Outdoor conditions in

Ackworth

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 59°Rain Showers Likely58% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 58°Rain Showers83% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 60°Rain Showers92% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 62°Showers And Thunderstorms99% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 62°Showers And Thunderstorms97% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 62°Showers And Thunderstorms93% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  7. 61°Rain Showers90% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  8. 60°Rain Showers80% rain93% humidityGusts 15 mph
  9. 61°Rain Showers Likely68% rain84% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 59°Rain Showers Likely62% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 58°Chance Rain Showers47% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 58°Chance Rain Showers28% rain75% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 54°Chance Rain Showers25% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 54°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 54°Cloudy12% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 54°Mostly Cloudy6% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 52°Mostly Cloudy7% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 51°Mostly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  19. 49°Partly Cloudy1% rain77% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 48°Partly Cloudy0% rain77% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 47°Mostly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  23. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 46°Mostly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
75–100%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
10%
Humidity
56–86%
Wind
35 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–100%
Wind
15 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–89%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
47–96%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 62° / 52°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 75–100% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 42°Friday looks breezy.10% rain · Humidity 56–86% · Wind 35 mph
  3. 59° / 33°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 15 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–89% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 68° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 47–96% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Des Moines area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
16GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:46 AM

Air near ground16 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Ackworth radar

Radar animation for Ackworth, 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
5 mph
Gusts
9 mph

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

Nearby regional view

Explore Des Moines-West Des Moines

About 21 miles away, the Des Moines-West Des Moines hub looks more deeply at Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Ackworth’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

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

Air quality

This reading describes Des Moines area, about 15 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 Ackworth, 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.