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Ames, KS Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Ames, a community in Cloud County, Kansas.

Today
91°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

7-day forecast for Ames

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 91°F Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 to 10 mph SW 30%
Tonight 65°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 10 mph N 47%
Sunday 72°F Chance Rain Showers 10 mph NE 34%
Sunday Night 61°F Chance Rain Showers 5 to 10 mph N 29%
Monday 68°F Mostly Cloudy 5 to 10 mph N 12%
Monday Night 54°F Mostly Cloudy 5 to 10 mph NE 6%
Tuesday 66°F Partly Sunny 5 mph NE 1%
Tuesday Night 51°F Partly Cloudy 5 mph E 0%
Wednesday 69°F Partly Sunny 5 mph SE 5%
Wednesday Night 57°F Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 31%
Thursday 70°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 42%
Thursday Night 61°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 29%
Friday 71°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 29%
Friday Night 62°F Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 28%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Ames (39.569, -97.451). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Ames

Last spring frost
Apr 18
First fall frost
Oct 19
Growing season
183 days
Hardiness zone
6b

More local growing data for Ames: nearby ZIP 66938 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Kansas frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Concordia Muni Ap, Ks (11.3 mi from Ames). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.