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| Point Forecast: Ames IA 42.02N 93.62W |
Last Update: 11:05 pm CDT Apr 26, 2024 |
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| Date | 04/26 | 04/27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Temperature (°F) | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 64 |
| Dewpoint (°F) | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Wind Chill (°F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Wind Dir | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SSW | ESE | E | ENE |
| Gust | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Sky Cover (%) | 77 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 53 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 93 | 96 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 68 | 45 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 51 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 86 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 93 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 90 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 78 | 84 |
| Rain | Lkly | Chc | SChc | SChc | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | SChc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Ocnl |
| Thunder | Chc | Chc | SChc | SChc | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | SChc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Ocnl |
| Snow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Freezing Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sleet | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Date | 04/28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Temperature (°F) | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 61 |
| Dewpoint (°F) | 59 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
| Wind Chill (°F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Wind Dir | NE | ENE | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Gust | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Sky Cover (%) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 72 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 86 | 86 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 87 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 73 | 80 | 87 |
| Rain | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly |
| Thunder | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly |
| Snow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Freezing Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sleet | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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