Plan 5 days Air + smoke Radar Outdoor planning 1 2
Now
Temperature Rain Humidity Gusts 69° 8 AM 87° 11 AM 90° 3 PM 90° 4 PM 86° 6 PM 74° 9 PM 71° 11 PM 70° 12 AM 70° 4 AM 70° 7 AM
100% 59% 49% 49% 57% 93% 100% 100% 100% 93%
5 mph 6 mph 7 mph 9 mph 9 mph 9 mph 9 mph 9 mph 9 mph 10 mph 12 mph 8 mph 6 mph 5 mph 6 mph 6 mph 5 mph 3 mph 5 mph 5 mph 5 mph 3 mph 5 mph 9 mph
Thu 8:00 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 2% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Thu 9:00 AM 75° Partly Sunny 2% rain 90% humidity Gusts 6 mph Thu 10:00 AM 83° Partly Sunny 12% rain 70% humidity Gusts 7 mph Thu 11:00 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 12% rain 59% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 12:00 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 12% rain 55% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 1:00 PM 90° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 50% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 2:00 PM 91° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 49% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 3:00 PM 90° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 49% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 4:00 PM 90° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 49% humidity Gusts 9 mph Thu 5:00 PM 88° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 55% humidity Gusts 10 mph Thu 6:00 PM 86° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 57% humidity Gusts 12 mph Thu 7:00 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 4% rain 67% humidity Gusts 8 mph Thu 8:00 PM 76° Mostly Clear 4% rain 85% humidity Gusts 6 mph Thu 9:00 PM 74° Mostly Clear 4% rain 93% humidity Gusts 5 mph Thu 10:00 PM 71° Mostly Clear 3% rain 100% humidity Gusts 6 mph Thu 11:00 PM 71° Mostly Clear 3% rain 100% humidity Gusts 6 mph Fri 12:00 AM 70° Mostly Clear 3% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Fri 1:00 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 100% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 2:00 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Fri 3:00 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 97% humidity Gusts 5 mph Fri 4:00 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22% rain 100% humidity Gusts 5 mph Fri 5:00 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22% rain 97% humidity Gusts 3 mph Fri 6:00 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22% rain 93% humidity Gusts 5 mph Fri 7:00 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20% rain 93% humidity Gusts 9 mph 1 Next best time outsideThu 8:15 AM–11:00 AM 2 hours outside within this window Temperatures outside your comfort range, light wind, rain unlikely. Watch for: thunder and lightning, heat stress. Not checked: air quality and UV. 2 Another good timeThu 7:00 PM–9:00 PM 2 hours outside within this window Temperatures outside your comfort range, light wind, rain unlikely. Watch for: thunder and lightning, heat stress, limited daylight. Not checked: air quality.
A little farther out
The next five days
Today 91° 68°
Fri 76° 62°
Sat 69° 51°
Sun 74° 46°
Mon 77° 53°
Today Today looks fairly quiet.
Rain 18%
Humidity 49–100%
Wind 12 mph Fri Friday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 22%
Humidity 39–100%
Wind 24 mph Sat Saturday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 0%
Humidity 40–61%
Wind 21 mph Sun Sunday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 0%
Humidity 35–76%
Wind 8 mph Mon Monday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 3%
Humidity 42–78%
Wind 9 mph Today 91° / 68° Today looks fairly quiet. 18% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 12 mph Fri 76° / 62° Friday looks fairly quiet. 22% rain · Humidity 39–100% · Wind 24 mph Sat 69° / 51° Saturday looks fairly quiet. 0% rain · Humidity 40–61% · Wind 21 mph Sun 74° / 46° Sunday looks fairly quiet. 0% rain · Humidity 35–76% · Wind 8 mph Mon 77° / 53° Monday looks fairly quiet. 3% rain · Humidity 42–78% · Wind 9 mph Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke 37 Good US AQI No fresh outlook yet.
Sky check
No plume detected overhead Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM Air near ground 37 · Good US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Ames radar
Ready when you are See what is moving toward Ames. Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.
Radar animation for Ames, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.
Outdoor fire check
Thinking about a backyard fire? Use extra caution. There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.
Next 12 hours Choose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Now Use caution 9 AM Use caution 10 AM Lower concern 11 AM Use caution 12 PM Use caution 1 PM Use caution 2 PM Use caution 3 PM Use caution 4 PM Use caution 5 PM Use caution 6 PM Use caution 7 PM Use caution Selected time Now Use caution Thunder is possible.
Humidity 100%
Wind 5 mph
Gusts 5 mph Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.
About these readings Sources and local limits Weather Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.
Air quality This reading describes Beaumont-Port Arthur area, about 38 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.
Smoke Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.