Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed S 16 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.5 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 16 Apr 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames Municipal Airport IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 77. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 77 °F

    Windy. Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 77. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames Municipal Airport IA
 42°N 93.62°W
2:36 pm CDT Apr 16, 2026
4pm CDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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