Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 5 Aug 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.65°W
4:38 pm CDT Aug 5, 2025
5pm CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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