

68 °

Ankeny, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 68°, low 48°.

Pressure30.00 inHg

Wind14.9 mph SW

Humidity41%

Visibility—

Dew point39°

Thu, 2263° / 48°

63 °

Ankeny, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 63°, low 48°.

Pressure30.24 inHg

Wind10.2 mph NW

Humidity49%

Visibility—

Dew point41°

Fri, 2359° / 45°

59 °

Ankeny, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 59°, low 45°.

Pressure30.30 inHg

Wind8.1 mph NE

Humidity49%

Visibility—

Dew point38°

Sat, 2462° / 50°

62 °

Ankeny, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 50°.

Pressure30.27 inHg

Wind9 mph SE

Humidity55%

Visibility—

Dew point41°

Sun, 2551° / 49°

0.03

51 °

Ankeny, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 51°, low 49°.

Pressure30.21 inHg

Wind10.9 mph E

Humidity72%

Visibility—

Dew point42°

Mon, 2669° / 50°

0.02

69 °

Ankeny, Monday, 26 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 50°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind14.9 mph SW

Humidity56%

Visibility—

Dew point50°

From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics

Tue, 2758° / 42°

0.09

58 °

Ankeny, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high58°

Average low42°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation25%

Record high76° (1966)

Record low19° (1997)

Wed, 2856° / 41°

0.07

56 °

Ankeny, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°

Average low41°

Average precipitation0.07 in

Chance of precipitation20%

Record high78° (2016)

Record low23° (1967)

Thu, 2957° / 41°

0.09

57 °

Ankeny, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°

Average low41°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation28%

Record high82° (2024)

Record low13° (1980)

Fri, 3057° / 42°

0.09

57 °

Ankeny, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high57°

Average low42°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation35%

Record high76° (2024)

Record low19° (1980)

Sat, 3156° / 41°

0.12

56 °

Ankeny, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high56°

Average low41°

Average precipitation0.12 in

Chance of precipitation35%

Record high77° (1968)

Record low22° (1993)

Sun, 0155° / 40°

0.21

55 °

Ankeny, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°

Average low40°

Average precipitation0.21 in

Chance of precipitation37%

Record high74° (1990)

Record low23° (2023)

Mon, 0253° / 39°

0.09

53 °

Ankeny, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°

Average low39°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation30%

Record high74° (1964)

Record low14° (1991)

Tue, 0354° / 39°

0.08

54 °

Ankeny, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°

Average low39°

Average precipitation0.08 in

Chance of precipitation25%

Record high74° (1978)

Record low10° (1991)

Wed, 0453° / 38°

0.12

53 °

Ankeny, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°

Average low38°

Average precipitation0.12 in

Chance of precipitation22%

Record high70° (2020)

Record low8° (1991)

Thu, 0553° / 38°

0.06

53 °

Ankeny, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°

Average low38°

Average precipitation0.06 in

Chance of precipitation27%

Record high73° (2015)

Record low21° (1967)

Fri, 0653° / 38°

0.06

53 °

Ankeny, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°

Average low38°

Average precipitation0.06 in

Chance of precipitation18%

Record high71° (2001)

Record low15° (1991)

Sat, 0753° / 37°

0.02

53 °

Ankeny, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°

Average low37°

Average precipitation0.02 in

Chance of precipitation8%

Record high72° (1966)

Record low0° (1991)

Sun, 0852° / 37°

0.04

52 °

Ankeny, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°

Average low37°

Average precipitation0.04 in

Chance of precipitation22%

Record high77° (1999)

Record low-6° (1991)

Mon, 0952° / 37°

0.09

52 °

Ankeny, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°

Average low37°

Average precipitation0.09 in

Chance of precipitation32%

Record high73° (1999)

Record low14° (1991)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Ankeny, IA are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Ankeny, IA since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.