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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

68°F

20°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.1 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Jun 1:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 71 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Breezy, with a south wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.

    High: 92 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 69 °F

    T-storms
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 82 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Breezy, with a south wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Juneteenth
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
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Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
2:18 am CDT Jun 16, 2024
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Jun 16, 2024-6pm CDT Jun 22, 2024
 
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