Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fog/Mist

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.96 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 2 Dec 5:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Gilbert IA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy freezing fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 27 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -12. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 11. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °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

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy freezing fog before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A chance of flurries between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -12. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 11. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Gilbert IA
 42.09°N 93.59°W
5:06 am CST Dec 2, 2025
6am CST Dec 2, 2025-6pm CST Dec 8, 2025
 
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