Ankeny Under Winter Weather Advisory in May

Ankeny is included in a National Weather Service Winter Weather Advisory that is in effect until 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service predicts that as much as five inches of snow could fall through the day and another four inches tonight.

Snowfall is expected to continue through Friday, eventually turning to rain.

The sun should return on Monday.

Find the full National Weather Service forecast below:

Today: Snow. Steady temperature around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Tonight Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 9 p.m. Low around 34. Breezy, with a north wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday Snow before 11am, then rain. High near 40. Breezy, with a north wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night Rain. Low around 36. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 47. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 65.