National Weather Service Forecast for: Ames IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 5:01 pm CST Dec 17, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Rain, mainly after midnight. Temperature rising to around 42 by 3am. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly Cloudy
then Rain

 Thursday

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Windy. Chance
Rain then
Slight Chance
Snow
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Saturday

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Partly Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Mostly Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Mostly Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Mostly Cloudy
Lo 35 °F⇑ Hi 38 °F⇓ Lo 10 °F Hi 33 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 38 °F Lo 18 °F Hi 36 °F Lo 26 °F

Wind Advisory
 

Tonight
 
 Rain, mainly after midnight. Temperature rising to around 42 by 3am. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
 
 A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Ames IA.