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Including the city of Ames
453 PM CST Thu Jan 8 2026

Tonight   Rain. A slight chance of snow this evening, then snow likely after midnight. Lows around 30. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming northwest with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Friday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday night   Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday   Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Near steady temperature in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday night   Mostly cloudy. Lows around 16. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday   Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.
Sunday night   Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s.
Monday   Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 40s.
Monday night   Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Tuesday   Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday night   Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday   Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s.
Wednesday night   Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 20.
Thursday   Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

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One Storm Leaving, Next One Arriving Friday

Showers, thunderstorms will turn to snow from Nebraska to the UP of Michigan. Snow for the southwestern Plains, Ohio Valley on Friday. » More DTN Weather Commentary

Posted at 11:55AM Thu Jan 8, 2026 CST

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