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Flash Flooding Likely into Tonight for Portions of Kansas and Missouri; Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Tropical Storm Krosa Forms Near the Marianas.

Flash flooding likely in northeast Kansas & Missouri into tonight. Widespread extreme heat will develop and persist across much of the Southeast this weekend & next week. Tropical Storm Krosa has formed and will continue to cause heavy rain across Guam & the CNMI through Saturday. Severe storms with flooding rains expected into tonight for portions of the Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.04 in (1016.2 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Jul 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.04°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
6:34 am CDT Jul 25, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7am CDT Jul 25, 2025-6pm CDT Jul 31, 2025
 
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