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	County Forecast for Ames , IA

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Including the city of Ames
318 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

Tonight   Mostly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.
Wednesday   Sunny, breezy and much cooler with highs in the upper 20s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the morning.
Wednesday night   Mostly clear. Lows around 13. North winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday   Partly sunny. A slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
Thursday night   Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Not as cool. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Friday   Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 20s in the afternoon. Chance of snow 30 percent.
Friday night   Mostly cloudy and breezy. Much cooler with lows around 10 above.
Saturday   Partly sunny. Much cooler with highs 10 to 15.
Saturday night   Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above zero.
Sunday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
Sunday night   Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
Martin luther king jr day   Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.
Monday night   Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above zero.
Tuesday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.

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