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	County Forecast for Ames , IA

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Including the city of Ames
833 AM CDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Rest of today   Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 102 this afternoon.
Tonight   Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening.
Friday   Sunny with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
Friday night   Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 104 early in the evening.
Saturday   Sunny with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 103.
Saturday night   Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday   Mostly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Sunday night   Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Labor day   Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
Monday night   Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Tuesday   Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 90s.
Tuesday night   Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday   Mostly sunny. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

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