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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Windy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed N 30 G 41 mph
Barometer 29.63 in (1003.9 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 15 Mar 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Nevada IA

Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am
High Wind Warning until March 16, 04:00am
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    Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am
    High Wind Warning until March 16, 04:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 11pm. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 4 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a north wind around 33 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 11pm. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Monday
Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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Point Forecast:
Nevada IA
 42.02°N 93.45°W
Last Update:
2:32 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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