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May 15-18, Multi-Day Severe Weather and Flash Flooding Overview and Reports

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

56°F

13°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	E 9 mph
Barometer	30.02 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 May 9:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

Today
High: 70 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 54 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 74 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 51 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
Memorial Day
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 87 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night

Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Memorial Day

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59.