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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

42°F

6°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 13 Mar 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Roland IA

Winter Storm Watch March 15, 10:00am until March 16, 10:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 31 by 5pm. Very windy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north 26 to 36 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 46 °F⇓

    Showers and
    Windy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Very windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 5 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Windy.

    High: 15 °F

    Windy. Areas
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Windy.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between 1pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 31 by 5pm. Very windy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north 26 to 36 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Very windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Monday
Areas of blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Windy.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Roland IA
 42.17°N 93.5°W
Last Update:
1:31 pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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