Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fog/Mist

51°F

11°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 15 May 4:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • Today

    Today: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W
2:49 am CDT May 15, 2024
5am CDT May 15, 2024-6pm CDT May 21, 2024
 
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