| Point Forecast: Ames IA 42.02N 93.62W |
Last Update: 11:51 am CDT May 19, 2026 |
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| Date | 05/19 | 05/20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Temperature (°C) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dewpoint (°C) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Heat Index (°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Wind Dir | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Gust | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sky Cover (%) | 91 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 46 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 67 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 89 | 86 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 59 |
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Date | 05/21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Temperature (°C) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Dewpoint (°C) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Heat Index (°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Wind Dir | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E |
| Gust | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sky Cover (%) | 52 | 77 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 53 | 59 | 69 | 75 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 78 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 88 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 57 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 69 | 66 |
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | SChc | SChc | SChc | SChc | SChc | SChc |
| Thunder | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |


