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Including the city of Ames
947 AM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

Rest of today   Cloudy with a slight chance of drizzle. Highs in the lower 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Tonight   Cloudy. Areas of fog. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Christmas day   Cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday night   Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Friday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday night   Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Saturday   Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Saturday night   Mostly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the lower 20s.
Sunday   Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Breezy and much cooler with highs in the upper 20s.
Sunday night   Mostly clear. Lows around 10 above.
Monday   Sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.
Monday night   Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
Tuesday   Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

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