7-Day Forecast 42.02°N 93.62°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Ames IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Last Update: 8:50 am CDT May 30, 2024




Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.



Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W

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