Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to track toward the central Gulf Coast while strengthening into a hurricane on Thursday. There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV)

Lat: 41.69°NLon: 93.57°WElev: 886ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Oct 6:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Elkhart IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. East wind 3 to 6 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. East wind 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Columbus Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles E Elkhart IA
 41.8°N 93.39°W
5:51 pm CDT Oct 7, 2026
6pm CDT Oct 7, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
 
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