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North-Central Ames, Ames, Iowa (PWS)
Updated: 10:27 PM CST on December 21, 2009
25.9 °F
Overcast
Windchill:
26 °F
Humidity:
88%
Dew Point:
23 °F
Wind:
Calm
Pressure:
30.05 in
(Falling)
Visibility:
6.0 miles
UV:
0 out of 16
Clouds:
Mostly Cloudy
800 ft
Overcast
10000 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation:
967 ft
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Ames, IA (KAMW)
Boone, IA (KBNW)
Ankeny, IA (KIKV)
Perry, IA (KPRO)
HADS SQUAW CREEK AT AMES IA US
North-Central Ames
Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames
HADS SOUTH SKUNK RIVER BLO SQUAW CK N IA US
IADOT Ames (I-35)
Downtown Story City
Boone, East Side
SE side of Madrid, IA
MesoWest Colo IA US UPR
Rural Stanhope
MesoWest BOONWS IA US UPR
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA US
APRSWXNET Ogden IA US
Saylorville
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR WOODWARD 3SW IA US
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA US
HADS INDIAN CREEK NEAR MINGO 3NNW IA US
Wildflower
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA US
HADS DES MOINES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD IA US
Nearby Airports
City:
Temp.:
Conditions:
Updated:
Ames
27 °F
Overcast
10:11 PM CST
Boone
28 °F
Overcast
10:15 PM CST
Ankeny
30 °F
Overcast
10:15 PM CST
Perry
28 °F
Overcast
10:15 PM CST
History & Almanac
Max Temperature:
Min Temperature:
Normal (KAMW)
29 °F
13 °F
Yesterday
29 °F
20 °F
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 40
Detailed History and Climate (KAMW)
Today's State Extremes
Astronomy
December 21, 2009
Rise:
Set:
Actual Time
7:39 AM CST
4:46 PM CST
Civil Twilight
7:07 AM CST
5:18 PM CST
Nautical Twilight
6:32 AM CST
5:53 PM CST
Astronomical Twilight
5:58 AM CST
6:27 PM CST
Moon
10:39 AM CST (12/21)
9:54 PM CST (12/21)
Length Of Visible Light:
10h 10m
Length of Day
9h 06m
Tomorrow will be 0m 3s longer .
Extended View
Waxing Crescent, 27% of the Moon is Illuminated
Today
Dec 24
First Quarter
Dec 31
Full
Jan 7
Last Quarter
Jan 15
New
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
27° F
|
25° F
31° F
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29° F
31° F
|
20° F
22° F
|
11° F
18° F
|
5° F
Ice Pellets
20% chance of precipitation
Ice Pellets
100% chance of precipitation
Ice Pellets
100% chance of precipitation
Snow
70% chance of precipitation
Chance of Snow
20% chance of precipitation
Forecast for Story
Updated: 6:52 PM CST on December 21, 2009
Winter Storm Watch in effect from Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon...
Rest of Tonight
Snow likely through midnight...then snow after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Low in the lower 20s. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.
Tuesday
Cloudy. A slight chance of light snow through mid morning. Patchy freezing drizzle in the morning...then areas of freezing drizzle in the afternoon. High in the upper 20s. East wind around 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Tuesday Night
Cloudy. Areas of freezing drizzle through midnight...then areas of freezing drizzle and a chance of light rain or light sleet after midnight. Breezy. Low in the mid 20s. East wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Wednesday
Areas of freezing drizzle and freezing rain or sleet in the morning...then rain and a chance of freezing rain or sleet in the afternoon. Breezy. Ice accumulation of one tenth to two tenths of an inch. High in the lower 30s. East wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Wednesday Night
Rain and a chance of freezing rain or sleet. Breezy. Low around 30. East wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Thursday
Rain and snow or a chance of sleet. Windy. High in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Thursday Night
Snow and a chance of rain or sleet. Windy. Low in the lower 20s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Christmas Day
Snow...windy. High in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 90 percent.
Friday Night
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Breezy... colder. Low around 10.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Breezy. High 15 to 20.
Saturday Night through Monday
Partly cloudy. Breezy. Low 5 to 10 above. High 15 to 20.
Alternate Computer Forecast: AVN MOS Weather Graph
Sports Weather
NFL:
Date:
Forecast:
Giants vs. Redskins
8:30 PM EST on December 21, 2009
Partly Cloudy,
29 °F
Chargers vs. Titans
6:30 PM CST on December 25, 2009
Partly Cloudy,
38 °F
College Football:
Date:
Forecast:
Beavers vs. Cougars
5:00 PM PST on December 22, 2009
Partly Cloudy,
54 °F
Utes vs. Golden Bears
5:00 PM PST on December 23, 2009
Clear,
58 °F
MLB:
Date:
Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox
8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010
Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Cubs vs. Braves
12:00 PM EDT on April 05, 2010
Average High 67° F/ 19° C
Football (Soccer):
Date:
Forecast:
Caen vs. Metz
8:00 PM CET on December 22, 2009
Overcast, High 39° F/ 4° C
Tours vs. Bastia
8:00 PM CET on December 22, 2009
Chance of Rain, High 62° F/ 17° C
NASCAR:
Date:
Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout
12:00 AM EST on February 06, 2010
Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1
12:00 AM EST on February 11, 2010
Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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Weather Stations
Station Location
Temp.
