As of 12:59 CDT

Weather in Ames, IA

85°Current weather

Ames, Monday, 12 October, 12:59

Clear. Feels like 87°. High 86°, low 67°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind12.7 mph SW
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point65°

10-day forecast for Ames, IA: 38° to 86°, with precipitation expected on 3 days. The table below breaks each day into morning, afternoon, evening and overnight.

86°
Best day: Monday, October 12
61° · 0.1 in
Worst day: Thursday, October 15

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

Tue, 1375° / 55°0Clear
MorningClear56°feels 56°
AfternoonClear73°feels 73°
EveningOvercast66°feels 66°
OvernightClear63°feels 62°
75 °Clear

Ames, Tuesday, 13 October

Clear. High 75°, low 55°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind4.3 mph N
Humidity64%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point53°
Wed, 1465° / 52°0Overcast
MorningOvercast52°feels 51°
AfternoonOvercast65°feels 64°
EveningOvercast61°feels 60°
OvernightPartly cloudy57°feels 56°
65 °Overcast

Ames, Wednesday, 14 October

Overcast. High 65°, low 52°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind9 mph NE
Humidity60%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°
Thu, 1561° / 57°0.1Rain
MorningOvercast59°feels 59°
AfternoonOvercast62°feels 62°
EveningOvercast58°feels 57°
OvernightOvercast60°feels 59°
61 °Rain

Ames, Thursday, 15 October

Rain. High 61°, low 57°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind6.6 mph NE
Humidity82%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°
Fri, 1656° / 44°0Clear
MorningClear47°feels 40°
AfternoonClear53°feels 51°
EveningClear49°feels 46°
OvernightPartly cloudy49°feels 43°
56 °Clear

Ames, Friday, 16 October

Clear. High 56°, low 44°.

Pressure30.59 inHg
Wind15.8 mph N
Humidity50%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°
Sat, 1760° / 38°0Clear
MorningClear44°feels 40°
AfternoonClear57°feels 55°
EveningClear52°feels 49°
OvernightClear47°feels 42°
60 °Clear

Ames, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 60°, low 38°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind11.5 mph SW
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
Sun, 1863° / 42°0Clear
MorningClear48°feels 42°
AfternoonClear60°feels 58°
EveningClear55°feels 53°
OvernightClear50°feels 47°
63 °Clear

Ames, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 63°, low 42°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind18.8 mph SW
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Mon, 1961° / 50°0.04Light rain
MorningLight rain53°feels 51°
AfternoonLight rain59°feels 58°
EveningLight rain57°feels 57°
OvernightLight rain54°feels 54°
61 °Light rain

Ames, Monday, 19 October

Light rain. High 61°, low 50°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind10.1 mph S
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point48°
Tue, 2062° / 56°0Overcast
MorningOvercast58°feels 58°
AfternoonOvercast61°feels 60°
EveningOvercast58°feels 58°
OvernightOvercast57°feels 57°
62 °Overcast

Ames, Tuesday, 20 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 56°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind10.2 mph SE
Humidity72%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Wed, 2176° / 55°0.05Light rain
MorningLight rain61°feels 60°
AfternoonLight rain73°feels 73°
EveningLight rain67°feels 67°
OvernightLight rain65°feels 65°
76 °Light rain

Ames, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 76°, low 55°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind14 mph SE
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point58°

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.