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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.2 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jun 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 69 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.04°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
12:36 pm CDT Jun 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 26, 2026
 
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