National Weather Service Forecast for: Ames IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 6:42 pm CDT May 28, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 7 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers

 Saturday

Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
 Sunday

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Slight Chance
Showers

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Chance
T-storms

 Monday

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Monday
Night
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Chance
T-storms
Lo 62 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 60 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 58 °F

 

Tonight
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 7 mph.
Friday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
 
 A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
 
 A slight chance of thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Ames IA.