Current conditions at

Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Lat: 41.99°NLon: 93.62°WElev: 945ft.

Fog

41°F

5°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 27 Dec 7:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Slater IA

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 08:02am until December 27, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 08:02am until December 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Today

    High: 51 °F

    Dense Fog
    then Cloudy

  • Tonight

    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.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Areas Fog

  • Sunday

    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.

    High: 41 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    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.

    Low: 9 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

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

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    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.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 17.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Slater IA
 41.89°N 93.68°W
7:16 am CST Dec 27, 2025
8am CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 2, 2026
 
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