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7-Day Forecast 42.02°N 93.62°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Ames IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Last Update: 9:35 pm CDT May 6, 2024		Print

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 56. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 56 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy



  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    T-storms


  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear



  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy





    • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 56. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.


    Ames IA
     42.02°N 93.62°W

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