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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Mostly Cloudy

-1°F

-18°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 30.37 in (1030.5 mb)
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-12°F (-24°C)
Last update 7 Dec 8:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow after 11pm. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 8 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -1 °F⇑

    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of flurries between 7am and 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 28 by 1am. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 23 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 25 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow after 11pm. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 8 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of flurries between 7am and 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 28 by 1am. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 25 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.04°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
9:26 pm CST Dec 7, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Dec 7, 2025-6pm CST Dec 14, 2025
 
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