Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast and Breezy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 10 Dec 10:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • Today

    Today: Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 4pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet.  Cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as 10. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of snow and sleet before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 10. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance
    Snow/Sleet
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 9 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11.

    Low: -11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely before 4pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with sleet. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as 10. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow and sleet before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 10. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 4.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.04°N 93.62°W
11:17 am CST Dec 10, 2025
11am CST Dec 10, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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