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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1004.8 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Oct 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Colo IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Colo IA
 42.02°N 93.3°W
Last Update:
9:07 am CDT Oct 18, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Oct 18, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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