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Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 2 Dec 3:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ames Municipal Airport IA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy freezing fog before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -5. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 27 °F⇓

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -11. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 11. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy freezing fog before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -5. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -11. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 11. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames Municipal Airport IA
 42°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
3:16 am CST Dec 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Dec 2, 2025-6pm CST Dec 8, 2025
 
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