As of 11:28 CDT

Weather in Ankeny, IA

73°Current weather

Ankeny, Friday, 9 October, 11:28

Clear. Feels like 73°. High 81°, low 59°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind13.8 mph S
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point57°

Monthly outlook for Ankeny, IA: average high 64.8°, average low 49.9°. That is 1.4° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 1.0 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 12 October (84.2°), the coolest 24 October (30.8°).

64.8°/49.9°
Average high / low
+1.4°
Above normal
5 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.0 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
9 October – 18 October68.3°63.2°+2.8°
19 October – 28 October58.8°59.5°-0.4°
29 October – 7 Novemberat normal54.4°—

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).

Sat, 1084° / 65°0Clear
84 °Clear

Ankeny, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 84°, low 65°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind10.1 mph S
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point63°
Sun, 1180° / 59°0Clear
80 °Clear

Ankeny, Sunday, 11 October

Clear. High 80°, low 59°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind8.7 mph S
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point61°
Mon, 1284° / 69°0Clear
84 °Clear

Ankeny, Monday, 12 October

Clear. High 84°, low 69°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind9.8 mph S
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point66°
Tue, 1370° / 61°0Overcast
70 °Overcast

Ankeny, Tuesday, 13 October

Overcast. High 70°, low 61°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind10.8 mph N
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Wed, 1466° / 58°0.02Light rain
66 °Light rain

Ankeny, Wednesday, 14 October

Light rain. High 66°, low 58°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind11.7 mph E
Humidity67%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Thu, 1560° / 58°0.56Heavy rain
60 °Heavy rain

Ankeny, Thursday, 15 October

Heavy rain. High 60°, low 58°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind13.6 mph N
Humidity90%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Fri, 1652° / 41°0.12Light rain
52 °Light rain

Ankeny, Friday, 16 October

Light rain. High 52°, low 41°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind26.6 mph W
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Sat, 1746° / 33°0Clear
46 °Clear

Ankeny, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 46°, low 33°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind20.4 mph NW
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point17°
Sun, 1859° / 34°0Clear
59 °Clear

Ankeny, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 59°, low 34°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind16.9 mph SW
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Mon, 1965° / 42°0Partly cloudy
65 °Partly cloudy

Ankeny, Monday, 19 October

Partly cloudy. High 65°, low 42°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind6.9 mph S
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Tue, 2066° / 45°0Overcast
66 °Overcast

Ankeny, Tuesday, 20 October

Overcast. High 66°, low 45°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind13.6 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Wed, 2158° / 52°0.11Light rain
58 °Light rain

Ankeny, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 58°, low 52°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind10.5 mph SW
Humidity68%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Thu, 2268° / 51°0.06Light rain
68 °Light rain

Ankeny, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 68°, low 51°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind18.5 mph NW
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Fri, 2349° / 40°0Clear
49 °Clear

Ankeny, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 49°, low 40°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind20.5 mph NW
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Sat, 2447° / 31°0Mostly clear
47 °Mostly clear

Ankeny, Saturday, 24 October

Mostly clear. High 47°, low 31°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind10.1 mph NW
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point19°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 2558° / 42°0.05Climate normal
58 °Climate normal

Ankeny, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high58°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high79° (1989)
Record low28° (2019)
Mon, 2658° / 42°0.09Climate normal
58 °Climate normal

Ankeny, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high58°
Average low42°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high75° (1989)
Record low24° (2020)
Tue, 2758° / 42°0.09Climate normal
58 °Climate normal

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°0.07Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

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°0.09Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

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°0.09Climate normal
57 °Climate normal

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°0.12Climate normal
56 °Climate normal

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°0.21Climate normal
55 °Climate normal

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°0.09Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

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°0.08Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

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°0.12Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

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°0.06Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

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°0.06Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

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°0.02Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

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)

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.