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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV)

Lat: 41.69°NLon: 93.57°WElev: 886ft.

Mostly Cloudy

41°F

5°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 13 Mar 6:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Polk City IA

Winter Storm Watch March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 10:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 41. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain showers before 1pm, then rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. Windy, with a southwest wind 11 to 21 mph becoming north northwest 22 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 51 °F⇓

    Showers and
    Windy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, mainly before 7pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Low around 6. Windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Windy.

    High: 19 °F

    Windy. Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 41. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain showers before 1pm, then rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. Windy, with a southwest wind 11 to 21 mph becoming north northwest 22 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly before 7pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 9pm and 1am. Low around 6. Windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Polk City IA
 41.76°N 93.74°W
Last Update:
6:22 pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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