Dew Point
Humidity
Wind
Pressure
Precipitation
Windchill
Elevation
Updated
Type
HADS SQUAW CREEK AT AMES IA, Ames, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
903 ft
10:00 PM CST
MADIS
Website
North-Central Ames, Ames, IA
25.9 °F
23 °F
88%
30.05 in
0.00 in
/ hr
26 °F
967 ft
10:27 PM CST
Normal
Website
Bloomington Heights - Northernmost Ames, Ames, IA
26.2 °F
24 °F
90%
30.02 in
0.00 in
/ hr
26 °F
1000 ft
10:35 PM CST
Rapid Fire
HADS SOUTH SKUNK RIVER BLO SQUAW CK N IA, Ames, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
870 ft
10:00 PM CST
MADIS
Website
IADOT Ames (I-35), Ames, Snow/Ice
26 °F
22 °F
88%
-
0.00 in
/ hr
15 °F
1027 ft
10:23 PM CST
MADIS
Website
Downtown Story City, Story City, IA
24.9 °F
22 °F
89%
30.00 in
0.00 in
/ hr
25 °F
1017 ft
10:31 PM CST
Normal
Website
Boone, East Side, Boone, IA
25.0 °F
23 °F
91%
30.02 in
0.00 in
/ hr
18 °F
1160 ft
10:36 PM CST
Rapid Fire
SE side of Madrid, IA, Madrid, IA
26.1 °F
24 °F
92%
30.02 in
0.00 in
/ hr
26 °F
1001 ft
10:36 PM CST
Rapid Fire
Website
MesoWest Colo , Colo, IA
29 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
29 °F
1041 ft
9:15 PM CST
MADIS
Website
Rural Stanhope, Stanhope, IA
23.7 °F
21 °F
90%
30.00 in
0.00 in
/ hr
24 °F
1080 ft
10:35 PM CST
Rapid Fire
MesoWest BOONWS , Boone, IA
26 °F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
26 °F
1050 ft
10:00 PM CST
MADIS
Website
HADS BIG CREEK PARK NEAR POLK CITY 2N IA, Polk City, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
939 ft
9:00 PM CST
MADIS
Website
APRSWXNET Ogden I, Ogden, IA
28 °F
24 °F
86%
30.01 in
0.00 in
/ hr
19 °F
1148 ft
10:16 PM CST
MADIS
Website
Saylorville, Polk City, IA
27.0 °F
25 °F
92%
30.08 in
0.00 in
/ hr
18 °F
990 ft
10:30 PM CST
Normal
Website
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR WOODWARD 3SW IA, Woodward, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
899 ft
9:00 PM CST
MADIS
Website
HADS SAYLORVILLE DAM POOL NEAR SAYLOR IA, Johnston, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-9 °F
910 ft
10:00 PM CST
MADIS
Website
HADS INDIAN CREEK NEAR MINGO 3NNW IA, Mingo, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
838 ft
9:15 PM CST
MADIS
Website
Wildflower, Ankeny, IA
26.7 °F
24 °F
90%
29.97 in
0.00 in
/ hr
17 °F
950 ft
10:35 PM CST
Rapid Fire
HADS BEAVER CREEK NEAR GRIMES 3E IA, Johnston, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
807 ft
10:15 PM CST
MADIS
Website
HADS DES MOINES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD IA, Dayton, IA
°F
-
-
-
0.00 in
/ hr
-
894 ft
10:00 PM CST
MADIS
Website
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Warnings and Notices
Winter Storm Watch
Statement as of 10:06 PM CST on December 21, 2009
... Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Wednesday morning
through Friday afternoon...
A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Wednesday morning
through Friday afternoon.
* Timing... Wednesday morning through late Friday afternoon.
* Storm total ice accumulations... up to one quarter inch from
the Highway 30 to Highway 20 corridors with lesser amounts
farther north.
* Storm total snow accumulations... 4 to 6 inches along the
southern edge of the watch area up to over a foot along and
west of a Carroll to Mason City line.
* Winds... easterly winds at 10 to 20 mph on Wednesday into
Thursday becoming northerly at 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts
on Friday.
* Visibility... snow areas will see visibilities generally less
than one mile for the duration of the storm with frequent
visibilities of one half to one quarter of a mile in the
heavier snows. With increasing winds Thursday night and
Friday... blowing snow and reduced visibilities are expected in
the watch area.
* Impacts... travel will become increasingly difficult in the
watch area on Wednesday and continue to be difficult into
Thursday and Friday as snow accumulates and winds increase. In
the heaviest snow areas... travel may become nearly impossible
due to blowing and drifting snow Thursday night into Friday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant
snow... sleet... or ice accumulations that may impact travel.
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
Donavon
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