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100 Restaurants

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Weather

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Monthly Averages
Month
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Low
Precip
Nov
45°F 7°C
26°F -3°C
2 in 4 cm
Dec
32°F 0°C
15°F -9°C
1 in 1 cm
Jan
26°F -3°C
9°F -12°C
0 in 1 cm
Feb
32°F 0°C
16°F -8°C
1 in 3 cm
Mar
41°F 5°C
23°F -5°C
1 in 3 cm
Apr
58°F 14°C
36°F 2°C
3 in 8 cm
Extended Forecast
Wednesday
Nov 25
Hi:
40°F 4°C
Lo:
31°F 0°C
Thursday
Nov 26
Hi:
38°F 3°C
Lo:
25°F -3°C
Friday
Nov 27
Hi:
43°F 6°C
Lo:
27°F -2°C

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Super 8 Ames

Nov 19, 2009

No breakfast bar, no luxury at all. The hotel stands in a lot adjacent to numerous other hotels - a Hampton Inn, and a Country and Suites, for instance. All of them are better. The coffee pot was not...more

Olde Main Brewing Company

Nov 15, 2009

The service is awful. I once sat at the table for an hour before being acknowledged by anyone. I consistently have a hard time getting the attention of the bar tender and/or wait staff. I was told...more

Wallaby's

Nov 9, 2009

The last reviewer must have stopped by a couple months too early. Love the new bathrooms, new booths, new carpet, new menu, and more televisions!! The only thing that hasn't changed is the fun and...more

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