Focused Live Outlook
Lightning live risk in Ames, IA
Thunderstorm and lightning conditions for Ames, IA over the next 6–24 hours.
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Thunderstorm alerts
0
SPC Day 1
No Day 1 signal
Current precip
0.0 mm
Humidity
66%
Historical baseline
Lightning baseline: 60/100 (Elevated).
Live weather
Current conditions near Ames, IA
Temp
44°
☀️Clear
Feels like
39°
Feels-like temp
Humidity
66%
Relative
Wind
3 mph
10 m avg
Pressure
1015 mb
Sea-level
Rain
0 mm
Clouds 5%
Next few hours
☀️10 PM
44°
0% rain
⛅11 PM
43°
1% rain
☁️12 AM
42°
2% rain
☁️1 AM
42°
2% rain
☁️2 AM
42°
3% rain
⛅3 AM
43°
3% rain
Next few days
☁️Wed
60° / 38°
3% rain
☁️Thu
43° / 33°
0% rain
☀️Fri
42° / 29°
0% rain
☀️Sat
42° / 29°
1% rain
☀️Sun
45° / 30°
7% rain
☁️Mon
47° / 30°
7% rain
Live weather alerts
Active NWS advisories near Ames, IA
No active NWS alerts near this city right now.
Source: NWS alerts feed.
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