As of 00:28 MDT

Weather in Ames, CO

50°

Ames, Wednesday, 7 October, 00:28

Mostly clear. Feels like 48°. High 66°, low 43°.

Pressure30.15 inHg

Wind4.6 mph SE

Humidity53%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point35°

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Monthly outlook for Ames, CO: average high 58°, average low 39°. That is 5° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 8 days (about 1.8 inches), against a normal of 5 days and 1.4 inches. The warmest day looks like 8 October (67.5°), the coolest 16 October (30.8°).

58°/39°

Average high / low

+5°

Above normal

8 / 5

Wet days / normal

1.8 in

Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

Period	Forecast high	Normal	Difference
7 October – 16 October	56.8°	50.1°	+3.7°
17 October – 26 October	60.2°	46.5°	+7.6°
27 October – 5 November	at normal	41.8°	—

October records over 66 years

67.6°6 October 1979All-time high

-11.9°30 October 2023All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Ophir (3 mi).

Thu, 0867° / 42°

0.08

67 °

Ames, Thursday, 8 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 42°.

Pressure30.18 inHg

Wind1.6 mph NW

Humidity37%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point29°

Fri, 0962° / 39°

0.05

62 °

Ames, Friday, 9 October

Light rain. High 62°, low 39°.

Pressure30.09 inHg

Wind5 mph SW

Humidity41%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point27°

Sat, 1058° / 39°

0.08

58 °

Ames, Saturday, 10 October

Light rain. High 58°, low 39°.

Pressure30.03 inHg

Wind7.2 mph SW

Humidity75%

Visibility6.0 mi

Dew point40°

Sun, 1151° / 44°

0.33

51 °

Ames, Sunday, 11 October

Rain. High 51°, low 44°.

Pressure30.00 inHg

Wind8 mph S

Humidity86%

Visibility—

Dew point45°

Mon, 1255° / 47°

0.21

55 °

Ames, Monday, 12 October

Light rain. High 55°, low 47°.

Pressure30.00 inHg

Wind10 mph S

Humidity74%

Visibility—

Dew point45°

Tue, 1361° / 46°

0.05

61 °

Ames, Tuesday, 13 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 46°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind8.5 mph S

Humidity57%

Visibility—

Dew point42°

Wed, 1444° / 34°

0.93

44 °

Ames, Wednesday, 14 October

Snow. High 44°, low 34°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind6 mph W

Humidity87%

Visibility—

Dew point36°

Thu, 1551° / 32°

51 °

Ames, Thursday, 15 October

Mostly clear. High 51°, low 32°.

Pressure30.21 inHg

Wind6.3 mph N

Humidity73%

Visibility—

Dew point37°

Fri, 1653° / 31°

53 °

Ames, Friday, 16 October

Clear. High 53°, low 31°.

Pressure30.27 inHg

Wind5.8 mph E

Humidity54%

Visibility—

Dew point32°

Sat, 1759° / 33°

59 °

Ames, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 59°, low 33°.

Pressure30.24 inHg

Wind6.2 mph E

Humidity30%

Visibility—

Dew point24°

Sun, 1860° / 37°

60 °

Ames, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 60°, low 37°.

Pressure30.15 inHg

Wind4.4 mph NW

Humidity30%

Visibility—

Dew point24°

Mon, 1958° / 37°

58 °

Ames, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 58°, low 37°.

Pressure30.09 inHg

Wind5.9 mph NW

Humidity21%

Visibility—

Dew point15°

Tue, 2060° / 38°

60 °

Ames, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 60°, low 38°.

Pressure30.15 inHg

Wind5.9 mph N

Humidity22%

Visibility—

Dew point17°

Wed, 2164° / 40°

64 °

Ames, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 64°, low 40°.

Pressure30.21 inHg

Wind4.5 mph NW

Humidity15%

Visibility—

Dew point12°

Thu, 2260° / 41°

60 °

Ames, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 60°, low 41°.

Pressure30.30 inHg

Wind5.3 mph SE

Humidity29%

Visibility—

Dew point25°

From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics

Fri, 2346° / 27°

0.07

46 °

Ames, Friday, 23 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°

Average low27°

Average precipitation0.07 in

Chance of precipitation25%

Record high60° (2003)

Record low11° (1986)

Sat, 2445° / 25°

0.06

45 °

Ames, Saturday, 24 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°

Average low25°

Average precipitation0.06 in

Chance of precipitation33%

Record high60° (2014)

Record low-8° (1975)

Sun, 2545° / 25°

0.1

45 °

Ames, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°

Average low25°

Average precipitation0.1 in

Chance of precipitation35%

Record high59° (2014)

Record low-2° (1975)

Mon, 2644° / 23°

0.11

44 °

Ames, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°

Average low23°

Average precipitation0.11 in

Chance of precipitation32%

Record high58° (1977)

Record low-8° (2010)

Tue, 2744° / 23°

0.08

44 °

Ames, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°

Average low23°

Average precipitation0.08 in

Chance of precipitation25%

Record high60° (2016)

Record low-11° (2020)

Wed, 2844° / 24°

0.11

44 °

Ames, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°

Average low24°

Average precipitation0.11 in

Chance of precipitation33%

Record high57° (2016)

Record low-5° (1976)

Thu, 2942° / 22°

0.13

42 °

Ames, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°

Average low22°

Average precipitation0.13 in

Chance of precipitation42%

Record high58° (1964)

Record low-11° (2009)

Fri, 3041° / 20°

0.08

41 °

Ames, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°

Average low20°

Average precipitation0.08 in

Chance of precipitation35%

Record high56° (2014)

Record low-12° (2023)

Sat, 3141° / 21°

0.11

41 °

Ames, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°

Average low21°

Average precipitation0.11 in

Chance of precipitation33%

Record high56° (1999)

Record low-11° (1979)

Sun, 0140° / 21°

0.07

40 °

Ames, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high40°

Average low21°

Average precipitation0.07 in

Chance of precipitation28%

Record high54° (2008)

Record low-12° (1979)

Mon, 0241° / 20°

0.08

41 °

Ames, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°

Average low20°

Average precipitation0.08 in

Chance of precipitation22%

Record high58° (2025)

Record low-6° (2004)

Tue, 0341° / 20°

0.1

41 °

Ames, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°

Average low20°

Average precipitation0.1 in

Chance of precipitation25%

Record high54° (2010)

Record low-10° (1982)

Wed, 0441° / 20°

0.04

41 °

Ames, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°

Average low20°

Average precipitation0.04 in

Chance of precipitation23%

Record high56° (2009)

Record low-7° (1992)

Thu, 0541° / 20°

0.06

41 °

Ames, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°

Average low20°

Average precipitation0.06 in

Chance of precipitation23%

Record high53° (2025)

Record low0° (2003)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Ames, CO are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Ames, CO since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.