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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Light Snow

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed N 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.29 in (1026.9 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill-6°F (-21°C)
Last update 3 Dec 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Gilbert IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -20. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 14 by 2am. Wind chill values as low as -10. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 7 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 5. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -20. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 14 by 2am. Wind chill values as low as -10. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 5. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Gilbert IA
 42.09°N 93.59°W
Last Update:
5:16 pm CST Dec 3, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Dec 3, 2025-6pm CST Dec 10, 2025
 
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