Outdoor conditions in

Bancroft

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 50°Rain Showers82% rain94% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 52°Rain Showers90% rain92% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 54°Rain Showers100% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 54°Rain Showers98% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers95% rain90% humidityGusts 16 mph
  6. 53°Rain Showers93% rain93% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 53°Rain Showers88% rain89% humidityGusts 20 mph
  8. 54°Rain Showers86% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  9. 53°Rain Showers Likely74% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 54°Rain Showers Likely67% rain83% humidityGusts 22 mph
  11. 54°Chance Rain Showers51% rain80% humidityGusts 21 mph
  12. 52°Chance Rain Showers36% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  13. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  14. 47°Mostly Cloudy6% rain83% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 45°Partly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 30 mph
  16. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 30 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 43°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  20. 43°Mostly Cloudy8% rain93% humidityGusts 33 mph
  21. 43°Cloudy8% rain93% humidityGusts 36 mph
  22. 41°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 38 mph
  23. 41°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain100% humidityGusts 40 mph
  24. 41°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain100% humidityGusts 41 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
80–94%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
23%
Humidity
54–100%
Wind
44 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

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

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–89%
Wind
32 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 54° / 44°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 80–94% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 52° / 37°Friday looks breezy.23% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 44 mph
  3. 59° / 30°Saturday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 29 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 32 mph
  5. 68° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

South Central Minnesota area · Updated Thu 8:26 AM
29GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground29 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Bancroft radar

Radar animation for Bancroft, 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
94%
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 South Central Minnesota area, about 67 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 Bancroft, 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.