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Ames, IA Weather

Live radar, hourly and 7-day forecast, and National Weather Service alerts for Ames, Story County, Iowa.

Updated Jul 29, 2026, 4:03 PM local time · Radar refreshes every 5 minutes

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Ames
Clear
87°F
Feels like 93°F
Wind 8 mph
Humidity 56%
Cloud cover 0%
UV index 8
Alerts 0

Active alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Ames, IA.

Ames weather radar

Light Heavy

Next 24 hours

Now
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87°F
 
5 PM
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87°F
 
6 PM
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86°F
 
7 PM
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85°F
 
8 PM
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82°F
 
9 PM
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79°F
 
10 PM
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77°F
 
11 PM
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75°F
 
12 AM
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73°F
 
1 AM
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72°F
 
2 AM
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70°F
 
3 AM
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69°F
 
4 AM
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68°F
 
5 AM
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67°F
 
6 AM
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66°F
 
7 AM
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67°F
 
8 AM
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71°F
 
9 AM
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75°F
 
10 AM
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77°F
 
11 AM
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81°F
 
12 PM
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83°F
 
1 PM
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85°F
 
2 PM
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86°F
 
3 PM
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88°F
 

7-day forecast

Today
Jul 29
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87°F
67°F
1%
Thu
Jul 30
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88°F
66°F
13%
Fri
Jul 31
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76°F
62°F
95%
Sat
Aug 1
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81°F
59°F
24%
Sun
Aug 2
88°F
64°F
2%
Mon
Aug 3
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92°F
65°F
2%
Tue
Aug 4
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90°F
62°F
12%

Weather near Ames

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