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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

72°F

22°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jul 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Ames IA

Extreme Heat Watch July 26, 12:00pm until July 27, 10:00pm
Heat Advisory July 25, 12:00pm until July 26, 12:00pm
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Extreme Heat Watch
Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 112. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 112. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 9 to 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW Ames IA
 42.04°N 93.68°W
Last Update:
5:47 pm CDT Jul 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Jul 24, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 31, 2026
 
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