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Ames, NE Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Overnight
69°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 69, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Ames

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Overnight 69°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 6 mph NW 60%
Saturday 76°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny 5 to 8 mph N 16%
Saturday Night 60°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 9 mph N 24%
Sunday 63°F Chance Rain Showers 9 mph NNE 51%
Sunday Night 56°F Chance Rain Showers 7 mph NE 52%
Monday 59°F Rain Showers Likely 8 mph NE 57%
Monday Night 50°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 2 to 7 mph NE 25%
Tuesday 60°F Partly Sunny 6 mph ENE 7%
Tuesday Night 47°F Partly Cloudy 3 mph ESE 1%
Wednesday 64°F Partly Sunny 1 to 6 mph SE 6%
Wednesday Night 53°F Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 35%
Thursday 64°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 3 to 7 mph SE 38%
Thursday Night 56°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 5 mph SE 29%
Friday 66°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 3 to 7 mph SE 29%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Ames (41.449, -96.626). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Ames

Last spring frost
Apr 23
First fall frost
Oct 15
Growing season
172 days
Hardiness zone
5b

More local growing data for Ames: nearby ZIP 68621 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Nebraska frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Fremont, Ne (9.9 mi from Ames). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.