KAMW — Ames Municipal Airport METAR & TAF
IATA AMW · Ames · US
Current report
SPECI KAMW 301043Z AUTO 18004KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC002 19/19 A2979 RMK AO2 T01940194
The latest observation at Ames Municipal Airport was issued at 30 Sep 10:43Z. Wind is from south (180°) at 4 knots. Visibility is about 4 km. The sky shows overcast at 200 ft. Temperature is 19 °C with a dew point of 19 °C, a narrow spread that favours mist or fog forming. The altimeter setting is 1009 hPa (29.79 inHg). These conditions classify the field as LIFR. Low instrument conditions — near or below approach minima.
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Runways & wind components
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Meteogram · 96 h
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Weather trends & statistics
Every archived observation for KAMW, aggregated. 789 reports stored so far.
Nearest reporting airports
- KDSM Des Moines International Airport 51 km VFR
- KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport 60 km VFR
- KFOD Fort Dodge Regional Airport 77 km VFR
- KCIN Arthur N Neu Airport 97 km VFR
- KCNC Chariton Municipal Airport 111 km VFR
- KALO Waterloo Regional Airport 119 km VFR
About KAMW weather reports
Ames Municipal Airport issues a routine METAR observation about every half hour, plus a SPECI whenever conditions change sharply. The TAF above forecasts the next 24 to 30 hours within roughly five nautical miles of the field. Both are decoded on this page: the raw code stays visible for anyone who wants it, and everything below it is the same information in plain language, colour and diagram form.
Use the runway diagram to see how the current wind splits into headwind and crosswind on each runway end, the meteogram to plan the next week, and the trend charts to understand what this airport is normally like — how often it goes IFR, which direction the wind usually comes from, and when in the day it tends to turn.