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County Forecast for Ames , IA
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Including the city of Ames
408 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

..flood watch in effect until 7 am cdt this morning   
Today   Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then partly sunny. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall early. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tonight   Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday   Partly sunny. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday night   Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Sunday   Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Sunday night   A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Monday   Becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday night   Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tuesday   Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon.
Tuesday night   Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 100 early in the evening.
Wednesday   Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
Wednesday night   Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 110 early in the evening.
Thursday   Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
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