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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast and Breezy

32°F

0°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed N 24 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 11 Mar 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

High Wind Watch March 12, 10:00pm until March 13, 10:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Windy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a south southwest wind 22 to 28 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Cloudy, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow likely before 1pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 39 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Windy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a south southwest wind 22 to 28 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Saturday
Cloudy, with a high near 51.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely before 1pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Windy.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
12:02 pm CDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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