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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Mostly Cloudy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed NW 18 G 30 mph
Barometer 30.41 in (1030.7 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 9 Nov 1:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Colo IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Isolated flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Isolated
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 35. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Scattered flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 35. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Veterans Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Colo IA
 42.02°N 93.33°W
Last Update:
1:07 pm CST Nov 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Nov 9, 2025-6pm CST Nov 15, 2025
 
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