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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

36°F

2°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed NW 25 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.36 in (994.7 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 8 Jan 7:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Maxwell IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and snow likely before 3am, then a slight chance of snow between 3am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain and snow likely before 3am, then a slight chance of snow between 3am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Maxwell IA
 41.87°N 93.39°W
Last Update:
4:52 pm CST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 8, 2026-6pm CST Jan 15, 2026
 
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