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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

39°F

4°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 19 Apr 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

Freeze Warning April 20, 12:00am until April 20, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Windy.

    High: 77 °F

    Windy. Mostly
    Cloudy then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Widespread frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Windy.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
6:43 am CDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 25, 2026
 
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