As of 00:43 CDT

Weather in Ankeny, IA

72°Current weather

Ankeny, Monday, 12 October, 00:43

Clear. Feels like 72°. High 87°, low 68°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind8.1 mph S
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point59°

Monthly outlook for Ankeny, IA: average high 62.1°, average low 47.8°. That is 0.6° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 3.1 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.4 inches. The warmest day looks like 12 October (87.2°), the coolest 24 October (35.5°).

62.1°/47.8°
Average high / low
+0.6°
Above normal
4 / 4
Wet days / normal
3.1 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
12 October – 21 October67.3°62.2°+2.8°
22 October – 31 October53.6°58.1°-2.5°
1 November – 10 Novemberat normal52.8°—

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).

Tue, 1377° / 58°0.02Light rain
77 °Light rain

Ankeny, Tuesday, 13 October

Light rain. High 77°, low 58°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind4.1 mph N
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°
Wed, 1465° / 55°1.34Heavy rain
65 °Heavy rain

Ankeny, Wednesday, 14 October

Heavy rain. High 65°, low 55°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind8.5 mph NE
Humidity63%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point50°
Thu, 1563° / 56°0.19Light rain
63 °Light rain

Ankeny, Thursday, 15 October

Light rain. High 63°, low 56°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind6.6 mph NE
Humidity86%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point58°
Fri, 1657° / 45°0Clear
57 °Clear

Ankeny, Friday, 16 October

Clear. High 57°, low 45°.

Pressure30.59 inHg
Wind17 mph N
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Sat, 1756° / 41°0Clear
56 °Clear

Ankeny, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 56°, low 41°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind14.2 mph S
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Sun, 1863° / 39°0Clear
63 °Clear

Ankeny, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 63°, low 39°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind19 mph SW
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Mon, 1967° / 45°0Light rain
67 °Light rain

Ankeny, Monday, 19 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 45°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind14.5 mph S
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Tue, 2073° / 52°0Clear
73 °Clear

Ankeny, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 73°, low 52°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind19.3 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Wed, 2166° / 52°1.29Heavy rain
66 °Heavy rain

Ankeny, Wednesday, 21 October

Heavy rain. High 66°, low 52°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind17.3 mph S
Humidity88%
Visibility—
Dew point61°
Thu, 2257° / 49°0.02Light rain
57 °Light rain

Ankeny, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 57°, low 49°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind18.9 mph NW
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Fri, 2350° / 41°0Clear
50 °Clear

Ankeny, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 50°, low 41°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind16.8 mph NW
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Sat, 2454° / 35°0Overcast
54 °Overcast

Ankeny, Saturday, 24 October

Overcast. High 54°, low 35°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind16 mph SE
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Sun, 2553° / 47°0.23Rain
53 °Rain

Ankeny, Sunday, 25 October

Rain. High 53°, low 47°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind13.9 mph SE
Humidity79%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Mon, 2655° / 44°0Partly cloudy
55 °Partly cloudy

Ankeny, Monday, 26 October

Partly cloudy. High 55°, low 44°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind11 mph NW
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Tue, 2753° / 39°0Clear
53 °Clear

Ankeny, Tuesday, 27 October

Clear. High 53°, low 39°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind8.3 mph W
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Sun, 0852° / 37°0.04Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

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°0.09Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

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)
Tue, 1049° / 34°0.08Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Ankeny, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high75° (2012)
Record low14° (2018)

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.