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Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Unknown Precip and Windy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	N 29 G 45 mph
Barometer	29.60 in (1003.1 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	15°F (-9°C)
Last update	15 Mar 1:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Maxwell IA

Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am

High Wind Warning until March 16, 04:00am

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Blizzard Warning

High Wind Warning

Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am
High Wind Warning until March 16, 04:00am
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This Afternoon
High: 35 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Snow and
Blowing Snow
then Chance
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 16 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 4 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a north wind 30 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 7pm. Low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 63.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 74.