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Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Overcast

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1011.8 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 2 Dec 11:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Gilbert IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of flurries before 2am, then a slight chance of snow between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 5am. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west northwest. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 27 °F⇑

    Slight Chance
    Wintry Mix

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of flurries between 9am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 26 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Wintry Mix
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -20. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: -14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of flurries before 2am, then a slight chance of snow between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 5am. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west northwest. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of flurries between 9am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 10 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -20. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gilbert IA
 42.11°N 93.65°W
Last Update:
10:21 pm CST Dec 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
12am CST Dec 3, 2025-6pm CST Dec 9, 2025
 
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