Outdoor conditions in

Alexander

Iowa
Now
  1. 52°Rain Showers78% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 52°Rain Showers85% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  3. 54°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers99% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers100% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers99% rain86% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 54°Rain Showers98% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  8. 54°Rain Showers95% rain86% humidityGusts 16 mph
  9. 55°Rain Showers91% rain77% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 54°Rain Showers86% rain74% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 54°Rain Showers76% rain71% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 54°Chance Rain Showers53% rain69% humidityGusts 22 mph
  13. 52°Chance Rain Showers39% rain74% humidityGusts 21 mph
  14. 49°Chance Rain Showers32% rain83% humidityGusts 21 mph
  15. 48°Cloudy13% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  16. 48°Mostly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 46°Mostly Cloudy3% rain73% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 44°Partly Cloudy2% rain76% humidityGusts 23 mph
  19. 43°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 23 mph
  20. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 24 mph
  21. 43°Mostly Cloudy5% rain73% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 42°Cloudy8% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain79% humidityGusts 29 mph
  24. 40°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 30 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
26 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
24%
Humidity
41–89%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
32–92%
Wind
22 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
28–79%
Wind
26 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
33–86%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 56° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 69–100% · Wind 26 mph
  2. 52° / 38°Friday looks breezy.24% rain · Humidity 41–89% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 32–92% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 28–79% · Wind 26 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 33–86% · Wind 12 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

Alexander radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Alexander.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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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
100%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
8 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 59 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 Alexander, 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.