Outdoor conditions in

Badger

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 53°Rain Showers94% rain95% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 54°Rain Showers97% rain94% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 56°Rain Showers100% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers95% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers91% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  6. 54°Rain Showers85% rain93% humidityGusts 17 mph
  7. 54°Rain Showers87% rain86% humidityGusts 21 mph
  8. 55°Rain Showers90% rain80% humidityGusts 23 mph
  9. 53°Rain Showers89% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  10. 54°Rain Showers Likely70% rain80% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 54°Chance Rain Showers51% rain77% humidityGusts 21 mph
  12. 51°Chance Rain Showers35% rain89% humidityGusts 21 mph
  13. 49°Chance Rain Showers25% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 48°Mostly Cloudy11% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 48°Mostly Cloudy1% rain80% humidityGusts 29 mph
  16. 46°Partly Cloudy2% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  20. 42°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  21. 43°Mostly Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  22. 42°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 31 mph
  23. 42°Cloudy7% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  24. 42°Cloudy12% rain96% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
77–95%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
13%
Humidity
50–100%
Wind
40 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
39–100%
Wind
22 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
38–89%
Wind
25 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 56° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 77–95% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 38°Friday looks breezy.13% rain · Humidity 50–100% · Wind 40 mph
  3. 59° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 39–100% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 38–89% · Wind 25 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 45–100% · 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 7:45 AM

Air near ground16 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Badger radar

Radar animation for Badger, 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
95%
Wind
6 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.

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 79 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 Badger, 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.