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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Thunderstorm

61°F

16°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.39 in (994.6 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jun 9:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Maxwell IA

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 82 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 77 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Maxwell IA
 41.89°N 93.39°W
Last Update:
9:59 am CDT Jun 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CDT Jun 17, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 23, 2026
 
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