Ankeny's First Heat Warning Hits 107

It hit 94° outside, but your phone said it felt like 107 — and that gap is the whole story this morning. Ankeny is under its first Extreme Heat Warning of the summer, and the dangerous part isn't the afternoon. It's that tonight barely cools to 76°, so houses without good air conditioning never get a break. Here's how to ride it out. Let's roll. 🚲

The National Weather Service has Ankeny under an Extreme Heat Warning from now until 9 p.m. Tuesday — the most serious heat alert the NWS issues, a step above a watch or advisory.

The numbers: a high near 94° today with a heat index up to 107°, and a stiff south wind gusting to 32 mph that does more to dry you out than cool you down. Tuesday runs nearly identical — 94° and a feels-like of 103°. The catch is overnight. The low only sags to 76°, which is the part that gets people: when it doesn't cool off after dark, the heat compounds day over day, and homes, apartments, and bodies never fully reset.

What that means for your Monday: treat the middle of the day as indoor time. Cascade Falls and Prairie Ridge are open all summer if you want to beat it in the water, and Kirkendall Public Library is a free, air-conditioned place to park for an afternoon. The people most at risk are older neighbors, anyone without reliable AC, and pets — a quick knock on a door or a text today is the kind of thing that actually matters this week.

📍 Source: NWS Des Moines forecast for Ankeny

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Two weeks of free buses are almost up. DART has let everyone ride its new 11-route network for free since the June 14 overhaul, but the promo ends Tuesday, June 30 — fares come back Wednesday, July 1. Back to $1.75 a single ride, $4 for a day pass, $16 weekly, $48 for an unlimited month. If you've been sampling the redesigned routes on the house, Tuesday is your last free day.

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That all-time single-season home run chase we kept flagging? It's over — the Jaguars blew past it. After homering in 17 straight games, Centennial has cleared the old state record of 61 and sits at 73 home runs on the year. The next milestone is personal: Jordyn Kennedy (17 this season, 66 for her career) is now just five long balls from Kendyl Lindaman's all-time career record of 71 — Lindaman being the former Ankeny and Centennial star who set it. At 31-2, the No. 2 Jaguars host No. 7 Dowling Catholic on Wednesday.

📍 Source: Ankeny Fanatic

📍 Source: NWS Des Moines forecast for Ankeny

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On a day the heat index touches 107, the most important machine in your house is the one you never think about — until it quits.

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The basics:

The heat is the story: an Extreme Heat Warning runs through Tuesday night with a feels-like of 107°, and because it barely cools off after dark, the smart move is an indoor Monday — and a quick check on anyone you know without good AC.

Tuesday: City Hall stays quiet until July 6, so we'll look at what actually flips on July 1 — DART fares are back, a new fiscal year begins — and whether those overnight storms finally break the heat.

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