Ames, Iowa Weather Forecast
Today in Ames: partly cloudy with a high near 63°F and a low around 49°F. Rain chance 5%. Best chance of rain is Thursday at 88%. Highs run 53 to 71°F through Tuesday.
Forecast updated 9:05 AM CDT, Oct 14
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7-Day Forecast for Ames
Today 10/14
63°/49°
5%
Thu 10/15
59°/52°
88%
Fri 10/16
53°/41°
19%
Sat 10/17
59°/33°
0%
Sun 10/18
65°/43°
4%
Mon 10/19
67°/49°
8%
Tue 10/20
71°/49°
5%
Next 24 Hours
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| Wind | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,553
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
4.38 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
38.99 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
65°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
1.03 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 13. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
NWS Forecast
About Ames Weather
Ames sits at about 932 feet above sea level in Story County, Iowa. About 67,910 people live in the Ames area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service DMX office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KDMX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 5b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -15 to -10°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 20 and the first fall freeze around Oct 28.
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