Hazardous Weather Alert Issued for Ames

The National Weather Service has continued its dense fog advisory through this evening and said afternoon rain will turn to heavy snow overnight dropping as much as six inches on Iowa towns.

The heavy snow and strong winds will cause hazardous conditions limiting visibility and the relatively warm temperatures will cause the snow to melt and freeze on roadways, according to the National Weather Services winter storm watch for the area.

The winter storm watch will begin this evening and will last through Wednesday morning. As much as six inches of snow is possible, but the areas hardest hit were not predictable according to the warning.

The rest of the Ames forecast continues below:

Today: A 40 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight
: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Wednesday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance for flurries. Cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night
: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.