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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.2 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jun 8:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Colo IA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 69 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Colo IA
 42.08°N 93.36°W
Last Update:
6:56 am CDT Jun 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 26, 2026
 
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