Severe Alerts in Polk County 1 now
Weather instruments in Polk County 105
By 247 rank in Iowa, first first.
| Instrument | Network | Height | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnkenyIKV, at an airfield | Airport | 888 ft | 12 of 1,055 |
| Des Moines AirportDSXI4, at an airfield | Cooperative | 953 ft | 17 of 1,055 |
| NWS Des MoinesDMX, at a cooperative observer's station | Cooperative | 932 ft | 18 of 1,055 |
| Urbandale 1.0 NNEIA-PK-125, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 969 ft | 54 of 1,055 |
| Des Moines 4.1 NIA-PK-73, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 849 ft | 78 of 1,055 |
| Des Moines 4.5 WNWIA-PK-3, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 856 ft | 112 of 1,055 |
| Altoona 1.5 SSEIA-PK-83, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 967 ft | 144 of 1,055 |
| Des MoinesDSM, at an airfield | Airport | 965 ft | 189 of 1,055 |
| Prairie CityRPRI4, beside a road | Road | 852 ft | 194 of 1,055 |
| Des Moines River 4 WNW Saylorville ReservoirSAYI4, at a reservoir | Gauge | 896 ft | 416 of 1,055 |
| Ankeny 1.5 NNEIA-PK-97, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 922 ft | 688 of 1,055 |
| Pleasant Hill 3.2 EIA-PK-121, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 912 ft | 721 of 1,055 |
| Des Moines 4.8 NWIA-PK-107, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 929 ft | 748 of 1,055 |
| Johnston 1.7 SIA-PK-144, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 830 ft | 764 of 1,055 |
| JohnstonUBSI4, at a cooperative observer's station | Cooperative | 942 ft | 795 of 1,055 |
| Johnston 2.6 WIA-PK-93, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 942 ft | 801 of 1,055 |
| Windsor Heights 1.9 NNEIA-PK-149, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 951 ft | 850 of 1,055 |
| Des Moines (I-235)RDMI4, beside a road | Road | 922 ft | 863 of 1,055 |
| GrangerRGAI4, beside a road | Road | 863 ft | 906 of 1,055 |
| Des Moines (I-35)RDSI4, beside a road | Road | 735 ft | 947 of 1,055 |
| Ankeny (I-35)RAKI4, beside a road | Road | 866 ft | 949 of 1,055 |
| Citizen station GW0850GW0850, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Citizen | 944 ft | 963 of 1,055 |
| Maxwell 8.1 SIA-PK-147, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 921 ft | 967 of 1,055 |
| Clive 1.2 EIA-PK-68, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 846 ft | 968 of 1,055 |
| Ankeny 1.2 ENEIA-PK-148, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 931 ft | 969 of 1,055 |
| Des Moines 5.0 NNWIA-PK-108, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 878 ft | 979 of 1,055 |
| Ankeny 3.3 ESEIA-PK-118, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 922 ft | 984 of 1,055 |
| Citizen station DW3886DW3886, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Citizen | 957 ft | 988 of 1,055 |
| Citizen station CW0005CW0005, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Citizen | 960 ft | 994 of 1,055 |
| Madrid 6.4 SIA-PK-36, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 973 ft | 1,005 of 1,055 |
| Altoona (I-80/US 65)RTOI4, beside a road | Road | 860 ft | 1,014 of 1,055 |
| Citizen station DW3016DW3016, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Citizen | 986 ft | 1,045 of 1,055 |
| Citizen station GW2554GW2554, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Citizen | 991 ft | 1,046 of 1,055 |
| Altoona 1.6 EIA-PK-16, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 909 ft | - |
| Altoona 2.6 SEIA-PK-122, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 940 ft | - |
| Ankeny 1.4 NIA-PK-38, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 962 ft | - |
| Ankeny 1.9 SSWIA-PK-150, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 896 ft | - |
| Ankeny 2.2 SWIA-PK-69, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 933 ft | - |
| Ankeny 2.3 NEIA-PK-139, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 922 ft | - |
| Ankeny 2.6 NNWIA-PK-154, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 973 ft | - |
| Ankeny 2.7 SWIA-PK-31, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 869 ft | - |
| Ankeny 2.7 WIA-PK-111, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 981 ft | - |
| Ankeny 3.2 NNWIA-PK-133, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 988 ft | - |
| Bondurant 0.2 ENEIA-PK-90, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 937 ft | - |
| Bondurant 1.0 NNWIA-PK-80, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 965 ft | - |
