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Hourly Weather | Today › Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Active Weather Warnings
Ames, Iowa
8 AM
Stormy Weather
73°
Feels Like 75°
51
Humidity: 98%
UV Index: 0
Wind: 7 mph
9 AM
Cloudy Weather
75°
Feels Like 81°
47
Humidity: 86%
UV Index: 3
Wind: 7 mph
10 AM
Cloudy Weather
75°
Feels Like 84°
40
Humidity: 80%
UV Index: 4
Wind: 8 mph
11 AM
Cloudy Weather
79°
Feels Like 88°
33
Humidity: 79%
UV Index: 6
Wind: 8 mph
12 PM
Cloudy Weather
79°
Feels Like 91°
33
Humidity: 79%
UV Index: 8
Wind: 9 mph
1 PM
Cloudy Weather
81°
Feels Like 93°
36
Humidity: 77%
UV Index: 8
Wind: 9 mph
2 PM
Cloudy Weather
82°
Feels Like 97°
47
Humidity: 76%
UV Index: 8
Wind: 9 mph
3 PM
Sunny with a Chance of Thunderstorms
82°
Feels Like 93°
51
Humidity: 77%
UV Index: 5
Wind: 9 mph
4 PM
Cloudy Weather
84°
Feels Like 99°
47
Humidity: 72%
UV Index: 4
Wind: 8 mph
5 PM
Cloudy Weather
84°
Feels Like 95°
34
Humidity: 74%
UV Index: 3
Wind: 8 mph
6 PM
Cloudy Weather
82°
Feels Like 91°
34
Humidity: 74%
UV Index: 2
Wind: 8 mph
7 PM
Cloudy Weather
82°
Feels Like 90°
34
Humidity: 76%
UV Index: 1
Wind: 8 mph
8 PM
Cloudy Weather
81°
Feels Like 88°
34
Humidity: 83%
UV Index: 0
Wind: 7 mph
9 PM
Cloudy Night
79°
Feels Like 86°
34
Humidity: 90%
UV Index: 0
Wind: 6 mph
10 PM
Cloudy Weather
75°
Feels Like 84°
39
Humidity: 97%
UV Index: 0
Wind: 5 mph
11 PM
Cloudy Weather
75°
Feels Like 82°
49
Humidity: 98%
UV Index: 0
Wind: 5 mph

Hourly Air Quality Forecast - AQI (US EPA)

8 AM
15 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: PM2.5
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 3.55 µg/m³
  • PM10: 3.91 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.014 ppm
  • NO2: 1.8 ppb
  • SO2: 0.2 ppb
  • CO: 0.10 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

9 AM
15 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: PM2.5
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 3.53 µg/m³
  • PM10: 3.91 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.014 ppm
  • NO2: 1.5 ppb
  • SO2: 0.2 ppb
  • CO: 0.10 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

10 AM
15 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: PM2.5
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 3.67 µg/m³
  • PM10: 4.06 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.016 ppm
  • NO2: 1.2 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.10 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

11 AM
23 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 3.86 µg/m³
  • PM10: 4.23 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.025 ppm
  • NO2: 0.9 ppb
  • SO2: 0.4 ppb
  • CO: 0.10 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

12 PM
27 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 4.62 µg/m³
  • PM10: 4.99 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.029 ppm
  • NO2: 0.7 ppb
  • SO2: 0.4 ppb
  • CO: 0.09 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

1 PM
30 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 5.63 µg/m³
  • PM10: 6.02 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.032 ppm
  • NO2: 0.5 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.09 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

2 PM
33 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 6 µg/m³
  • PM10: 6.39 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.036 ppm
  • NO2: 0.4 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.09 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

3 PM
35 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 5.82 µg/m³
  • PM10: 6.23 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.038 ppm
  • NO2: 0.4 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.09 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

4 PM
36 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 5.71 µg/m³
  • PM10: 6.12 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.039 ppm
  • NO2: 0.3 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.09 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

5 PM
36 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 5.73 µg/m³
  • PM10: 6.15 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.039 ppm
  • NO2: 0.4 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.09 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

6 PM
35 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 5.98 µg/m³
  • PM10: 6.42 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.038 ppm
  • NO2: 0.6 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.09 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

7 PM
35 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 6.37 µg/m³
  • PM10: 6.83 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.038 ppm
  • NO2: 0.8 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.10 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

8 PM
32 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O3
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 6.87 µg/m³
  • PM10: 7.34 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.035 ppm
  • NO2: 1.1 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.10 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

9 PM
30 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: PM2.5
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 7.31 µg/m³
  • PM10: 7.75 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.031 ppm
  • NO2: 1.3 ppb
  • SO2: 0.3 ppb
  • CO: 0.10 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

10 PM
31 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: PM2.5
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 7.55 µg/m³
  • PM10: 7.92 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.028 ppm
  • NO2: 1.3 ppb
  • SO2: 0.4 ppb
  • CO: 0.10 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

11 PM
31 AQI
Good air quality Dominant pollutant: PM2.5
Details

Pollutant Concentrations:

  • PM2.5: 7.34 µg/m³
  • PM10: 7.63 µg/m³
  • O3: 0.025 ppm
  • NO2: 1.3 ppb
  • SO2: 0.4 ppb
  • CO: 0.10 ppm

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Current Real-Time Air Quality Report

Weather Alerts and Warnings for Ames

Severe Future Possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 4:16AM CDT until August 12 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Aug 12, 4:16 AM → Aug 12, 10:00 AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 573 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA

HAMILTON STORY WEBSTER

IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA

HUMBOLDT WRIGHT

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

POCAHONTAS

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

CALHOUN SAC

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMES, BELMOND, CLARION, EAGLE GROVE,
EARLY, FONDA, FORT DODGE, GILMORE CITY, HUMBOLDT, LAKE CITY,
LAKE VIEW, LAURENS, MANSON, ODEBOLT, POCAHONTAS, POMEROY,
ROCKWELL CITY, ROLFE, SAC CITY, SCHALLER, WALL LAKE,
AND WEBSTER CITY.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE.
Updated: Aug 12, 7:22 AM Source: NWS Alert

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