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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Heavy Rain Fog/Mist

59°F

15°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Last update 15 Oct 12:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ames IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers. High near 60. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers. High near 60. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ames IA
 42.02°N 93.62°W
Last Update:
1:26 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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