Weather warnings
Weather warnings for Ames
Updated
No official weather warnings for Ames right now Checked against NWS active alerts at Sun, Oct 25, 2:13 pm (19:13 UTC).
Official weather warnings, watches and advisories for Ames, Iowa, United States, updated every few minutes, plus severe weather flags from the 48-hour forecast.
- Active warnings
- 0 NWS active alerts
- Watches / advisories
- 0
- Max gust next 48 h
- 41 km/h Mon 9:00 am
- Rain next 48 h
- 0 mm
- Temperature range
- 9 to 20°C
- Forecast flags
- 0 GodsView, not official
Weather warnings for Ames now
National Weather Service has no active warnings, watches or advisories covering Ames, Iowa, United States as of Sun, Oct 25, 2:13 pm (19:13 UTC). We match the official feed to the city centre's exact location, so an alert for a neighbouring county or region does not show here.
Times are local (America/Chicago). Source: National Weather Service.
GodsView forecast flags (not an official warning)
The forecast model shows nothing that crosses our thresholds for Ames in the next 48 hours.
Expect temperatures between 9 and 20°C, 0 mm of precipitation and gusts peaking near 41 km/h.
Thresholds: gusts 70+ km/h (90+ damaging), 50+ mm rain in 24 h or 10+ mm in an hour, 10+ cm snow in 24 h, thunderstorm and freezing-rain weather codes, 35°C+ heat, -25°C or wind chill -30°C. Open-Meteo model forecast; official warnings take precedence.
Weather warnings near Ames
Status of nearby cities from our 6-minute-old snapshot of the same official feeds.
| City | Distance | Active alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Ankeny | 34 km | None |
| Des Moines | 48 km | None |
| West Des Moines | 51 km | None |
| Waterloo, IA | 117 km | None |
| Cedar Rapids | 163 km | None |
| Marion | 167 km | None |
| Iowa City | 178 km | None |
| Austin, MN | 189 km | None |
Warning, watch or advisory: what the levels mean
A Warning means hazardous weather is happening or imminent: act now. A Watch means conditions are favourable for it to develop: be ready. An Advisory is for less serious conditions that still cause significant inconvenience, and a Statement gives follow-up information.