Ames, IA Weather

05:00 Monday
Overcast
Overcast
Feels like -2°
Last Quarter Last Quarter Illuminated: 31%
  • Today 12 Jan. Scattered clouds 10° / -1° Moderate southwest wind 14 - 28 km/h
  • Tomorrow 13 Jan. Partly cloudy 11° / Moderate northwest wind 24 - 45 km/h
  • Wednesday 14 Jan. Scattered clouds / -8° Strong north wind 32 - 60 km/h
  • Thursday 15 Jan. Snow with partly cloudy skies 60% 0.6 mm -1° / -9° Moderate south wind 19 - 37 km/h
  • Friday 16 Jan. Snow with partly cloudy skies 70% 0.6 mm / -8° Strong northwest wind 28 - 58 km/h
  • Saturday 17 Jan. Partly cloudy -8° / -17° Strong northwest wind 29 - 55 km/h
  • Sunday 18 Jan. Overcast / -17° Strong northwest wind 23 - 56 km/h

Weather Forecast for Ames, IA Today

, 12 January

Tomorrow

, 13 January
06:00 Overcast Overcast
Feels Like -2°
Gentle west wind West 8 - 17 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 75%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -4 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 100%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -2 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 8 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1022 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 17 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 8202 ft
07:00 Overcast Overcast
Feels Like -3°
Gentle southwest wind Southwest 9 - 16 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 76%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -4 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 98%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -3 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 9 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1022 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 16 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 8202 ft
08:00 Clear -1° Sunny
Feels Like -4°
Gentle southwest wind Southwest 10 - 16 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 80%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -4 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 7%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -4 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 10 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1022 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 16 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 8202 ft
09:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like -2°
Gentle west wind West 11 - 18 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 70%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -4 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 41%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -2 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 11 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1023 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 18 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
10:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like
Gentle southwest wind Southwest 7 - 17 km/h
UV Index 1 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 57%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -4 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 50%
  • Feels Like Feels Like 2 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 45 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 7 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1022 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 17 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
Scattered clouds 11:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 10 - 22 km/h
UV Index 1 Low SPF: no
11:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 10 - 22 km/h
UV Index 1 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 48%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -5 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 50%
  • Feels Like Feels Like 4 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 45 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 10 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1022 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 22 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
12:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 9 - 22 km/h
UV Index 1 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 41%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -5 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 50%
  • Feels Like Feels Like 6 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 45 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 9 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1021 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 22 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7546 ft
13:00 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
Feels Like
Moderate west wind West 10 - 22 km/h
UV Index 1 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 38%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -5 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 80%
  • Feels Like Feels Like 7 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 50 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 10 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1020 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 22 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7546 ft
Partly cloudy 14:00 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
Feels Like
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 10 - 22 km/h
UV Index 1 Low SPF: no
14:00 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
Feels Like
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 10 - 22 km/h
UV Index 1 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 38%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -4 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 73%
  • Feels Like Feels Like 8 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 50 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 10 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1019 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 22 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7546 ft
15:00 Clear Sunny
Feels Like
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 9 - 21 km/h
UV Index 1 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 40%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -3 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 0%
  • Feels Like Feels Like 8 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 45 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 9 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1019 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 21 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7546 ft
16:00 Clear Sunny
Feels Like
Gentle southwest wind Southwest 7 - 16 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 50%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -3 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 0%
  • Feels Like Feels Like 6 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 45 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 7 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1018 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 16 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
Sunny 17:00 Clear Sunny
Feels Like
Gentle southwest wind Southwest 10 - 15 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
17:00 Clear Sunny
Feels Like
Gentle southwest wind Southwest 10 - 15 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 65%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -3 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 0%
  • Feels Like Feels Like 1 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 45 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 10 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1017 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 15 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
18:00 Clear skies Clear
Feels Like
Gentle southwest wind Southwest 11 - 18 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 68%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -3 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 1%
  • Feels Like Feels Like 0 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 11 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1017 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 18 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
19:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like -1°
Gentle southwest wind Southwest 11 - 18 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 71%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -3 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 52%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -1 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 11 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1017 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 18 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
Scattered clouds 20:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like -1°
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 12 - 20 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
20:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like -1°
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 12 - 20 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 73%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -2 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 50%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -1 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 12 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1016 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 20 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
21:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like -1°
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 13 - 23 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 72%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -3 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 50%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -1 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 13 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1016 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 23 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 8202 ft
22:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like -2°
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 14 - 24 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 73%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -3 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 50%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -2 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 14 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1015 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 24 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
Scattered clouds 23:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like -1°
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 14 - 25 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
23:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like -1°
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 14 - 25 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 74%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -2 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 50%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -1 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 14 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1014 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 25 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft
24:00 Scattered clouds Scattered clouds
Feels Like -1°
Moderate southwest wind Southwest 13 - 24 km/h
UV Index 0 Low SPF: no
  • Rain Rain 0% 0 mm
  • Humidity Humidity 76%
  • Dew Point Dew Point -2 °C
  • Clouds Clouds 49%
  • Feels Like Feels Like -1 °C
  • Visibility Visibility 40 km
  • Wind Wind - Average 13 km/h
  • Pressure Pressure 1013 hPa
  • Fog Fog No
  • Wind - Gusts Wind - Gusts 24 km/h
  • Snowline Snowline 7874 ft

Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise 07:41 Sunset 17:04
First light 07:10 Midday 12:22 Last light 17:35
Day length 9h 24m

Time remaining until sunrise 1h 47m

Lunar calendar

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14 Last Quarter
15 Last Quarter
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17 New Moon
18 New Moon
19 New Moon
20 First Quarter
21 First Quarter
22 First Quarter
23 First Quarter
24 First Quarter
25 First Quarter

Air quality in Ames today

Detail
25
Fair O₃ (60 µg/m³)
  • Little health risk.
  • Sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or intense outdoor activities if they experience symptoms.

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