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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fog

57°F

14°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.65 in (1003.5 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Last update 17 Oct 11:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Ames IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 52. Light south southwest wind.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 52. Light south southwest wind.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NE Ames IA
 42.04°N 93.59°W
Last Update:
10:35 pm CDT Oct 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Oct 18, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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