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Ames, Iowa, United States (50010)  Lat: 42.03N, Lon: 93.62W
Wx Zone: IAZ048 ICAO Used: KAMW
Current Conditions
Updated: 3:53 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009
Sun & Moon Information:
Fair
Fair
Temp: 22°F
Humidity: 85%
Wind Speed: W16.1MPH G TO24.2(14MPH G TO21KT)
Barometer: 30.07 in.
Dewpoint: 18°F
Heat Index: 22°F
Wind Chill: 8°F
Civil Twilight: 7:10 AM CST Moon Phase:
Waxing Gibbous Moon
Sunrise: 7:41 AM CST
Sunset: 4:49 PM CST
Civil Twilight: 5:21 PM CST
Forecast for Ames, Iowa:
Dated: 336 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009    Expires: 415 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009
7 Day View   
TODAY TONIGHT TUESDAY TUESDAY
NIGHT
WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT
Blowing Snow Mostly Clear Sunny Light Snow Chance of Snow Freezing Drizzle
Blowing
Snow
Mostly
Clear
Sunny Light
Snow
Chance
Of
Snow
Freezing
Drizzle
Hi: 21°F
Lo: -10°F Hi: 15°F
Lo: 10°F Hi: 25°F
Lo: 8°F
Pop: 20% Pop: 50% Pop: 30%
ZoneCast:
Dated: 336 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009    Expires: 415 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009
Includes the Counties: Marshall, Story
Includes the Cities: Ames, Marshalltown

Today...Partly sunny. Breezy. Patchy blowing snow. Scattered flurries. High in the lower 20s. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Tonight...Mostly clear. Very cold. Low around 10 below. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph Decreasing to up to 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday...Sunny. High around 15. South wind near 10 mph.
Tuesday Night...Partly cloudy through midnight...Then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow after midnight. Not as cold. Low around 10. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. High in the mid 20s. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow through midnight...Then a slight chance of light snow or patchy freezing drizzle after midnight. Low 5 to 10 above. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Thursday...Mostly cloudy. High 15 to 20.
Thursday Night...Partly cloudy. Low zero to 5 below. High around 10.
New Years Day...Partly cloudy. Low zero to 5 below. High around 10.
Friday Night...Partly cloudy. Low 5 to 10 below.
Saturday...Sunny. High 10 to 15.
Saturday Night...Partly cloudy. Low zero to 5 below. High 15 to 20.
Sunday...Partly cloudy. Low zero to 5 below. High 15 to 20.

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