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Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fog

39°F

4°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 10 mph
Barometer	29.85 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	0.25 mi
Wind Chill	32°F (0°C)
Last update	27 Dec 3:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Slater IA

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 04:41am until December 27, 12:00pm

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Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 04:41am until December 27, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 51 °F
Dense Fog
then Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 38 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Rain and
Areas Fog
Sunday
High: 41 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 9 °F
Windy. Slight
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 17 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 51. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Rain, snow, and sleet before noon, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between noon and 1pm, then snow after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Areas of fog before 7am. Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.