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County Forecast for Ames , IA
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Including the city of Ames
508 PM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

Tonight   Thunderstorms likely. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible this evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Wednesday   Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday night   Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Thursday   Sunny. Highs around 80. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Thursday night   Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday   Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
Friday night   Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Saturday   Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday night   Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
Sunday   Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday night   Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Monday   Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday night   A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tuesday   Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Bryce Anderson – DTN Meteorologist
Front Pushing Through More of Corn Belt Wednesday
Posted at 12:03PM Tue Sep 8, 2026 CDT
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