Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Slater IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. East northeast wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers.  High near 60. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. East northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. High near 60. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Slater IA
 41.89°N 93.68°W
6:03 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
6pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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