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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.46 in (998.3 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 9 Dec 2:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ames Municipal Airport IA

Winter Weather Advisory December 9, 09:00pm until December 10, 06:00am
High Wind Warning December 9, 09:00pm until December 10, 09:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 28 to 33 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Rain then
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 4pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    High: 27 °F⇓

    Cloudy and
    Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery.

    High: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 28 to 33 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 4pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 3.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames Municipal Airport IA
 42°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
2:47 pm CST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Dec 9, 2025-6pm CST Dec 15, 2025
 
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