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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV)

Lat: 41.69°NLon: 93.57°WElev: 886ft.

Overcast

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill8°F (-13°C)
Last update 21 Jan 7:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Polk City IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Wind Advisory January 21, 02:00pm until January 21, 11:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Wind Advisory

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 16 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5.

    High: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.

    Low: -3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 16 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 5.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -2.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 21.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Polk City IA
 41.76°N 93.74°W
Last Update:
7:21 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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