Ames, IA 50012 Weather

Story County10:52 PM CDT42.02°N, 93.65°W

Current conditions

Clear
61°
Clear
Feels like 61°
High 77° Friday·Low 53° tonight
WindSSE 6 mph
Humidity77%
Dew point54°
Pressure30.17 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover5%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:36 AM
Sunset6:24 PM

Observed at Boone Municipal · 37 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 8 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 61°
  2. 11 PM Clear 60°
  3. Fri12 AM Mostly Clear 59°
  4. 1 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  5. 2 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  6. 3 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  7. 4 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  8. 5 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  9. 6 AM Sunny 53°
  10. 7 AM Sunny 53°
  11. 8 AM Sunny 53°
  12. 9 AM Sunny 56°
  13. 10 AM Sunny 62°
  14. 11 AM Sunny 66°
  15. 12 PM Sunny 70°
  16. 1 PM Sunny 73°
  17. 2 PM Sunny 74°
  18. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 75°
  19. 4 PM Partly Sunny 76°
  20. 5 PM Partly Sunny 74°
  21. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 73°
  22. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 70°
  23. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 67°
  24. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny53°78°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny57°77°
  3. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny54°77°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°72°
  5. MonOct 26 Cloudy Cloudy17%48°66°
  6. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers22%48°62°
  7. WedOct 28 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers32%45°64°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy34°49°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny31°52°
  10. SatOct 31 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny43°61°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

59
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • ThuModerate
  • FriModerate
  • SatModerate

Des Moines, IA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:36 AM
Sunset 6:24 PM
Daylight 10 h 47 min (−2 min 40 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit
Moonrise 4:30 PM Moonset 3:38 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low60° / 36°
Record high86° (1927)
Record low15° (1976)
Wettest1.52 in (1979)
Yesterday71° / 42°
Month to date4.85 in (normal 2.09 in)

Boone, records since 1904. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

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