Outdoor conditions in

Alta

Iowa
Now
  1. 49°Rain Showers90% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 50°Rain Showers100% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 52°Rain Showers95% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 54°Rain Showers95% rain86% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 53°Rain Showers90% rain86% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 53°Rain Showers86% rain86% humidityGusts 16 mph
  7. 53°Rain Showers88% rain83% humidityGusts 18 mph
  8. 53°Rain Showers79% rain83% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 53°Rain Showers Likely63% rain83% humidityGusts 22 mph
  10. 53°Chance Rain Showers37% rain80% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 53°Chance Rain Showers32% rain80% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain77% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 52°Cloudy8% rain77% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers1% rain77% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 49°Cloudy0% rain74% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain74% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain76% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain73% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain76% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 43°Mostly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 43°Mostly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 43°Mostly Cloudy2% rain82% humidityGusts 31 mph
  24. 42°Mostly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 33 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
74–100%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
5%
Humidity
50–89%
Wind
36 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–96%
Wind
23 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
1%
Humidity
41–79%
Wind
26 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
44–89%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 54° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 74–100% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 37°Friday looks breezy.5% rain · Humidity 50–89% · Wind 36 mph
  3. 58° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–96% · Wind 23 mph
  4. 64° / 43°Sunday looks breezy.1% rain · Humidity 41–79% · Wind 26 mph
  5. 68° / 47°Monday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 44–89% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Sioux City area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
7GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:46 AM

Air near ground7 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Alta radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Alta.

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
96%
Wind
5 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 Sioux City area, about 55 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 Alta, 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.