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Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed N 17 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.7 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 May 12:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gilbert IASimilar City Names

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 7 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 45 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 7 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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Point Forecast:
Gilbert IASimilar City Names
 42.11°N 93.65°W
Last Update:
12:02 pm CDT May 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT May 3, 2026-6pm CDT May 9, 2026
 
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