Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed S 15 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1007.0 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 16 Apr 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Nevada IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm.  High near 77. Windy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 77 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 77. Windy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Nevada IA
 42.02°N 93.45°W
2:36 pm CDT Apr 16, 2026
5pm CDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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