Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV)

Lat: 41.69°NLon: 93.57°WElev: 886ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.63 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Apr 8:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Polk City IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 50 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm.  High near 80. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 80 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

    High: 52 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 80. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Polk City IA
 41.76°N 93.74°W
5:36 pm CDT Apr 15, 2026
8pm CDT Apr 15, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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