Ames, Nebraska Weather
Ames, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ames, Dodge County.
Full aviation weather for Ames is published on the Fremont Municipal Airport (KFET) page, 8 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Ames have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Ames: Scribner State Airport (KSCB) 18 km · Wahoo Municipal Airport (KAHQ) 24 km · Blair Executive Airport (KBTA) 43 km · David City Municipal Airport (K93Y) 48 km · Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE) 51 km
Conditions reported at KFET describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ames specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ames.
About Ames, Nebraska
Ames rests in the broad, open embrace of the Nebraska prairie, where the sky stretches in an unbroken dome of cerulean, often stained with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset. It lies 6.7 miles west-north-west of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 281°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of North Bend. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gently rolling expanse of cultivated fields that ripple like a tawny sea under the vast heavens. A palpable stillness often settles over the landscape, broken only by the whisper of wind through the corn stalks or the distant hum of a tractor. The air itself carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and sun-baked grasses, a scent that speaks of seasons turning and the enduring work of those who tend this ground. The history of Ames is etched into the very grain of the land, a story of hardy settlers who saw potential in this seemingly featureless prairie. Its economy, like much of the region, has long been tied to the bounty of agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the horizon, testament to generations of farmers bringing in their harvest. While not a sprawling metropolis, Ames has carved out its own distinct character, a quiet resilience in the face of the elements. Local traditions, passed down through families, often revolve around the cycles of planting and harvest, a simple but profound connection to the earth that defines life in this corner of Nebraska.
Live animated radar for Ames and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Ames, Dodge County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.452224°N, 96.624471°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68621 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ames, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ames, Nebraska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ames includes coordinates 41.452224°N, 96.624471°W, situated in Dodge County. ZIP code 68621. Telephone area code: 402. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
