• Early AM

    May 19

    Lo 68°

    A thunderstorm in parts of the area

    Stargazing Weather
    • Cloud
      Cover
      71%
    • Precip
      60%
    • Hours of Precip
      2.5
    more

  • Today

    May 19

    86°Lo 67°

    A severe afternoon t-storm

    Poor for stargazing
    • Cloud
      Cover
      76%
    • Precip
      60%
    • Hours of Precip
      2.5
    more

  • Mon

    May 20

    83°Lo 65°

    Thunderstorms, some severe

    Poor for stargazing
    • Cloud
      Cover
      70%
    • Precip
      25%
    • Hours of Precip
      2.5

  • Tue

    May 21

    80°Lo 57°

    A couple of thunderstorms

    Poor for stargazing
    • Cloud
      Cover
      76%
    • Precip
      25%
    • Hours of Precip
      4
    more

  • Wed

    May 22

    72°Lo 51°

    Mostly cloudy

    Poor for stargazing
    • Cloud
      Cover
      69%
    • Precip
      40%
    • Hours of Precip
      0.5
    more
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Hi 83° RealFeel® 83° Precipitation 65%

Day

N

E

S

W

  • SSW 12 mph
  • Gusts: 20 mph

Thunderstorms, some severe; storms can bring downpours, large hail, damaging winds, and a tornado

  • Max UV Index: 6 (High)
  • Thunderstorms: 100%
  • Precipitation: 0.44 in
  • Rain: 0.44 in
  • Snow: 0 in
  • Ice: 0 in
  • Hours of Precipitation: 2.5 hrs
  • Hours of Rain: 2.5 hrs
Lo 65° RealFeel® 61° Precipitation 25%

Night

N

E

S

W

  • SSE 7 mph
  • Gusts: 13 mph

Partly cloudy

  • Max UV Index: N/A
  • Thunderstorms: 24%
  • Precipitation: 0 in
  • Rain: 0 in
  • Snow: 0 in
  • Ice: 0 in
  • Hours of Precipitation: 0 hrs
  • Hours of Rain: 0 hrs

Temperature History - May 20

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  Today Normal Record 5/20/2012
High 83° 74° N/A 74°
Low 65° 54° N/A 56°

Solunar Information for Ankeny, IA

Sunrise/Sunset

Sunrise / Sunset Illustration

Rises at 5:50 AM with 14:42 of sunlight, then sets at 8:32 PM

Moonrise/Moonset

Astronomy >
Moonrise / Moonset Illustration

Rises at 3:37 PM with 11:44 of moolight, then sets at 3:21 AM

Sat, May 25
Full
Fri, May 31
Last
Sat, Jun 8
New
Sun, Jun 16
First

Studying Jupiter's Hot Spots

May 13, 2013; 8:01 AM ET The 'weather layer' on Jupiter has some interesting features. NASA takes a look at how these features work.

Mon. Stargazing