Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 18 Jan 2:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Cambridge IA

Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 09:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 03:06pm until January 18, 09:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 03:06pm until January 18, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of flurries between 7pm and 8pm.  Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 0 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a west wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 2 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 22. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of flurries between 7pm and 8pm. Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a west wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 2. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
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Point Forecast:
Cambridge IA
 41.91°N 93.54°W
2:32 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
3pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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