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 Chill | 13°F (-11°C) |
| Last update | 10 Dec 10:53 am CST |
Extended Forecast for
Ames IA
Today
High: 28 °F⇓
Cloudy and
BlusteryTonight
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
then Wintry
Mix LikelyThursday Night
Low: 17 °F
Chance
Snow/Sleet
then Mostly
CloudyFriday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: 4 °F
Cloudy then
Slight Chance
SnowSaturday
High: 9 °F
Snow Likely
then Chance
SnowSaturday Night
Low: -11 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
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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Point Forecast:
Ames IA
42.04°N 93.62°W
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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