This is the current conditions weather report for Ames. The report was made 34 minutes ago, at 03:34 UTC. The temperature was 55°F / 13°C, with a dew-point at 55°F / 13°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.06 inHg / 1019 hPa. The relative humidity was 94%. The skies were overcast with fog/mist.
Ames is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', comprises the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 50,731.
Points of interest: Ames High School Iowa State University Reiman Gardens Jack Trice Stadium Ames Middle School Brunnier Art Museum
Ames is located at 42.027335, -93.631586. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.9 km² (21.6 mi²). 55.9 km² (21.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.09%) is water.
Ames is located on Interstate 35, U.S. Route 30 & 69, and the cross country line of the Union Pacific Railroad, located roughly 30 miles (48 km) north of the state capital Des Moines. Two small rivers run through the town: the Skunk River and Squaw Creek.