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State Forecast for Ames , IA
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809
FPUS63 KDMX 062120
SFTIA
IAZ001>099-071000-
Tabular State Forecast for Iowa
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
420 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026
ROWS INCLUDE...
Daily predominant daytime weather 6AM-6PM
Forecast temperatures...early morning low/daytime high
Probability of precipitation nighttime 6PM-6AM/daytime 6AM-6PM
- indicates temperatures below zero
MM indicates missing data
 
FCSTFCSTFCSTFCSTFCSTFCSTFCST
ThuFriSatSunMonTueWed
May 07May 08May 09May 10May 11May 12May 13
...WESTERN IOWA...
Spencer
SunnyPtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldyPtcldy
32/6535/7241/7540/6637/7546/7745/79
00/0000/0000/2020/0000/1030/2010/10
Sioux City
SunnyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
35/6839/7545/7844/7041/8150/8349/83
10/0010/1000/4040/0000/1020/1010/10
Carroll
SunnyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
36/6740/7346/7947/6842/7651/8150/81
00/1000/1000/3050/1000/1020/1010/10
Atlantic
SunnyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
36/6842/7245/7848/6843/7653/8152/81
00/1010/1000/4060/2000/1020/1010/10
Shenandoah
SunnyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnySunnyPtcldy
38/7245/7347/8050/7045/7956/8554/83
00/0020/2000/3060/2000/0020/1000/00
...CENTRAL IOWA...
Mason City
SunnyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
33/6235/6943/7442/6337/7046/7446/76
00/0000/0000/1020/1000/1040/4010/10
Fort Dodge
SunnyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
36/6639/7246/7844/6740/7449/7949/81
00/1000/0000/2030/1000/1030/3010/10
Ames
PtcldyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
36/6639/7146/7948/6842/7350/7950/80
00/1000/1000/1050/2000/1030/3010/10
Marshalltown
PtcldyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
34/6337/6844/7747/6639/7049/7649/77
00/1000/1000/1040/3000/1030/3010/10
Des Moines
PtcldyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
38/6643/7149/7951/6845/7354/8054/79
00/1010/2000/2060/4000/1030/2010/10
Creston
SunnyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
36/6842/7046/7949/6743/7554/8253/80
00/0010/1000/1070/4000/1020/2010/10
Lamoni
SunnyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
37/6844/7047/7951/6844/7454/8154/81
00/0010/2010/1070/5000/0020/2010/10
...EASTERN IOWA...
Decorah
PtcldyPtcldyPtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
35/6037/6646/7245/6139/6647/7148/73
00/1000/0000/1020/1000/1040/4020/10
Oelwein
PtcldyPtcldyPtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
34/6137/6645/7446/6339/6747/7248/74
00/0000/1000/0030/2000/1050/5020/10
Waterloo
PtcldyPtcldyPtcldySunnySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
35/6337/6845/7646/6539/7047/7548/76
00/1000/1000/1040/2000/1040/4010/10
Dubuque
PtcldyPtcldyPtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
35/6138/6746/7649/6441/6748/7249/74
00/1010/2010/0050/5000/1050/5020/10
Cedar Rapids
PtcldyPtcldyPtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
35/6339/6845/7750/6641/6949/7550/77
00/1000/2000/0060/6000/1040/4010/10
Iowa City
PtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
35/6340/6746/7751/6641/6949/7650/77
00/3010/2020/0060/6000/1040/4020/10
Quad Cities
PtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
36/6241/6746/7752/6642/6849/7450/76
00/2000/3030/0060/6000/0040/4020/10
Ottumwa
PtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
37/6643/6947/7952/6843/7253/7953/79
00/2010/2000/1070/7000/1030/3010/10
Burlington
PtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
37/6544/6746/7853/6743/7050/7752/78
00/3030/3030/1070/7000/1040/4020/10
Keokuk
PtcldyPtcldySunnyPtcldySunnyPtcldyPtcldy
40/6648/6848/7955/6746/7153/7854/79
00/1020/4040/0070/7000/0030/3020/10
$$
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