As of 16:50 CDT

Weather in Ames, IA

77°Current weather

Ames, Thursday, 8 October, 16:50

Partly cloudy. Feels like 76°. High 77°, low 49°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind4.6 mph S
Humidity31%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°

10-day forecast for Ames, IA: 37° to 82°, with precipitation expected on 3 days. The table below breaks each day into morning, afternoon, evening and overnight.

80°
Best day: Sunday, October 11
82° · 0.66 in
Worst day: Friday, October 9

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

Fri, 0982° / 55°0.66Heavy rain
MorningRain59°feels 59°
AfternoonPartly cloudy79°feels 79°
EveningClear67°feels 68°
OvernightLight rain58°feels 57°
82 °Heavy rain

Ames, Friday, 9 October

Heavy rain. High 82°, low 55°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind8.3 mph SE
Humidity65%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point58°
Sat, 1080° / 63°0Clear
MorningClear63°feels 63°
AfternoonClear80°feels 80°
EveningClear71°feels 71°
OvernightClear66°feels 66°
80 °Clear

Ames, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 80°, low 63°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind11.3 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point61°
Sun, 1180° / 59°0Mostly clear
MorningClear60°feels 59°
AfternoonPartly cloudy79°feels 79°
EveningOvercast72°feels 73°
OvernightClear63°feels 63°
80 °Mostly clear

Ames, Sunday, 11 October

Mostly clear. High 80°, low 59°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind9.3 mph S
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point60°
Mon, 1276° / 62°0Overcast
MorningOvercast68°feels 69°
AfternoonOvercast76°feels 76°
EveningOvercast68°feels 68°
OvernightClear70°feels 70°
76 °Overcast

Ames, Monday, 12 October

Overcast. High 76°, low 62°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind3.2 mph W
Humidity66%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point62°
Tue, 1368° / 57°0.01Light rain
MorningLight rain59°feels 58°
AfternoonLight rain65°feels 64°
EveningLight rain64°feels 63°
OvernightLight rain62°feels 61°
68 °Light rain

Ames, Tuesday, 13 October

Light rain. High 68°, low 57°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind9.4 mph NE
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Wed, 1477° / 58°0.3Light rain
MorningLight rain60°feels 59°
AfternoonLight rain65°feels 65°
EveningLight rain75°feels 76°
OvernightLight rain62°feels 61°
77 °Light rain

Ames, Wednesday, 14 October

Light rain. High 77°, low 58°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind18.9 mph S
Humidity92%
Visibility—
Dew point60°
Thu, 1572° / 55°0Partly cloudy
MorningPartly cloudy59°feels 58°
AfternoonPartly cloudy69°feels 68°
EveningPartly cloudy63°feels 62°
OvernightPartly cloudy60°feels 59°
72 °Partly cloudy

Ames, Thursday, 15 October

Partly cloudy. High 72°, low 55°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind11.8 mph SW
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Fri, 1658° / 46°0Overcast
MorningOvercast51°feels 49°
AfternoonOvercast53°feels 50°
EveningOvercast49°feels 44°
OvernightOvercast47°feels 42°
58 °Overcast

Ames, Friday, 16 October

Overcast. High 58°, low 46°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind18.6 mph N
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Sat, 1752° / 37°0Partly cloudy
MorningPartly cloudy40°feels 36°
AfternoonPartly cloudy49°feels 45°
EveningPartly cloudy45°feels 43°
OvernightPartly cloudy42°feels 41°
52 °Partly cloudy

Ames, Saturday, 17 October

Partly cloudy. High 52°, low 37°.

Pressure30.62 inHg
Wind9.8 mph N
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point26°

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.