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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity	89%
Wind Speed	N 3 mph
Barometer	29.86 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	8 Nov 4:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Gilbert IA

Today
High: 36 °F
Rain/Snow
Tonight
Low: 22 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Flurries and
Blustery
Sunday
High: 33 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 36 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Veterans Day
High: 54 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 54 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain before 10am, then rain and snow. High near 36. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

A chance of rain and snow before 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and 1am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 10. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Veterans Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.