Outdoor conditions in

Altoona

Iowa
Now
  1. 58°Rain Showers Likely62% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 58°Rain Showers80% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 58°Rain Showers93% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms99% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms96% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms90% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 60°Rain Showers88% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 60°Rain Showers82% rain93% humidityGusts 15 mph
  9. 60°Rain Showers Likely71% rain87% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 58°Rain Showers Likely66% rain90% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 57°Chance Rain Showers53% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 57°Chance Rain Showers30% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 53°Chance Rain Showers26% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 53°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 53°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 53°Cloudy8% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 51°Mostly Cloudy8% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 50°Partly Cloudy3% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  19. 48°Partly Cloudy1% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  20. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 47°Mostly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 45°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  24. 46°Mostly Cloudy4% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
80–100%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
9%
Humidity
61–93%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
16 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–93%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
51–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 60° / 51°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 80–100% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 42°Friday looks breezy.9% rain · Humidity 61–93% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 59° / 33°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–93% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 68° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 51–100% · Wind 10 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

Altoona radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Altoona.

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

View the official forecast ↗

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
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 15 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 Altoona’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 12 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 Altoona, 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.