Ames, IA

Iowa • United States

Forecast Point 919 ft • 42.0268, -93.617

Snow Forecast Summary

Next 1-5 Days

3"

F Fri 13
S Sat 14
S Sun 15
M Mon 16
T Tue 17

Next 6-10 Days

0"

W Wed 18
T Thu 19
F Fri 20
S Sat 21
S Sun 22
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Daily Snow Forecast

US and Canada

12 hours ago Alan Smith

The West will see some welcome snow late this week and into the weekend after a drier start to December. A weak storm will move through on Thursday followed by a stronger storm Friday-Sunday. The Sierra (including Tahoe), Cascades, BC, and Northern Rockies will be favored for the deepest snow totals. The East will see rain & some snow Wed-Thu & again early next week with a warmer airmass in place.

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Right Now

Estimated
11 °F
Clear, feels like -3 °F
10 mph
WNW gusts to 20 mph
Wed Dec 11 6:25pm CST

5-Day Hourly Forecast

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Precip Chance 0%
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Precipitation in
Snowfall in
Snow Ratio SLR
Snow Level ft 000000
Weather Mostly ClearClearClearClearClearClear
Temperature °F 121110988
Feels Like °F -3-3-3-4-4-5
Rel. Humidity % 484950505251
Wind Speed mph WNW10WNW10WNW10WNW10NW10NW10
Wind Gust mph 202015151515
Cloud Cover % 3010010100

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Detailed 10-Day Forecast

  Temp   Alerts Snow Ratio 12-Hr Snowfall Snow Level (ft) Precip Chance Precip Amount Feels Like Relative Humidity Wind (mph)
Speed Gust
 Cloud Cover
Wed 11 5 °F 0 0% -5 °F 51%
NW10 15
 20%
Thu 12 12 °F 0 0% 0 °F 42%
NNE5 5
 90%
4 °F 0 0% -4 °F 43%
ENE5 10
 40%
Fri 13 23 °F 0 15% 1 °F 40%
ESE10 20
 80%
23 °F 700 65% 14 °F 74%
ESE15 25
 100%
Sat 14 35 °F 3,800 60% 25 °F 96%
ESE10 15
 100%
32 °F 3,100 10% 28 °F 98%
N5 5
 90%
Sun 15 39 °F 4,100 0% 31 °F 90%
SSE5 10
 90%
36 °F 4,600 0% 30 °F 92%
SSE10 15
 80%
Mon 16 40 °F 2,800 20% 30 °F 75%
WNW15 20
 60%
24 °F 600 20% 18 °F 71%
WNW10 20
 30%
Tue 17 34 °F 100 15% 22 °F 61%
WNW5 10
 40%
27 °F 100 0% 21 °F 68%
ESE10 10
 80%
Wed 18 31 °F 500 35% 22 °F 67%
NNE10 15
 70%
20 °F 0 20% 10 °F 63%
NW15 25
 90%
Thu 19 25 °F 0 0% 10 °F 59%
NW15 20
 90%
19 °F 0 0% 9 °F 70%
WNW10 15
 60%
Fri 20 26 °F 0 0% 9 °F 66%
NNW15 20
 30%
12 °F 0 0% 3 °F 68%
NNW5 10
 30%
Sat 21 33 °F 0 0% 19 °F 60%
SW10 15
 80%
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