| Bondurant 1.1 NEIA-PK-4, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 974 ft | - |
| Bondurant 3.4 NEIA-PK-64, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 931 ft | - |
| Clive 2.0 WIA-PK-113, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 917 ft | - |
| Clive 2.1 EIA-PK-40, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 879 ft | - |
| Des Moines 0.9 NIA-PK-142, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 809 ft | - |
| Des Moines 1.6 NWIA-PK-51, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 801 ft | - |
| Des Moines 1.7 ESEIA-PK-126, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 878 ft | - |
| Des Moines 2.0 NWIA-PK-41, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 947 ft | - |
| Des Moines 2.0 SSWIA-PK-35, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 951 ft | - |
| Des Moines 2.0 WNWIA-PK-47, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 833 ft | - |
| Des Moines 2.1 WIA-PK-137, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 830 ft | - |
| Des Moines 2.2 NNWIA-PK-78, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 920 ft | - |
| Des Moines 2.3 SIA-PK-103, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 898 ft | - |
| Des Moines 2.8 WIA-PK-105, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 840 ft | - |
| Des Moines 2.9 WSWIA-PK-87, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 881 ft | - |
| Des Moines 3.1 SSWIA-PK-39, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 892 ft | - |
| Des Moines 3.4 NWIA-PK-120, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 956 ft | - |
| Des Moines 3.5 NWIA-PK-50, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 856 ft | - |
| Des Moines 3.5 WNWIA-PK-48, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 876 ft | - |
| Des Moines 3.6 NNWIA-PK-82, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 866 ft | - |
| Des Moines 3.7 NWIA-PK-95, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 1,012 ft | - |
| Des Moines 4.1 NIA-PK-5, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 833 ft | - |
| Des Moines 4.1 NWIA-PK-81, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 975 ft | - |
| Des Moines 4.5 WNWIA-PK-116, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 851 ft | - |
| Des Moines 4.5 WNWIA-PK-143, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 972 ft | - |
| Des Moines 4.6 NNEIA-PK-60, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 940 ft | - |
| Des Moines 4.6 NWIA-PK-134, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 971 ft | - |
| Des Moines 4.6 NWIA-PK-153, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 977 ft | - |
| Des Moines 4.6 NWIA-PK-76, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 935 ft | - |
| Des Moines 4.8 WNWIA-PK-138, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 971 ft | - |
| Des Moines 5.0 NNEIA-PK-129, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 939 ft | - |
| Des Moines 5.0 WNWIA-PK-104, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 967 ft | - |
| Des Moines 5.2 NEIA-PK-152, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 877 ft | - |
| Des Moines 5.4 WNWIA-PK-88, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 966 ft | - |
| Des Moines WavelandWGCI4, at a cooperative observer's station | Cooperative | 860 ft | - |
| Elkhart 0.3 WSWIA-PK-141, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 968 ft | - |
| Granger 2.6 ESEIA-PK-20, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 945 ft | - |
| Grimes 1.0 NIA-PK-112, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 974 ft | - |
| Johnston 1.5 SIA-PK-79, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 833 ft | - |
| Johnston 2.7 WSWIA-PK-46, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 906 ft | - |
| Johnston 3.7 NNWIA-PK-21, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 959 ft | - |
| Pleasant Hill 0.3 NNWIA-PK-58, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 909 ft | - |
| Polk City 0.4 WIA-PK-54, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 966 ft | - |
| Polk City 1.0 NIA-PK-115, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 876 ft | - |
| Runnells 2.2 NWIA-PK-140, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 817 ft | - |
| Urbandale 0.5 ESEIA-PK-130, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 964 ft | - |
| Urbandale 0.6 EIA-PK-9, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 889 ft | - |
