| NWS Forecast for: Ames IA Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 10:32 pm CST Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Tuesday: Isolated sprinkles between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. | |
| Ames IA 42.02°N 93.62°W | |
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