As of 22:24 CDT

Weather in Ames, IA

59°Current weather

Ames, Thursday, 8 October, 22:24

Light rain. Feels like 59°. High 76°, low 49°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind4.6 mph S
Humidity90%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°

10-day forecast for Ames, IA: 36° to 84°, with precipitation expected on 3 days. The table below breaks each day into morning, afternoon, evening and overnight.

84°
Best day: Monday, October 12
74° · 0.47 in
Worst day: Thursday, October 15

Tap any day below to see morning, afternoon, evening and overnight.

Fri, 0982° / 56°0.18Rain
MorningPartly cloudy57°feels 57°
AfternoonClear78°feels 79°
EveningClear68°feels 69°
OvernightLight rain59°feels 59°
82 °Rain

Ames, Friday, 9 October

Rain. High 82°, low 56°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind8.5 mph SE
Humidity64%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point58°
Sat, 1083° / 63°0Clear
MorningClear63°feels 62°
AfternoonClear80°feels 81°
EveningClear70°feels 70°
OvernightClear66°feels 66°
83 °Clear

Ames, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 83°, low 63°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind10.9 mph S
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point61°
Sun, 1180° / 59°0Clear
MorningClear59°feels 58°
AfternoonClear78°feels 79°
EveningOvercast72°feels 72°
OvernightClear62°feels 61°
80 °Clear

Ames, Sunday, 11 October

Clear. High 80°, low 59°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind9.3 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point58°
Mon, 1284° / 67°0Mostly clear
MorningClear69°feels 69°
AfternoonMostly clear83°feels 84°
EveningMostly clear75°feels 76°
OvernightClear70°feels 70°
84 °Mostly clear

Ames, Monday, 12 October

Mostly clear. High 84°, low 67°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind9.1 mph S
Humidity59%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point64°
Tue, 1367° / 57°0Overcast
MorningOvercast61°feels 61°
AfternoonOvercast64°feels 64°
EveningOvercast60°feels 60°
OvernightOvercast58°feels 57°
67 °Overcast

Ames, Tuesday, 13 October

Overcast. High 67°, low 57°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind11 mph NW
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Wed, 1465° / 55°0.12Light rain
MorningLight rain58°feels 57°
AfternoonLight rain64°feels 63°
EveningLight rain58°feels 58°
OvernightLight rain58°feels 58°
65 °Light rain

Ames, Wednesday, 14 October

Light rain. High 65°, low 55°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind17.2 mph E
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Thu, 1574° / 59°0.47Rain
MorningRain66°feels 66°
AfternoonRain73°feels 72°
EveningRain63°feels 62°
OvernightRain59°feels 58°
74 °Rain

Ames, Thursday, 15 October

Rain. High 74°, low 59°.

Pressure29.65 inHg
Wind18.9 mph SW
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point54°
Fri, 1654° / 45°0Overcast
MorningOvercast51°feels 49°
AfternoonOvercast51°feels 49°
EveningOvercast48°feels 43°
OvernightOvercast47°feels 41°
54 °Overcast

Ames, Friday, 16 October

Overcast. High 54°, low 45°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind17.1 mph NW
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Sat, 1750° / 36°0Clear
MorningClear39°feels 34°
AfternoonClear47°feels 43°
EveningClear43°feels 41°
OvernightClear39°feels 35°
50 °Clear

Ames, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 50°, low 36°.

Pressure30.59 inHg
Wind11.6 mph N
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point24°

About this forecast

How reliable is a 10-day forecast?

The first 3–5 days are the most reliable, typically within 2–4°. From day six to ten the models show the trend: the direction of change is right more often than the exact numbers.

What does the time-of-day table show?

Temperature in Ames, IA around 8am, 2pm, 8pm and 2am each day — handy for planning a walk, a drive or work outdoors.

How is the best day chosen?

We weigh the daytime high against precipitation: a warm, dry day scores highest.