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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 25 Feb 9:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Nevada IA

  • Today

    Today: Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Nevada IA
 42.02°N 93.48°W
Last Update:
9:22 am CST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Feb 25, 2026-6pm CST Mar 3, 2026
 
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