Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed N 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 May 6:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cambridge IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cambridge IA
 41.89°N 93.54°W
5:36 pm CDT May 9, 2026
7pm CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 16, 2026
 
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