Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Partly Cloudy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.4 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 14 Oct 8:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gilbert IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely.  High near 59. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 59 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely. High near 59. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gilbert IA
 42.11°N 93.65°W
6:26 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
9pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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