| Urbandale 0.7 WIA-PK-59, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 949 ft | - |
| Urbandale 0.9 ENEIA-PK-24, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 889 ft | - |
| Urbandale 1.1 WNWIA-PK-96, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 969 ft | - |
| Urbandale 1.6 ESEIA-PK-100, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 946 ft | - |
| Urbandale 1.9 ENEIA-PK-117, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 935 ft | - |
| Urbandale 3.8 WSWIA-PK-145, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 902 ft | - |
| West Des Moines 0.4 WIA-PK-110, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 886 ft | - |
| West Des Moines 0.8 NWIA-PK-84, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 918 ft | - |
| West Des Moines 1.9 WIA-PK-151, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 961 ft | - |
| Windsor Heights 0.6 NIA-PK-43, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 869 ft | - |
| Windsor Heights 0.8 SEIA-PK-37, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 863 ft | - |
| Windsor Heights 0.8 SSEIA-PK-146, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | - | - |
| Windsor Heights 3.3 NEIA-PK-15, in a volunteer observer's own ground | Volunteer | 837 ft | - |
River and lake gauges in Polk County 24
- Beaver Creek 3 E GrimesGauge GRMI4, 906 ft
- Big Creek Lake 2 NNW Polk CityGauge PLKI4, 965 ft
- Camp Creek 5 S IFC--Mitchellville IA 163Gauge MTCI4, 813 ft
- Clive - Walnut Creek near NW 100thGauge CLOI4, 866 ft
- Des Moines River 1 NW Des Moines 2nd AveGauge DMOI4, 827 ft
- Des Moines River 2 S Des Moines SE 6th StGauge DESI4, 787 ft
- Des Moines River 2 W SaylorvilleGauge SDTI4, 866 ft
- Fourmile Creek 1 S IFC--Pleasant Hill Vandalia RdGauge PLHI4, 775 ft
- Fourmile Creek 2 ESE Ankeny NE 86th AveGauge ANKI4, 896 ft
- Fourmile Creek 3 ENE Des Moines Easton BlvdGauge DFMI4, 807 ft
- Fourmile Creek 3 NNE Ifc--Ankeny NE 47th StGauge ANFI4, 910 ft
- Fourmile Creek 4 WNW Ifc--Altoona NE 54th AveGauge ALFI4, 829 ft
- Mud Creek 6 E IFC--Pleasant Hill IA 163Gauge PLMI4, 802 ft
- North Walnut Creek 1 NW Ifc--Windsor Heights College DrGauge WNDI4, 829 ft
- North Walnut Creek 1 SW Ifc--Urbandale Hickman RdGauge URBI4, 883 ft
- North Walnut Creek 2 WNW Urbandale 92nd DrGauge UBNI4, 887 ft
- Polk City 1SE - Big Creek PoundingGauge BIGI4, 840 ft
- Raccoon River 2 SW Des Moines Fleur DrGauge DEMI4, 797 ft
- Raccoon River 5 SW West Des MoinesGauge WDMI4, 919 ft
- Raccoon River 6 WSW Des Moines IA 28Gauge DMWI4, 892 ft
- Spring Creek 4 ESE Ifc--Pleasant Hill SE 32nd AveGauge PLEI4, 770 ft
- Walnut Creek 3 WNW Clive I-80/35Gauge CLVI4, 912 ft
- Walnut Creek 4 W IFC--Clive NW 128th StGauge CWAI4, 869 ft
- Walnut Creek 5 W Des Moines 63rd StGauge DOSI4, 869 ft
Towns and cities in Polk County 21
- Des MoinesCity
- AnkenyCity
- West Des MoinesCity, in part
- UrbandaleCity, in part
- JohnstonCity
- AltoonaCity
- CliveCity, in part
- GrimesCity, in part
- NorwalkCity, in part
- Pleasant HillCity
- BondurantCity
- Polk CityCity
- Windsor HeightsCity
- CarlisleCity, in part
- SaylorvilleCommunity
- MitchellvilleCity, in part
- GrangerCity, in part
- ElkhartCity
- RunnellsCity
- AllemanCity
- SheldahlCity, in part
Airports, parks and other places in Polk County 32
- Ankeny Regional AirportAirport
- Des Moines International AirportAirport
- Easter Lake BeachBeach
- Ankeny Golf and Country ClubGolf course
- Beaver Creek Golf ClubGolf course
- Blank Park Golf CourseGolf course
- Briarwood Club of AnkenyGolf course
- Bright Grandview Golf CourseGolf course
- Copper Creek Golf CourseGolf course
- Glen Oaks Country ClubGolf course
- Hyperion Field ClubGolf course
- Hyperion Golf CourseGolf course
- Jester Park Executive Golf CourseGolf course
- Jester Park Golf CourseGolf course
- Johnson Ridge Golf CourseGolf course
- Otter Creek Golf CourseGolf course
- Talons of Tuscany Golf ClubGolf course
- Terrace Hills Golf CourseGolf course
- Toad Valley Golf CourseGolf course
- Tournament Club of IowaGolf course
- Urbandale Golf & Country ClubGolf course
- Wakonda ClubGolf course
- Waveland Golf CourseGolf course
- Willow Creek Golf CourseGolf course
- Woodland Hills Golf CourseGolf course
- Big Creek State ParkPark
- Margo Frankel Woods State ParkPark
- Walnut Woods State ParkPark
- Drake StadiumStadium
- Principal ParkStadium
- AdventurelandTheme park
- Town of Walnut HillTheme park
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