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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

42°F

6°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed W 18 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 13 Mar 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Nevada IA

Winter Storm Watch March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 10:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 3am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain showers before 1pm, then rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 48. Windy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Showers and
    Windy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Low around 6. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Windy.

    High: 16 °F

    Windy. Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Windy.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 3am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain showers before 1pm, then rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. High near 48. Windy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Low around 6. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Windy.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Nevada IA
 42.02°N 93.45°W
Last Update:
1:31 pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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