Our Ames weather doppler radar and forecast will help you stay up to date with your area's local weather conditions. The temperature is currently 77 degrees in Ames and the wind is blowing from the S at 21 mph on Tuesday, April 29th. The weather forecast for today is Sunny/Wind. To view todays weather forecast in Ames by the hour, please reference the table below.
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Ames,
Current Weather
77°F

Feels like: 77 °F
Humidity: 67 %
Pressure: 29.58 in
Wind: 21 mph
Trend: Falling
Wind Dir: S
Rain 24hrs: 0.01 in
UV Index: 0,Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Right now: Sunny/Wind
Today's Forecast

Windy, partly cloudy. Lows overnight in the mid 40s.
Day | Forecast | Wind | Humidity | ||
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Mon Apr 28
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45°
0% of precipitation
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Winds W at 20 to 30 mph. | 73% | view hourly |
Tue Apr 29
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66° /
44°
Sunny
4% of precipitation
|
Winds NNW at 15 to 25 mph. | 50% | view hourly |
Wed Apr 30
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61° /
52°
Rain
80% of precipitation
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Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. | 70% | view hourly |
Thu May 1
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67° /
46°
Cloudy
21% of precipitation
|
Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. | 75% | view hourly |
Fri May 2
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65° /
42°
Partly Cloudy
24% of precipitation
|
Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. | 57% | view hourly |
Sat May 3
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70° /
47°
Mostly Sunny
5% of precipitation
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Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. | 46% | view hourly |
Sun May 4
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75° /
51°
Mostly Sunny
4% of precipitation
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Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. | 51% | view hourly |
Mon May 5
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77° /
55°
Mostly Sunny
9% of precipitation
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Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. | 53% | view hourly |
Tue May 6
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81° /
56°
Partly Cloudy
12% of precipitation
|
Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. | 53% | view hourly |
Wed May 7
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78° /
55°
Partly Cloudy
22% of precipitation
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Winds E at 10 to 15 mph. | 59% | view hourly |
Thu May 8
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78° /
55°
Mostly Cloudy
24% of precipitation
|
Winds E at 10 to 15 mph. | 59% | view hourly |
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