Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (1003.8 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Jun 7:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Ames IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.65°W
8:07 pm CDT Jun 16, 2026
8pm CDT Jun 16, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 23, 2026
 
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