National Weather Service Forecast for: Ames IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 5:47 pm CDT Jul 16, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind.
Partly Cloudy
Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Partly Cloudy
Lo 71 °F Hi 94 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 93 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 98 °F Lo 71 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Tonight
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
 
Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Monday
 
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Ames IA.