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Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

A Few Clouds and Breezy

26°F

-3°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	N 23 G 35 mph
Barometer	30.42 in (1030.9 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	11°F (-12°C)
Last update	9 Nov 10:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Maxwell IA

Today
High: 31 °F
Scattered
Flurries and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Scattered
Flurries
Monday
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Veterans Day
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 55 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Scattered flurries after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 31. Windy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight

Scattered flurries before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Veterans Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 55.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.