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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed E 12 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 1 Apr 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gilbert IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 51 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 39. Breezy, with an east wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 39 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. High near 63. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming north northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 60. East wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 34 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 39. Breezy, with an east wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. High near 63. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming north northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 60. East wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Gilbert IA
 42.11°N 93.65°W
Last Update:
2:57 pm CDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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