Outdoor conditions in

Ackley

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 55°Rain Showers Likely60% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers80% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers92% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers100% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 58°Rain Showers100% rain87% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 58°Rain Showers99% rain87% humidityGusts 7 mph
  7. 57°Rain Showers97% rain90% humidityGusts 7 mph
  8. 57°Rain Showers93% rain86% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 57°Rain Showers80% rain83% humidityGusts 14 mph
  10. 56°Rain Showers76% rain83% humidityGusts 22 mph
  11. 56°Rain Showers Likely68% rain74% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 56°Chance Rain Showers51% rain69% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 52°Chance Rain Showers35% rain80% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 51°Chance Rain Showers33% rain83% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain83% humidityGusts 21 mph
  16. 50°Cloudy5% rain80% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 48°Mostly Cloudy6% rain77% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 48°Partly Cloudy2% rain71% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain71% humidityGusts 23 mph
  20. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain76% humidityGusts 23 mph
  21. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain76% humidityGusts 25 mph
  22. 45°Mostly Cloudy4% rain76% humidityGusts 26 mph
  23. 44°Mostly Cloudy10% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
69–100%
Wind
25 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
22%
Humidity
48–86%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
37–96%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
37–82%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–86%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 58° / 48°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 69–100% · Wind 25 mph
  2. 52° / 39°Friday looks breezy.22% rain · Humidity 48–86% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 58° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 37–96% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 64° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 37–82% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 67° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–86% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
19GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:46 AM

Air near ground19 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Ackley radar

Radar animation for Ackley, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
96%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
10 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Waterloo area, about 33 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Ackley, IA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.