Ames, IA Air Quality
As of 1:54 AMAir quality index40Good
Air quality is great — a good day to be outside.
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US AQIAir quality outlook
Worst hour each day- Today108Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Sat 10102Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Sun 11500Hazardous
- Mon 1244Good
- Tue 1333Good
From our air-quality forecast models (GEOS-CF / GEFS aerosols). AQI uses the US EPA scale.
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Ames is in Story County, Iowa, United States at 42.03°, -93.62°. Right now it’s 61° and thunderstorms; today’s high is 83° with a 42% chance of rain.
Iowa has a humid continental climate characterized by large seasonal temperature variations and ample precipitation during the growing season. Des Moines experiences average winter lows around 13 degrees Fahrenheit and summer highs near 87 degrees. The state receives 30 to 36 inches of rainfall annually, most of which falls during the spring and summer months critical to its agricultural economy.
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