| NWS Forecast for: Ames IA Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA Last Update: 2:33 pm CDT Jun 18, 2024 | |
This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Windy, with a south wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 67. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph becoming southwest 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible. Juneteenth: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Friday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. | |
| Ames IA 42.04°N 93.62°W | |
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