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7-Day Forecast 42.02°N 93.62°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Ames IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Last Update: 3:01 am CST Dec 5, 2025		Print

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 17. Wind chill values as low as 5. South wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy


  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 5. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 33 °F

    Partly Sunny


  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy


  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 11. East southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Heavy Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17.

    High: 17 °F

    Partly Sunny


  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy


  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny


  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy




    • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 17. Wind chill values as low as 5. South wind around 9 mph.

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 5. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Saturday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 11. East southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17.

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.


    Ames IA
     42.02°N 93.62°W

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