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Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	51%
Wind Speed	NW 16 G 31 mph
Barometer	30.12 in (1021.7 mb)
Dewpoint	1°F (-17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	1°F (-17°C)
Last update	16 Mar 6:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

Tonight
Low: 4 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 64 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 74 °F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of flurries between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of snow after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 26. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 64.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.