Observed 4:40 PM CDT at KAMW

Colo, IA weather

Sunny and 75°24°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the south-southwest. Up to 12 mph19 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	37%	20%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	40%	21%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	19%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	23%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	24%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	76%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	64%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	74%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	80%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	81%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	53%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	77%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	80%	76%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	82%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	67%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	85%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	85%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	88%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	89%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Storms 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Storms 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–72°22°
Low, likely
34°1°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 55°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DMX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Skunk River near Ames US 30

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.3 ft
Flow: 763 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Indian Creek near Mingo

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 319 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Ames McFarland Park

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 265 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

South Skunk River near Ames W Riverside Rd

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 507 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Ames 5 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1978–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
+17°+9°SatOct 24

Colo weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:35 PM; Morning 7:18–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:46 PM; Morning 7:07–7:18 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:46–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Colo. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Colo, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Skunk River near Ames US 30

Indian Creek near Mingo

South Skunk River near Ames McFarland Park

South Skunk River near Ames W Riverside Rd

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon