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7-Day Forecast 42.04°N 93.62°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Ames IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Last Update: 12:34 pm CDT Jun 15, 2024		Print

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 71 °F

    T-storms
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Breezy.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy


  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.

    High: 92 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 69 °F

    T-storms
    Likely


  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    T-storms




    • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Breezy.

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.

    Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Juneteenth: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.


    Ames IA
     42.04°N 93.62°W

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