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Lingering Impacts from Cold Front and Melissa; Hagibis Remnants to Bring Dangerous Seas to Bering Sea, Alaska

Cold temperatures will remain through mid week across the Upper Midwest. Strong to severe storms may produce damaging winds in the Carolinas today. Coastal flooding and other beach hazards are expected to continue today on the East Coast as Tropical Storm Melissa moves farther out to sea. Typhoon Hagibis remnants will produce hurricane-force winds and 50-foot seas across the Alaskan Bering Sea. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Mostly Cloudy

50°F

10°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 13 Oct 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind around 13 mph.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 49 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Decreasing
    Clouds

    Low: 29 °F

  • Columbus
    Day

    Columbus Day: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    Sunny

    High: 59 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Increasing
    Clouds

    Low: 44 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

    High: 55 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 36 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 52 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 35 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    Sunny

    High: 63 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind around 13 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Columbus Day
Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
3:18 pm CDT Oct 13, 2019
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Oct 13, 2019-6pm CDT Oct 19, 2019
 
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