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This Week's Local Forecast

March is here, now when will spring arrive?

Iowans will undoubtedly be thinking hopefully about warmer temperatures in March. This week isn’t expected to be a glimpse of spring, but at least temperatures should stay in double figures most the week.

According to the National Weather Service, the forecast for the Ames area looks like this:

  • Monday - Partly sunny with a high in the low 30s. Overnight low in mid 20s with a 70-percent chance of rain/snow after midnight. 1 to 2 inches of precipitation expected.
  • Tuesday - High in the mid 30s as temperatures drop through the day with high winds. Snow/rain mix likely throughout the day but not expected to accumulate more than an inch at this time. Low of in the single digits.
  • Wednesday - Sunny and breezy with a high in the teens and a low around zero.
  • Thursday - Sunny with a high in the mid 20s and a low in the teens.
  • Friday - Higher temperatures, near 40, expected.

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