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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Sep 5:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Story City IA

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light south wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light south wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Labor Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Story City IA
 42.2°N 93.59°W
Last Update:
6:31 am CDT Sep 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Sep 3, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 9, 2026
 
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