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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

35°F

2°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 13 Mar 10:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

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

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 39 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north 22 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 48 °F⇓

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, mainly before 7pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8pm and 1am. Low around 6. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Windy.

    High: 17 °F

    Windy. Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming north 22 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly before 7pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8pm and 1am. Low around 6. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Blustery.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
10:57 pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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