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Ames, Oklahoma

Town in Major County, Oklahoma

Air quality

The air at Ames

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Woodward (OK), 50 miles off.

21Good
  • Ozone21Good-

The days ahead

Highest 60, moderate, Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ames

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 2.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
2.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ames, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSatSun

On the radar over Ames, OklahomaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ames, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

AmesAMEO2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/1,237 ft/30 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank61of 859

Ames 3.8 ESEOK-MJ-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/1,256 ft/49 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Vance AFB/Enid, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.4 mi from Ames, Oklahoma. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Vance AFB/Enid, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ENDFIG. A THE SKY OVER VANCE AFB/ENIDSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONFEW 4,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEVance AFB/Enid, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ENDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-END-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.7 F with a dew point of 38.7 F, 49 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Vance AFB/Enid: temperature 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.7, 49 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ENDFIG. B THE AIR AT VANCE AFB/ENIDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,000 FTTEMPERATURE 57.7 FDEW POINT 38.7 FSPREAD 19.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 49 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEVance AFB/Enid, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ENDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-END-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 28 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Vance AFB/Enid, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 28 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ENDFIG. C THE WIND AT VANCE AFB/ENIDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVance AFB/Enid, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ENDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-END-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Vance AFB/Enid, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ames (AMEO2), 0.1 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Oklahoma

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Ames

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Ames

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