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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed W 12 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.71 in (1005.2 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 16 Jun 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames Municipal Airport IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. High near 84. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Windy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. High near 84. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Windy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames Municipal Airport IA
 42°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
2:44 pm CDT Jun 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Jun 16, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 23, 2026
 
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