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	County Forecast for Ames , IA

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Including the city of Ames
733 PM CST Sun Jan 4 2026

Tonight   Clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday   Areas of fog in the morning. Cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Monday night   Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday night   Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows around 30. West winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
Wednesday   Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday night   Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
Thursday   Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
Thursday night   Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Friday   Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Friday night   Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the evening, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Saturday   Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday night   Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 20.
Sunday   Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

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Stormy in the Southeast on Saturday

Scattered showers, storms for the Southeast. Wintry precipitation and snow for the Great Lakes, northern Midwest. » More DTN Weather Commentary

Posted at 11:39AM Fri Jan 2, 2026 CST

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