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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.3 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 3 Oct 8:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SE Ames Municipal Airport IA

Flood Warning October 3, 09:46am until October 3, 02:00pm
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Flood Warning
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    Flood Warning October 3, 09:46am until October 3, 02:00pm

    NOW until 2:00pm Sat

    Flood Warning

  • Today

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Light north wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. Light north wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SE Ames Municipal Airport IA
 41.96°N 93.56°W
Last Update:
6:16 am CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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