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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed W 9 G 20 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1023.5 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 21 Jan 9:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Nevada IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -35. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Wind chill values as low as -35. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2.

    High: 2 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -9.

    Low: -9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -35. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Wind chill values as low as -35. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 13.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Nevada IA
 42.02°N 93.48°W
Last Update:
7:01 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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