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Ames, IA weather

It is 54°F and cloudy at Ames, Ames Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 52°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:18 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Cloudy

Wind

SE 3 mph

Humidity 94% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.07 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Ames, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Ames forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS DMX forecast area

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From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Iowa.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Ames (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM54°FPartly Sunny4%SE 5 mph
Wed 7 AM54°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms17%SSE 5 mph
Wed 8 AM54°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms17%SSE 6 mph
Wed 9 AM58°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18%SSE 7 mph
Wed 10 AM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers21%S 8 mph
Wed 11 AM67°FSlight Chance Rain Showers19%S 10 mph
Wed 12 PM70°FSlight Chance Rain Showers21%S 12 mph
Wed 1 PM73°FMostly Sunny13%S 12 mph
Wed 2 PM75°FSunny13%S 13 mph
Wed 3 PM75°FMostly Sunny12%S 14 mph
Wed 4 PM76°FMostly Sunny7%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM75°FMostly Sunny13%S 14 mph
Wed 6 PM74°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms23%S 12 mph
Wed 7 PM71°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms43%S 9 mph
Wed 8 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms51%S 9 mph
Wed 9 PM65°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms48%SSW 8 mph
Wed 10 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely59%SSW 7 mph
Wed 11 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely57%WSW 6 mph
Thu 12 AM62°FMostly Cloudy14%W 5 mph
Thu 1 AM61°FMostly Cloudy7%WNW 3 mph
Thu 2 AM61°FPartly Cloudy5%WNW 3 mph
Thu 3 AM60°FMostly Cloudy5%NW 3 mph
Thu 4 AM59°FMostly Cloudy1%NNW 5 mph
Thu 5 AM56°FMostly Cloudy0%NNW 6 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Ames can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 52°F

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 77°F·Low 52°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. West wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 69°F·Low 46°F

Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 62°F·Low 49°F

Rain showers before 10am, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday

High 67°F·Low 52°F

Rain showers likely before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 53°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday

High 65°F·Low 52°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday

High 64°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Ames is served by the National Weather Service DMX forecast office, forecast zone IAZ048, county zone IAC169.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Ames (42.0263, -93.6213), in Story County. Population: 69,026 (2024 estimate), number 8 of the 27 Iowa cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDMX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.0263,-93.6213 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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