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Zone Forecast Product for Iowa
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
128 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026


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Including the city of Ames
128 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Near steady
temperature in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Humid with highs around
80. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in the lower
50s. South winds around 15 mph, becoming southwest after
midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Cooler. Less humid
with highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 60s. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 30 percent. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Chance of rain
40 percent. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows around 50. Chance of rain 20 percent. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
20 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent. 

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