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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

39°F

4°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed E 17 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 1 Apr 11:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Nevada IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Low around 38. Breezy, with an east wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. High near 64. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 16 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 62. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East southeast wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Low around 38. Breezy, with an east wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. High near 64. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 16 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 62. East wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East southeast wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Nevada IA
 42.02°N 93.45°W
Last Update:
10:47 pm CDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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