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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.80 in (1008.0 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Jun 5:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NW Colo IA

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 64. North northeast wind around 7 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 64 °F

    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 79. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 79 °F

    T-storms then
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Breezy.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 64. North northeast wind around 7 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 79. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 75. Breezy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Breezy.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NW Colo IA
 42.06°N 93.36°W
Last Update:
5:55 am CDT Jun 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Jun 17, 2025-6pm CDT Jun 23, 2025
 
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