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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair and Windy

60°F

16°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed W 29 G 45 mph
Barometer 29.52 in (999.2 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 18 Feb 2:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

Wind Advisory February 18, 03:19pm until February 18, 06:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 18, 03:19pm until February 18, 07:00pm
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Wind Advisory
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    Wind Advisory February 18, 03:19pm until February 18, 06:00pm
    Red Flag Warning February 18, 03:19pm until February 18, 07:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Blustery.
    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

    High: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
2:46 pm CST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Feb 18, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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