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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast with Haze

44°F

7°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.7 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 4 Mar 11:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Collins IA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of sprinkles between 2am and 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 47. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then rain between 9am and 3pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 67. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 67 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of sprinkles between 2am and 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 47. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then rain between 9am and 3pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 67. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 43.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Collins IA
 41.91°N 93.3°W
Last Update:
11:26 am CST Mar 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Mar 4, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
 
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