Forecast and Conditions for Ames, Iowa

Updated: 11:27 PM CDT on July 23, 2008
Observed at North-Central Ames, Ames, Iowa
Temperature 66.0 °F / 18.9 °C
Humidity 80%
Dew Point 60 °F / 15 °C
Wind SE at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure 30.11 in / 1019.5 hPa (Rising)
Conditions Light Rain
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 4900 ft / 1493 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 7000 ft / 2133 m
Overcast (OVC) : 8500 ft / 2590 m
Yesterday's Maximum 86.7 °F / 30.4 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 62.4 °F / 16.9 °C
Normal high 82 °F / 27 °C
Normal low 61 °F / 16 °C
Record high 95 °F / 35 °C (2005)
Record low 50 °F / 10 °C (2000)
Sunrise05:59 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:41 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise11:10 PM (CDT)
Moon Set11:37 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 10:48 PM CDT on July 23, 2008

Rest of Tonight
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening...then thunderstorms likely after midnight. Low in the lower 60s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
Thursday
Thunderstorms likely in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the upper 70s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the upper 60s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s. Northwest wind around 5 mph shifting to the southwest up to 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 60s. South wind near 5 mph shifting to the northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. High in the mid 80s.
Saturday Night and Sunday
Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the lower 60s. High in the lower 80s.
Sunday Night and Monday
Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 60s. High in the mid 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the lower 60s.
Tuesday
Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. High in the mid 80s.
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