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| Point Forecast: Ames IA 42.02N 93.62W |
Last Update: 11:35 pm CDT Apr 25, 2024 |
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| Date | 04/26 | 04/27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 |
| Temperature (°F) | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Dewpoint (°F) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Wind Chill (°F) | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Wind Dir | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S |
| Gust | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Sky Cover (%) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 89 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 59 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 63 | 83 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 87 | 76 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 10 | 10 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 59 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Rain | Lkly | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | -- | -- |
| Thunder | Lkly | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | -- | -- |
| Snow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Freezing Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sleet | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Date | 04/28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 |
| Temperature (°F) | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 |
| Dewpoint (°F) | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| Wind Chill (°F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Wind Dir | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Gust | 32 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | |||||
| Sky Cover (%) | 50 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 93 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 98 | 98 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 87 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl |
| Thunder | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl | Ocnl |
| Snow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Freezing Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sleet | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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