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As of 17:30 CDT

Weather in Ames, IA

80°Current weather

Ames, Saturday, 8 August, 17:30

Mostly clear. Feels like 83°. High 81°, low 60°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind10.7 mph SE
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point68°
Sun, 0993° / 70°0.11Rain
93 °Rain

Ames, Sunday, 9 August

Rain. High 93°, low 70°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind8.4 mph SW
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point69°
Mon, 1089° / 70°0Overcast
89 °Overcast

Ames, Monday, 10 August

Overcast. High 89°, low 70°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind5.3 mph NE
Humidity64%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point69°
Tue, 1191° / 69°0.03Light rain
91 °Light rain

Ames, Tuesday, 11 August

Light rain. High 91°, low 69°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind7.2 mph NW
Humidity58%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point69°
Wed, 1286° / 72°0.04Light rain
86 °Light rain

Ames, Wednesday, 12 August

Light rain. High 86°, low 72°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind4.5 mph S
Humidity64%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point67°
Thu, 1380° / 63°0.09Light rain
80 °Light rain

Ames, Thursday, 13 August

Light rain. High 80°, low 63°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind14.8 mph NE
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point63°
Fri, 1478° / 55°0Clear
78 °Clear

Ames, Friday, 14 August

Clear. High 78°, low 55°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind7.3 mph SE
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Sat, 1580° / 57°0Overcast
80 °Overcast

Ames, Saturday, 15 August

Overcast. High 80°, low 57°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind12.9 mph SE
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Sun, 1681° / 65°0Overcast
81 °Overcast

Ames, Sunday, 16 August

Overcast. High 81°, low 65°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind11 mph SE
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point68°
Mon, 1794° / 70°0Overcast
94 °Overcast

Ames, Monday, 17 August

Overcast. High 94°, low 70°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind11.5 mph NE
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point69°
Tue, 1889° / 69°0.09Light rain
89 °Light rain

Ames, Tuesday, 18 August

Light rain. High 89°, low 69°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind14.1 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point68°
Wed, 1992° / 69°0.16Rain
92 °Rain

Ames, Wednesday, 19 August

Rain. High 92°, low 69°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind17.1 mph NE
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point63°
Thu, 2084° / 63°0Overcast
84 °Overcast

Ames, Thursday, 20 August

Overcast. High 84°, low 63°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind10.4 mph N
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point61°
Fri, 2186° / 63°0Clear
86 °Clear

Ames, Friday, 21 August

Clear. High 86°, low 63°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind11.5 mph S
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point57°
Sat, 2277° / 60°0.06Light rain
77 °Light rain

Ames, Saturday, 22 August

Light rain. High 77°, low 60°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind17.6 mph NE
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point65°
Sun, 2375° / 47°0Clear
75 °Clear

Ames, Sunday, 23 August

Clear. High 75°, low 47°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind11.3 mph E
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point39°

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, IA 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, IA 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.