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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Mostly Cloudy

-10°F

-23°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed N 13 mph
Barometer 30.66 in (1040.4 mb)
Dewpoint -20°F (-29°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-31°F (-35°C)
Last update 23 Jan 2:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N McCallsburg IA

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 03:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:48am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 03:48am until January 23, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: -15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a north wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: -9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -20. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.

    High: 7 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8.

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -35. North northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a north wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -20. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 16.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N McCallsburg IA
 42.19°N 93.38°W
Last Update:
3:31 am CST Jan 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CST Jan 23, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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