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57F

Overcast

Feels like
56 F
Wind
6 mph
Gust
17 mph
Humidity
92%

Now, today, and the week

7 days ahead

Tue2026-09-22

Light drizzle, 59 over 52, 14% chance of rain, wind to 11 mph from the ENE

High
59 F
Low
52 F
Rain
14%
Wind
11 mph from the ENE
Sunrise
7:02 am
Sunset
7:11 pm
Ultraviolet
3
Moon
Waxing gibbous

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ames, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AmesAMW

At an airfield/2.5 mi away/919 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Ames (I-35)RAMI4

Beside a road/2.5 mi away/1,027 ft/106 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.0 mi away/1,073 ft/152 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Ames 0.8 ENEIA-SR-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/929 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Ames 5 SEAESI4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/863 ft/58 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Iowa

14 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.