Weather in Ankeny, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ankeny, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 6:04 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
77%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Ankeny, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
80°
16%
8p
80°
18%
9p
79°
35%
10p
77°
36%
11p
78°
21%
12a
Ankeny, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm78%79°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm96%81°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain96%63°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers—63°50°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle11%68°53°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle16%72°54°
Ankeny, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ankeny, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
133° · veering 30°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ankeny, IA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ankeny, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ankeny, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ankeny, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ankeny at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.