Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)
Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.
A Few Clouds
6°F
-14°C
| Humidity | 73% |
| Wind Speed | SW 7 mph |
| Barometer | 30.08 in (1020.5 mb) |
| Dewpoint | -1°F (-18°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | -6°F (-21°C) |
| Last update | 18 Jan 2:53 am CST |
Extended Forecast for
2 Miles NNW Slater IA
Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 09:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 12:00pm until January 18, 09:00pm
Overnight
Low: 6 °F
Slight Chance
SnowSunday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing SnowSunday Night
Low: -1 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Patchy
Blowing SnowM.L.King Day
High: 13 °F
Sunny and
Blustery then
Mostly SunnyMonday Night
Low: 4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
BlusteryWednesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Partly Cloudy
Detailed Forecast
Overnight
A 20 percent chance of snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 6. Wind chill values as low as -10. South southwest wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of flurries between 9am and 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night
A chance of flurries before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Slater IA
41.91°N 93.68°W
41.91°N 93.68°W
3:01 am CST Jan 18, 2026
3am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
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