Observed 9:05 AM CDT at KCNK

Ames, KS weather

Sunny and 64°18°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph16 km/hgusts 18 mph28 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.15 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 80°27° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 58°14° · rain chance 30% · 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 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	58%	18%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	52%	19%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	15%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	23%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	26%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	65%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	38%	60%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	39%	43%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	39%	81%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	87%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	91%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	94%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	96%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	63%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	92%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	62%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	51%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	81%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	49%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	55%	61%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	59%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	85%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	86%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	90%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	89%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	91%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	55%	92%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	61%	92%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	83%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	89%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 72°22°).
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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
63°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–67°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% 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
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
58°14°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–65°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
35% chance of rain, high 71°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–72°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Republican River at Concordia

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 293 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Republican River at Clay Center

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 325 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Republican River at Scandia

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 200 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Concordia Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1885–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+14°+8°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+19°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:54 PM; Morning 7:32–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 PM; Morning 7:21–7:32 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Ames, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Republican River at Concordia

Republican River at Clay Center

Republican River at Scandia

For your home

Cooling 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? Poor

Moon