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Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fog

45°F

7°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 7 mph
Barometer	29.69 in (1005.6 mb)
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	0.50 mi
Wind Chill	41°F (5°C)
Last update	27 Dec 8:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

Wind Advisory December 28, 09:00am until December 29, 06:00am

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 09:39pm until December 28, 09:00am

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Wind Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 09:39pm until December 28, 09:00am
NOW until 9:00am Sun
Dense Fog Advisory
Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Areas Dense
Fog then
Slight Chance
Rain and
Dense Fog
Sunday
High: 43 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
Monday
High: 17 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of rain after 5am. Widespread dense fog, mainly between 2am and 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 43. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Rain likely before 10am, then rain and sleet between 10am and 11am, then snow after 11am. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 3pm. Areas of dense fog before 11am. Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a north northwest wind 8 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

New Year's Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.