AmesAMW
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/919 ft/37 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Ames Municipal Airport, Iowa
Small airport in Story County, Iowa* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Much of central Iowa. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A prolonged period of showers and thunderstorms is forecast to continue now through Thursday evening. This rain will be falling on already saturated soils. Rainfall totals will range from 2 to 4 inches in a southwest to northeast oriented band across central Iowa, with locally higher amounts likely. This rainfall may lead to flash flooding. In addition, poor drainage and low lying areas may experience ponding. All this rainfall will cause rises on area rivers, which may exceed flood stage in at least a few locations.
For the latest stream observations and forecasts refer to weather.gov/desmoines/water.
68°
71°/61°
Light rain·
Feels like 68°·Light breeze 4 mph SSW
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for Ames Municipal Airport until 1 AM Friday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Ames Municipal Airport is 68° and light rain at 2 PM. The dew point is 67°, so the air feels oppressive. Light breeze from the south-southwest at 4 mph.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 67°, and the coolest Monday, near 61°. Thunderstorms is possible tomorrow (44%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:58 PM. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 80% lit, and rises at 8:49 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The day is 11 hours 49 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
-UV
-Air quality
100%Humidity
89%Cloud
Now
9:00 AM
68feels68
now, rain light
Today
Sep 30
7161
99%
Thu
Oct 1
6750
44%
12mph
Fri
Oct 2
6447
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6550
clear day
Sun
Oct 4
6544
clear day
Mon
Oct 5
6147
clear day
Tue
Oct 6
6454
13mph
68°
71°61°
67°50°
64°47°
65°50°
65°44°
61°47°
64°54°
As of 9:00 AM in Ames Municipal Airport, Iowa.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AMW
- ICAO
- KAMW
- IATA
- AMW
- Field elevation
- 956 ft
- Serves
- Ames
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- AMW
- Wind now
- From 180° at 5 mph, read 30 Sep, 08:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 | 5,701 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 17° / 197° | 5 mph head, on 19 | 1 mph from the left |
| 13 / 31 | 3,491 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | 4 mph head, on 13 | 3 mph from the right |
What is measuring near here
The 7 instruments nearest Ames Municipal Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now5 instruments
Ames (I-35)RAMI4
Beside a road/3.9 mi away/1,027 ft/71 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
AmesS2031
At a soil climate station/5.1 mi away/1,073 ft/117 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
Ames ScanAMMI4
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.0 mi away/1,073 ft/117 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Des Moines 17 E54902
At a climate reference station/34.7 mi away/903 ft/53 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Ames 0.8 ENEIA-SR-39
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/929 ft/27 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Ames 5 SEAESI4
At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/863 ft/93 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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Airports near Ames Municipal Airport
- Boone Municipal AirportBNW, 12 mi
- Ankeny Regional AirportIKV, 21 mi
- Perry Municipal AirportPRO, 30 mi
- Des Moines International AirportDSM, 32 mi
- Webster City Municipal AirportEBS, 33 mi
- Marshalltown Municipal AirportMIW, 37 mi
- Iowa Falls Municipal AirportIFA, 38 mi
- Newton Municipal AirportTNU, 38 mi