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 83 degrees in Ames and the wind is blowing from the SE at 11 mph on Tuesday, May 13th. The weather forecast for today is Fair. To view todays weather forecast in Ames by the hour, please reference the table below.

Ames,

Current Weather
83°F
Feels like: 83 °F
Humidity: 39 %
Pressure: 29.68 in
Wind: 11 mph
Trend: Falling
Wind Dir: SE
Rain 24hrs: 0 in
UV Index: 6,High
Visibility: 10 mi

Right now: Fair
Today's Forecast
84 °F/57°F
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the upper 50s.
Day Forecast Wind Humidity
Tue May 13
84° / 59°
Mostly Sunny
1% of precipitation
 Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. 39% view hourly
Wed May 14
89° / 66°
Mostly Sunny
6% of precipitation
 Winds SE at 10 to 20 mph. 48% view hourly
Thu May 15
84° / 54°
Partly Cloudy/Wind
20% of precipitation
 Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph. 50% view hourly
Fri May 16
75° / 47°
Partly Cloudy/Wind
9% of precipitation
 Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph. 35% view hourly
Sat May 17
71° / 43°
Mostly Sunny
1% of precipitation
 Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph. 44% view hourly
Sun May 18
69° / 51°
Partly Cloudy
12% of precipitation
 Winds ENE at 10 to 20 mph. 48% view hourly
Mon May 19
67° / 55°
Scattered Thunderstorms
40% of precipitation
 Winds E at 15 to 25 mph. 65% view hourly
Tue May 20
64° / 47°
Scattered Thunderstorms
47% of precipitation
 Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. 85% view hourly
Wed May 21
61° / 44°
Mostly Cloudy
24% of precipitation
 Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph. 64% view hourly
Thu May 22
65° / 44°
Partly Cloudy
13% of precipitation
 Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. 57% view hourly
Fri May 23
71° / 47°
Partly Cloudy
24% of precipitation
 Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. 51% view hourly


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