Ames · first 14 days — live forecast · rest of month — climate corridor
🗺️ 14-day forecast map
Ames & neighbors — hit play
Every city on the map carries real forecast data from the same models as its city page, refreshed several times a day. The icon is the day's overall look; the number is the afternoon high.
Next 14 days at a glance
from the model forecast
Hottest day
112°
Thu, Sep 10
Coldest night
68°
Tue, Sep 8
Days with precip
0 / 14
of 14 forecast days
Nicest day
Fri, Sep 11
mild, dry, light wind
The next 4 weekends
plan ahead
Sat 5 – Sun 6 Sep
101° 73°
14% precip chance
Sat 12 – Sun 13 Sep
108° 71°
6% precip chance
Sat 19 – Sun 20 Sep
88° 64°
typical range
Sat 26 – Sun 27 Sep
87° 63°
typical range
30 days — Ames
14 forecast + 16 climatology
Mon · Today Sunny
92°71°12%⌄
Wind13 mph S
Gusts35 mph
UV index8 – High
Precip chance12%
Sunrise06:39
Sunset19:50
Tue · Tomorrow Sunny
97°71°9%⌄
Wind13 mph NE
Gusts27 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance9%
Sunrise06:40
Sunset19:48
Wednesday 2/9 Mostly cloudy
86°71°0.9 mm⌄
Wind11 mph SE
Gusts27 mph
UV index3 – Low
Precip chance42%
Sunrise06:41
Sunset19:47
Thursday 3/9 Mostly cloudy
100°79°17%⌄
Wind15 mph S
Gusts34 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance17%
Sunrise06:42
Sunset19:45
Friday 4/9 Sunny
100°80°0.7 mm⌄
Wind13 mph S
Gusts32 mph
UV index8 – High
Precip chance36%
Sunrise06:43
Sunset19:43
Saturday 5/9 Mostly cloudy
101°75°10%⌄
Wind10 mph S
Gusts24 mph
UV index9 – Very high
Precip chance10%
Sunrise06:44
Sunset19:42
Sunday 6/9 Mostly cloudy
97°73°14%⌄
Wind15 mph SE
Gusts30 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance14%
Sunrise06:45
Sunset19:40
Monday 7/9 Mostly cloudy
98°73°10%⌄
Wind21 mph SE
Gusts38 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance10%
Sunrise06:46
Sunset19:38
Tuesday 8/9 Sunny
98°68°3%⌄
Wind10 mph NE
Gusts23 mph
UV index9 – Very high
Precip chance3%
Sunrise06:47
Sunset19:36
Wednesday 9/9 Sunny
107°75°1%⌄
Wind20 mph E
Gusts39 mph
UV index10 – Very high
Precip chance1%
Sunrise06:48
Sunset19:35
Thursday 10/9 Sunny
112°72°1%⌄
Wind17 mph SW
Gusts36 mph
UV index10 – Very high
Precip chance1%
Sunrise06:49
Sunset19:33
Friday 11/9 Sunny
88°70°1%⌄
Wind21 mph N
Gusts36 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance1%
Sunrise06:50
Sunset19:31
Saturday 12/9 Sunny
101°71°3%⌄
Wind13 mph SE
Gusts21 mph
UV index9 – Very high
Precip chance3%
Sunrise06:51
Sunset19:29
Sunday 13/9 Mostly cloudy
108°76°6%⌄
Wind9 mph W
Gusts22 mph
UV index10 – Very high
Precip chance6%
Sunrise06:52
Sunset19:28
Monday 14/9 Light rain (climatological)
90°65°1.3 mm⌄
Day≈84–95°
Night≈60–71°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Tuesday 15/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
95°69°20%⌄
Day≈90–101°
Night≈63–74°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Wednesday 16/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
94°68°20%⌄
Day≈89–100°
Night≈63–74°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Thursday 17/9 Light rain (climatological)
96°69°2.0 mm⌄
Day≈90–101°
Night≈64–74°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Friday 18/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
89°65°20%⌄
Day≈84–95°
Night≈60–71°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Saturday 19/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
87°64°20%⌄
Day≈82–92°
Night≈58–69°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Sunday 20/9 Light rain (climatological)
88°64°1.7 mm⌄
Day≈82–93°
Night≈59–70°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Monday 21/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
92°67°20%⌄
Day≈86–97°
Night≈61–72°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Tuesday 22/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
95°69°20%⌄
Day≈90–100°
Night≈63–74°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Wednesday 23/9 Light rain (climatological)
97°70°0.8 mm⌄
Day≈91–102°
Night≈64–75°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Thursday 24/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
90°66°20%⌄
Day≈85–96°
Night≈60–71°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Friday 25/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
87°64°20%⌄
Day≈81–92°
Night≈58–69°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Saturday 26/9 Light rain (climatological)
85°63°1.8 mm⌄
Day≈80–91°
Night≈57–68°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Sunday 27/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
87°64°20%⌄
Day≈81–92°
Night≈58–69°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Monday 28/9 Partly cloudy (climatological)
89°65°20%⌄
Day≈83–94°
Night≈59–70°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
Tuesday 29/9 Light rain (climatological)
97°70°2.0 mm⌄
Day≈91–102°
Night≈64–75°
Precip≈0.6 in / September
(climatological)Typical range for these dates · 1991–2020
How does a 30-day outlook work?
The first 14 days are a live model forecast. The back half of the month shows the typical range for those dates — useful for planning, not a literal prediction.
First 14 days: a real forecast, blended from NBM, ECMWF and GFS runs. Trust it most inside three days; by the second week treat it as a lean, not a promise.
Rest of the month: past day 14 we stop pretending to forecast and switch to the climate corridor — the range those dates have produced over three decades computed directly for Ames, with mild week-to-week wiggle.
Good question for this page: "Is late August usually humid in Chicago?" Bad question: "Do I need an umbrella on the 29th?" — three weeks out no one knows, and that's the honest answer.