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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast and Breezy

32°F

0°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed N 22 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.50 in (999.2 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 15 Mar 10:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N McCallsburg IA

Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am
High Wind Warning March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am
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Blizzard Warning
High Wind Warning
  •  
    Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Blizzard Warning

  • Today

    High: 32 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 33 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 3 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain and snow before noon, then snow likely. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Windy, with a north wind 29 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 33 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Monday
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles N McCallsburg IA
 42.19°N 93.38°W
Last Update:
11:17 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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