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Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

33°F

1°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	W 6 mph
Barometer	30.18 in (1022.5 mb)
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	27°F (-3°C)
Last update	2 Nov 1:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Maxwell IA

Overnight
Low: 33 °F
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 53 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 61 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 60 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light south wind.

Sunday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a light south wind becoming south southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 60.