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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill53°F (12°C)
Last update 16 Apr 7:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 80. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 80 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 80. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
4:56 am CDT Apr 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 22, 2026
 
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