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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

50°F

10°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed N 20 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 15 Oct 4:49 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Nevada IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light south southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light south southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Nevada IA
 42.02°N 93.48°W
Last Update:
4:57 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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